As if my life wasn't eventful enough in the past, it seems at every moment there's another dramatic twist. I've been reading about a possible connection between Crohn's and Asperger's. May 21, 2011, I was diagnosed with Crohn's, and began my journey to getting on SSI disability. The state finally got me a physical dr. and a psychiatric dr. It was the appointment with the psychiatric Dr. that completely blew my mind with his question, "Do you know what Asperger's is, and do you think you have it?"
I responded "Yes I know what Asperger's is and no I don't think I have it... wait do I? I don't know how I could possibly self-diagnose myself if I did."
Then after reading about all the information about Asperger's the last couple days, I've more or less confirmed that I probably do have it. I do a lot of things compulsively like playing piano and video games. I don't look people in the face when I talk to them very much, and all my relationships with girls fall apart quickly. I feel like a mess of a person who thought he had everything figured out, and then suddenly realized he had nothing figured out.
So yeah, Crohn's an Asperger's. Also, I'm of Jewish decent. Looking at that side of my family, there seems to be a probable history of both conditions having gone undiagnosed.
Also, my Gastroenterologist wanted to put me on Prednisone this month, but after telling him I was likely suffering from depression he decided to hold off. I'll probably be going on it soon, if I don't go into remission. I took Amoxicillin 3 times a day for a couple weeks, and that helped me a little. I stopped taking it though because at a certain point it was doing nothing. I've also been avoiding taking Mesalamine when at all possible because I have a fear of overmedicating myself.
I smoke a lot of pot sometimes. It helps me with my pain. It takes my mind off of difficult things, and helps me to enjoy playing Battlefield 3 or strategy games on my computer.
I responded "Yes I know what Asperger's is and no I don't think I have it... wait do I? I don't know how I could possibly self-diagnose myself if I did."
Then after reading about all the information about Asperger's the last couple days, I've more or less confirmed that I probably do have it. I do a lot of things compulsively like playing piano and video games. I don't look people in the face when I talk to them very much, and all my relationships with girls fall apart quickly. I feel like a mess of a person who thought he had everything figured out, and then suddenly realized he had nothing figured out.
So yeah, Crohn's an Asperger's. Also, I'm of Jewish decent. Looking at that side of my family, there seems to be a probable history of both conditions having gone undiagnosed.
Also, my Gastroenterologist wanted to put me on Prednisone this month, but after telling him I was likely suffering from depression he decided to hold off. I'll probably be going on it soon, if I don't go into remission. I took Amoxicillin 3 times a day for a couple weeks, and that helped me a little. I stopped taking it though because at a certain point it was doing nothing. I've also been avoiding taking Mesalamine when at all possible because I have a fear of overmedicating myself.
I smoke a lot of pot sometimes. It helps me with my pain. It takes my mind off of difficult things, and helps me to enjoy playing Battlefield 3 or strategy games on my computer.