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Sammy G said:
Is CAARS even used in the UK?
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Well they sent me a CAARS form & I filled it out before I got my appointment, so yup!

Yeah. My best friend had ADHD & we were extremely similar (hyperfocus) but apparently but not for the same reason it seems! I also know someone with full blown AS through online gaming & it was more than apparent if you knew him well.
 
Sammy G said:
Was between mine and myself too. Fucking hell, what a hypocrite she was. 8)

But yeah, that's what I'm trying to say.
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Word. Won't accept that people can have symptoms or mental illnesses different to her. I love her but we just steer away from those topics now. Also what's CAARS?

As for depression, it can be a general term imo (Alcohol is a depressant because it makes you depressed, for example. Yes I know that's not the actual definition regarding booze, but you get me) but obviously has a fair few definitions when you look at it closely and needs to be defined when discussing it in depth I guess.
 
Ah right, cheers both. When I got tested for dyspraxia I got told I should get checked out for ADD too, but that for some reason the uni psychologist wouldn't do it. I wonder how useful it'd be to go see the doctor about it but last time they just fucked me off, and the time before that. Dunno where to start. Tempted not to bother now, given age. Anyone who's known me a while would tell you that I've been like it since I was a kid but it's just effort really.
 
Sammy G said:
What about during your appointment? If the CAARs form was completed beforehand, but what happened at your actual appointment?
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They got me to tell them all my symptoms, asked about my past problems & if they were re-occurring then they told me what might be causing my symptoms. I don't know, it was a very weird appointment... I had hardly slept that night & I felt very uncomfortable because there was some other doctor there too... other than telling me her name they didn't say why she was there but she was taking a shitload of notes.
 
snolly said:
Ah right, cheers both. When I got tested for dyspraxia I got told I should get checked out for ADD too, but that for some reason the uni psychologist wouldn't do it. I wonder how useful it'd be to go see the doctor about it but last time they just fucked me off, and the time before that. Dunno where to start. Tempted not to bother
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You still at uni?

If the psychologist wouldn't do it I would imagine it's because you don't have the necessary history. Symptoms have to be pervasive and historical.
 
Yeah I am, tho mature student hence wondering if it's worth it now rather than working on it myself. I have history going back 20ish years but it's mostly my doctor and psychologists going 'no lazy' and me acting up in school, not doing work despite easily being able to, and getting bored and getting yelled at. I honestly don't think it'd be worth getting into it now when I'm working on the problems it causes with a tutor. I couldn't focus worth shit before I got assigned him and now I'm doing ok so hell.

All the uni psychologist mentioned was 'possibility of ADD, investigate further with GP'. But yeah the assessment was focused mostly on other things and it didn't come up much so I'm not surprised he didn't pursue it further.
 
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Sammy G said:
I've never heard of any experience like yours, to be frank. I was informed of my diagnosis immediately.
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Bear in mind I have been labelled with Schizophrenia, which there is a distinct possibility was a misdiagnosis. I'm not going to explain why.

Then you add all these other things into the mix & it's really a bit of a nightmare trying to figure what is being caused by what.
 
snolly said:
Yeah I am, tho mature student hence wondering if it's worth it now rather than working on it myself. I have history going back 20ish years but it's mostly my doctor and psychologists going 'no lazy' and me acting up in school, not doing work despite easily being able to, and getting bored and getting yelled at. I honestly don't think it'd be worth getting into it now when I'm working on the problems it causes with a tutor. I couldn't focus worth shit before I got assigned him and now I'm doing ok so hell.

All the uni psychologist mentioned was 'possibility of ADD, investigate further with GP'. But yeah the assessment was focused mostly on other things and it didn't come up much so I'm not surprised he didn't pursue it further.
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Could be worth it for lots of reasons. Extra time on coursework/exams, DSA, medication (if that's the route you want to take, which I wont be).

'Mature' student here also.
 
I guess a prior diagnosis of schizophrenia makes all the difference.

Maybe it is a misdiagnosis, but I can see from the language you use ('labelled') that you feel upset by the possibility. I'd urge you to listen to what the professionals say rather than trying to second guess them, however.
 
I say labelled because of how I have been treated by all medical health professionals. Last time I was in hospital they asked me if I was suicidal, then said "have you used any Paracetemol last night" to which I said "Yes 2" to which they said "No I meant did you overdose" ... they then kept asking me if I had been hearing voices despite the fact I said I had been symptom free for 8 months more than once. It really is a label...

I'm really not going to go into it - I perfectly accepted my diagnosis for a long time until I came off my medication & my symptoms went away almost overnight. There are lots of other peculiarities which taken together can't be a coincidence.

It's up for them to figure it all out though.
 
omen_owen mk2 said:
Could be worth it for lots of reasons. Extra time on coursework/exams, DSA, medication (if that's the route you want to take, which I wont be).

'Mature' student here also.
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Yeah, already get DSA for a lappy and dictaphone but could do with the rest except medication like you say. I do the odd EPH essay but in general medication is a bad idea for me. Mature student yeah? I got a feeling we about the same age. If I'd gone uni at 18 I'd have been fucked. More so =D
 
Medication is necessary for some but in my experience is too willingly given out to people who can learn to cope without it.
 
Yea, found that with Citalopram. It helped for a while, but CBT worked a hell of a lot more than I expected. I don't wanna be back on meds if I can avoid it as hilarious as that sounds in a drugs forum where I am currently doing drugs.

You know what I mean though? My Mum is 50 and still takes antidepressants every day. That kinda scares me.
 
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