Posted by g_g_g_unit on January 28, 2012, at 5:41:43
In reply to Re: Do these symptoms/reactions sound familiar? » g_g_g_unit, posted by phidippus on January 27, 2012, at 18:31:49
Hmm. I find your stipulation kind of reductive. Yes, there can be little doubt that OCD is affecting all of the aforementioned areas, but that still doesn't explain why my cognitive problems are proving so difficult to resolve, which was the point of my post.
I was speaking to Dr Ken Gillman earlier, and told him that psychiatrists who refuse to treat me for ADD will always claim that anxiety is the root of my concentration problems. But when I am treated for anxiety, it fails to improve my attention span, reading comprehension etc. His reply was that "anxiety obviously isn't the sole cause of your attention problems. Simple as that."
I have experienced a meaningful reduction in anxiety/OCD on drugs like benzos, SSRIs and anti-convulsants. But they either fail to improve my attention or make it worse. Adding a stimulant, however, just results in the symptoms of "noradrenaline overdose" I describe.
I was "overwhelmed with anxiety and OCD" since 19, but still managed to think straight enough to finish college and embark on a vaguely successful career as a writer.
Your hypothesis would make sense if anxiolytics brought me anywhere back to a functional state, but they don't.
> I am certain that the severity of your OCD is probably causing problems in all areas of concentration, focus, mood and motivation.
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> Once you gain control of the OCD, you will be able to concentrate better without all the mental static and intrusive and recurrent thoughts.
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> You are overwhelmed by anxiety and can't think straight, I believe.
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> Eric
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