I was also diagnosed with ADHD which is common in conjunction with bipolar. I have an addictive personality and adderall is addictive, but I've rarely felt like abusing my prescribed dosage. The pdoc I see now reduced me from 40mg to 20mg as he said it can cause a person to relapse and 40mg was too high. I also take a drug vacation meaning on the weekends or for 2 consecutive day I don't take my adderall. This stops me from building a rapid tollerance to the medication and needing an increased dose. After the 2 days are over the adderall is always stronger than if I took it 7 days in a row.

It helps me to focus and calms my fleeting thoughts, but if I'm manic it is a drug I quit taking asap. Some pdocs are afraid it will induce mania in certain bipolars, but I never had that problem over the 7 years I've been taking it.

Peace,

TnT