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Originally Posted by oncamethelight
I am not a very patient person and tend to obsess about things. I just want to feel better. I think a lot of my anxiety comes from my untreated ADHD. I am overwhelmed with clutter in my house and car, my head is like a tv that never shuts off, I procrastinate or totally ignore many things, I can read page in a book, yet much of the time couldnt tell you what I just read........I am so unorganized its driving me crazy. I binge eat.
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My anxiety levels are extremely high when I'm not on ADD meds. It's very hard to filter out all the excess stimuli and it's distressing and stressful to try to compensate for attention problems. The other symptoms you describe sound like classic ADD, except binge eating (to my knowledge, anyway...)
Binge eating is more likely due to depression - so-called "atypical depression," actually. Combined with ADD symptoms that can actually suggest bipolar disorder because bipolar depression is usually more along the atypical lines - but that should be considered only if the other conditions and associated treatments don't seem to help (which is why I mention it.)
Good luck with the evaluation! Frustrating as it may be not to get treatment on a first try, it's a sign that you have a good doctor if they're willing to take the time with you to make sure they're confident in the diagnosis. You will usually get better care that way.