Posted by mtdewcmu on July 18, 2011, at 13:10:39
In reply to If meds don't work, posted by leo33 on July 13, 2011, at 12:39:57
You would think they would be smarter about Personality Disorders than to just throw the label around with almost no evidence. I think PDs are an interesting and potentially useful part of psychiatry, but they require more evidence to diagnose than just non-response to a few ADs. If you have highly chronic and refractory depression, then it makes sense to look for possible underlying causes, including non-psychiatric conditions and Axis II disorders. But there is no justification to reach for a PD diagnosis on the basis of such flimsy evidence as you doctor apparently did. I asked one of my previous psychiatrists for documentation of my ADHD once a couple years ago, and I received a list of diagnoses that included "rule out Hypochondria." I have no idea where that came from, as I had none of the characteristic symptoms of that disorder.
I have a complex inferiority.
Rx: 40mg citalopram, 30mg d-amphetamine, 15mg mirtazapine, 300mg bupropion
Dx: ADHD (inattentive subtype), depression
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