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Confused...ADD/Depression/Narcolepsy/I.H...???


Posted by Sunshine on June 21, 2000 at 12:09:37:

The more I read the more I know but the more I get confused. Have I confused you all yet? LOL It seems the symptoms for all of these disorders are so similar that it's difficult to dx. I understand that a dx for Narcolepsy can be made through a sleep study, but how does one know that he/she still doesn't suffer from ADD and what is the difference between Idiopathic Hypersomnia (?) and Narcolepsy?

As a teacher, I know that diagnosing ADD is extremely difficult and is at best an educated conclusion arrived at by doctor/teacher/parent/psychometrist.

In addition to the symptoms I described earlier (A New Narcolept?) I have many symptoms associated with ADD. I cannot remember numbers (phone numbers, dates, formulas, etc.), titles of books, movies, or songs, and I am constantly looking for things like car keys. I might ask someone the same question twice within an hour, I confuse the colors blue and yellow (only those 2) and I transpose letters in words. I confuse letters such as bdpq and I have to really think to remember right from left. However not even my closest friends are aware of most of this. I have great coping skills and I manage to hide most of this or provide an excellent cover. So....what is the answer. I really don't know where to start looking for answers. But as I said earlier, I manage perfectly on the outside.

My biggest concern is for my 17 year old son who has been diagnosed with depression and ADD. He has terrible sleep problems which we have mentioned to the doctors but they have pretty much been ignored. He rocks himself to sleep each night (in bed) and has to have his head covered. Light bothers him. He has a terrbile time falling asleep and then sleeps in class. Needless to say, he isn't the favorite student in his class and this causes him to act out. He continually says, "No one understands me." He is now seeing his second counselor and is taking Dex and Paxil. He has taken Adderall and Ritalin in the past but had headaches and tics. He is very talented (draws beautifully) and is very bright (above average IQ) but is close to failing school. He is terribly irresponsible, unmotivated, and impulsive. His driving concerns me greatly.

Any help as to where to start? He doesn't seem to have the coping skills yet to handle these problems. Maybe he never will and I worry so much about him.

Thanks for making this a wonderful place to come and talk.

Sunshine

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