Is it lack of sleep, meds or add?

Question

For starters, I take abilify, so I am not sure if it is exaggerating my symptoms. I have always had probs concentrating, foggy memory, always feeling like i am forgetting something. When there is more than one conversation going on in the room, I am focusing on all of them, which is extremely frustrating especially if at work. Is this caused by the abilify... or is it a form of add?

I know that add has gotten a bad rep, I am just curious if these are symptoms of adult add. I have experienced these symptoms all my life. It just seems like it's getting worse. My main concern is that i am going to s***w up at work and forget something because i can't pay attn to what people are saying.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If it has intensified since starting Abilify, then the med is probably contributing.  If it's worse when you get less sleep, that's probably the contributor (makes much sense to me).  If it's ADD, then it's ADD and s/b the same as always I would think.

Answer 2

Abilify causes insomnia.

Answer 3

sounds like add

Answer 4

add is very overly diagnosed. abilify if a antidepressant more than its a anti psychotic. i dont think this would have caused it, as anti psychotics slow down your thinking and everything else. maybe you just need new medicine