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Posted 1/22/2015 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all,

This is my first time posting in this forum. I look forward to learning and sharing with you all. My psychiatrist has dx'd me a couple of years ago. I've been on and off various antidepressants for many years. Right now I'm on Cymbalta, Trazodone and Gabapentin. I also have ADD and have had it my whole life and that is before there was a name for it,but was not dx'd until several years ago. The depression has been so front and center for the last few years that the ADD was the last of my concerns.

So my reason for my rambling is that I'm feeling very discouraged and down because the ADD has been really upsetting me now that I'm not depressed and now thinking clearly!! The doc does not wish to treat me for it in fear that it will trigger a mania, which I have actually never displayed. The fact that I've never suffered a manic phase makes me dispute her dx. I believe in my heart and soul that it's been the ADD she's been seeing all this time!! The sets of symptoms are very similar.

Please someone respond to me with thoughts/ideas as how I can make her understand me!! :(
Posted 1/23/2015 12:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Spicey,

Welcome to the Bipolar forum! I am happy you posted.

Have you ever experienced bipolar mania in the past? Were you diagnosed with Bipolar depression?

Bipolar disorder is primarily a mood disorder. ADD affects attention and behavior. It causes symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While ADD is chronic, bipolar disorder is usually episodic, with periods of normal mood interspersed with depression, mania, or hypomania.

Do you see a therapist? Therapy together with meds are used to treat bipolar. Therapy can also be used to treat ADD. If your doc is not listening to you, maybe try talking to her and let her know how you feel. If they are still not listening, I would suggest you change doctors or try another one and see if you are more comfortable with them.

I hope the meds are helping you. I hope you will feel better.

Take Care

UA
Posted 1/24/2015 10:45 AM (GMT 0)
can understand (her) if you have been manic in the past or dx with bi-polar disorder. i agree with UA. time for (possibly) some fresh eyes on this. many healing thoughts.
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