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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook
Doesn't have to do with BP, but I wonder too, how does adult ADHD/ADD differ from BP, particularly mixed or even hypomanic, manic, heck depression too?
New pdoc tacked it onto my diagnosis, but at that point, my reading had suffered quite a lot (most likely from meds I'm thinking, maybe even just stress & the aftermath of a large surgery). Adderall does help me read, but the ADHD diagnosis? Who knows?
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Don't want to derail the initial post topic, but I will say that I mentioned my attention and memory problems to my pdoc and he asked me if it was continuous or fluctuated with my moods/anxiety. He also asked if I had it since I was a child. Mine fluctuate with my moods, and it wasn't as bad when I was a child so he doesn't think I have ADHD. That being said, I was a really spacey kid, so not sure. I took Adderall in the past although never got an official diagnosis of ADHD. It also helped my concentration and mood to a point, but left me irritable. Anyways, that might possibly be a way to help differentiate.