Re: Depression and ADD – are they related?

[Anonymous]

This is my first post, so bare with me. I was diagnosed with depression about 5 years ago, was then prescribed wellbutrin, Although the wellbutrin worked its wonders for the first few months, it gradually sputtered out. I really never did feel depressed, but after experiencing the initially effects of wellbutrin, I began to wonder.

I have been blessed to have a wonderful wife, and a baby boy who is almost one year old. As of lately, I have been told of certain things that seem to be reoccurring over and over and over again. Its been like reliving my childhood again, like forgetting things, not being able to concentrate on certain task bla bla bla!

My wife and I were talking about it one evening, and I started to flip through the channels, and came across a pbs program that had to do with diabetes…. two channels below it on the other pbs channel had living with add and loving it. So I told my wife (she is type one diabetic) there’s one for me, and one for you, which one do you want to watch. During the program my wife and I would look at each other and laugh, not only because the show was done so well, but that all the symptoms that were discussed related to me.

So I make an appointment to see the Dr. told him my life story, and he figures that I have ADD, and that he would put me ritalin, but first wants me to see the Psychiatrist….was not too impressed especially living in a small town, and the stigma that’s attached….so I;ve decided to cowboy up, and made the appointment. I am nervous, and excited at the same time. Part of me hopes that I’m write (having add), the other, well who knows what the dr will diagnose me with (my biggest fear). Either way, if i do have anything it would be nice to know in the event that my son has any of the symptoms. As I would do anything to prevent him from going through the same struggles i did when i was a kid. Appointment is for Jan 12th 2011, will keep you posted. Cheers.

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