ADHD and ED connection - Page 2

[NotSo]BeAuTiFuLdIsAsTeR · 01-12-2010, 06:40 PM

Train wreck, this is so interesting! Thank you for posting this...I haven't had a chance to read them all yet but I definately relate to this. When I was 15 my anorexia was full blown and I had a lot of OCD behaviors but I also had straight A's (probably because I was hyper focused on my intake) I also had issues with over exercising. I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until my freshman year of college...I have just switched from Concerta to Adderal and I think I like it better. My ED isn't really "cured" from this though, if I take my meds I eat very little and if I don't take the meds I B/P all day...meh.

train wreck · 01-14-2010, 08:05 AM

it is very interesting but I can't take credit. I just chimed into a conversation that had been going on for a while now. I don't think curing the ADHD cures the ED because they are both separate entities of their own. Its just that one may somehow be connected to the other somehow and that is interesting

Brikka · 01-24-2010, 05:05 AM

well i definitely fell into the trap of thinking that if my adhd was diagnosed and treated my ed would just get "magically" better. hhhmm, i was so wrong!

it is also more common for men to get diagnosed with ADHD, and then women get the borderline personality disorder diagnosis, there is a lot disparity in the diagnosis between genders. a lot of literature does point to ADHD being more common in men. i actually do not think that is true, considering that it is estimated that 75% of women/girls are living with untreated ADHD. i just think that men/boys can be more blatantly obvious, it manifests differently a lot in women.

all i know is that i get angry with myself when i say something stupid, or when i am not doing well at work...then i take it out on myself by restricting or b/ping, which actually just makes my ability to concentrate even worse. it is like throwing gasoline on a fire (i read that analogy somewhere and it seems so fitting)

honestly, ADHD seems to be pretty misunderstood in the mental health field. I have spoken with many people in the field and found it shocking when one person (who has a PhD in Psychology from Stanford) among others, said that he didn't know why I wanted to get into counseling because ADHD is mainly treated by meds.

well hell, yes it is treated by meds, however the medication is not a magic pill either, at least not for me. it does help some (but i am still struggling with a great deal of ADHD) I think it is important to get into some sort of treatment, in order to learn how to deal with ADHD and then the other mental health problems that come along with it.

I have read that ADHD is one of the most treatable diagnoses to have. So far I am still finding it really unmanageable, but I do feel optimistic about it as well.

xpinkrosesx · 02-10-2010, 09:19 PM

^ I can relate so much to what you say about worrying about/or just saying something stupid or not doing well at work, and then coping through restriction/b/p. I've seen lots of professionals who have been absolutely useless - I don't have ADHD - severe dyspraxia and ADD. I am currently seeing a therapist, however, (I've seen her for 3 years now) and she specialises in working with people on the autistic spectrum and has been absolutely amazing. Are you on meds for your ADHD? xx

01-24-2010, 05:05 AM	#13
Brikka Zirconium Valued Member (most of you :P) Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 27 Posts: 3,035	well i definitely fell into the trap of thinking that if my adhd was diagnosed and treated my ed would just get "magically" better. hhhmm, i was so wrong! it is also more common for men to get diagnosed with ADHD, and then women get the borderline personality disorder diagnosis, there is a lot disparity in the diagnosis between genders. a lot of literature does point to ADHD being more common in men. i actually do not think that is true, considering that it is estimated that 75% of women/girls are living with untreated ADHD. i just think that men/boys can be more blatantly obvious, it manifests differently a lot in women. all i know is that i get angry with myself when i say something stupid, or when i am not doing well at work...then i take it out on myself by restricting or b/ping, which actually just makes my ability to concentrate even worse. it is like throwing gasoline on a fire (i read that analogy somewhere and it seems so fitting) honestly, ADHD seems to be pretty misunderstood in the mental health field. I have spoken with many people in the field and found it shocking when one person (who has a PhD in Psychology from Stanford) among others, said that he didn't know why I wanted to get into counseling because ADHD is mainly treated by meds. well hell, yes it is treated by meds, however the medication is not a magic pill either, at least not for me. it does help some (but i am still struggling with a great deal of ADHD) I think it is important to get into some sort of treatment, in order to learn how to deal with ADHD and then the other mental health problems that come along with it. I have read that ADHD is one of the most treatable diagnoses to have. So far I am still finding it really unmanageable, but I do feel optimistic about it as well. __________________ Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. — Marilyn Monroe BMI: 18.4

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01-12-2010, 06:40 PM	#11
[NotSo]BeAuTiFuLdIsAsTeR Hydrogen Valued Member (most of you :P) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14	Train wreck, this is so interesting! Thank you for posting this...I haven't had a chance to read them all yet but I definately relate to this. When I was 15 my anorexia was full blown and I had a lot of OCD behaviors but I also had straight A's (probably because I was hyper focused on my intake) I also had issues with over exercising. I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until my freshman year of college...I have just switched from Concerta to Adderal and I think I like it better. My ED isn't really "cured" from this though, if I take my meds I eat very little and if I don't take the meds I B/P all day...meh.

01-14-2010, 08:05 AM	#12
train wreck Hydrogen Valued Member (most of you :P) Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 44	it is very interesting but I can't take credit. I just chimed into a conversation that had been going on for a while now. I don't think curing the ADHD cures the ED because they are both separate entities of their own. Its just that one may somehow be connected to the other somehow and that is interesting

02-10-2010, 09:19 PM	#14
xpinkrosesx Molybdenum Valued Member (most of you :P) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Surrey, England Age: 21 Posts: 5,421	^ I can relate so much to what you say about worrying about/or just saying something stupid or not doing well at work, and then coping through restriction/b/p. I've seen lots of professionals who have been absolutely useless - I don't have ADHD - severe dyspraxia and ADD. I am currently seeing a therapist, however, (I've seen her for 3 years now) and she specialises in working with people on the autistic spectrum and has been absolutely amazing. Are you on meds for your ADHD? xx