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Originally Posted by Soliaree
I've also wondered if I have ADD or if it is the result of my anxiety disorder (OCD). I take Provigil and it helps so much. I have a lot of difficult with motivational issues and I can't imagine working without taking Provigil. I'm at the point now where I don't care what I have, as long as the medication I'm taking makes my symptoms better. My Pdoc told me that some people are sensitive to stimulants like Adderall, it depletes them of serotonin. I guess they have to also take an antidepressant. This happened to me, I took Adderall for about 3 months and became totally depressed. Provigil doesn't do this to me.
Be well.
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OCD has some overlap with ADHD symptoms.
I do not have OCD, but when I initially started seeing a psychologist and he recommended that I do a diagnostic process to rule in/out ADHD and possible comorbidities, he gave me a written test to assess OCD symptomatology, and then a structured interview to further assess.
I have major OCD traits. I found this interesting because I have no overt or recognizable OCD behaviors. The reasons behind the obsessive/compulsive behaviors in OCD are pretty important. I might check if I left the door unlocked compulsively; however, that's because I wouldn't remember to lock it. ADHD interferes with memory and focus. I might forget to lock the door; I'm aware enough now that I double check it afterwards, as I can't always remember if I locked it or not. Make sense?
Due to the extensive overlap with ADHD traits, if OCD is all one is looking for (as an example; replace OCD with any other disorder), and if ADHD wasn't properly assessed, then I would have appeared on the surface to have OCD, not ADHD. The ADHD would have probably not even been considered.
Like Chaotic said---ADHD exists on a spectrum; I suspect most things do. Twenty years from now we will look back at the DSM IV-TR and think about how archaic it was.
