Posted by Racer on April 13, 2004, at 18:22:54
In reply to Why is it so hard to get diagnosed wit Adult ADD?, posted by twinmom on April 13, 2004, at 14:16:47
Just telling your doctor that the best response you've ever had was to a combination of AD and stimulant?
That's not to say anything about the diagnosis part. It's just a suggestion about communicating with your doctor. Doctors are trained to watch for the Profession Patient, they get resentful if you seem to be stepping over the line in your care, they get weird about bio-science-wonks like me, and they get weird with women. (Even women doctors get weird with women.) So, instead of saying, "I think I have ADD, since I score off the charts on quizzes," think about saying something like, "You know, the ADs alone aren't doing the job. The best response I ever got was when ritalin as added to an AD. Do you think we could try that again?"
Also, read some of the journal articles about Adult ADD -- there's a LOT of stuff going on about pathologizing lifestyle choices, and the problems doctors are having with patients coming in after taking a quiz put out by a drug company as part of its marketing campaign for a new ADD drug, etc. I'd be surprised if that doesn't have a lot to do with your doctor's reluctance to diagnose you as ADD.
Good luck!
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