I'm curious how many others were diagnosed as an adult? Also how many of you dealt with a misdiagnosis before finally getting an ADHD diagnosis? I am newly diagnosed with ADHD. I suffered from a misdiagnosis of Bipolar before getting the right diagnosis of ADHD. I had been on heavy meds, I'm looking forward to being on the right meds for my ADHD, depression, and anxiety. I'm currently working on getting my meds right and am in therapy now.
Yes, this is me too. Diagnosed at 29. Had been misdiagnosed with bipolar at age 22. I’m finally off of all the bipolar meds (with the direction of my doctor). It was such a relief when it clicked that what I was dealing with was ADHD. For me, though, part of why I was misdiagnosed bipolar was because I also had undiagnosed PTSD. Either way, I’m so grateful to now be headed in the right direction and getting the right treatment.
🙋🏼♀️ diagnosed at 27 after being diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Spent years on various antidepressants before finally getting diagnosed with ADHD. The psychologist who did my evaluation said that she felt that my anxiety was very clearly a result of my ADHD and was directly caused by being anxious about how others would react to my ADHD behaviors.
Diagnosed at 29. After that I don’t feel shame about myself anymore and try to be more patient to me
Diagnosed ADHD at 31, Autism at 47 #audhd
I was diagnosed at 18. Was misdiagnosed with several other disorders first. It was kind of ridiculous. Went through a full year of treatment for DID, which I do not have. My “forgetting what I’ve done and feeling like a different person” was just ADHD and dissociation due to untreated PTSD. “Having many different hobbies and losing interest easily” was also just ADHD. My changing personal preferences on clothing and food was due to sensory processing issues that stemmed from my, you guessed it, ADHD. I am now correctly diagnosed with ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. And the medications I am on ACTUALLY help me vs. the ones I was in when I was misdiagnosed making me feel worse and not helping at all. I hope you start feeling better with the right treatment as well! Best of luck to you 💗
I understand what you’re going through with peri-menopause, I became absolutely vile, estrogen patches have brought me back to me, I highly recommend HRT.
Not diagnosed. But I’ve been through two diagnoses with my kids - one ADHD, the other AuADHD. All the same symptoms are there. I’ve always managed to keep things under control with coping mechanisms. But at 50, peri menopause is just completely messing with my brain and things that were minor annoyances once have become REAL struggles.
Age 39 with my dx.
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Hi! I was 27 when I was diagnosed and was diagnosed with depression initially- still wondering whether there are autistic tendencies as well
I was. Just recently and I’m 50
I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 23. 4 years into college that I still hadn’t finished because I was struggling for unknown reasons (undiagnosed ADHD). I actually never finished college because of it and I hate myself for it.
I was 33, had depression, panic attacks and chronic fatigue
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