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They changed my diagnoses from Bipolar to Chronic Depression w/ADD, which makes a heck of a lot more sense. None of the Bipolar meds helped, I was distracted, never manic. Now I take a tricyclic medication that helps with ADD and depression. I've taken Straterra in the past, which also helped, but I don't have insurance coverage for it. I was changed from tricylics years ago, to SSRI's...and never had any great benefit from them, actually made things worse. I finally demanded to go back on the tricyclic (they will use tricyclics for people who can't use stimulants), and it is like a whole different world. I can focus again, which helps tremendously in my recovery...as I get a lot more from the meetings, literature and phone calls. My doctor is treating another former Bipolar patient for depression & ADD and is also having great success.
Because I'm a recovering addict, my doc won't try a stimulant, nor would I.
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