Whelp, it is done, for now. I've been diagnosed with Tourettes and childhood ADHD, and been told that further testing is needed to determine adult ADHD because in day to day life I seem to have it, but in testing, I excel way past ADHD criteria. I got a care plan that includes
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But being told that ADHD-specific stimulants can lose their efficacy after about 3 years, that long term tolerance is always an issue, that they're hard on the body, and then being offered a plethora of alternatives that are more generalized; helps tics+anxiety+depression+etc+etc
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It's reassuring to know there are so many options even when you don't hear exactly what you want to hear, even though there's no magical one size fits all solution, even though we commonly hear about just a handful of options in media and regular conversaion.
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Further testing for more ADHD-sensitive tests is like $500 btw so ahahahahahaha maybe another time. But in the meantime, I've got a lot of options and things to try, and I'm really excited. And relieved. And tired. And hopped up on caffeine right now hi hello how are you
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Oh yeah and also a mild anxiety disorder diagnosis. SO HEY UH, big apologies to anyone that's waiting for content. I'm forever late but I ain't a flake. Hopefully with meds I'll improve, but this weekend all of you that are waiting for stuff will have it, and streams next week!!
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I'm not usually this candid on Twitter. I think most people don't need to know when I'm (mentally) struggling, my life has been pretty okay and I don't have much of a right to complain lol. But hey! I have a lot of problems, I try to hide them, and when I can't, I go MIA. Sorry.
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I've had similar struggles with it. I need to get retested but I had the same problem with the test. Scored way too high when I was younger. Doc said I must be hyper focusing because of how high parts of it were. Kinda felt crushed that it wasn't an obvious diagnosis.
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Yeah, it's like, kay, I was a gifted student, I can do the things I need to do when they're SUPER urgent, and I'm very competitive when it comes to testing so I want to win. But I still am struggling
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