Diagnosed with PTSD but now also ADHD

[Dakota6]

I feel like BH is trying to focus on the ADHD as primary to the PTSD now. They told me to stop my PTSD medicine, and gave me ADHD meds instead.

I've been seeing BH for 7 months now, and not really addressed my PTSD, primarily because I have issues talking about it - but it's not like they are even bringing it up.

The night sweats, sleep talking and yelling, agitation, frustration/impatience, anger, etc... aren't going away from the adhd meds. They just help me focus.

I get the feeling that they are re-writing my eval to say the ADHD is primary to the PTSD.

Also they think I have sleep apnea and think some of the PTSD symptoms are related to that.

I'm not at risk for PEB right now, i'm in a "get unbroke" assignment right now with real supportive command.

How is this going to look when I look at retirement or do come up on a PEB

 

[nwlivewire]

I feel like BH is trying to focus on the ADHD as primary to the PTSD now. They told me to stop my PTSD medicine, and gave me ADHD meds instead.

I've been seeing BH for 7 months now, and not really addressed my PTSD, primarily because I have issues talking about it - but it's not like they are even bringing it up.

The night sweats, sleep talking and yelling, agitation, frustration/impatience, anger, etc... aren't going away from the adhd meds. They just help me focus.

I get the feeling that they are re-writing my eval to say the ADHD is primary to the PTSD.

Also they think I have sleep apnea and think some of the PTSD symptoms are related to that.

I'm not at risk for PEB right now, i'm in a "get unbroke" assignment right now with real supportive command.

How is this going to look when I look at retirement or do come up on a PEB

I had a similar situation. Army mental health said my issues were NOT PTSD, but adjustment disorder.

So I had an independent work-up done by a civilian MH PHD. In addition, I also sought diagnosis for what was really wrong with me through the VA.

Both the VA and the civilian shrink performed thorough and independent in-depth evals - much more so than the Army ever did. And both independently diagnosed PTSD.

Because I had already sought diagnosis and treatment through the VA, when it came time for the IDES rating process, I was easily awarded a VA rating for it as I had VA MH records already in the system.

My DoD discharge was a couple of years ago - before they started all the DoD changes on this MH issue, so my PTSD rating was not included as part of my Army rating.

But this is what I did - got second, and third outside opinions as to diagnosis and then sought and received appropriate treatment.

I hope you do not have to go to such lengths as I had to do in order to get a correct diagnosis and treatment for your issue.

Have you read the Army's Patient Care or Patient Bill of Rights?

Anyone else have more current info for this Soldier?

V/R,
nwlivewire