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Old Mar 19, 2015, 08:15 AM
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I would do the same as the previous poster mentioned. Mention you have a family history of ADD and would like to explore the possibility that that's a contributing problem. I would avoid discounting the depression entirely, that kind of undermines their clinical skills, but present it rather as a "maybe this is a contributing factor". There are lots of meds to treat ADHD that are effective and aren't stimulants so you wouldn't even necessarily need a controlled substance. I would hope your doc wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that you're drug seeking just because you're trying to better understand what's going on in your body.
Good luck.
Thanks for this!
*Laurie*