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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 138897" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>What kind of tests were done to demonstrate that A was "off the charts for ADHD"? Questionnaires? Computer tests of attention?</p><p> </p><p>Separating ADHD symptoms from anxiety symptoms is very challenging for the best of clinicians. According to a 2005 article in the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>, ADHD symptoms that overlap with anxiety symptoms include poor attention, fidgetiness, difficulty with transitions and phsyical reactivity to stimuli. The diagnostic dilemma, therefore, is that anxiety may be a source of high activity and inattention, and not ADHD at all. </p><p> </p><p>To further complicate the problem, ADHD stimulants like Metadate CD can exacerbate pre-existing anxiety. So if A is experiencing more episodes of emotinal reactivity, it may be that the Metadate CD is causing his anxiety to rise.</p><p> </p><p>This is JMHO, but I personally would hold off on any medications until I had the test results in hand and could seek a second opinion on what exactly the evaluaton reveals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 138897, member: 2423"] What kind of tests were done to demonstrate that A was "off the charts for ADHD"? Questionnaires? Computer tests of attention? Separating ADHD symptoms from anxiety symptoms is very challenging for the best of clinicians. According to a 2005 article in the [I]New England Journal of Medicine[/I], ADHD symptoms that overlap with anxiety symptoms include poor attention, fidgetiness, difficulty with transitions and phsyical reactivity to stimuli. The diagnostic dilemma, therefore, is that anxiety may be a source of high activity and inattention, and not ADHD at all. To further complicate the problem, ADHD stimulants like Metadate CD can exacerbate pre-existing anxiety. So if A is experiencing more episodes of emotinal reactivity, it may be that the Metadate CD is causing his anxiety to rise. This is JMHO, but I personally would hold off on any medications until I had the test results in hand and could seek a second opinion on what exactly the evaluaton reveals. [/QUOTE]
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