Hi there friend. One thing I've heard is that SSRI's aggravate bipolar by making one hypomanic. I'm new to bipolar so I don't even know if I'm using the right terminology here. Pardon me if I'm not, but I know they can make you all the more 'manic'. They make me very anxious--panicky, but they can do that to anyone, although for me it's to the extreme. Now I think they're not so bad if coupled with a mood stabilizer but not on their own. I could see the ADHD being a misdiagnosis for bipolar, but that's just personal opinion. Read some posts and some info; get a second opinion from another pdoc maybe. All the best.