Posted by Jakeman on June 3, 2006, at 23:23:03
Isn't it just one person's opinion? Usually the docs tell me nothing my diagnosis unless I ask. Once when I inquired I was told ahedonia with anxiety. Later another doctor thought I may have major depressive disorder with GAD. But now they are talking about social anxiety disorder or social phobia and seem they think I may have that too (In the old days SAD was called shyness). Then there's treatment resistant depression (I seem have that too). There's various bi-polar definitions that I can't figure out, seems I could be soft bi-polar too. I have sleep disorders with various diagnoses but those symptoms could caused by the meds I'm taking for my other symptoms.
I know there's is some need to put a scientific label on one's disorder, but it can vary and it can be pretty loose and change over time. Maybe there's too much emphasis on sticking people into categories. I guess the point I'm making is we need doctors who will closely examine us and develop treatments on an individual basis.
warm regards, Jake
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