I have heard that ADD and anexiety come hand in hand. I am curious if I might have anxiety. I know I should ask my doc, so dont jump on me about it. I have a scheduled appt but he is always packed, so I get to wait for 2.5 weeks.

I am always feeling like I am lookign for somehting to do
I am constantly pacing in my house for no reason
I will write out my work schedule like 15 times, and then puyt it in the computer. I feel like I dont have control of the time or something, I cant explain it but I feel like I am never organized enough.
I am constantly moving, non stop unless I am sleeping
I have a very neutral outlook on everything nowadays, I lost a lot of interest in everything.
I am always thinking about what I should have done, or what I should have said. What IF, How, bla bla etc...
I will check my email 10 times within 5 minutes to see if I have any new mail. Its weird, I dont even know why I do. Its just boredom, but im not bored. I do it just to do it, cant explain it...

Does this fit anyone elses symptoms, and if so what were you diagnosed with? I took some tests online, and it may be mild depression (lack of interest and motivation) coupled with anexiety (restlessness , pacing, feeling i have no control of anything). Any takes gang, I would LOVE for someone...anyone, to give some imput.

Hey 2B2T! You just described me before I started taking Xanax.
I found out sorta by mistake. I started taking a different med early this year and one of the possible side effects was acute anxiety. It didn't take long for this med to push me over the edge where I was nearly in tears with anxiety and fear crawling through my body at the doctors office begging for something to make it stop.

Now, here is the interesting part. I stopped taking that med that was causing the side effects cuz it did nothing for my add symptoms. But I realized that even though the anxiety got much better it never really went away. It took me a couple of weeks of thinking back to situations where I had actually had panic attacks and analyzing a lot of things in my past to realize that part of what I have been dealing with ALL of my life is anxiety.

I thought it was normal to feel edgy all of the time and freak out about things that didn't exist but "might" happen sometime or some day. I'm still on the Xanax but not daily. It depends on the day and I'm learning to anticipate what triggers the more intense episodes of it and take the meds before things start taking me over.

So, you may be on the right track and you definitely want to work with a doctor to figure out what type you have and what will work best to help you manage it.

Last but not least...even if you do find out you have an anxiety disorder spread over the slices of your ADD sandwich....the meds are just an aid...they aren't the solution. You still need to read and research and ask other how they manage it and anticipate it and work through it at times without taking the meds.

sounds like obsessive compulsive 2 meeeee
not that i know what that means

You have ADHD, lol.I picked up a news letter from my doctors office about adults with ADHD.There was a section that interested me to tell you this.
" Quite often, a person with ADHD also has another condition that needs to be treated. Doctors describe these conditions as ''comorbid,'' meaning that they exist in addition to ADHD. In fact, research now suggests that over 50% of patients with ADHD may have a comorbid condition.
Typical comorbid conditions include
Depressive disorders-There is a wide range of types of depression, accompanied by an equally wide range of syptoms. A depressed or sad mood, lack of interest in normal daily activities, weight loss or gain, and too much or too little sleep are the most common symptoms. As a coexisting disorder with ADHD, depression usually occurs as a secondary condition
Anxiety disorders-As with depression, there is a wide range of types and symptoms, including generalized anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Excessive, sometimes overwhelming fear is the essential characteristic of all anxiety disorders
Learning disorders-This type of disorder relates to abnormalities in the processing of information caused by biologic malfunction. A reading disorder such as dyslexia is a typical example
Bipolar disorder-Once called ''manic depression,'' bipolar disorder may include manic episodes with heightened energy level, agitation, racing thoughts, inflated sense of self-importance. or excessive interest in sexual activity or other risk-taking behavior. Bipolar patients may also experience episodes of major depression.
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Hope this helps, Tink