Alelou wrote:I certainly wasn't suggesting Escriba go out and get prescription drugs without talking to a doctor!
Don't worry, Alelou, nobody thinks that. At least, I don't.
TPoptarts wrote:I had a classmate whose last name was Mania
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I would kill my parents if they did that to me
Distracted wrote:I don't know how available drugs like Ritalin are where you're from, but you should be careful about taking stimulants on your own without testing, though,
Escriba, especially if the problem is a fairly recent development, since the definition of ADD includes the onset of symptoms before age 7. Adults who lack focus, get episodically hyperactive and can't sleep could also have mania, a condition which can be hereditary and gets much worse with stimulants. You treat mania with meds like Depakote or Lithium. Mild mania (hypomania) feels marvelous, like being on uppers. It's mainly a problem for everyone else because the person may want to stay up all night and clean the house or write a novel, but people with severe mania can do dangerous things because when they're manic they feel great... absolutely bullet-proof. They might do things like buy a car on a credit card or impulsively go after someone they disagree with and really hurt them. It can really get them in trouble. And most people with mania also have depressive periods, where they can't get motivated to do anything, sleep all the time, and feel very sad. Suicide is a risk during those times.
End of lecture. Sorry. Can't help it.
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Well, you are the expert, after all
But no, I don't think is mania. I mean, I have this up-down episodes and for a time I was worried I could be bipolar, but I don't think so now. First, I can control them, they're not so overwhelming (although I had a nervous tic from my chilhood that I almost can't control when I'm hiperactive.) Second, I can
fake my hiperactive and depressing times, and I suppose if you can fool your own family it's not so serious. And third, I'm always been very nervous, I probably was a little hiperactive as a child (but not too much. I mean, I've always had good grades in school and at college.) I suppose my mind runs too quickly sometimes
No, I haven't gone to the doctor for this. I'm hypochondriac. Yes, I know that usually means I should go to the doctor more than the average people, but I'm a
real hipocondriac, I'm afraid of being really sick, hence I refrain to going
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