Posted by Cindylou on April 25, 2002, at 21:21:24
In reply to Re: Can extreme agitation be considered mania?, posted by katekite on April 25, 2002, at 17:20:46
Hi Kate,
No, I haven't seen your posts before, and I am so glad you responded to mine! You sound so similar to me ... you said ..."I had absolutely no idea about the ADD as I did well in school. I'm messy but not extreme. The way I have compensated is to be stressed and worried over everything to the point of serious anxiety."
That's me, me, me! (Although I may be closer to extreme messiness, and I obsess over the fact that I can't seem to be neater no matter how hard I try.)
I have been diagnosed by one pdoc as having ADD, but about 3 other docs totally disagreed since I am a very good student, can focus well while reading, etc. I still wonder, though, about me having ADD, because in other areas of my life I can't seem to focus or stay motivated on any one task. The docs/therapists who say I don't have ADD attribute this lack of focus to anxiety/depression.
Anyway, I was wondering what meds you are on (if any) and how they are working for you? If you are on a stimulant like Adderall I'm probably out of luck since I crash very hard on all of the stimulants after a few days of feeling great.
Would love to hear more about your meds, experiences, etc.
Thanks!!!
cindy
> Hi,
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> You may have seen me go on about this before, but if not: I was diagnosed as BPII and actually have mild depression and ADD (that part only diagnosed at 30). When my ADD is treated, my moodiness and anxiety go completely away because I can finally function, and I am just left with a mild case of the blues.
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> So I was misdiagnosed by both a university hospital and by a private psychiatrist. My answers on standardized tests didn't quite fit but the "clinical picture" was more important to them.
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> People who are not bipolar can benefit from the meds. I was repeatedly told it was more important what meds helped than what diagnosis I had. In a way that's true. However, had I not pushed for a diagnosis my husband and I felt fit, I wouldn't have been allowed to even try the one med that is helping me so much now.
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> Don't mean to ramble. Just wanted to throw in that yes its possible to be misdiagnosed. It was really hard to know for myself what label fit best -- my husband was really helpful in that regard because I would swing with every mood as to what I thought was or wasn't wrong.
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> kate
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