ADD and/or depression

[chaekyu]

Ok...you fellow Adder’s tell me if you think I'm a nut or if I might be on the right track. I have just quit taking yet another antidepressant...that makes 14 now that I've tried. Some have been in conjunction with a stimulant, sometimes not. I feel that many of the symptoms of depression overlap the symptoms of the ADD especially the inattentive type. I want to tell the pdoc next week that I'm not going to go on another antidepressant. I want him to work with me to find a stimulant that works and at a dosage that is good for me. If I still need help with mood swings, then look at a mood stabilizer. I'm thinking that after that many a/d's it ought to be a clue that maybe that isn't the issue?
Thoughts anyone?

[gill]

I think you're on solid ground. Maybe ask him/her about some kind of behavior modification or cognitive therapy in leiu of another medication. I did behavior modification in elementary school and it helped a little but that was 20 some years ago. I think it has come better since then.