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Here’s the deal as I understand it:
ADHD is like the flu. Lots of things look like the flu, as they have flu like symptoms, but the flu is the flu, not all those other things. ADHD is like that. Lots of things cause ADHD-like symptoms, but then there is actual ADHD, and ADHD is ADHD, not all the other things.
Now of course you can have the flu and something else, just like you can have ADHD and something else (called a comorbidity), but if that’s the case, both need to be treated. Unless you have ADHD and the flu. In that case, skip the ritalin, and just head to bed. It’s not worth the fight.
In all seriousness, though, if you have anxiety, doesn’t it make sense that you would have a hard time concentrating on things? Also, it makes sense that if you have ADHD, this could cause some anxiety, especially with relationships or deadlines. Things like this is why a good diagnosis can be hard to get , sometimes.
However, the ritalin worked, so maybe some of it is ADHD? Unless, of course, ritalyn works for other things besides ADHD – possible, I’m no doctor or pharmacologist.
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