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Re: ADD, differential diagnosis help ??? » JonW

Posted by mist on July 1, 2002, at 10:00:34

In reply to ADD, differential diagnosis help ???, posted by JonW on July 1, 2002, at 8:47:41

As far as I know there is no way to differentiate until you try medical and other treatments for whatever disorders you think you have, and see how you respond to them.

Most people who have ADD can recognize themselves in the symptoms. Supposedly you can tell for certain by how you respond to stimulants, but other factors may come into play with that.

I have unipolar depression and social anxiety (at least) but I know I have ADD because I have so many of the symptoms and have had them since childhood. (Mine are different than yours though. For example, I usually don't have a problem reading, if anything I sometimes go into an almost trancelike state when I read—which I suppose is hyperfocusing—but it's often hard for me to sit through movies and follow the plot. I get restless and uncomfortable and I start to space out and lose track of what's happening. Sometimes I just want to jump up and leave, even in movies that others are enjoying. I also feel this way with desk work. I have get up and walk around much more frequently than others do. I have restless energy.)

When I first started looking more deeply into what ADD was, many things about my life began to make sense and I felt much better. At the same time, I'm not exactly sure where the depression stops and ADD begins (especially since I have symptoms of Limbic ADD among other subtypes).

The way I've decided to approach it is to try meds for it (when I get around to it, he-he I do have ADD after all), and try to manage the symptoms that interfere with my functioning. The symptoms can get better or worse depending on what you do. For example, I want to find activities that will help me concentrate, even mindless ones, just so I can improve my concentration.

(I'm also pretty sure meds would do something for me since L-tyrosine did.)

By the way, I don't think ADD is really a disorder. It's just that people with it aren't best suited to the type of society most of us posting here live in, and if the "symptoms" are really bad it can interfere too much with your life.



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