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Late diagnosis

Hergé

Hi,

Do you you are one small disaster away from the illusion of normality coming crashing down.

I was diagnosed at the age of 50 after decades of being "a square peg". Initially it was a relief as it explained so much of what I was or wasn't feeling. Now I'm presented with the question of " who the f@#k am I" as my true persona maybe isn't what I show to the world or myself.

I'm married, have kids and dogs, I work full time and feel I'm living in an artificial reality as it seems to be all an act.

Maybe it's because I'm really not sleeping well and the fatigue is catching up.

I was given trazodon to help my sleep but it seemed to increased my anxiety and ruin my already poor sleep pattern.

Now I'm being prescribed a low dose antipsychotic as well as a SSRI to see if this helps.

I find this is mildly terrifying.

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  • Good morning, I am 54 next month and received late diagnosis of autism 6 weeks ago.  Since entering the menopause I had a huge mental breakdown, I personally think it's the biggest one I've ever had. I'm having to re evaluate all my friendships, family, and past life experience.  It's totally destroyed everything apart from my marriage to the best man on the planet.  I feel like I have been left in the lurch by adult mental health who asked for autism and ADHD tests to be done. I've struggled to find out help .  But I actually feel like I'm looking forward to the future for the first time in my life

  • in reply to NAS93232

    i hear you ... I was also diagnosed at 50,  that fatigue sounds like burnout from masking - I have still not recovered from burnout a few years ago ... menopause, marriage and family breaking up, emigration etc all at once - I really REALLY hear you.  Less responsibility and more rest is helping me - also going to mental health centre once a week when I can... learning new arty things - and for me, staying away from situations where I have to mask.

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  • in reply to NAS93232

    i hear you ... I was also diagnosed at 50,  that fatigue sounds like burnout from masking - I have still not recovered from burnout a few years ago ... menopause, marriage and family breaking up, emigration etc all at once - I really REALLY hear you.  Less responsibility and more rest is helping me - also going to mental health centre once a week when I can... learning new arty things - and for me, staying away from situations where I have to mask.

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