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Re: Is this ADD? » Kari

Posted by ShelliR on July 19, 2002, at 10:54:39

In reply to Is this ADD?, posted by Kari on July 19, 2002, at 10:12:32

Hi Kari,

I'm wondering if you've ever tried a stimulent in conjunction with your AD, like adderal, dexedrine, etc.

My therapist was sure that I had ADD; I thought it was very iffy. So I got tested and the pychologist who interpreted said no, it was anxiety.

I wouldn't necessarily have accepted her conclusion--I thought the testing that she did was very limited and somewhat lame. But when I tried stimulents, they did nothing for me; I hated how they made me feel and they seemed not to do anything for my symptoms (hyperfocus, difficulty in transitioning, etc.)

I guess if the stimulents had worked, it wouldn't have mattered what the tests showed. Unless there is really reliable testing for ADD, it makes sense to me just to add a stimulent and see if you feel better. I think an ADD diagnosis would point there anyway.

Maybe someone who knows more about ADD can point to a flaw in my reasoning.

Shelli


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