Information and opinions on ADHD from Alice Hale at ADHDCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/28075/adhd Fri, 16 May 2008 18:44:50 -0400 Alice Hale 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 the meds. When I spoke to my counselor about the new diagnosis she denied that it could even be a... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/28075/adhd http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/26871/update-08 Sat, 03 May 2008 13:32:48 -0400 Alice Hale 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 which was of no surprise to me. If the meds continue working like they have been then both my... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/26871/update-08 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/26464/diagnosis Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:31:18 -0400 Alice Hale 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 would "stimulate" me. But when I took a stimulant I had a bad reaction to it. Any thoughts or... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/26464/diagnosis http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/25522/yesterday-session Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:01 -0400 Alice Hale 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 I did. Every week I turn in a symptom management logs to her so she can get an idea of how I have... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/25522/yesterday-session http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/25360/luck Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:41:00 -0400 Alice Hale 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 how things have been since I started on it. I will naturally tell her that things have gotten better... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/25360/luck http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/24961/bad-session Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:26:00 -0400 Alice Hale I saw my counselor yesterday and we discussed the fact that I had been feeling suicidal this past week. She told me that I had been doing really good about calling the suicide hotline but that I was getting to the point where I was needing help beyond their resources. She told me that there were a fe things they could do before they would have to close my file nd send me to someone else. When I told her that I felt that things started getting... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/24961/bad-session http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/23414/adderall Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:12:00 -0400 Alice Hale Hey, everyone! I have been taking Adderall for about a month and since then I have had an increase in seizure activity and suicidal ideations. I was wondering if any of you could tell me if there could be a correlation? I look forward to hearing from you? http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/23414/adderall http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22243/acceptance Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:00 -0400 Alice Hale I went to my counseling appt. today and when I went in I brought the questionnaire that my psychiatrist used to diagnose me and its results.  She looked them over and said as long as the meds aren't making me feel worse, we'll roll with it. She said that since the psychiatrist and her are working towards the same goal (my mental well-being), there is no reason for her to doubt his diagnosis. She told... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22243/acceptance http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22120/counseling Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:45:00 -0400 Alice Hale I spoke to my psychiatrist yesterday about the transference I am experiencing towards my counselor and he completely understood where I was coming from. He originally suggested that I tell her about it but once he found out that I wouldn't be able to see her anymore he changed his mind. He said that it would probably not be the best thing for my mental well-being right now to have to start seeing someone else, especially after I have... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22120/counseling http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22026/counselor Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:17:00 -0400 Alice Hale Hey everyone! I spoke to my psychiatrist today and asked him to explain my diagnosis to me. He said that I have ADHD of the predominately inattentive type. This makes a lot of sense to me. When we discussed my diagnosis further I asked if he would call my counselor and speak to her about my diagnosis so she understands where he is coming from. He said he would. My medications seem to be working fine now so he didn't make any adjustments. I... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/49082/22026/counselor