[FollowingTheDao]

> Just that some ADHD symptoms can be misinterpreted as bipolar, which I'm confident is true.

By lay people yes, I would assume so, but most people without a mood disorder have no idea. But msitaking ADHD for Bipolar is much less likely by psychiatrists. I am sure it goes both ways so sorry for painting an overly broad brush, but I have been in the field for a while. ADHD is sort of a thing right now so the trend is misdiagnosis of ADHD.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21318193/

"ADHD was overdiagnosed (all patients with ADHD had received the diagnosis, as did 38% of patients with MDD and 29% of patients with BD, respectively),"

Just a anecdote. Both myself and my nephew were "diagnosed" with ADHD, and both ta the same young age. They gave us both ADHD meds and it led to a horrible manic episode for me and it led to my nephew's suicide.

[P_I_Staker]

I see. This is good to know. I don't know about your nephew's condition, or if there were other issues: drugs, personal problems, etc. I also have a family member who suffered a similar fate, but I think he was addicted to illicit STIMs. Sorry for your loss.

I'm trying to get put on these meds, because I know how effective they are for me. That said, I will listen to your warning, and your nephews experience. I appreciate the reasonable conversation.

[FollowingTheDao]

My nephew was like the rest of my family; genetics and bad environment (diet, EMFs). Then bad medicine.

GCH1, NOS1AP, and CACNA1C are three of the main genes causing our sensitivities and mood disorders.

Thanks and good luck.