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hi. my doctor just diagnosed me with bipolar disorder. i am on 20 mg of lexapro and 10 mg of abilify. i really don't know if it is helping. i was wondering if i could have add on top of the bipolar. is that common? i've looked at the symptoms nd i have alot of them but they seem alot like bipolar. any advice would be great. thanks!!! joy
Hi . . .
The symptoms of bipolar disorder and ADD/ADHD overlap. More often than not ADD/ADHD is overdiagnosed and bipolar disorder is underdiagnosed.
You may find of interest the material at:
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.bipolar-ADD.html
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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