Posted by HelenInCalif on August 2, 2007, at 19:05:21
In reply to Can ADD mimic depression and be missed?, posted by stargazer2 on July 29, 2007, at 20:05:20
I was diagnosed with ADD only after my inability to work efficiently caused me to become severely depressed.
It was taking me 8 hours to get 4 hours worth of work done, and I was falling behind compared to everyone else at the company. You bet that was depressing, but the depression was an effect of something else- the ADD.
I was lucky:
1. a relative of mine was diagnosed with ADD, and I recognized the symptoms and,2. the HMO's nurse liaison (between my workplace and the HMO) believed me and recommended a Pdoc who had dealt with adult women with ADD. She fast-tracked me to the new Pdoc.
#2 was really lucky, because the first pdoc I'd seen for the depression didn't believe in adult ADD. He wasn't going even going to consider it until the depression was gone. Wow- by then I'd have been fired!
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