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Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-... by falcolas on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:57PM (#31742331)
Well, 5% of the population in general is the expected ratio of people with ADHD, but only 2% of the adult population is diagnosed with it, and it doesn't magically go away when you become an adult.

So, there's definitely a chance. Two thoughts:

- Everyone will occasionally exhibit some ADHD symptoms, the question is how often. Monthly? Probably not a problem. Hourly, or every few minutes? Probably is a problem.

- See a professional. Self diagnosis can't get you the help you need.

Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-... by doliveira on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @04:28PM (#31745596)
Yeah, mine have persisted all day along for as long as I can remember... I guess I'm not the stereotypical hyperactive, but when it comes to the attention span it does fit me a glove.

I should probably get it checked. Thing is I'm afraid of "faking it", if it makes any sense?

Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-... by LocalPCGuy on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @05:40PM (#31746424)
I'd personally recommend to go get checked. The evaluation I went through was like 6 hours long (I know, getting checked for ADHD and they want 6 hours of testing?! Seriously.) But it is to rule out other issues, other conditions and to ensure that the results are correct. In fact, they even adjust for "faking it" in the tests (not that someone couldn't do it, but they are looking for common patterns that would indicate someone try to sway the tests).

I'm definitely not, as you put it, the stereotypical "hyperactive", but on learning more, I realized how many little tics I have that I do but in very masked ways so as to not draw attention. But that aside, there is 3 different diagnosis for ADHD - primary hyperactive, primary-inattentive or combination (both to some level). Despite what I said about tics, my diagnosis was for the inattentive side of things. "Head in the clouds", "daydreamer", etc.

It's all relatively new for me, it wasn't something I really seriously considered until a year or two ago (and I'm in my 40s now), despite having a brother who was medicated fairly young and a father who displays many of the same traits (never diagnosed though). It's definitely helped me to know this, puts some puzzle pieces in place, so to speak, and gives me a path forward toward managing something I didn't really realize I needed to manage, but was having a significant impact on my life regardless.

Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-... by doliveira on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @09:28PM (#31761581)
Nice to know they were that comprehensive. I'm definitely considering checking down here in my area one with good reputation.

BTW, when you talk about tics, do you mean physical tics, like fidgeting, walking around, moving your feet, etc? Because it's quite often noticed by others that I'm doing too much of that

Re:Association between ADHD medication and depression: A 10-... by LocalPCGuy on Thursday June 16, 2022 @01:16PM (#31768553)
Yup - while I don't present as Hyperactive, it turns out that those little tics are a symptom and I never really realized it until it was pointed out. And now I can't really stop noticing it when I'm doing different ones. But also, some of that may be not just awareness, but a level of acceptance that allows me to stop masking them (i.e. noticing I'm doing it and stopping to please others or hide it, probably goes back to school when told to stop fidgeting).