I’ve been diagnosed with major depression, bi-polar rapid, and ADD, not much HD but maybe the bi-polar mania boughts are really adHd? About 5-6 years ago I started getting treated for moderate hypertension. I am now on Cardivelol, and Micardis/HCT. My BP is really well controlled – heck I measure out like a marathon runner now! So, here’s my problem…
My ADD symptoms are out of control. Inablility to maintain attention with anxiety and a strong futile hopelessness in a strong but general way (making sense….?). A few years back I was scribed Strattera and Wellbutrin. This combo worked really well. I found I was feeling well, and I could really focus at work and concentrate. My boss even noticed that. This I know by his recent exclaimations to me that I used to be so great at “x” or “y”, what has happened. Of course I can’t tell or say because my low self esteem and defeatist attitude simply says — YOU ARE SO RIGHT… sucks.
So — I digress. After being on the combo of Strattera and wellbutrin for many months, I had a small siezure at work. I work in a large plant, and during a ride back to the office in a cart, I thought my boss was rudely poking me in the face. I was having what the neurologist called “alien hand syndrome”… 
NO REALLY. Has nothing to do with aliens, just that you think someone else’s hand is slapping you up… SO – my BP shot up, I nearly fainted, I couldn’t hear people talking to me, yet the “alien” part was saying things while I was saying other things. Tunnel visioin and a ride in an ambulance later, cat scan, eeg, NOTHING. NO TIA event, nada. All well again.
SO — my dilema is can I ever take a medication to rid me of or level me to the “playing field” as RG talks about (LOVE THE VIDS RICK). I am so distracted and scattered.. I have to, must do something. Dr. J if you chime in it is appreciated, but with this long story I see how the ADD/HD diagnoses is very very hard.
I just want to get back to my life.
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