When Treating One Problem Creates A Whole Other Problem, with Alex Goldman

On the podcast Hyperfixed, host Alex Goldman sets out to solve
mysteries and conundrums that listeners submit. But he’s found
himself having to do some figuring out for himself. Alex finally
got diagnosed with ADHD just a few years ago, when he was around
42 years old. Which was a big relief after years of struggling
with things like attention and task completion. The problem was
that the meds they gave him triggered hypomania followed by big
depressive crashes, resulting in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
type II. So now Alex has to manage depression, ADHD, and
hypomania. It’s tricky.


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