Posted by Fuscia on July 1, 2002, at 12:37:21
In reply to ADD, differential diagnosis help ???, posted by JonW on July 1, 2002, at 8:47:41
Hi Jon the poet,
I have all my old report cards. I seem to have problems in school that started in the 2nd grade. My teacher wrote "is very disruptive in class, talks out of turn, doesn't understand concepts". Anyway, I read this and am so surprised that this is me that I am reading about. I always thought I was the scared shy kid. I also began to masterbate at this time, which seems awful early. Usually girls start to experiment when they are about 10-11 years old. I have six older brothers, one of which has schizophrenia - lots of turmoil through growing up years. I can still see my dad chasing one of my brothers down the road yelling "I'm going to kill you". My dad used to tell us to our face that he wish we were never born. Ah, so is life.
It is good to see you question your diagnosis. It can take years to properly diagnose bi-polar depression, and there are so many grey areas which can come about as our life experiences. I have a friend that is a rapid cylcer bi-polar - days start out very depressing, don't want to get out of bed, and then are pretty high by late afternoon. SSRI's worked pretty well the first month, then not at all afterward. He also has road rage. Another friend was diagnosed with bi-polar and it turned out to be underactive thyroid and estrogen dominance.
Anyway, I was curious, are the above listed symptoms prior to the meds you are currently taking? Do you have any impulses? Shopping? Sex? Aversion to sex? Substance abuse? How does caffeine effect you? How about sugar or bready sugar foods, like doughnuts, waffles, and other simple carbs? How do you do when you're all by yourself? There's lots more questions I could ask, but I don't want to be too nosey ; )
Fuscia
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