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Old Sep 30, 2016, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Once I became stable, my symptoms were assessed. I advocated for myself because I had a previous Dx of ADHD. (My pdoc had thought, "well, maybe it wasn't ADHD after all. Maybe it was just mania.")

My insurance 100% paid for a diagnostic test. IQ test and all that. I did it because it was free, so why not? I ended up with a Dx of "severe ADHD".

It doesn't even matter, though. I can't take ADHD meds because they'll make me manic.
Does that impact your work life, having the BP in check(as much as you can) but not the ADHD?
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OCD
General Anxiety Disorder

Meds:
Clonazapam 1mg 2x daily
Lamictal 50mg
zyprexa 5mg
Prazosin 3mg for night terrors
Best of all I am off of the opiate replacements finally, no more methadone

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