DWP " Medical " Assesment :(

healy

rbradley89 wrote: »

Hello Everyone,

Medical assessment got postponed till tomorrow, I have made all the preparations.

If I am to fail tomorrow I have one question, obviously I will appeal it but what do I do about money when appealing, do I still get the lower rate ESA if my GP continues to give me sick notes?

Yes you can claim the assessment rate whilst you appeal.

kizzy2010

this is probably a totally irrelevant reply and could easily be thought of as a criticism, but believe me it isnt and i apologise if it comes across that way.
i was sexually abused for a period of 6 years as a child by a so called 'family friend'. the abuse stopped at aged 14 when i finally said something to my parents. it would of gone to court but the man committed suicide before it got that far. this had a huge impact on the rest of my teenage life and young adult life. i am now 28 and after a long and hard struggle with depression, pills and councilling, i feel i am finally starting to recover some self respect and confidence.
my biggest mistake, losing over 10 years of my life by letting him win.
i did the same as you, gave up in school, couldnt be bothered with further education. didnt want to work. he had destroyed my life. i went through years of self harm, cutting quite badly and contemplated suicide several times.
as i said, this was my biggest mistake, i gave up and let him win.
i felt a lot better when i had things to throw myself into, exercise in particular helped as did work eventually, just being around people again.
i wish you all the luck in the world in whatever path you take, and i promise you, things will get better in time, just stay positive.
dont let this person take away anymore of your life than they already have done.

sp1987

kizzy2010 wrote: »

this is probably a totally irrelevant reply and could easily be thought of as a criticism, but believe me it isnt and i apologise if it comes across that way.
i was sexually abused for a period of 6 years as a child by a so called 'family friend'. the abuse stopped at aged 14 when i finally said something to my parents. it would of gone to court but the man committed suicide before it got that far. this had a huge impact on the rest of my teenage life and young adult life. i am now 28 and after a long and hard struggle with depression, pills and councilling, i feel i am finally starting to recover some self respect and confidence.
my biggest mistake, losing over 10 years of my life by letting him win.
i did the same as you, gave up in school, couldnt be bothered with further education. didnt want to work. he had destroyed my life. i went through years of self harm, cutting quite badly and contemplated suicide several times.
as i said, this was my biggest mistake, i gave up and let him win.
i felt a lot better when i had things to throw myself into, exercise in particular helped as did work eventually, just being around people again.
i wish you all the luck in the world in whatever path you take, and i promise you, things will get better in time, just stay positive.
dont let this person take away anymore of your life than they already have done.

What a lovely message

Good luck for the future OP and I admire you for speaking up to help others. I wish you all the best.

rbradley89

kizzy2010 wrote: »

this is probably a totally irrelevant reply and could easily be thought of as a criticism, but believe me it isnt and i apologise if it comes across that way.
i was sexually abused for a period of 6 years as a child by a so called 'family friend'. the abuse stopped at aged 14 when i finally said something to my parents. it would of gone to court but the man committed suicide before it got that far. this had a huge impact on the rest of my teenage life and young adult life. i am now 28 and after a long and hard struggle with depression, pills and councilling, i feel i am finally starting to recover some self respect and confidence.
my biggest mistake, losing over 10 years of my life by letting him win.
i did the same as you, gave up in school, couldnt be bothered with further education. didnt want to work. he had destroyed my life. i went through years of self harm, cutting quite badly and contemplated suicide several times.
as i said, this was my biggest mistake, i gave up and let him win.
i felt a lot better when i had things to throw myself into, exercise in particular helped as did work eventually, just being around people again.
i wish you all the luck in the world in whatever path you take, and i promise you, things will get better in time, just stay positive.
dont let this person take away anymore of your life than they already have done.

Thankyou so much for that, its good to talk to people who have been through the same.

Medical was yesterday, lasted about 20 minutes, I told her how it affects me etc etc.

Did an exam on me, legs, touching toes, etc.

Hopefully they will see that I am not well.

If I dont pass, and I want to appeal, can I still claim the assesment rate?

Robbie64

You can still claim the assessment rate if you fail the Work Capability Assessment (the medical). You need to submit an appeal, let them know you want to continue claiming ESA until the appeal is heard and ensure that you still submit medical certificates.

At the moment it is usually taking well over 6 months for appeals to be heard - 9 months or more in some parts of the country though some areas aren't as bad as that and some are being heard in under six months. But it should give you enough time to hopefully start to feel a bit better within yourself.

idvi

veryunsure wrote: »

I take amitriptyline for pain. The pain clinic specialist told me that the anti-depressive effect kicks in at around 75mg. I take 50mg each night and it does work for pain.

The packet info states anti-depressive treatment needs single dosage of 150-200mg a day and maintenance dosage of 50-100mg at night 'to prevent relapse'.

I have to say it hasn't made me that sleepy!

i was prescribed amitriptyline as an antidepressant and sleep aid at 25mg at night (to avoid day drowsiness)

:cool:

i would have to say that your pain specialist got it wrong - probs because he/she is not a psych doctor

rbradley89

how long does it take for the medical to be processed? I did it last Friday.

*Sally*_2

rbradley89 wrote: »

how long does it take for the medical to be processed? I did it last Friday.

My friend had hers on Monday and was wondering the same thing, does anyone have any clues ?

jonty1970

kizzy2010 wrote: »

this is probably a totally irrelevant reply and could easily be thought of as a criticism, but believe me it isnt and i apologise if it comes across that way.
i was sexually abused for a period of 6 years as a child by a so called 'family friend'. the abuse stopped at aged 14 when i finally said something to my parents. it would of gone to court but the man committed suicide before it got that far. this had a huge impact on the rest of my teenage life and young adult life. i am now 28 and after a long and hard struggle with depression, pills and councilling, i feel i am finally starting to recover some self respect and confidence.
my biggest mistake, losing over 10 years of my life by letting him win.
i did the same as you, gave up in school, couldnt be bothered with further education. didnt want to work. he had destroyed my life. i went through years of self harm, cutting quite badly and contemplated suicide several times.
as i said, this was my biggest mistake, i gave up and let him win.
i felt a lot better when i had things to throw myself into, exercise in particular helped as did work eventually, just being around people again.
i wish you all the luck in the world in whatever path you take, and i promise you, things will get better in time, just stay positive.
dont let this person take away anymore of your life than they already have done.

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What a brilliant post!

this was my biggest mistake, i gave up and let them win.
Same here (bullying all through school, family problems, then an abusive husband)

you can get away and make a life for yourself. I am still trying but hope to get there one day

This is what is great about the internet. Hearing that other people have had problems and sharing help and advice

rbradley89

Hello Everyone,

Got my letter today saying I failed with 0 points, I was expecting after reading the stories on here.

I have written out a letter saying that I want to appeal and to claim ESA at the assessment rate until the appeal is heard.

I am due to be paid on Tuesday, Will I receive the payment or not?

If I am doing this wrong, please advise me.

Thanks