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Originally Posted by Warrioress
But I thought ADD was mostly a children's thing? Or at least it starts in childhood? I had no problem in primary school. But that might be because I never needed to study in that sense. I learnt everything I needed to learn in class and I passed the exams alright.
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You're right that an ADD/ADHD diagnosis requires childhood symptoms. I've been diagnosed with ADHD but did just fine in school as a young person - I had always figured that I hadn't learned how to study properly when I started having problems in college. Of course, now it's in question as to whether I actually have ADHD or just bipolar...
Unfortunately ADHD symptoms and bipolar symptoms overlap, so it's really hard to tell what might be going on. This would be a great topic to take up with a psychiatrist, who could help sort these things out, or a therapist. Usually a good idea to talk with those folks about the meds choices as well, but I won't give you a lecture on that.