Is lack of patience ADHD?

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I disagree with your choice of words. I am not “accusing” @anon67051439 of anything. To accuse someone is to say what has transpired is the result of a moral failing. Borderline Personality Disoder is not something a person has because they are morally bereft. No more so than having SZ. Having BPD just means that one of your mental trains got switched onto the wrong track (often by trauma in early life) and the sufferer needs help getting back to where he/she should be.

I have simply noticed that the pattern of the symptoms he describes significantly overlaps with another condition that is treated quite differently than SZ. If he has it then it could explain why it is not responding to SZ treatment after a decade. Basically, it’s worth asking his doctor about. Further to this:

  1. I rather like Aziz and he’s on the short list of people I would give a hug to in real life.
  2. I respect him. I think he is intelligent and capable.
  3. I would like to see him recover from his current state and use his talents to live the life he wants.
  4. I believe he deserves this.
  5. If I’m able to move to Eastern Canada next year I’ll damn well drive over to Quebec and take him out for dinner. And hug him. If he’ll let me.

“Accusation.” Pfft.

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I just wish they would find the cause of this illness already, and stop it in it’s tracks before it starts. No one deserves to go through any of this.

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I had nothing like that, or maybe I just wasn’t aware.
many people thought it was bi-polar.
but no.

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Ok, I don’t know much about bpd, so I would have to do my research. But diagnosing someone else with a personality disorder in my book is sort of accusatory. I see where you come from though. I’m not trying to start a fight, I was mostly curious why you thought he had bpd. But it’s really none of my business anyways. Most people with personality disorders like to keep it to themselves, because it tends to be a red flag to other people that gets in the way of starting relationships.

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But also, Aziz’s helplessness is by the book definition of negative symptoms, apparently a lot of people on this forum don’t understand how extreme they can get. That’s what I see, is just a nasty case of negative symptoms when I look at Aziz.

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But you know Aziz more than I do, so perhaps I’m missing something.

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Lol everyone trying to diagnose me. Drs only say I have sz and I believe in them. I saw several Drs.

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If you’ve not had luck with the same treatment for a decade it might be time to see a couple more? I know the first ones I had totally got it wrong about what I could do.

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But BPD have unstable emotions. I don’t have emotions at all most of the time. I feel flat and empty, no emotions.

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I wish it was BPD rather than sz.

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At least I don’t have the choking problem that even happened in my sleep after reducing my risperidone from 6 to 5mg. I have a Dr apt 1 March.

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There was a little boy in my Sunday school class. He was hella hyper and hard to deal with. His mom evidently put him on adhd meds and the kid just completely changed. He just sat in class with this spaced out look I his eyes. I’d rather he be hyper. I felt so sorry for him.

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It is possible.

For me, it is hard to initiate focus. It is hard to sustain focus. I hyperfocus when I focus. So, I think it is ADD.

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I think I have ADHD or ADD but its masked by the risperidone.

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It is possible. It is not rare for those with schizophrenia. What does your doc think?

I have had multiple doctors diagnose me with ADD. However, I can’t take treatment. I end up ill.

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Whenever I take dopamine my focus improves and I am more patient. I can video game for 8hrs or exercise for 4hrs.

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I see. I took Ritalin once. I could focus for 10 hours straight. However, I ended up hospitalized and on Clozapine.

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Thats what my Drs told me. They said they would prescribe me stimulants if they didn’t worsen my positive symptoms.

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I think meds that block too much dopamine cause negative symptoms and ADHD/ADD. Its also the sz.

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Yea, it is really hard luck. These medications don’t mix with brain chemistry.

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