I went to see a shrink for the first time on Friday. I was diagnosed with ADD as a child and finally at 31 decided I may need some help.

He diagnosed me as bipolar and said I was originally misdiagnosed.:eek:

He prescribed me Lithium but it is only day 3, any advise ya'll can give?

well its not my place to really say but my x wife is biolor so i know an think or two about it becaoue youve not said much on it its hard to say much but i would say lithium bit exstrem to be put on strefht away id go back an ask for something less strong again this deps how bad it is an other things as well for the x wilfe porzac works well for her lithiuum didnet really help much thats what id do deps how you feeling on it as well dorm.....iam not saying you should stop meds or chagen them but just ask doc if there really right 4 you at this time

Ok, I do think the Manic symptoms describe me pretty well, but I have only had a few depressive eppisodes and they were after having my kids, hormone related.

I have always been very chatty, very happy, although shy, and I tend to isolate myself.

Sometimes it is extremely hard to focus which is the reason I was sure I had ADD as previously diagnosed.

Oh yeah and most importantly I am normally a very nervous, high strung person.

Since mania and ADD have so much in common, how am I supposed to tell the difference?

From what I understand, bipolar and ADHD can be very difficult to distinguish from one another. Learning more information can help you become aware of why the Dr. decided you were misdiagnosed and maybe agree or disagree with him. If you are still uncomfortable, go for another opinion or keep asking him and probing to learn more. I hope you get an accurate diagnosis!

i think you have a combion ofve both lon10000001 from what i can tell dorm