Also, particularly for ADHD, women and girls would fall through the cracks as tests were often designed around typical ADHD presentation in boys, because of course it fucking is…
unfortunately a lot of people still use the bar of needing to be unable to live a functional life to entertain any sort of treatment. if you’ve grown up with a life and job, you’ll not be taken seriously a lot of the time.
it’s a double edged sword. ADHD meds have definitely been over prescribed to a certain degree the past decade or so and docs have been gatekeeping ADHD treatment a bit more these days.
this is what I hear from my wife who is a pediatrician.
I was diagnosed last year, age 41. I think back to one of my earliest memories, where someone took me out of 2nd grade class to give me tests in some big closet or boiler room. I am convinced I was diagnosed at that time with at least ADHD, but my mom didn’t believe in mental health treatments despite desperately needing them herself. She’s dead so I can’t ask her what those tests were about.
I didn’t get diagnosed until I was just under 30, medication has done wonders for myself since. I don’t think my parents had a clue, I was quite smart, if I had medication in my school days I can only wonder what I may have achieved, but I’m a university dropout. Doing okay but I do wonder sometimes.
Stimulant, dexedrine is what worked for me. At one point I tried a number others and they didn’t seem to work the same, even Adderall wasn’t the same but I know it’s very similar. Know Vyvanse was another, but know there were a couple other I don’t recall. First one was Ritilan but that gave me hives which took me a bit to register why they were happening, well two days but easy enough since it was the new thing.
I tried meds right after diagnosis but they messed me up something fierce (awake for 36 hrs, etc). Guess my coping/masking was so ingrained that meds didn’t help at all.
Now I’m starting to heal from the burnout but still have issues when there’s too many people around (my brain gets overwhelmed).
I visited my first psychiatrist this year and told him I have concerns that I was adhd.
I shit you not a fucking Dr of psychiatry told me that was very unlikely because they would’ve caught it when I was a child.
Fucking moron.
laughs in being born a woman (Obviously, I don’t know what your gender is, I’m just speaking generally.)
I understand what you are saying, Drs not believing women is a fucking problem.
Also, particularly for ADHD, women and girls would fall through the cracks as tests were often designed around typical ADHD presentation in boys, because of course it fucking is…
unfortunately a lot of people still use the bar of needing to be unable to live a functional life to entertain any sort of treatment. if you’ve grown up with a life and job, you’ll not be taken seriously a lot of the time.
it’s a double edged sword. ADHD meds have definitely been over prescribed to a certain degree the past decade or so and docs have been gatekeeping ADHD treatment a bit more these days.
this is what I hear from my wife who is a pediatrician.
It very much felt like he was scared I would get hooked on stimulants
I was diagnosed last year, age 41. I think back to one of my earliest memories, where someone took me out of 2nd grade class to give me tests in some big closet or boiler room. I am convinced I was diagnosed at that time with at least ADHD, but my mom didn’t believe in mental health treatments despite desperately needing them herself. She’s dead so I can’t ask her what those tests were about.
I didn’t get diagnosed until I was just under 30, medication has done wonders for myself since. I don’t think my parents had a clue, I was quite smart, if I had medication in my school days I can only wonder what I may have achieved, but I’m a university dropout. Doing okay but I do wonder sometimes.
A questions if I may,
Are you on stimulant or non stimulant meds?
Stimulant, dexedrine is what worked for me. At one point I tried a number others and they didn’t seem to work the same, even Adderall wasn’t the same but I know it’s very similar. Know Vyvanse was another, but know there were a couple other I don’t recall. First one was Ritilan but that gave me hives which took me a bit to register why they were happening, well two days but easy enough since it was the new thing.
Thank you for your input. I’m glad you’re medication is helping.
Saw 3 psychologists (one was a student) and they all blew me off because I was an older woman.
Finally got diagnosed two and a half years ago in my early 60’s.
What has your experience been like after being diagnosed?
I tried meds right after diagnosis but they messed me up something fierce (awake for 36 hrs, etc). Guess my coping/masking was so ingrained that meds didn’t help at all.
Now I’m starting to heal from the burnout but still have issues when there’s too many people around (my brain gets overwhelmed).
Thank you for the input!