I had my first appointment yesterday. At the end of it I was quite frusterated. It seemed to me like he made little or no attempt to help. He asked very few questions, it was just pretty much what I told him(which unfortunatly I forgot a good chunk of what I wanted to tell/ask him). The only test he had me do was walk in a straight line, touch my nose, pretty much a test a police officer gives a drunk man, and he checked my reflexes.
After all of that he pretty much said I didn't have add because I was sitting still, and if I did there wasn't anything I could do about it because of my tourettes. After a bit of bit more discussion he said he would refer me to a psychiatrist.
I am a bit frusterated at this point. It was somewhat tough for me to come to the realization that I might have add, when i did it came to a relief to know that it was something, and not that I'm a moron. I was thinking seeing the psychiatrist, if for some reason I can't see him get a second opinion. Does that seem like the right thing to do?
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On the bright side, I finally told my parents(tough for me to do). While telling my mom, she said it pretty much mirrored her as a child growing up and now. :)

A 2nd opinion is almost never a bad idea.

While I've never dealt with a neurologist, seems to me the psychiatrist would have a better feel for ADD anyhow. Definitely check with the psych.

I ditto what What said :D

Hi! That was EXACTLY what my neurologist did too! I had to do those "drunken tests". I managed to do every single test without problems, except walking in a straight line, he wrote in my papers that I was very stiff and didn't walk "naturally". I also was very still in his office, I've never been so still my entire life. But I have some brain doc phobia, that's why I didn't tic or move in his office, I did AFTER that though (jerked my head back a couple of times and had body jolts and extreme restlesness/hyperactivity...) I was only there for an hour. My husband thought I had gone nuts. I looked like a robot in there he said. When we got out of there I was "normal me" again :D

He wrote that he suspected adhd because I was restless in my legs and I didn't pay attention to him. So he refered me to a psychiatrist who's an expert in adhd/tourettes/aspergers and so on. The new doc saw my tics and me as I am. I couldn't hide anymore because I was there so often and for a 2-3 hours/time. Got my ts+adhd dx 1,5 months later :)

I always find it funny how they tell you, "Well you seem to be able to controll it pretty good".
Grrr.. of course we can hold it in.. I can't exactly just "let loose" then it feels like I'm faking it.. it doesn't feel natural you know?
I'm getting some meds for my tourettes now, I haven't got it yet, it's actually blood pressure medication he told me codine I think is the name(I could be wrong).
I'll be seeing a psychiatrist next.. especially since everyone here says that's the best thing to do..

I hope that's clonidine and not codeine.

Most docs doesn't know much about tourette's :(
I've eaten blood pressure meds for three months earlier this year. It made my tics fewer I think... or then it was just a waning period... But I got BAD side effects from one of them, the other one didn't work at all. The first one made my heart beat slow. I hade a pulse of 60 whatever I did. So... If I was out running and my brain and body didn't get enough blood.... I collapsed. *BAM* on the ground. Creepy. Also I was very weak, Lost control over my muscles, didn't have energy in my legs to walk the stairs at home even! I've gotten these meds for migranes. I thought It was my imagination that tics disappeared... maybe blood pressure meds work on tics too then :p

Those tests check for "soft neurological signs" AFAIK.

Was this Neurologist experienced in ADHD?