adhd symptoms of depression

Some of your info is a bit dated. The new clinical guidelines for ADHD cover kids from 4 to 18 years of age. See this link - http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/759086?src=nl_topic Depression as well as anxiety are major co-existing disorders with ADHD. Some of the psyc's I have read question treating the depression without also treating the ADHD (since it could be causing the depression). Tend to agree with you on the Zoloft.

If you were diagnosed with ADHD then it is no surprise that you are noticing symptoms of a similar nature-- nervousness, mood swings, compulsiveness, obsessiveness, etc. I want to clarify that ADHD cannot technically be "diagnosed" because it is not an illness or medical issue any more than anxiety is. Both are better defined as tendencies or habits in attempt to control things that you feel you cannot. ADHD can most certainly be controlled or "let go" without medication.

Anxiety and depression are very common co-disorders of ADHD. And, many times caused by the ADHD. Your symptoms at home are certainly consistent with ADHD or ADD. But, you should also had problems at school. But, in school, how far did you get and what was your GPA. I have seen many adult posts where they were intelligent enough to get through high school, but had a lot more problems in college.

I'm not sure if this is in the right place, but i need help so i'm going to ask it. i am 18 years old & have been taking vyvanse for about a month now. i slowly increased my dosage and i am up to 30mg currently. i'm starting to realize i am becoming depressed and i'm always in a bad mood, especially for the passed 3 days. friday, i smoked a very large amount of marijuana and took an ecstasy pill.

Thanks! Yeah I am treating depression anxiety and ADHD thats why my doc put me on this. Why does it cause anxiety? Is that dosage really high to start off of.

Depression and Anxiety are very common co-disorders of ADHD. And sometimes the bipolar diagnosis is not true due to the other symptoms. So its always worth taking a look at the difference between the two. Here are a couple of links for that. http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/home/article/adhd-or-bipolar-disorder-age-specific-manic-symptoms-are-key/2e1d5ec4615c5b9da40d435fca5f560c.html http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2511.

m of the opinion (based on the literature about how health care providers make errors) that diagnosing a person with a neurological disorder like ADHD should be done with both a thorough diagnostic interview and some objective data collection. The symptoms of ADHD can occur for many reasons, and ADHD in adults is highly likely to co-occur with anxiety and depression.

Hey Vanna, this is an ADHD web site (but you probably knew that). But I am wondering if you posted here because you also have ADHD? It would make sense as up to 30% of the people with ADHD have depression. And it makes sense because if you don't understand how ADHD effects you and how to cope with it - it can be very depressing. In fact, a lot of people with ADHD also have anxiety and due to all that start self medicating (not good).

s of thoughts in an ADHD persons head.Just saying-there are alot of things than people think are ADHD and are wrong....

If you have symptoms you believe might be part of adhd then it would be important to call them to the attention of your psychiatrist as they might or might not be. Its important to think if the symptoms you state are adhd are there are all times or come and go with mood changes. If a person is diagnosed with bipolar then depression is a part of it and there are some forms of bipolar where depression is the main aspect and some less so.

My son's tics change over time. They used to be worse. Yes. They are signficantly better. AT home, they aren't frequent or I no longer notice them. But they do still happen when he is nervous. He consciously has tried to make them less noticeable. If you place a hand fidget in your hand, does it help with your tics?

Sure sounds like a lot of the symptoms for ADHD or ADD. And people with ADHD/ADD can have both ocd and depression (many times caused by the effects of ADHD/ADD). Just found a great site that will give you a ton of helpful information. Go to - http://www.supreme.state.az.us/casa/prepare/adhd.html If you want even more information including ways to deal with ADHD. I would suggest buying the book, "The ADD/ ADHD Answer book," by Susan Ashley.

In other terms, I feel different symptoms of depression and anxiousness. The symptoms experienced without foreign substances are not the normal human feelings. I realize my body is or may be trying to adjust and get back to a homeostasis state. Can it (my body/brain) not adjust? Antidepressants DO NOT WORK. They don’t. Period. I am to the point where I take the ADHD stimulants, (VYVANSE - 70 mgX1 or 2, or 3 during the day) and/or Amphetamine salts 30mg.

s diagnosis, we had a huge number of psychological issues resolve for the four of us who had it. Depression, anxiety and panic attacks, ADHD like behavior, heart palpitations, uncontrollable anger and sadness, stress that would rage out of control - it all went away with just a change in diet. With so little known about this disease among most doctors, I just wanted to put this out there in case you care to look into it as a possible issue.

Thanks for the reply. I am in my mid 30's and have always heard that around 30 metabolism slows down. I've didn't have any problems with the weight gain until the past couple of years. It only seems to get worse. I have changed anything in my diet except eating a bit better. I don't exercise as much as I should and this hasn't change either. When the adderall is in my system I can't eat and when it wears off I try to eat somethings sensible.

If I understand your post correctly, you are describing one of the most challenging and common aspects of psychiatric treatment - the sense of guilt and shame about the condition. Our clinic is a strong supporter of the Silver Ribbon Campaign for Brain Disorders for that very reason - to fight the stigma that prevents effective treatment. Of course, depression just intensifies this feeling, but it is common across many different psychiatric and neurologic disorders.

The key to distinguishing between the two is that, to warrant a diagnosis of ADHD, the symptoms must have been present in childhood. The ADHD-like symptoms of BPII begin at any time with the onset of the disorder.

As for the ADHD, they usually manage the symptoms with the use of stimulants but yeah in some case they do use antidepressant, especially when you mention you are depressed. Personally, I dont think at that at the age 17 medication is the solution to jump on right now especially with Wellbutrin. Of course some young people get a relief from ADHD from medication such as Ritalin and Dexedrine etc.

Family interaction, Relationship problems, Depression (can lead to anxiety), ADHD (can lead to anxiety) I hope there is a way to add these... if not can it they be added... Thank you so much for this site... it is a God send... I am telling all my friends about it...

Your best bet is to try and find a peds doctor that specializes in ADD/ADHD. If she is found to have ADHD, so of the things she does might not go away, like the stealing. For me the last straw was when my daughter vandalized the neighbors boat, he wouldn't call the cops, so I did....she has stolen or vandalized a thing since. The only way I can describe my child with ADHD is like Pinocchio without the Jimmy Cricket (the little cricket telling him not to do bad things).

//www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-adults and see if any of these fit. I am not aware of SID sites for adults but specialmom could help with that.

I know this happens to everyone, but it ALWAYS happens to me, EVERYTIME I try to remember something. I know these thing are symptoms of depression. It is these symptoms that are CAUSING the depression, not symptoms of the depression. I have been tested every year for hypothyriodism and every year it comes back that I do not have it.

It is very possible to have both dementia and ADHD. Has he ever shown signs of depression or frustration before this problem with compression?

s a true phenomenon with depression and anxiety. It creates this kind of sense you describe. Are you suffering from depression or anxiety?

If ADHD goes undiagnosed till adulthood what are some of the symptoms? Can depression be one? Can Bipolar be one? Is addictive personality a symptom of any one of these?

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