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After years of wondering, going back and forth, and putting it off, I've finally got an appointment set up to get evaluated. I set the appointment about two weeks ago and it's tomorrow, I even did all the paperwork already! Is there anything I should know, or consider going in?

Update: Well I got a diagnosis. I have ADHD, and he's sending his recommendation med to my PCP. It's weird that it has to go through them, right? I figured a therapist could prescribe meds. Also he added that I have "highly impulsive" ADHD. Is it normal to add the qualifier? I mean, he's not wrong, but are there categories?

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[–] goatsarah@thegoatery.dyndns.org 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] brewery@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago

Exactly this. I did mine a few months ago and was one point off being officially diagnosed. In the follow with the doctor (who luckily is a great guy and my GP who I've known for a few years now) it would seem my masking and steps I learned to mitigate the issue were the reason I didn't make it.

For one example, out of many, I couldn't say I routinely lose things like my keys - I talked openly about my natural tendancy to but because I had mitigated it, it was not impacting my life. My keys, walker etc, always go straight in a certain pot as soon as im home, my computer stuff goes into one place, which even though it's a mess of a pile, means I can find them, my phone is always left pocket and keys/wallet right pocket, and before leaving anywhere I have learned to naturally tap them (by the way, the amount of times Ive shat myself because ive been on a call when leaving them tapped my now empty left pocket before realising is insane!).

Luckily, he is willing to try the medication regardless and said to retry the diagnosis in 6 months.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That will be tough. I've been doing it so long.

[–] vashthedrifter@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Maybe rehearse some of your difficulties/oddities. Being too fast to reply and omitting too much details cost me.