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How should I tell my doctor that I might have ADHD? (self.adhd)

submitted 1 year ago by Nullpwn to c/adhd

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I'm a little confused, I know based on my whole life experiences that I do indeed have ADHD; but I don't know how I should tell my doctor about it? I mean, it's disrespectful and yet probably would think I want drugs or something. A little help? Thanks.

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[–] mephiska 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You need to ask your doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist for a formal evaluation. Your general practice doctor is unlikely to just diagnose you and prescribe medication if they aren’t a specialist.

[–] emptyother 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can confirm, thats how its done where I'm from too.

Then I met with a psychiatrist, he asked me why I thought I might have it, I presented a post from Reddit which kinda fit some of my descriptions. And we went through a bunch of questions. I answered honestly and ended up with a few of the answers "right" but not enough of them to be diagnosed.

Then he recommended some changes to my anti-depressiva medicine that worked pretty well! So a win! Curiously enough these anti-depressiva, Bupropion, are used sometimes to threat ADHD too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I went to two different GPs because I was too nervous to bring it up to the first. The second one went through the normal questions and wanted to treat my anxiety/depression first, which I agreed to. Bupropion for a month first, now coupled with ritalin. That along with therapy and I feel like a new person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Fwiw, mine did. She had me take a survey type of assessment and then got put on medication. We talked for a long time about my conditions and history with ADHD.