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Asking for Self, Male, 18 years old, Islamabad
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I’m 18 and have struggled with mental health issues since around age 13. I’ve taken medications on and off and seen multiple psychiatrists, but I’ve never received a clear diagnosis or treatment that consistently works. My symptoms have included poor focus and memory, mental numbness, isolation, difficulty getting out of bed, and being unable to study like I used to. I was once a brilliant student, but my performance has declined badly. Sometimes I improve, then the symptoms return. Now my condition is getting much worse. I have frequent brain/head pain, a constantly racing heart, severe anxiety, difficulty focusing, frequent chest pain (especially at night), and serious sleep problems. Even after sleeping, I wake up exhausted. At night, my mind sometimes enters an intense state of fear or panic for no obvious reason. I’ve wondered if this could be ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, or something else, but I don’t want to self-diagnose. I just want a proper diagnosis and treatment so I can get back to normal. Should I see a psychiatrist, psychologist,? I’d really appreciate advice
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آپ کی بات سے سب سے اہم چیز یہ سامنے آتی ہے کہ 13 سال کی عمر سے علامات موجود ہیں اور اب پڑھائی، concentration، sleep اور روزمرہ functioning واضح طور پر متاثر ہو رہی ہے۔ اس مرحلے پر میری ترجیح پہلے psychiatrist سے comprehensive assessment ہوگی، صرف psychologist سے نہیں۔ ADHD، depression، anxiety یا bipolar disorder میں کچھ علامات ایک جیسی ہو سکتی ہیں، اس لیے پچھلی treatment history، childhood symptoms، mood changes، sleep، functioning اور physical health کو ایک ساتھ دیکھنا ضروری ہے۔ بعد میں psychologist/therapy کو treatment plan میں شامل کیا جا سکتا ہے۔ آپ کے recurrent chest pain اور مسلسل racing heartbeat کو صرف anxiety سمجھنا بھی مناسب نہیں؛ ان کا medical assessment بھی کروائیں، خصوصاً اگر درد شدید ہو، سانس پھولے یا چکر/بے ہوشی ہو۔ Marham پر detailed psychiatric appointment لے سکتے ہیں اور اپنی previous prescriptions ساتھ رکھیں۔ درست formulation بننے کے بعد recovery کی سمت کافی واضح ہو سکتی ہے۔ ڈسکلیمر: یہ آن لائن معلومات عمومی رہنمائی کے لیے ہیں، مکمل تشخیص یا ذاتی علاج کا متبادل نہیں۔ اگر علامات شدید ہوں، مسلسل بڑھ رہی ہوں، یا خود کو نقصان پہنچانے کے خیالات آئیں تو فوری طور پر مستند ماہر سے رابطہ کریں۔
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I completely understand why you feel hesitant after having a bad experience before. You don't have to force yourself to trust another psychiatrist immediately. Change your psychiatrist and if you feel heard , respected and comforatble ; you may continue the treatment. We need to assess you in detail and then if need be then na psychologist can be incorporated in the treatment. Help is available.
You need psychological sessions and therapies to treat your problems if feasible book your appointment
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My previous experience with psychiatrist are not that good they just ask one or 2 questions and prescribe me some antidepressants but they have not worked for me
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