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Posted by kmdc on July 21, 2004, at 6:08:38
I recently saw a psycholgist because I was convinced I had ADHD. After two sessions, she suggested that there is a good chance that I have Cyclothymia. I am moving soon and can't see her for further investigation.
She said that almost all Cyclothymia symptoms were also symptoms of ADHD. She also said that a particular symptom can only be counted towards one disorder. Thus, if she "allocated" all of my symptoms to Cyclothymia (which they matched) there were no other ADHD symptoms that I had. She gave me a diagnosis of Cyclothymia with "ADHD ruleout". It should be noted that this doc specialized in ADHD and yet she thought that there were more chances that I had Cyclothymia.
Which basically means that a person can either be diagnosed with ADHD or Cyclothymia. Yet, I have read posts on this board where people have been diagnosed both with ADD and Cyclothymia.
Had anyone had a similar experience before that they would be willing to share.
Would really appreciate any help!
Posted by B2chica on July 21, 2004, at 9:25:07
In reply to Cyclothymia or ADHD or Both, posted by kmdc on July 21, 2004, at 6:08:38
IMHO i'm a strong believer in "2 out of 3."
you have some obvious (and justified) doubts, i think you should at least get a second opinion.
B2c.
Posted by cpallen79 on August 6, 2004, at 18:58:15
In reply to Re: Cyclothymia or ADHD or Both, posted by B2chica on July 21, 2004, at 9:25:07
I have to agree... get a second opinion... you can definetely have both... that's outright loony that someone would suggest you can't have both...
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