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Do I have ADHD

I saw my psych and asked him that. I ased him since I had been diagnosed with bipolar if that meant I didn't have ADHD. He told me that it may but that I may have both. He said that if I have both the bipolar needs to be treated first and then the ADHD but that he still wasn't going to medicate me for the AdHD because of the bad reaction I had to... Read moreChevron

Update May '08

Hey! So as many of you know my psychiatrist has diagnosed me as having bipolar disorder. Since starting my medication my moods have been more level and I have had fewer problems with suicidal ideations and depression. I have informed my counselor of this diagnosis and she was more accepting of this diagnosis than she was of the adhd diagnosis... Read moreChevron

New Diagnosis

I just got home from appt. with my psychiatrist. He has diagnosed me as having Bipolar disorder which leaves me wondering if that isn't what I haven't had all the time and the diagnosis of ADHD was just my bipolar. If not I am a little concerned about taking the meds that he prescribed me for the bipolar because the way he described it was that it... Read moreChevron

Yesterday's Session

I saw my counselor yesterday and I spoke to her about how she made me feel. She admitted hat she might have been a little hard on me and apologized. I had already spoken to her about it once over the phone but I didn't feel that she really understood what I was saying and that I had said everything I wanted to say. This time after speaking to her... Read moreChevron

Wish Me Luck

Well, I see my counselor tomorrow. It has been a week since I saw her and she told me I was "beyond help." I have for the most part maintained the schedule that she gave me while still making a few revisions to it to make it easier for me to comply with. When I see her tomorrow, I know she is going to ask me about the schedule and... Read moreChevron

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