A.J.Overholt Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 So, I was on here about a year and a half ago under a different name. unfortunately(for whatever reason) the PTB will not send me my password that I oh so cleverly forgot. At the time, i had just gotten my first diagnosis, was unmedicated, and not seeing a regular counselor. Since that time, things have taken a much more positive turn. I started seeing a counselor at my college and have been talking to her for about a year now. After about six months, she and I had a heart to heart about the(several) diagnosis that I had first received, and she began to question the validity of saying I had OCD, ADHD, GAD, depression NOS, SAD, and a panic disorder. She encouraged me to see a psychiatrist and get a second opinion. Sooooo, today I actually went and had a nice chat with they guy who actually listened to all I was saying and how I felt about certain treatments. Nice guy, after hearing what Isaid along with what I had told the campus counselor, he verified her theory that I was most likely suffering from a form of Bipolar disorder. So, tonight I just started my fun and happy lithium regimen. Thrills. Bit about me that's not insanity related. I'm 19 a sophomore in college. Lit major with a minor in religion and (maybe if I can get in enough hours) psychology. I'm a geek, totally and completely. As in I worship at the altar of Joss Whedon but also attend services at the Saturday Church of Doctor Whodom. I read, write and draw(badly). I love movies and shopping(a bit too much), and will one day offically make my mind up as too what I'm going to do with my degrees. And now after typing pretty much all this without stopping, I'm going to bed since I have class tomorrow. TATA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weordmyndum Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Whedon and Who, and a lit major? Hi, you're my new favorite person! Ever cosidered library/information science? That's what I plan to do once I finally finish undergrad. BOOKSBOOKSBOOKS! KNOWING STUFF! COMPUTERS! MORE BOOKS! YAY! (Yes, this really is how I think about my career choices.) Annnnnyway, welcome. Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibblerd Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 That is how I felt about the number of disorders people were saying I had. I ignored them all and lived on my own until I figured out I was bipolar during a psychotic episode. Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickler Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 welcome(back) to our little rubber room on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.Overholt Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Lol, Yea books, Who and Whedon are kinda my fav things in life. Library science does sound interesting hmmmm. Yea, I first kinda felt like they were going over the top with diagnosis and there was noooo way I was gonna go on a crazy over the top medical cocktail when some of the signs and symptoms weren't fitting.Finally, my counselor told me that some ov the episodes they were attributing to Depression NOS and GAD were actually more reminiscent of a mixed episode. My cousin was recently diagnosed as BPI and I knew that we had an overlap on some symptoms; so I decided this route was worth checking into. Right now, the pdoc told me I sounded like I was a bipolar, but he put me in the 269.90 or "Mood disorder not otherwise specified." So yea...there still not 100% sure where I fit in lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exl2398 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recluse Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hey, welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspeed1 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Welcome. I'm glad to see you are catching this early. You may be hard to classify, but at least you are getting treatment. If you are not totally comfortable with your current docs diagnosis, don't be afraid to shop around a little. Not that you don't have this fun disorder, but you may find someone who is more helpful. I am a little surprised they started right away with the lithium, although its a great drug, there are alternatives that have less severe side effects that are sometimes tried first. BTW don't worry about being the geeky girl. Smart is sexier than stupid any day of the week. And glasses can make a girl look so pretty Anyway, nice to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.Overholt Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 Yea, I'm pretty glad that I'm getting treatment for it. I really just go to the point where I was tired of worrying about when the next "spell" would hit. I've always been a good student, but keeping grades up when your getting 3 hours of sleep a night-if lucky- for a week or more straight and your a nervous wreck when awake....not easy. Plus, I was tired of feeling out of sorts and even more frustrated about trying to explain to my mom or friends why I was acting a certain way when i wasn't even sure myself. Originally, the doc wanted to try Lamictal, but I take allergy shots each week that make me get fairly hivey...in addition to all the plants that bloom around her that make me break out, so he was concerned that any reaction I had to the drug might be overlooked leading to more serious problems. He suggested one or two other meds as well, but members of my close family had taken them and suffered from pretty severe side affects; and one of my cousins, who had similar but more severe symptoms then I do, is on Lithium which has been working very well for him. So, with this in mind, he put me on a fairly low dose of Lithium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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