Posted by CarolAnn on March 30, 2000, at 10:35:23
In reply to Re: ADD - CarolAnn, posted by KarenB on March 29, 2000, at 17:57:29
Karen, the depression could be either an off-shoot of the ADD, or a whole other problem, or both. With me, the depression diagnosis came first, mainly because I had never even considered ADD, having always associated it with hyper-activity(I have never had even one second of hyper-activity in my life!). It wasn't until I read(actually on this board) that there is such a thing as ADD w/o hyperactivity, that I started researching and found all my corresponding symptoms. I'm not sure exactly what my "official" diagnosis would be. I think that my depression springs from both a genetic predisposition (chemical imbalance in the brain) and also from suffering *undiagnosed* ADD for my whole life(I just found out a few months ago). From what you have described, I think that your case is probably the same as mine. Kind of: depression and also ADD *caused* depression. In answer to your "sleep" question, not only do I want to sleep all the time without medication, I have actually reached such lows that I was seriously considering suicide just to "end the tiredness!".
You definitly want to find a Pdoc you can work with, mine is the second after a disaster of unhelpfulness masquerading as a Pdoc!
You know, it's amazing how much you and I have in common. Nobody ever thinks that I am anything but completely normal, even people who've known me for years are totally surprised when I tell them what I've been going through all this time. Good luck with your Pdoc appt., I'll be rooting for you! Let me know how it goes! CarolAnn
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