whats up, im 17 and new on here and i really need to know a few things about my craziness...every since i can remember i have always had really heavy ups and downs, and everything seems soo boring to me...in class i jus sit there and daydream about everything. im usually quiet in class b/c i have a low self esteem and i guess im afraid of what people will think of me but then when i get home i get very hyper and agrivate the hell out of my mom such as make stupid faces etc. most of the time it seems like i have a low energy level but then i'll have these quick burst of hyperness. i have trouble getting started on stuff and i have no motivation what so ever. im always changing my mind about stuff and changing jobs too. im very irresponsible, disorganized, bad memory, and cant stay focused on anything. a common word used by me is 'huh?' i constantly think about my future and how its gonna always be like this and never get better. i dont like playin sports or being social anymore and sometimes i cant talk to people very well, i feel like i have nothing to say. im bad for speaking w/o thinking too. i am also always 'on the go' and cant stay somewhere for a while b/c it gets to boring. i have been diagnosed w/ both add and bipolar but im not for sure if i believe it. i have tried bipolar meds but they make me soo tired and even less motivated to do things. im taking adderall 20mg right now and it seems to be doing great as far as motivation goes but sometimes i get easily agrivated like today i was in wal-mart and i was waiting on my g/f to get somethign and all the noise in the store was driving me crazy. i get very angry sometimes if someone ****es me off while im on it.
i feel like i have no feelings for anyone but myself and i only look out for me. i like to hang out w/ my friends but only for a little while...i get tired of them after a few hours. when im on the phone w/ my g/f its mostly silence b/c i have nothing to say. it seems like 1 min. im happy and the next im depressed. what other people have to say bores me. it just seems like life is pointless and everything is boring and i really really hate living like this. if anyone else feels this way im all ears. and what type of add/adhd would yall say this is? please tell me whta yall think...sorry this was soo long, im sure i proly bored ya :)

I think it is the whole package where you don't pay attention and with this package there is Hyper also involved. Go see a Doc maybe they can help you out. I was on meds for some time and now that I think of myself of steam was also low. Maybe go off meds and see how that goes also changing your diet can help the anger.

Maybe a different med would work better. Different people respond to in different ways to different meds.

whats up, im 17 and new on here and i really need to know a few things about my craziness...every since i can remember i have always had really heavy ups and downs, and everything seems soo boring to me...in class i jus sit there and daydream about everything. Welcome to the forums my name is Cherity and I'm one of the moderators of the teen section. Please, take a moment when you have time to share some of your hobbies, likes and dislikes with us. My first question would be to ask how your grades are? Does the material covered in class bore you? Do you feel challenged?

i dont like playin sports or being social anymore and sometimes i cant talk to people very well, i feel like i have nothing to say. im bad for speaking w/o thinking too. i am also always 'on the go' and cant stay somewhere for a while b/c it gets to boring. i have been diagnosed w/ both add and bipolar but im not for sure if i believe it. With your lack of enthusiasm in sports and being social and not finding joy in the things that once brought you joy makes me concerned that you may be slipping into a depressive state. Have you spoken to your mother about how you feel?

i have tried bipolar meds but they make me soo tired and even less motivated to do things. im taking adderall 20mg right now and it seems to be doing great as far as motivation goes but sometimes i get easily agrivated like today i was in wal-mart and i was waiting on my g/f to get somethign and all the noise in the store was driving me crazy. i get very angry sometimes if someone ****es me off while im on it. Many Bi-polar sufferers do not do well on stimulants such as Adderall, it seems to have an adverse effect and can send them reeling into a state of depression. Share your feelings with your mother and your doctor. Perhaps trying another med such as a non-stimulant or talk therapy would be more beneficial.

You did not bore me at all, you actually have me very concerned. I would encourage you to journal your feelings and thoughts in our Creative writing section under the personal journals. This is were you can think alone and keep a daily account of your day and your reactions and no-one can reply unless they reply via pm.

I hope that you'll speak to your mother and doctor immediatly about your concerns for they are valid and some are classic signs of depression. Nothing is hopeless you just have to find someone who will listen and help you see the end of the tunnel please start with your mom and please do not hesitate to post we are an accepting group there is never a need to feel shy or alone.

Cherity

I see this is your first post... welcome to the forums. :D

You mention you were dx'ed with both ADD and bipolar... is this by the same doc, or different docs? If it's the same one, were you dx'ed bipolar first, then changed to ADD? Have you been on Adderall XR for long?

This irritibility you mention on Adderall could be something more serious, or, it could just be a little irritibility. Medication is always tricky with someone who is bipolar and has another psychiatric condition as well. Sometimes, stimulants will send someone into a manic state (your irritibility could be a mild manic state), or, like Nucking_Futs says, even a depressed state (so called "dysphoric mania").

I think my best advice would be to make sure your doc is experienced in treating bipolar individuals who have other, coexisting conditions. ADD is serious, as most of us would agree :D, but, in a case such as yours, bipolar can have far more serious consequences if untreated or incorrectly treated.

Perhaps, giving your mother the address to this forum and allowing her to join as well may be beneficial to the both of you. Both my son and myself are members, sometimes its easier for us to talk here then face to face.