Published on 12, July, 2020
A friend of mine who is autistic was recently diagnosed with this.
I've read of others here in the past who have the diagnosis.
I've wondered if I have the disorder although I don't have the diagnosis.
When I was younger (around 30 years ago) I remember telling my GP that I felt 'locked into a state of anxiety' and that is when he put me onto antidepressants (again).
A few years later I saw a letter from the hospital which listed my medical conditions and it included anxiety.
This really bemused me as I thought anxiety was just an ordinary part of everyday life.
I believe that the disorder diagnosis is a fairly recently one (I must check that out).
I'm pretty certain that the anxiety will be closely tied into the challenges of being autistic and also I have undiagnosed OCD which is obviously anxiety based and have had this since I was a small child.
What do others think - do you have a diagnosis?
Do you become anxious in certain situations?
Or are you just anxious all the time?
I constantly feel stressed, I'm on the diagnosis waiting list, three years and counting. I've been on just about every antidepressant know. I don't find CBT remotely effective. I asked about pregabalin which is the go to med if the usual fails to hit the mark. I was told that I wasn't a suitable candidate for it, I have the wrong type of depression, what ever that means.
I had a medication review earlier this week and I was told that they've tried everything pharmacology has to offer me within the mental health service. Nothing seems to be effective and since I haven't had a confirmed diagnosis, I'm in limbo as I can't be referred to a specialist that deals with autism.
I've tried hypnotherapy which didn't really help but it gave me extra relaxation techniques. Today I'm trying acupuncture.
I've no idea how to unmask or who the person under the mask is.
So here I am a chronically stressed insomniac with currently unconfirmed ASD .
Isn't life grand.
Hergé said:I've been on just about every antidepressant know. I don't find CBT remotely effective. I asked about pregabalin which is the go to med if the usual fails to hit the mark. I was told that I wasn't a suitable candidate for it, I have the wrong type of depression, what ever that means. I had a medication review earlier this week and I was told that they've tried everything pharmacology has to offer me within the mental health service. Nothing seems to be effective
I've been on just about every antidepressant know. I don't find CBT remotely effective. I asked about pregabalin which is the go to med if the usual fails to hit the mark. I was told that I wasn't a suitable candidate for it, I have the wrong type of depression, what ever that means.
I had a medication review earlier this week and I was told that they've tried everything pharmacology has to offer me within the mental health service. Nothing seems to be effective
I went on a similar journey with trying to find an antidepressant that worked, but failed to find one that fitted my needs and/or didn't cause intolerable issues with side effects.
Maybe don't worry too much about not having been offered pregabalin. It was suggested for me by a psychiatrist (after I'd tried several other options), but I suffered bad side effects - including with my vision - and I had to stop after a few days.
I'm currently finding good benefit from medical cannabis (in my case, containing both THC and CBD), which I buy on prescription via a private clinic and pharmacy. Alongside other things (eg helping with my mood, anxiety level, and busy mind), I find that it also helps with sleep, which you mentioned is an issue for you. Perhaps it's something worth looking into, if you haven't yet done so?
SSRI's didn't work for me either.I would be careful of proscribing cannabis to literally everyone though. Those who have experienced psychosis in the past should probably avoid it.
Are you in the UK? I didn't want anyone here in the Uk to procure for themselves illegal weed (it's easy to do). without knowing the dangers.