The first and by far the most important step is below:
Please seek professional help if you haven’t already done so!
First, make an appointment with your family doctor or an internal medicine specialist. Ask him or her to run tests on your thyroid, liver functions, sugar levels and more. These test will tell if your anxiety, depression and/or inability to concentrate might be caused by something other than Attention Deficit Disorder (or in conjunction with it).
Your regular doctor will tell you if you need to see a psychiatrist and most often she or he can recommend one. Then be sure to follow the recommendations. Make an appointment with a counselor if needed and go see him or her.
In case you are wondering why I say this, everything written on this blog is from my personal experiences! There is not an MD or a PhD after my name, nor do I claim to have ANY experience as a counselor.
However, I am in recovery! I went to doctors and counselors for many years. I deal with ADD/ADHD, depression and anxiety every hour of every day!
What I’ve learned during these years will be turned into “baby steps” or other
suggestions for anyone else suffering from Anxiety, Depression, and/or Attention Deficit Disorder (with or without Hyperactivity).
The above is an edit of one or two posts originally written on Jan. 1, 2008.