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Met with a psychiatrist for ADHD diagnosis
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I feel you and that's frustrating.
I went back recently as an adult over 30 and was basically told the same thing. What's frustrating to me is that I was diagnosed as a teenager. I was on Ritalin, Adderall, Straterra, and more. There is documentation. But my parents lost it all so it's like it never happened. What's even more frustrating is that I'm going to the same exact doctors office as when I was a teenager, but they don't have those records anymore. Apparently they purge records after 15 years. So basically they have to start with me as an undiagnosed adult, which they don't really do.
They said the same things to me, I have a good job, house, relationship, and all that, so I must not be doing too bad. But what bothers me is the level I feel I should be operating at compared to how I'm actually functioning. When I was in the military there was enough structure for me to function decently. Now that I'm out and higher up in my workplace with less supervision/accountability/structure, I find myself struggling more with my ADHD symptoms. But no medical professionals seem to care so I guess I'll just keep self medicating....