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nate1982
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sure i passed with flying colours...can do any CF trade i want...but one prob
i had anxiety probs from age 16-19 so they want more medical reports and my family doctor is a **** and told me that i should find a real job and that the army is not for me because i couldnt handle people dropping bombs on my head.
so here is a letter that i am wrting to hand in with the crappy med report my doc is gonna write for me.
anyone think that it will help. cause my doc doesnt see things the right way.
ATTN: Reviewing Medical Officer
Please Read
This document pertains to my own personal experience over the past six years in my dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. As I will explain from age sixteen to today.
Somewhere in my sixteenth year I was sitting watching television and felt heart palpitations and increased heartbeat. It felt like I was going to die. I felt very weak, dizzy, and numb. My parents knew something was wrong and rushed me to emergency. MD's did all the standard heart tests (ECG) and told me that it looked fine but they didn't know why my heart started beating so rapidly. After a few visits to the ER with the same symptoms, I was referred to a Cardiologist.
The Cardiologist performed all of the standard tests and ultra-sounds he could. After reviewing my results I was informed that my heart was strong and healthy. It seemed peculiar to me so I asked for a second opinion. Upon my second visit to a different Cardiologist I was relieved to the same results. A good, strong, healthy heart. From there I was referred to a Psychiatrist.
The Psychiatrist diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder w/ Panic Attacks. I was then put on an SSRI (Paxil) 20mg/day. I only saw the psychiatrist two times, as my GP would from there on prescribe my medication.
I was on and off Paxil for 3 years, between the ages of 16-19. I would go in to see my GP and he would ask â Å“how are you doingâ ?, then write a few words in the books and write my script for 2 months. Every 2 months I would go back and see him. Numerous times after being on it for a year straight I wanted to get off of it because I wasn't feeling myself from being on it for so long. It felt like it was making me sick. But it did take off the edge of anxiety, which worked for a while. I had asked to go off of Paxil and my GP told me that I should be on it for a really long time because I couldn't handle myself. STOP.
With support from family, friends, and starting regimented workdays in various jobs my anxiety seemed to be somewhat non-existent. I was able to cope with â Å“flare-upsâ ? when they came. In my thoughts I believe that I was growing out of it, seeing as I was now graduated and had a real job and all of the of the pressures of high-school were gone. These are all things that my GP did not see. All my GP saw was a young man coming in once every other month to get more meds.
I have not needed Paxil for about two years now. My GP has no possible way of knowing how I have been doing in a prompt 5-minute babble between us. We have never been able to communicate effectively either because he made me feel like Paxil was the only way to go. All he does is write my scripts. I know that he thinks I am on Paxil but have been not filling my scripts because I know I don't need it anymore.
At my last visit with my GP I told him that I planned on joining the army. But what he told me made me very angry. I was told that I would have to be on Paxil a long time and that I knew nothing about the army and all the things that could go bad. Also that I couldn't handle it due to the fact that it's not nice what people see and have to do and that I would not be able to handle bombs dropping on my head. It sounds like someone has misconceptions about the army and doesn't have a whole lot of info. Anyhow, I was told by my GP that the CF is not for me and I should go find a â Å“career-counselorâ ? to find a real job.
It has been a dream of mine ever since I was a child to someday be in the Forces. If I can be a successful, hard-working Electrician Apprentice who is always on the road working long days; then why could I not be a part of the Canadian Forces? I am almost 22 now, an adult, and I don't want something from my teens to hold me back from a dream. Since I decided I wanted to join I am on the internet researching more everyday and training for BMQ with hopes of starting this summer.
Furthermore, I feel fully capable of dealing with any problems that may arise while training. If you think you can do something, then it must be done.
I know that ultimately this is a decision is up to qualified medical staff but I hope that my words are also taken into consideration.
Sincerely,
Nathan Joseph McGuire
i had anxiety probs from age 16-19 so they want more medical reports and my family doctor is a **** and told me that i should find a real job and that the army is not for me because i couldnt handle people dropping bombs on my head.
so here is a letter that i am wrting to hand in with the crappy med report my doc is gonna write for me.
anyone think that it will help. cause my doc doesnt see things the right way.
ATTN: Reviewing Medical Officer
Please Read
This document pertains to my own personal experience over the past six years in my dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. As I will explain from age sixteen to today.
Somewhere in my sixteenth year I was sitting watching television and felt heart palpitations and increased heartbeat. It felt like I was going to die. I felt very weak, dizzy, and numb. My parents knew something was wrong and rushed me to emergency. MD's did all the standard heart tests (ECG) and told me that it looked fine but they didn't know why my heart started beating so rapidly. After a few visits to the ER with the same symptoms, I was referred to a Cardiologist.
The Cardiologist performed all of the standard tests and ultra-sounds he could. After reviewing my results I was informed that my heart was strong and healthy. It seemed peculiar to me so I asked for a second opinion. Upon my second visit to a different Cardiologist I was relieved to the same results. A good, strong, healthy heart. From there I was referred to a Psychiatrist.
The Psychiatrist diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder w/ Panic Attacks. I was then put on an SSRI (Paxil) 20mg/day. I only saw the psychiatrist two times, as my GP would from there on prescribe my medication.
I was on and off Paxil for 3 years, between the ages of 16-19. I would go in to see my GP and he would ask â Å“how are you doingâ ?, then write a few words in the books and write my script for 2 months. Every 2 months I would go back and see him. Numerous times after being on it for a year straight I wanted to get off of it because I wasn't feeling myself from being on it for so long. It felt like it was making me sick. But it did take off the edge of anxiety, which worked for a while. I had asked to go off of Paxil and my GP told me that I should be on it for a really long time because I couldn't handle myself. STOP.
With support from family, friends, and starting regimented workdays in various jobs my anxiety seemed to be somewhat non-existent. I was able to cope with â Å“flare-upsâ ? when they came. In my thoughts I believe that I was growing out of it, seeing as I was now graduated and had a real job and all of the of the pressures of high-school were gone. These are all things that my GP did not see. All my GP saw was a young man coming in once every other month to get more meds.
I have not needed Paxil for about two years now. My GP has no possible way of knowing how I have been doing in a prompt 5-minute babble between us. We have never been able to communicate effectively either because he made me feel like Paxil was the only way to go. All he does is write my scripts. I know that he thinks I am on Paxil but have been not filling my scripts because I know I don't need it anymore.
At my last visit with my GP I told him that I planned on joining the army. But what he told me made me very angry. I was told that I would have to be on Paxil a long time and that I knew nothing about the army and all the things that could go bad. Also that I couldn't handle it due to the fact that it's not nice what people see and have to do and that I would not be able to handle bombs dropping on my head. It sounds like someone has misconceptions about the army and doesn't have a whole lot of info. Anyhow, I was told by my GP that the CF is not for me and I should go find a â Å“career-counselorâ ? to find a real job.
It has been a dream of mine ever since I was a child to someday be in the Forces. If I can be a successful, hard-working Electrician Apprentice who is always on the road working long days; then why could I not be a part of the Canadian Forces? I am almost 22 now, an adult, and I don't want something from my teens to hold me back from a dream. Since I decided I wanted to join I am on the internet researching more everyday and training for BMQ with hopes of starting this summer.
Furthermore, I feel fully capable of dealing with any problems that may arise while training. If you think you can do something, then it must be done.
I know that ultimately this is a decision is up to qualified medical staff but I hope that my words are also taken into consideration.
Sincerely,
Nathan Joseph McGuire
