adhd standard track questions
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Im in the process of the ADHD standard track and i’m worried about my upcoming evaluation. Ive been off meds for nearly 4 years now and have been the best ive ever been mentally. unfortunately i had some issues during middle school and early highschool and think i mightve been misdiagnosed with bipolar. later this year with my psychiatrist we found out that it was because of hormonal imbalances. im F20 now (have been mentally stable and healthy for 5 yrs) but at the time i was just struggling with growing up essentially. ive read that even a misdiagnosis of bipolar is an automatic medical elimination so do i have a chance?
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Im in the process of the ADHD standard track and i’m worried about my upcoming evaluation. Ive been off meds for nearly 4 years now and have been the best ive ever been mentally. unfortunately i had some issues during middle school and early highschool and think i mightve been misdiagnosed with bipolar. later this year with my psychiatrist we found out that it was because of hormonal imbalances. im F20 now but at the time i was just struggling with growing up essentially. ive read that even a misdiagnosis of bipolar is an automatic medical elimination so do i have a chance?
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