Hi all.
Tl;dr : my GP sent me a questionnaire to assess herself if I have ADHD or not. I thought I needed to see a neurologist or psychiatrist for that evaluation. Is it okay to do this with the GP ?
I've just discovered this sub a week ago and reading all your posts made me decide to finally take the step towards making an appointment for an ADHD evaluation since so many of your stories resonated in a way I couldn't believe possible.
I've been thinking about this for a long time now, almost a year, from dismissing the idea to accepting the possibility. I've called to grab some information about the process in a ADHD clinic. At first the price made me think about it twice (as it was around 1500$) but I've been told it was expensive anyway so I took the time to make peace with it before calling my GP to get a prescription in order to make an appointment to the ADHD clinic.
When I was on the phone with the GP, she asked me why I wanted to get an evaluation and asked me about my symptoms. Then she told me I didn't need to go see a neurologist or a psychiatrist for the evaluation in a clinic, that she will send me a self-report questionnaire to fill in by mail to send her back so she could start the medication based on my answers.
When I asked her if it was usual, she said that, given my symptoms, I was an "obvious" case and that people going to see the neurologist for an evaluation was more because it was harder to diagnose them.
I am in Canada. The file she sent me is from the Canadian ADHD Ressources Alliance and have all the questions you can find on the DSM-V for the self-report ADHD evaluation.
Yet, I am confused, I was under the impression that only a psychiatrist or neurologist could assess and give an official (recognized) diagnosis after several appointments, including one with your family.
Can my GP properly assess my symptoms just over a PDF file ? Whatever the conclusion she reaches, will it be officially recognized ? Why would she ask to do this that way ?
Don't get me wrong, I am more than ok with it not costing me 1500$, but I want to be sure to have someone skilled enough in this area and also, I really want answers for once.
I refuse to go through genetic counseling, and I'm just trying to find someone who will order the genetic test for Huntington's. LabCorp and quest both have an available test for providers to order. I'm wondering if any general practitioner would be able to order these tests, or if it would have to be a specialist? Before some degenerate comes and lectures me about why genetic counseling is a good idea, you can kindly shove it up your ass. You will never have to go through a fraction of the uncertainty and pain that a Huntington's family will have to go through. You have no say, it is my body and my choice. Also if you are interested, I can link you multiple studies about how suicidality is raised in those who are suspected of having Huntington's without genetic confirmation. Upon genetic confirmation, suicidality actually decreases. The current process for getting tested for Huntington's disease is absolutely dehumanizing. You are denied the right to know whether you have a fatal, incurable brain condition until you jump through the hoops of genetic counseling. You are not even given the sovereignty to know your own fate by most providers until you've gone through weeks of appointments, when in reality the blood test turn around is usually less than a month. Think of it like having a 50% chance of a deadly cancer that is incurable, and being denied the right to know until you go through weeks of pre-authorization. If you have a family history of huntington's, it's 50% chance of developing it. Genetic testing allows you to get a statistical look at the most likely time that you are to start developing symptoms. This gives victims a chance to get their affairs together, make meaningful and informed decisions about how they will live out their days, and prepare their family. I have messaged over a dozen providers across multiple states, and they refuse to give me the blood test unless I dance like a monkey for them and show up to these genetic counseling appointments. The cheapest I've been quoted for the total of all these appointments is $18,000, and if I use my insurance then my Huntington's will go on my medical record and I will be denied all life insurance. People that have no idea what it's like. People who have never seen the very soul of their beautiful mother leave her for a shadow of pain and confusion.
Age 24 Height 6 ft 4 Weight 166lbs Gender sex: male Meds: none Conditions: none
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Pierce is one of the most interesting presidents and is historically seen as one of our worst. More often than not I’ll see him consistently placed in the F tier whereas sometimes I’ll see others put him more around the D tier or even C tier. I’ve seen some people defend him from criticism as they point out to his accomplishments such as the Gadsden Purchase and lowering the national debt. I would love to here people’s honest and general opinions of Pierce. Is he the bottom tier president who is laughed at today or is he misunderstood and wasn’t nearly as bad as many people claim?
I’ve been on a CPAP for 6 years now. It’s gotten to the point where I use a nasal dilator and full face mask set at 9.4 on my Res-Med Air sense.
I’m over it..
I’d like to find out truly what’s causing my sleep apnea and if there are any real and functional options a “specialist” can offer other than using a CPAP the rest of my life.
Does anyone know exactly what kind of specialist I should seek out and have my general practitioner refer me to? I was thinking an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, but I don’t know for sure.
I definitely need to keep using my CPAP because the handful of times I haven’t used it the last 6 years, my wife says I choke really bad.
I have called so many doctors offices and no one is accepting new patients and the ones that are won't see me until August. I'd be willing to travel up to an hour if it means I can be seen within a month. Thank you for any help.
Hi there, just posting here to ask some questions. Unsure where else to ask. A bit of background, my father had MS and probably worst kind you can have, it got so bad he was completely disabled and bedridden for over 15 years and his mental state also deteriorated as bad and if not worse than his physical state. So I've had the fear of developing something like this since I was a kid and lately noticed some irregularities with sleep, headaches, dizziness and a bit of paranoia seeing what my dad went through in his life due to MS and I got an MRI done. I had to go to a walking clinic since I moved and I don't have access to my family doctor(this is in Canada). The walk in doctor said there are lesions on the brain but didn't share much else with me and referred me to a Neurologist that specializes in MS. I did mention I was worried about MS because of my dad when I requested an MRI, but does this mean I have MS? I couldn't sleep last night and it's really impacting my mental health negatively, the neurologists office said it can be 5 months until they call me for the neurologist to review the MRI. Can lesions be mistaken for something else? I had a severe head trauma when I was a kid, I fell and hit my head on asphalt pavement and passed out for over 20 minutes, then walked home for 15 minutes when I came to(noone took me to a doctor or checked anything, they just assumed I had a concussion and I spend sometime in bed - could this cause lesions? I also had a negative affect while smoking weed where I blacked out and had an attack - doctor called it a drug induced psychosis, could the lesions be related to those two things and not MS? Any help would be greatly appreciated
Edit: Doctor did not request a spinal tap. Does this mean they're certain it's MS?
I don’t know if I have adhd, it’s just my best guess since my sister also has it and the title was getting long.
But I can say for certain that something upstairs is screwed up bad. I’m trying to actually do something about it since it’s finally having a pronounced effect on my grades. I have very little in the way of direction so I do not know what I’m doing beyond “call doctor, make appointment”.
My dad gave me the number of his general practitioner. I know that is for general health and not specifically mental health, so I don’t know what to expect.
My friend with anxiety disorder gave me the number for her psychologist and let me know they aren’t allowed to prescribe stuff but a psychiatrist can.
That is the extent of my knowledge, what do I look for now?
Any suggestions highly appreciated!
Hi all,
I moved here a number of months ago but have been putting off finding a new primary care doctor. I have a number of mysterious long term symptoms that may or may not be related, so someone patient, with openness to troubleshooting and rare conditions would be appreciated. I do have one rare medical condition diagnosed already (and a specialist managing care for that).
My insurance is also changing, so I don't particularly care about insurer at the moment. I just want to know who is good and go from there. Have car will travel, so towns south/east of Boulder are open for consideration as well.
Thanks for any advice you may have.
The effects of GA on cognitive function has been studied fairly extensively, and some studies conclude that GA can result in long-term impairments in cognitive ability, IQ, learning, attention, etc. Most of these studies tend to focus on GA administered in early childhood and later ages. Many have contradictory results as well, so I wanted to find more information on the topic.
My interest in the topic is partially due to my experience with GA in the past, as I had an inguinal hernia surgery when I was age 15, in which I was administered GA and given a breathing tube (leading to the possibility that I was intubated, but I do not yet have access to medical records for that information). So a fear of personal cognitive impairment is certainly fairly pervasive. But, it has generally become an interesting topic to explore, especially because my field of work is pretty far away from medicine and the body.
Main questions:
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Is there a reason GA's effects on cognition is not studied much in teenagers and young adults? I'm fairly naive with regards to the human body and brain, but I always had the idea that neurological development occurs through age 25, then tends to decline. Is the reason these age ranges are less studied because it's less likely to cause cognitive decline than with non-children/seniors? Or is there just more vested interest in younger ages? Is younger age a more "neuro-critical" period of life per-say?
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How to assuage my own concerns? While I do have interest in the subject, a large goal of the studies is to ease my own anxieties, which has not occurred thus far haha.
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Is there any consensus forming on the effects of GA on cognition? It's difficult to sift through the various studies and come to a conclusion as someone not in the medical field.
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Is there any consensus/study that indicates a difference in cognitive outcomes for regional/local vs general anesthesia? My understanding is that general anesthesia results in a more coma-like state, which logically seems more likely to cause long-term impairment.
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How to understand discernment of causal relationship in some of the studies that have differing outcomes between exposed/non-exposed groups? For instance, many studies note that inflammation in the brain as a response to the surgery could be the cause of cognitive impairment. Is it best to stick to studies that keep exposed and non-exposed groups to a similar type of surgery? Even then, can't response to surgeries always be di
Hello, Recently we have noticed that a prescribed drug was prescribed under my wifes name and it has been taken up by someone that we don't know. We live in Gent and the prescription was taken from Antwerpen. When we check my wifes records we have noticed another intern practitioner working under our general practitioner has some records of him examining my wife, which did not occur. It is his name under the mentioned prescription. He said that a pharmacy called him and asked him to prescribe this drug under my wifes name and he has prescribed it. It is really looking fishy. Do you have any suggestions or where should we contact for this. We are trying to discuss this with the general practitioner but she is unreachable. We will try to communicate with the GP first but since we are expats we want to understand if this is normal in this country? Thanks
Edit: We have managed to discuss with the GP. She also found it fishy. Now she is also investigating on her side and once she gets hold of the situation. We will both go to police.
Shouldn’t have opened the third task at all. I made the mistake of trying to do it. I got 810 points as a raw score from answering the other three questions.
Apparently you need a minimum codesignal score of 850 to be considered for Roblox? Feels like it’s not worth my time to do the cognitive assessment if that’s the case.
