Posted by Ritch on November 16, 2002, at 9:19:12
In reply to Re: med combination for ADD + BP ][ » Ritch, posted by cybercafe on November 15, 2002, at 23:07:29
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> oh... i don't know if you get the same symptoms as me, .. but i just can't sit still i get too bored .... and start getting negative thoughts, why am i wasting my time doing this same thing, whatever it may be, for 8 hours a day .... it would be so nice to get up and do something else .... etc
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> i thought this was depression but my doc tells me by my eye movements i am no longer depressed or cycling, therefore it's probably ADD (???)That sounds highly probable. I have been formally diagnosed with ADHD as well as BPII, and have similar symptoms. I will get super-focused on something if it is new and challenging, but quickly get very bored with something routine and my mind will wander. Does your pdoc want to try a 1st line stimulant? It's worth a trial to see how you react to it. Make sure to try both an amp and then a mph product because people can react very differently to them. Watch for any signs of aggravated bipolar. Stims tend to have an anti-cycling effect on me, I just don't care for the residual hyper-vigilance that goes with them.
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