Posted by g_g_g_unit on May 12, 2010, at 6:20:16
In reply to Re: depression + mental exhaustion, posted by chujoe on May 12, 2010, at 5:27:11
> Have you been tested for ADHD? I know we usually think of ADHD as a kind of over-excitement, but mine also presented as sheer exhaustion and inability to think. A low dose stim (Ritalin) has really helped. And it can make you depressed w/o depression being the major symptom.
ADHD only recently cropped up on my radar as a possible affliction, so it was never taken into consideration (on my part) when i first began seeking treatment. however, after doing a little research, the inattentive subtype made a lot of sense to me, and just before i immigrated, i saw a GP who performed a TOVA test, according to which i do have ADD.
however, the psychiatrist i've being seeing in my new home place doesn't believe in the TOVA, and after performing a battery of neurocognitive tests, claims that my scores were too high for me to have ADHD. so, i'm kinda confused, and pushing for an ADHD diagnosis can sometimes be misread as drug-seeking behaviour (especially where i live). what further complicates things is the fact that i have diagnosed OCD.
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