Doing a little research online and found this surprising statistic. 30 % of people with ADD also suffer from Depression. Now honestly, that's not all that surprising. Females are also less likely to be diagnosed with ADD until middle school or later since the hyperactivity of ADHD is not there. Sometimes it is missed altogether. Then, bang, there's the depression. ADD symptoms include, and are not limited to:

Often fails to give close attention to details.

Often makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities.

Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities.

Often becomes easily distracted by irrelevant sights, sounds and extraneous stimuli.

Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace.

Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities.

Often avoids tasks, such as schoolwork or homework, that require sustained mental effort.

Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities, like school assignments, pencils, books, or tools.

Often is forgetful in daily activities.

Rarely follows instructions carefully and completely.

Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.

This can very easily lead to depression. Imagine, not being able to organize your life in order to have any sort of meaningful life. Always on the search for your keys, always wondering what's going on, never knowing what exactly what others know. That could easily lead to depression.
I've read that ADD might be just a personality trait. Is that fair? Is that a cop-out. My personality won't allow me to concentrate. That's just how I'm made and there's nothing I can do about it. Or is there something more about it. What happens to those 30% who ultimately end up with a depression diagnosis. Which is worse, the depression or the ADD. I've also read that it is more important to treat the depression and the ADD gets better. Hmmm, does that mean that the meds to treat ADD and depression could be linked? Yeah, I think so. This honestly has been one of the longest times I've sat down to write a blog in a long time. Whether it be myspace or my other blog, I can't finish a blog in one sitting. I have the attention span of a turnip. Is that just an excuse. Yes it is. Can I push myself to the end and still not get something done? Yes, focusing is hard. The mind is going 100000 miles per second. But, it is possible to slow down and keep trudging. Remembering to take my meds helps. But with that attention span issue, it's sometimes forgotten about until symptoms creep up again. I guess as soon as I have some money again, it's off to the doctor again to see what she says about a once a day combo med. That would be nice, I don't forget my milk pill cuz I always eat, lol, and I know what will happen if I don't take it. Sudden consequences make for a vivid reminder. So it's off to downstairs to get something to eat, take a few pills and go about my day.