Posted by maribeth on October 23, 2000, at 13:36:55
> This really sounds like me. I have played hit and miss with AD's and stims over the past 5 years. I do a combination of a ssri and lithium. This seems to work well, however, I am considering a complete round of tests on my thyroid. I know that you can have "normal" test results and still be hypothyroid. The symptoms of hypothyroidism are so close to depression / ADD that it is impossible at times to tell them apart. And by the way, several of the symptoms of hypothyroidism are depression, inability to concentrate, irritibility etc...
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> Also, as I am making this post, my wife just told me that her best friend (teacher-early childhood/special needs)told her that they check the back of the children's shirts to see if the tag has been cut out. Obviously a non-proven diagnostic test for ADHD, but it must point to the fact that the tag is a distraction and therefore must be removed? By the way, I have been removing the tags from my shirts for years.
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> S. SuggsWhat a riot!! I used to have my grandma, who basically raised me, remove
those "itchey old tags". In college I did it automatically. Same for
the last 32 years of marriage......yep you guessed it!!
You got it, I was diagnosed ADD fifteen years ago!! Maribeth
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