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Old Oct 17, 2018, 01:36 PM
BastetsMuse BastetsMuse is offline
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Originally Posted by Blueberrybook View Post
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?

I was diagnosed with ADD, inattentive type ten years after my BP diagnosis. It's made a huge difference -- I take Adderall and it helps me focus and read and according to my doctor, the Adderall is also good for the depression I deal with.
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