Hi folks. The thread title tells you most of it. Due to not really understanding the consequences of my actions, I have a poor relationship with the MD Psychiatrist who diagnosed me with ADHD and Depression in late 2019. This is due to a few late cancellations of appointments, a payment issue, and also losing contact with him while still on medications.
To give some background, I have not gotten in to any kind of training yet and would like to really sort things out thoroughly before starting up. In late 2019 I was going through a farily solid rough patch in my personal life. Started with a LCSW for some talk therapy but then escalated to the Psychiatrist level. I should note this was largely driven by my parents who simply want the best for me, but I wasn't always receptive at the time. I was 22 (now 23) and in my senior year of college (non-aviation related) at the time. Had to withdraw mid-semester but am finishing as we speak.
I had an ADHD diagnosis when I was 7 years old which I only learned about while going through it with the Psych. Parents kept that info from me. So obviously never medicated and never recieved school accomodations or anything of the sort. But with this Psych I recieved a new ADHD diagnosis coupled with Depression and maybe some Anxiety. I was prescribed both Adderrall and Zoloft. Now here's where things get fishy. I continued on this course for about one month but wasn't terribly impressed with the either medication. After about a month I late cancelled those appointments and also moved out of the area. As a result I phased off of the medications on my own.
How difficult will it be with a poor relationship from this? I don't know what the records might look like on his end. I also requested records to send to my school some time after losing contact with him. He did not like this request and wrote a scathing email in response where he also told me I have cognitive and personality issues, when this was not discussed during our appointments.
Is being on medications for such a sort period of time a positive? I know that diagnosis and medication are both equally troublesome but I would think the FAA might consider things differently due to the short term of use.
I was attempting to not turn this into the classic "wall of text" type of post, so apologies if details are unclear. Happy to clear things up in comments. Any help you folks can offer would be greatly appreciated! Just starting to dip my toes in to this whole world and a bit overwhelmed by it all so having a resource like this is invaluable.
To give some background, I have not gotten in to any kind of training yet and would like to really sort things out thoroughly before starting up. In late 2019 I was going through a farily solid rough patch in my personal life. Started with a LCSW for some talk therapy but then escalated to the Psychiatrist level. I should note this was largely driven by my parents who simply want the best for me, but I wasn't always receptive at the time. I was 22 (now 23) and in my senior year of college (non-aviation related) at the time. Had to withdraw mid-semester but am finishing as we speak.
I had an ADHD diagnosis when I was 7 years old which I only learned about while going through it with the Psych. Parents kept that info from me. So obviously never medicated and never recieved school accomodations or anything of the sort. But with this Psych I recieved a new ADHD diagnosis coupled with Depression and maybe some Anxiety. I was prescribed both Adderrall and Zoloft. Now here's where things get fishy. I continued on this course for about one month but wasn't terribly impressed with the either medication. After about a month I late cancelled those appointments and also moved out of the area. As a result I phased off of the medications on my own.
How difficult will it be with a poor relationship from this? I don't know what the records might look like on his end. I also requested records to send to my school some time after losing contact with him. He did not like this request and wrote a scathing email in response where he also told me I have cognitive and personality issues, when this was not discussed during our appointments.
Is being on medications for such a sort period of time a positive? I know that diagnosis and medication are both equally troublesome but I would think the FAA might consider things differently due to the short term of use.
I was attempting to not turn this into the classic "wall of text" type of post, so apologies if details are unclear. Happy to clear things up in comments. Any help you folks can offer would be greatly appreciated! Just starting to dip my toes in to this whole world and a bit overwhelmed by it all so having a resource like this is invaluable.
