Ultimatejourney
15-06-16, 22:22
So where do I start. I have HA and I figure that part of that stems from my early experiences so here you go. I was born breech and had to be delivered by emergency c-section and as a baby I would go to see doctors at the orthipedic hospital for hip problems. As a young child I went to early intervention for a while, and I had physical and speech therapists. My pediatrician tried to get me diagnosed with Marfans twice when I was around elementary school age, each time leading to me seeing a whole bunch of doctors. I do, however, seeem to suffer from a mild vascular disorder, but it was worse when I was younger and the only treatment I think is to drink water.
At six I was tested for autism/aspergers, but I didn't meet enough criteria to get diagnosed. At 13, I had my first panic attack due to blood pooling. A few months later, I was diagnosed with anxiety and PDD-NOS by my first psychologist. I then started seeing a psychiatrist and taking zoloft.
In the 7 years since that time, I have been through two psychologists, councilors, various doses of zoloft, and various herbal drugs and supplements . Throughout all this I have had various boughts of health anxiety - in fact I would say that most of my anxiety is caused by this. The two mris and the wisdom tooth removal didn't really help this either. Also, during this time I realized that I had been showing symptoms of OCD ever since I was a young child, and even though I haven't been professionally diagnosed, the health professionals I have seen all seem to confirm this.
Finally, a few months ago, at the age of 20, I was tested once again and given a diagnosis of autism/aspergers and also dysgraphia (which I had been suspecting). And that's basically my story up until now. Sorry for rambling on, but I felt that I needed to give my problems context.
At six I was tested for autism/aspergers, but I didn't meet enough criteria to get diagnosed. At 13, I had my first panic attack due to blood pooling. A few months later, I was diagnosed with anxiety and PDD-NOS by my first psychologist. I then started seeing a psychiatrist and taking zoloft.
In the 7 years since that time, I have been through two psychologists, councilors, various doses of zoloft, and various herbal drugs and supplements . Throughout all this I have had various boughts of health anxiety - in fact I would say that most of my anxiety is caused by this. The two mris and the wisdom tooth removal didn't really help this either. Also, during this time I realized that I had been showing symptoms of OCD ever since I was a young child, and even though I haven't been professionally diagnosed, the health professionals I have seen all seem to confirm this.
Finally, a few months ago, at the age of 20, I was tested once again and given a diagnosis of autism/aspergers and also dysgraphia (which I had been suspecting). And that's basically my story up until now. Sorry for rambling on, but I felt that I needed to give my problems context.