I can see how hypomania or mania could seem like ADD or ADHD, but if you're bipolar, you have the major depressive episodes too. How could a doc overlook that? And how would you tell if it's ADHD + MDD vs. plain old bipolar? I think that's a difficult line to straddle, but a mood stabilizer is helpful primarily to bipolar. My p-doc prescribed me Strattera (ADD med) instead of an anti-depressant and I wanted to sleep my life away I felt so bad. So maybe if they give you ADHD meds and you respond badly to them, that will settle it in her mind. Just a thought.