Understanding Mental Health Diagnoses

I'm extremely unorganized, and I didn't used to be.

It's caused problems in the family.

It's caused problems getting-- You know, I'm, I'm self-employed.

You got ADD, ADHD. You're depressed, and

your depression is bipolar depress.

Do you have a brain chemistry disorder, and it's probably genetic.

You have a lot of the symptoms of depression.

So it seems like it is a mixed picture.

What that means is, like, we got some depressive symptoms and some,

you know, high

symptoms, so.

If you're bipolar, I'll need to give you a mood stabilizer.

Mm-hmm.

And we don't know kinda how that fits.

Considered low grade bipolar.

You are more of the ADD than ADHD.

And as far as medications for depression, 'cause I would recommend that you

start a medication which are Prozac, Zoloft,

Paxil, Celexa.

Usually Wellbutrin XL is pretty good.

I'd give you some Lexapro in the morning and some Trazodone at night.

Lamictal is a better medication for that. It works on your depression also.

But the treatment for any bipolar cycling is the same.

The lithium-

Remeron is another one

... trazodone-

Seroquel

Depakote

Wellbutrin

Lexapro

Lamictal

Equatroid

Depakote

Trittico

Lithium

Ambien

You may need an antidepressant also with the, with your Lamictal.

We don't know if I give you a medication, if it is going to work or not.

To a certain degree, it's, uh, trial and error.

All right, somebody explain it to me.

How does, how does a man walk into these different

clinics and ha-and give the

exact same symptoms and get all of these different

diagnoses, getting these different medicines thrown

at them?

I don't know what else to think at this point other than the entire thing is a

scam. And maybe I'm wrong. I don't know.

But, I mean, this was very eye-opening to me