I am on SSDI for bipolar disorder and ADHD and I just got the dreaded CDR long form after just over 3 years. I am curious how to fill out the typical daily activity portion, because on a good day, I have a normal day, but others can go from one extreme to the next. What is the best way to respond? Can I just say that it varies greatly? I am for the most part stable and I see my dr every couple months or more and always take my meds as prescribed. I am panicked, because if I lose medicare I'll have to start over, meaning psychiatric hospitals and generally being out of control. I don't want to do that again.

Hi Nichole! First I would like to say Welcome to NeuroTalk!

I just came upon your question and thought I might offer some input, although I haven't had to do a CDR yet (I'm on a 3 year too).

This is from a former SSD examiner:

http://ssdfacts.com/forum/index.php/....html#msg41730


I find that comforting..they have to prove I'm no longer disabled.

As for how to answer the questions, I would say take the worst case scenario for you and use that as your baseline, because in reality, that's why you are disabled, and you can not predict how many 'good' days you will have, but you can always count on having a large portion of bad days....JMHO. That's what I plan on doing when my CDR comes.

Of course, others may have a better answer, hopefully they will chime in.

Good luck and I hope that helped ease your worry some.

Welcome xxNicholexx.

Thank you for responding. I'm a little more at ease after seeing my psych dr, she assured me that they can't just take it away. Phew. I'll probably still be on the edge of my seat until its over though.

You can search for past posts about the CDR form also.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/search.php

Hi, I'm relatively new here. I just recently was approved for SSDI. With all of this talk of the dreaded CDR I thought I'd throw in my anxiety as well. Does anyone know for sure if part time working negatively effects a CDR? I am not working now, but in order to make ends meet I may need to work part time and I'm terrified that it will mess up my CDR and stop my benefits. My anxiety is off the charts and my therapist has tried to calm me down, but maybe someone here could put my mind at ease.
Thanks for any info
Canswicky