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Feb 12, 2011 at 03:02 PM
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My counselor that I've seen for eight months and I have noticed that even though I've worked through an enormous amount of intrapsyhic trauma that I still tend to exhibit ADHD symptoms. I also mentioned to him that I had been diagnosed as a child with ADHD by a clinical psychologist and received medical treatment for it.
At first, I thought I may have a mood disorder. But I notice that even when I'm 'depressed' I continue wanting to be stimulated unless I'm physically exhausted (though not as much as when I'm more so 'normal'). I may distract myself if I feel depressed with some other 'activity' (be it physical or mental). I notice that when I'm more 'normal' it appears as if I'm 'manic'. I simply want to be 'doing' something (be it physical or mental!). But I don't feel as if I have an over-exaggerated sense of self nor any sort of delusion or psychosis. Regardless of whether I feel 'depressed' or 'manic' I tend to sleep a regular six to eight hours every night. I have a high sex drive regardless of whether I feel 'depressed' or 'manic'. My thoughts move rather quickly regardless of whether I feel 'depressed' or 'manic'. The moods may taint the thoughts, but the thoughts nevertheless travel at my 'normal' speed regardless. And my speech doesn't fluctuate either, as I tend to communicate rather consistently. It feels like an overlap of ADHD and typical manic symptoms, and I become confused as to whether or not it is ADHD or a mood disorder. So, I would like some help in understanding this phenomena. I would gladly like to hear from those who have a similar issue like myself! |
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Feb 13, 2011 at 03:24 AM
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Most of those with childhood ADHD still have it as adults, and medication helps a lot. Most also have one or more other disorders. Bipolar is one of those and probably underdiagnosed.
I have that combination, and now, with meds for both, have got a much better life. The experts still quarrel about the coexsistence, my experience is that it does. |
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Feb 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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I feel that I do struggle with my moods in a neurobiological sense. But I'm also reluctant to pursue psychiatric treatment. I intern for a psychiatrist at the moment. Through what I've seen I'm wary of the information that one's insurance company has on one's mental health. Fortunately my counselor is helping me research other means of pursuing psychiatric treatment. =) |
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Feb 20, 2011 at 06:34 PM
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I am diagnosed with bipolar and ADHD. Have you ever heard of Dr. Amen? He believes there is more than 1 kind of ADD/ADHD and one of those is called a "Ring of Fire " and it is thought to be closely related to Bipolar.
It appears that since you are not losing sleep and are not suffering from grandosity that you are not experiencing classic mania. I would research ring of fire ADD and see what you think about that. good luck. |
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Feb 20, 2011 at 07:02 PM
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Mar 30, 2011 at 01:32 PM
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I have Bipolar Disorder Type I & adult ADHD. Going only by your post, you are not describing mania. There is a huge difference between mania and hypomania as well. You might want to look into that. You would not be able to successfully function if you were manic. With bipolar disorder, in general, you have "episodes," so you would be manic or hypomanic consistently for several days, depressed consistently at other times for weeks at a time and then would also have periods of "normalcy." If you are shifting more rapidly and have no times in which you are free of symptoms, it is less likely that you have BP. (There is a rapid cycling form of BP, but I'm trying not to complicate the issue any further. What you are describing does not sound like that anyway.) And obviously you can't diagnose over the internet, but especially since your sleep is within normal range, BP is unlikely. I have looked into the "Ring of Fire" form of ADHD like the other poster was talking about, and I agree that you may want to look into that. He has a website & the library should also have one of his books that talks about that. I'm just using my phone otherwise I'd google the site for you myself. Just google "Dr Amen." Hope you can find some relief regardless.
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Apr 29, 2011 at 08:59 PM
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The book is called Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, M.D. if you want to look into it... It describes the 6 types and says some people can have more than one. I qualify for 4 of the types. __________________  Happy Birthday to Me. “Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music." 
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