Posted by undopaminergic on May 16, 2008, at 7:32:29
In reply to In need of answers! ADD/Bipolar/MDD?, posted by Londonboy on May 14, 2008, at 4:32:34
It's quite likely that you have a degree of ADD/ADHD, but that doesn't account for your depressive-hypomanic symptoms, so it's probable that you also have bipolar II or unipolar depression, if the hypomanic episodes were always drug-induced as opposed to spontaneous.
The most effective drugs for ADHD are the stimulants, of which at least methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta), dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) and modafinil (Provigil) are available in the UK.
Selegiline is also of some use in ADHD, and in conjunction with phenyalalanine or phenylethylamine, it is also effective in depression.
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