So back in 2018 I had a GP that I really liked and trusted. And he was managing all of my prescriptions. I was doing great though, probably the best thus far in my life. So one day I go in and he has an ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) score sheet he wants to go over. He didn't tell me the reason, but I trusted him. I fill it out accurately and put the CSA and everything else down for the first time I ever told any doctor or healthcare professional. Then he scores it and tells me there's a new state law limiting the number of controlled medications anyone with a high ACE score can have. So, like the state is keeping track? I still don't really know what information they received. But he took away my anxiety medication. Then during the pandemic he stopped filling my Adderall. Every time I think about it I feel so stressed. I'm afraid to even try to find another doctor.
Cody do you know if any online legitimate test for ADHD? I actually diagnosed myself last year but I guess I should try an actual test first. I have PTSD and C-PTSD. 💕
“They also prove I’m intelligent as fuck but can’t remember where I put my keys.”
And
“The solution is admitting that asking human brains to function in this environment is like asking fish to breathe air and then diagnosing them with lung dysfunction when they can’t.”
I used to have a photographic memory. I could even repeat entire conversations word for word.
After a severe autoimmune illness crash exacerbated (or brought on entirely ) by my ex husband's madness, I have "mild to moderate" working memory deficits.
The gap between an iedetic memory and a "moderate" working memory deficit is crippling.
Even before diagnosis in my 60's I was wondering about the apparent overlapping of C-PTSD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, bi-polar and did childhood trauma exasperate ADHD and ASD symptoms. Apparently my survival mode started at birth in response to my mothers disappointment in "boy number four", found out the full story after she passed from a brother relating a conversation he had with her when I was around 20 and had inadvertently been no contact for over a year - wife and three sisters-in-law response "how could a mother treat her child like that?". Two were mental health therapists, one knew about my SA as a teen following a severe concussion... Then there was the unresolved deaths of three boys I was just getting to know topped by a fourth boys revelation of how much they wanted to be my friend and go on an epic vacation with them... Instead I went deeper into drug and alcohol.
I recommend Dan Amen's book about the different types of ADHD, even years after my diagnosis and medication there was just so much good information in there. Add in what we know about fawning and you really get a picture of how you could end up brilliant and useless. I got the expensive diagnosis too, wish it included the SPECT brain scans to see what is getting blood flow and what isn't when you're active or at rest. And yeah demand is increasing; I saw a job ad this week for psychiatrists to review general practitioner ADHD referrals $150 per 5 minute review. Hey, at least it's still a person and not AI.
this is all very interesting and I have certainly diagnosed myself with adhd (or similar patterns). Unfortunatley here in england there are way too many parents frauding the system claiming disability money by saying their kid has adhd without even needing a diagnosis. It is a disgusting culture right now and the people who need it most (my son has additional needs and needs therapies that I dont have the money for atm) have barriers constantly or have to jump through so so many hoops it is ridiculois.
So back in 2018 I had a GP that I really liked and trusted. And he was managing all of my prescriptions. I was doing great though, probably the best thus far in my life. So one day I go in and he has an ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) score sheet he wants to go over. He didn't tell me the reason, but I trusted him. I fill it out accurately and put the CSA and everything else down for the first time I ever told any doctor or healthcare professional. Then he scores it and tells me there's a new state law limiting the number of controlled medications anyone with a high ACE score can have. So, like the state is keeping track? I still don't really know what information they received. But he took away my anxiety medication. Then during the pandemic he stopped filling my Adderall. Every time I think about it I feel so stressed. I'm afraid to even try to find another doctor.
Very understandable
Cody do you know if any online legitimate test for ADHD? I actually diagnosed myself last year but I guess I should try an actual test first. I have PTSD and C-PTSD. 💕
“They also prove I’m intelligent as fuck but can’t remember where I put my keys.”
And
“The solution is admitting that asking human brains to function in this environment is like asking fish to breathe air and then diagnosing them with lung dysfunction when they can’t.”
= *chef’s kiss
It's easy enough to get ground down.
I used to have a photographic memory. I could even repeat entire conversations word for word.
After a severe autoimmune illness crash exacerbated (or brought on entirely ) by my ex husband's madness, I have "mild to moderate" working memory deficits.
The gap between an iedetic memory and a "moderate" working memory deficit is crippling.
I feel like my brain has been wiped sometimes.
Even before diagnosis in my 60's I was wondering about the apparent overlapping of C-PTSD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, bi-polar and did childhood trauma exasperate ADHD and ASD symptoms. Apparently my survival mode started at birth in response to my mothers disappointment in "boy number four", found out the full story after she passed from a brother relating a conversation he had with her when I was around 20 and had inadvertently been no contact for over a year - wife and three sisters-in-law response "how could a mother treat her child like that?". Two were mental health therapists, one knew about my SA as a teen following a severe concussion... Then there was the unresolved deaths of three boys I was just getting to know topped by a fourth boys revelation of how much they wanted to be my friend and go on an epic vacation with them... Instead I went deeper into drug and alcohol.
An eye-opening article! I think you're right!
I recommend Dan Amen's book about the different types of ADHD, even years after my diagnosis and medication there was just so much good information in there. Add in what we know about fawning and you really get a picture of how you could end up brilliant and useless. I got the expensive diagnosis too, wish it included the SPECT brain scans to see what is getting blood flow and what isn't when you're active or at rest. And yeah demand is increasing; I saw a job ad this week for psychiatrists to review general practitioner ADHD referrals $150 per 5 minute review. Hey, at least it's still a person and not AI.
this is all very interesting and I have certainly diagnosed myself with adhd (or similar patterns). Unfortunatley here in england there are way too many parents frauding the system claiming disability money by saying their kid has adhd without even needing a diagnosis. It is a disgusting culture right now and the people who need it most (my son has additional needs and needs therapies that I dont have the money for atm) have barriers constantly or have to jump through so so many hoops it is ridiculois.
How is it helpful to them? Why do they do it? How strange.