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Is My Bulimia, Anxiety And Depression Caused By Adult ADHD?

hi i am 23 and have suffered from bulmia since i was 16 along with anxiety and depression. i went to my doctor on friday as i was feeling suicidal and wanting to give up on everything and quit university. However they seemed to have litlle hope for me and simply changed my anti depressants. After doing my own research into eating disorders and anxiety and depression i found out that i seem to relate to all the symptoms of adult adhd. please can u help?
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Anxiety, depression and eating disorders are found co-morbid in a lot of individuals. These disorders come in a common spectrum and cause significant distress in individuals. Commonly used drugs of anti-depressants class like SSRIs are also drugs of choice in bulimia and anxiety disorder. These disorders are not related to ADHD. ADHD have different presentation in adults and they have more and more complaints of poor concentration and inattention and not depressive symptoms.

If you have doubts regarding your diagnosis you can consult a different psychiatrist for re-evaluation.

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Is My Bulimia, Anxiety And Depression Caused By Adult ADHD?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM Anxiety, depression and eating disorders are found co-morbid in a lot of individuals. These disorders come in a common spectrum and cause significant distress in individuals. Commonly used drugs of anti-depressants class like SSRIs are also drugs of choice in bulimia and anxiety disorder. These disorders are not related to ADHD. ADHD have different presentation in adults and they have more and more complaints of poor concentration and inattention and not depressive symptoms. If you have doubts regarding your diagnosis you can consult a different psychiatrist for re-evaluation. Thanks, hope this helps you.