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[blackdog]

Wow, @skippingrock, I think we might be twins. Either that or our psychiatrists are. 😉

The one I saw didn’t even spend half an hour with me and didn’t even want to hear anything about ADD. And my doctor is just going along with him. Unfortunately, the doctor I had as a child is dead and no one knows what happened to his records.

Now, that being said….

1) It is very important that you stick with the medication long enough to know if it is going to help you or not- at least 4-6 weeks. It is not good to suddenly stop taking it.

2) It is possible that you have both depression and ADD. If that is the case, it might be best to treat the depression first. If you do have ADD, it should become more obvious if the symptoms don’t go away when the depression improves. And there is a strong possibility that the ADD will actually become worse, which will make it more obvious and easier to diagnose.

Have you taken any of the online self tests? That could be helpful. Also, ask your family and any friends who have known you for awhile the same questions. When I went through one of the self tests with my mom she answered all the questions the same. And when I first came to TADD I had only read about 3 posts. before I started to laugh. Then I said to mom “tell me if this sounds like someone you know…” and started reading them to her. And she started to laugh. Even when we watched “ADD and Loving it”  and I didn’t think it sounded like me, mom said “oh no, that sounds a lot like you”.

I just realized I’m repeating myself. But my point is, if you have ADD, then you have always had it, since the day you were born. And the signs would have been noticeable to those around you. So try the self tests and talk to your family and make some notes to take with you when you see the doctor. And ask to see another psychiatrist if you think that is what you need.

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