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Does adhd, come and go? sometimes i feel normal, then i get a spurk of hyperness energy, and can't focus, my mind is going 90 miles an hour...

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Dr. Robert GalatzerLevy answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

Usually not: Adhd while its symptoms sometimes vary does not usual behave this way. What you are describing sounds possibly like a form of bipolar disorder. You should go over this with a psychiatrist as the treatment for the two conditions are very different and effective help is available for both.

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Answered 12/9/2016

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