Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)

http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html (http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html)

This is a pretty cool web site, explaining a lot of stuff about the codes used in the DSM-IV and the AXIS... I still have a few things to figure out, but when I went to counseling, my counsolor was nice enough to give me a copy of my diagnoses and plan of action for problem areas.

Like mine for example is:

Axis I: 296.7

Axis I (secondary) 300.3 and 309.81

Axis II: 301.9

Axis III: None Reported

Axis IV: Access to health care services, Housing, Finance, Social Enviroment, Occupational, Primary Support Group.

Axis V: Current GAF: 42

Now that last one, I have not been able to find at the site, what 42 means. That one really has my curiosity.

So far my instructions are:

1. Get back on medication - done that just this month. Currently taking:
Milk Thistle - for high liver levels trying to repair liver damage.
Fish Oil & Chromium for high blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
Abilify 10mg 1 x per day - Bi-Polar medication
Zoloft 100mg 1 x per day - PTSD / COD
2. Take medications as directed and report side effects - so far I get tired and at night have upset stomach.

3. Be able to recognize symptoms and demostrate self-soothing behaviors. Well she has not instructed me in this area yet, still a work in progress.

Then there is a second set of instructions:

1. Be able to name 5 strengths possessed.

2. Be able to name 5 things I do well.

3. Be able to name 5 things I like about myself.

4. Be able to feel that I deserve good things to happen to me.

5. Be able to enjoy relationships with other people, making and keeping friends.

Well that second set, is going to take quite a bit of work, :o

Just been excited, cause all the counseling I had in the past, no one ever shared with me their findings, and what I needed to do, no instructions and finally to have instructions is great step forward for me.

I am also ADHD but the counsolor didn't make note of it, other medications I have been on include: Lithium, Prozac, Rispederal, Cambolta, Lexepro, (generic) Ritilan.

I have only been on the new medications for one week, so I can't comment on anything other then being tired and having upset stomach through out the day, mostly at night. I expect in one months time I will go through the blood work again, and re-adjust my medication.

Axis I: 296.7 Bipolar I Disorder, most recent episode unspecified

Axis I (secondary) 300.3 and 309.81 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Axis II: 301.9 Personality Disorder NOS (now know this one to be Borderline Personality Disorder)

Axis III: None Reported (now know this to be high blood sugar, cholesterol, and elevated liver levels)

Axis IV: Access to health care services, Housing, Finance, Social Enviroment, Occupational, Primary Support Group.

Axis V: Current GAF: 42

Using a 1-100 rating scale called the Global Assessment of Functional (GAF) scale, a judgment is made as to how impaired (or unimpaired) the patient is on the basis of his or her symptoms in every day life. On this scale, a score of 80 or above means basically normal every day functioning; below 50 means serious impairment, such as a recurrent unemployment due to psychiatric impairments; below 20 pretty much means that the person is in need of psychiatric hospitalization.

Well I am back it has been quite a few months think a year now. But I am on new medications and have been doing pretty good since treatment.

Currently take:

Geodone 60 mg twice a day
Clonzepam .5 mg twice a day
Zoloft 100mg twice a day
Concentra 36mg once a day

So far I have shaken the terrible depression even though I still have hard feelings about my divorce I have moved on now in a new relationship but it was less then I wanted. The guy truely loves me and wants me, I should be happy for that but I am not physically attracted to him, and he has physical limitations. I don't mean to be shallow but I miss my ex husband still, and still have hope that he will come back to me. I finally got to a point when I stopped wanting sex all of the time, I am now able to step back and look at my situation. I am still as confused as I was months ago, but I have hopes for counseling, I still have to get set up in a borderline personality traning class. I stay in the relationship I am in now cause I am too nice to tell the truth to my delima don't want to hurt this guys feelings.

Only the last few days have I had the concerta added, and so far I have been happy with the results I am back in my game as far as helping others with credit, that has always been my passion since having worked 3 1/2 years at a credit bureau.

Right now I am on disability for all the conditions noted above. I get limited income and am in the middle of moving in with a friend and her family, they don't seem to mind me being around as I am.

But anyway I can say with the mix of drugs I am on now I am not suffering like I was a few months back. I have slowly been elimnating every thing that I own and just going down to the very basics, bed cloths, some keep sakes like books and important papers as well as movies and music and computer. Other then that 10 years of marriage and collecting is coming to an end.

I still have mixed feelings and not fully productive but I would say that though I am not working, I have for the first time in over a year been able to focus on my credit work again. I don't cook, wash dishes or clothes, I just barely take care of my hygiene. I feel like I am in limbo right now. Just follow others directions. Bid my time to jump back in.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)

http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html (http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html)

So far my instructions are:

1. Get back on medication - done that just this month. Currently taking:
Milk Thistle - for high liver levels trying to repair liver damage.
Fish Oil & Chromium for high blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
Abilify 10mg 1 x per day - Bi-Polar medication
Zoloft 100mg 1 x per day - PTSD / COD
2. Take medications as directed and report side effects - so far I get tired and at night have upset stomach.

3. Be able to recognize symptoms and demostrate self-soothing behaviors. Well she has not instructed me in this area yet, still a work in progress.

Then there is a second set of instructions:

1. Be able to name 5 strengths possessed.

2. Be able to name 5 things I do well.

3. Be able to name 5 things I like about myself.

4. Be able to feel that I deserve good things to happen to me.

5. Be able to enjoy relationships with other people, making and keeping friends.

Well that second set, is going to take quite a bit of work, :o


Dang! that is a good recipe for well being...It would probably take me a while to get the second set of instructions done as well...
sounds like u have a great tdoc!

I am diagnosed with Bipolar and PTSD...A while ago was diagnosed with BPD...and I still feel I got symptoms related to that Dx.
I will have to check out that site and see...

thanks!

1. Get back on medication - Finally level on my medications currently taking:

Zoloft 100mg 2 pills each morning
Clonzepam .5mg 2 times per day.
Geodone 120mg 2 pills each night
Concerta 36mg 1 pill in morning

2. Take medications as directed and report side effects - There has been nights that I went out drinking and didn't take my night time meds - what this causes is for me to sleep almost 2 days straight cause I also miss the following morning meds and don't take any until that next night at 8pm then I am up a few hours and sleep again another 8 hours. I am living with people that drink on a regular basis, so I am finally acknowledging that I don't want to live like that drinking all the time. I have a boyfriend now that drinks, it just makes me want to stay sober so to insure he gets home safe.

3. Be able to recognize symptoms and demostrate self-soothing behaviors. I discontinued with that counselor but since have started saying the words "I don't know" when I get to thinking negatively and I have also started rocking myself all the time.

Then there is a second set of instructions:

1. Be able to name 5 strengths possessed.
Still don't know on this one.

2. Be able to name 5 things I do well.
I like teaching others about credit, like resolving other peoples credit problems.

3. Be able to name 5 things I like about myself.
I like that I am open minded to different people's views of life in general.

4. Be able to feel that I deserve good things to happen to me.
Still working on this one.

5. Be able to enjoy relationships with other people, making and keeping friends.
I have been using my skills to make new friends, showing others my talents with credit, tarot cards, and handwriting analysis. I am even going to get married. Met a nice guy that is good, he is a good person and I want to align myself with him, it is interesting his life and family unit.

nightstar at least you have recognised the recipe of the 5 things. I am not even taht far.

I am not depressed like i use to be and that is a good thing . I personally think I was miss dianoseded in many ways.

I am thinking about getting back with my old counselor since she helped me the most, the new one I am seeing is a counselor through my family doctor, and she just lets me talk each week, but does not add to anything that I should be doing, like Diana had done for me. I am also moving to a different town, and will need to find a new doctor, get all my records transferred. FOR JOY, lol

that is great Nightstar. If I can help you find any drs let me know where you will be and i do some searching on the internet and forum.

Will be moving to Galesburg, Illinois

Thinking I will likely hook up with Bridgeway