Are You Comorbid or Just Morbid? | ADHD Information
[QUOTE=sheri.m]okay i'm confused once again... so do i cast my vote to all that applies to me or what... i have panic attacks,depression,learning disorder,and i might be bipolar.. i don't think so but hell who knows..damn i have alot wrong with me don't i...i often wonder if i'm also ADD...
okay was this poll for ADHD only
[/QUOTE]No! It is for you too! You certainly have enough wrong with you to qualify!
I should have put a choice of "all of the above" Choose all that applies[QUOTE=GarbagePailKid]CG- do you notice the effects of Lamictal? How much are you on? Just asking because I was recently put on Lamictal (100 mg)and it does not seem to have a noticable effect.. [/QUOTE]
I'm on 100mg too. I have noticed a big change. My moods are much more stable, must be why they use it as a mood stabilizer. I am not swinging as much. (My moods, I mean) Also on Wellbutrin xl 300mg & Adderall xr 20mg. So far this seems like a really good combo for me. It is hard finding the right "cocktail" Good Luck and let me know. How long have you been on Lamictal?
okay i'm confused once again... so do i cast my vote to all that applies to me or what... i have panic attacks,depression,learning disorder,and i might be bipolar.. i don't think so but hell who knows..damn i have alot wrong with me don't i...i often wonder if i'm also ADD...
okay was this poll for ADHD only
Thanks for the site, Dee. I learn more all the time.
So far I've discovered the more doctors you go to the more disorders they will find. I don't think I've ever gone to a new doctor that didn't want to add another disorder to my list.
So who knows whats really wrong with me and who knows what new problem they will invent or discover next time I decide to see a doctor.
[QUOTE=MafiaKiddo]So far I've discovered the more doctors you go to the more disorders they will find. I don't think I've ever gone to a new doctor that didn't want to add another disorder to my list.
So who knows whats really wrong with me and who knows what new problem they will invent or discover next time I decide to see a doctor.
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It DOES seem to be an inexact science doesn't it.
Doesn't fill me with optimism.
[QUOTE=ragurl]My DH has ADD and addiction and anxiety problems.[/QUOTE]
That Addiction is probably the hardest one to deal with. Wish I had added that one on the poll. Anxiety looks like # 1, even though Depression has more votes. OCD is an Anxiety disorder and anxiety is a big part of bipolar disorder as well and since I am LD too, I can honestly say there is lots of performance anxiety. So if we add those up and add them to the general or social anxiety disorders it would be oh, heck, 23 out of 33? Sorry, I'm not sure I am LD in Math
My DH has ADD and addiction and anxiety problems.
Topic: Are You Comorbid or Just Morbid?
Hey, is this one of those lost threads?
Or, did I post here already.
If so, either way,
I'll be tri-morbid.
More's better.
Right? Left?
Center?
Out?
In
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Out
Center
Left, Right
Tri-Morbid is
as Tri-Morbid does
not lost
just loosed
GPKid - Do you take Lamictal at bedtime? Try staying awake longer and see if you don't feel something and with no hangover.
Has anyone heard this theory? Copied this from another forum compairing Bipolar to ADHD. Can not find anything on the web about it. My pdoc thinks they are seperate disorders and treats them both. What think thou?
There's overlap in symptoms and because of that there's a LOT of
debate among psychiatrists as to whether they're separate disorders
or if perhaps ADD/ADHD is just another part of the bipolar spectrum
I'm beginning to wonder also if ADHD is part of the bi-polar spectrum. I've been diagnosed with both as well as anxiety (seems like everyone has this), and depression. It makes perfect sense if you look at it logically. My med cocktail consists of Lexapro 20mg, Adderall XR 15 mg, Seroquel 50mg, and Xanax when needed for anxiety. It's working out pretty well so far...I feel like I've finally stabilized a little. Do y'all think we will have to be on these meds for life? I don't mind because it helps, but just wondering if we will ever reach a point we don't need them anymore. Wishful thinking!Research by Michael Gitlin & colleagues at ULCA found that a person who has had a manic or depressive episode has a 60% chance of having another one within 1-2 years and a 73% chance over an average of 4-5 years. Also the National Institute of Mental Health Collaborative Program on the =sycholobiology of Depression found 81 -91% of people with manic or mxed episodes of bipolar had recurrences within 5 years. The problem is that you can not predict when in that 5 year time frame it may happen. My depressive episodes were closer than 2 years apart. I don't want to go back there. Scary. Think I will continue meds after considering the research.
I am just now feeling stable. What a relief! [QUOTE=taritac]How about a "none of the above" category? [/QUOTE]
Then you are very fortunate! Count your chickens!
how dare you stop playing the rhyme and the story game!!
How about a "none of the above" category?
I'm new too all of this, i've been diagnoised with adhd,bipolar 2, and depression. there is so much too learn on these things. I,m one of those people who talks before he thinks . Just thought I would say alittle about my self, good luck on the survey. countryfolkI'm taking Lamictal, Wellbutrin, Adderall and Ambian. Gets expensive don't it?
yes it does very much. How long have you none you have had all of themActually pretty recent. My dx kept changing. Guess I was
hard to figure out until I had that one really big mania episode.
First it was ADHD/Panic Disorder/LD next it was ADHD/bipolar Now, it is BipolarI/ADHD. That was a bit of a shocker to me. People relate Bipolar I to out-of-control crazy people. It carries quite a stigma with it. But even Bipolar I has a big spectrum. I manage really well. How 'bout you?
Hey K,
Have you ever found yourself filling in missing words in your mind when you didn't pick up everything someone was saying? This has happened to me so many times. There is a website and forum where you can find lots of information on NLD. I would also suggest you see an audiologist for a definite diagnosis. I found out about it when my daughter was diagnosed with ADD and we also were sent to an Audiologist. The Audiologist told me that it is the same area in the brain that is involved where many learning disabilities come from including NLD. Actually, I had the initials wrong, it's NLD. This disability, in our case, is a separate disability from the ADD. I was astounded when I realized I had been living my whole life with a double disability and somehow survived
. I can laugh about it now and laughter and a sense of humor about it is a good thing. I hope the website helps you out as much as it has me. I haven't been on it in a while so things may have changed, but do check it out when you get a chance. Dee The site is: www.nldontheweb.org/
lostmyshoe38809.4646759259
Hey Dee,
Is there information that you can point me too about NVLD? I read your post and identified thoroughly with what you were talking about. Especially the trying to listen to a person talking in a noisy room. I thought that was all a part of ADD?
It also applies to me having to create meaning in my mind according to what the person just said.. its like I have to process it first to understand what was said.
So now I'm curious. Maybe it is a difference of severity between the ADD and NVLD?
Thanks in advance if you have any other info to offer ;)
Sherry
[QUOTE=lostmyshoe] I have a non-verbal learning disorder(NVLD) and so does my daughter. I'm pretty sure my Dad had it too. It has nothing to do with your actual ability to hear or your intelligence. It involves how quickly the brain processes the information it receives. There is a kind of lag before the information is actually understood and then I can respond.
The one other thing that is hard for me is when there is background noise and someone is trying to talk to me. 
Dee [/QUOTE]
I have learned to compensate pretty well but when I am in a new setting it sometimes seems worse, probably because of nerves which seems to exacerbate the problem. There are programs that children can go through to help speed up the brain's processing of information, but once you are an adult there is nothing that can be done except to just deal with it like I do. The one other thing that is hard for me is when there is background noise and someone is trying to talk to me. The combination of my ADD and the NVLD can make it very frustrating at times. For the most part I do fine with it, but every now and then, when I don't pick something up, I just simply ask the person to repeat what they have said. I sure don't have to worry about it here, now do I.
Dee
lostmyshoe38808.6285069444I've got an anxiety disorder, and OCD as well as ADHD.
Quite a nice little mixture, dont you think
There is a lot to learn. I am ADHD and bipolar also. curious, what meds do you take?
BTW, Like your user name
Hey SparkyLu - No tangent there. There could be a connection. There was a post in the women's board about headaches, check it out if you haven't. I take adderral,depacott,cymbalta and seraquel for sleep. I also have sleep apnea. [QUOTE=lostmyshoe] I have a non-verbal learning disorder(NVLD) and so does my daughter. I'm pretty sure my Dad had it too. It has nothing to do with your actual ability to hear or your intelligence. It involves how quickly the brain processes the information it receives. There is a kind of lag before the information is actually understood and then I can respond. An example is when someone speaks to me too quickly. It takes me an extra second for it to register or sometimes I have to ask the person to repeat what they are saying. The funniest thing is that I talk incredibly fast myself. [QUOTE]
Wow! This sounds so much like me! I find myself asking people to repeat themselves when they have been speaking audibly. People have asked me before if I have a hearing problem. No, I just can't think as fast as most people talk!
Hi Countrygirl,
I've been curious about this myself. I've been diagnosed with so many things in the past and I wonder if they are all tied into ADHD somehow.
I'll list some that aren't on the poll (Please forgive me if I'm going off in a wrong direction).
Perhaps we're all connected in many more ways than we know.
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic headache, severe allergies, chronic pain, TMJ disorder and a sleep disorder.
Are these common amongst us?
The more I read about ADHD the more I'm seeing possible inks.
Thanks!
I know there has been a poll like this in the past, but I was unsuccessful resurrecting it. Since ADD/ADHD is often comorbid with other disorders, I would like to know how many of you (besides me) suffer from AD/HD + one or more other disorders. You may vote for all that apply, just not at the same time. I know there are more, disorders ran out of space. If I missed yours, just type it in. You may have traits and not be dx'd. List those too.
Choice 6 should read Personality Disorder
Countrygirl38808.2773842593CG- do you notice the effects of Lamictal? How much are you on? Just asking because I was recently put on Lamictal (100 mg)and it does not seem to have a noticable effect..
NLD? Wow, I never knew there was a word for what I have. There's another site, too: www.nlda.org.
Thanks!!!!
Gudrun