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Hi everyone I’ve suffered with severe anxiety and depression for years now on citalopram for ages on 20mg and I suffer with severe adhd, conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder ive not applied for benefits but ive also been in pain for 2 years that I’ve just dismissed I’ve not gone to my doctors thought maybe it’s growing pains as I’m 18 I was 16 at the time. It’s got so bad it’s a joke someone told me it could be fybromyalgia and this runs in my family strong don’t know if it’s hereditary. It’s severly limiting me to do things but it’s only the last month or so I’ve been to the doctors and prescribed amitriptyline and refered to a rheumatologist after being told last month I was and completely lied to!
Anyway considering I’ve not been complaining to the doctors will the PIP take note of the pain I’m in? The fact I have to use crutches to walk? I’ve got physio therapy attendance record for the last 2 years having 20 sessions that I sent.
Also I sent the forms of today 1st class signed for how long for a F2F? I’ve never done this before and day one my anxiety is bad already.
Anyway considering I’ve not been complaining to the doctors will the PIP take note of the pain I’m in? The fact I have to use crutches to walk? I’ve got physio therapy attendance record for the last 2 years having 20 sessions that I sent.
Also I sent the forms of today 1st class signed for how long for a F2F? I’ve never done this before and day one my anxiety is bad already.
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What if I’m getting medication or treatment for my mental health problem?
If you are getting some treatment or taking medication for your condition, you ignore the effect of your treatment when deciding whether your condition is having a substantial, adverse effect on your daily activities. This means the law is looking at how your condition affects you without your treatment or medication.
Example
Mohammed has long-term anxiety and is being treated by counselling. Anxiety would normally make him find simple tasks difficult. Because he has counselling, he is able to get up and go to work.
The Equality Act says you have to ignore his treatment in deciding whether his mental health problem has a substantial adverse effect on his day-to-day activities and so he has a disability.
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/legal-rights/disability-discrimination/disability/