Dual diagnosis? Does anyone have other diagnosis?

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I have a Diagnosis of Aspergers and ADHD.

But over the last year and a half i feel i may have Bipolar disorder.

I have not been diagnosed with it because i "hide away" from my problems and doctors, psychologists etc.. I have been in denial of my aspergers for years also.

Does anyone have bipolar or any other non-aspergers diagnosis mental health wise?

I have an Asperger's diagnosis as well as a diagnosis of ADHD. I also used to have an anxiety disorder, but that's pretty much cured now. My moods were also unstable and I was on medication similar to that which is prescibed to stabilise a bipolar person, but I did not have bipolar disorder (no manic phases, and also not really depressed, except sometimes for a few minutes).

I am finally reducing all my medication. We're going to see if I can get by without everything except for the Concerta and Ritalin which I use for ADHD. So far so good...

HFA, ADHD-C and TLE. I have had social anxiety and a big fat depression misdiagnoses.

I am diagnosed with both ASD and Bipolar. My doctor also mentioned that I may have some Borderline features as well. It seems I'm a bit of everything. Of course, I have a long family history of everything from schizophrenia to autism to OCD...so it's no wonder. We have interesting family get-togethers.

I have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, pure obsessional type, in addition to Asperger's. The bottom line is that Asperger's does bring some good traits along with it for me (i.e. special interests and phenomenal memory), but there is nothing good about OCD. It is a tyrant.
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For me, there is severe depression (now moderate), PTSD, and social phobia.

I have, along with my Aspergers, OCD, social anxiety, and social phobia.

I've been diagnosed with Asperger's, anxiety disorder, OCD and depression. My psychiatrist has suggested that I may have ADD, but I don't think I do.

I am diagnosed with asperger's and adhd(inattentive type), also I've had problems with anxiety and depression.

I don't have another active DSM diagnosis on top of my autism spectrum disorder, but if I had received intervention / assessment more often in my childhood, I might've had:

PPD-NOS and
Depression
PTSD (secondary)
Anxiety
possible Eating Disorder not otherwise specified.

All these made my adolescence a very miserable time (so I can sympathize with Temple Grandin when she says she hated her teen years I DID TOO!! !)

I got through all these with a decent support-network of teachers at school and a few close friends as well as awesome extended family. Unfortunately, issues in my family of origin influenced these secondary diagnoses. Looking back, had I gotten diagnosed with these, I would've had more treatment options and my immediate family might've been able to get some interventions.

I think knowing that somehow God got me through having all these potentially diagnosable-threshold issues and seeing how He provided these people and coping strategies to get through makes looking back easier. I hope this helps