by ijc » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:06 pm
This is me:
AD/HD (inattentive type) with ODD, causing AvPD.
Then additionally PTSD causing Major Depression and CFS.
And now Dysthymia and SPD.
With all these things going on, I pity the fool who even tries to diagnose this nutter!
The personality side i can live with- it's just me.
The ODD and PTSD disappeared.
The depression is treatable (although the pills make the CFS worse)
The only thing i'm desperate to have diagnosed is the AD/HD as it's the cause of everything- in the UK most doctors think it disappears in adolescence- not often. They don't realise that every 6 months when they take me off the antidepressants, I get depressed again because of the underlying problem.
I'm getting school reports/statements from friends and family etc and i'm taking my girlfriend with me to the doctor in a few weeks. The AD/HD sites recommend getting my local MP involved- this is how difficult a diagnosis is for AD/HD.
...and when a train goes by, it's such a sad sound...