I have been misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder (as a teen). I have ADD. I have none of the hyperactivity issues in the traditional sense, but I have noticed that with several people who are also bright and/or gifted (and who happen to be female), the hyperactivity portion is less likely to be there. However, I am a very oral person, meaning I have to have something in my mouth - gum, straws, drinks, etc... (it used to be cigarettes). So that is my "constant on the go".
I was taking medicine, and it worked very well, but I had some side effects that I couldn't deal with. Instead of going on a new medicine, I stopped. I was actually just talking to DH last week that I need to go back to see if there is another that will work for me.
