What helps with ADD if diagnosed w/Bi-polar?

[D30547]

I have been diagnosed with bi-polar and I've been doing my own research.  The one thing I can't seem to get past is how my meds Lamictal havn't helped with my ADD.  I seem to not be able to sit still, get bored easily, and just can't keep my mind from wondering to other things when I just try to listen.  By the end of the day I am litterally mentally drained, which don't help with my migraines.  I am on 100mg and did the baby dose till I was up to that dose, and was told to wait for it to help with ADD.  Am I crazy to want one pill to fix it all?  Any suggestiongs?

[MARYMARYQUITECONTRARY]

Is there some reason you can't have Ritalin with Lamictal? How about Klonopin? (Ritalin day- Klonopin eve.)
I'm like, Duh, of course a mood stabaliser alone is not gonna hellp ADD cause the problem with ADD is not mood instability it is with keeping a managable level of stimulation  to the brain.
Try asking your Psychiatrist or neurologist this an let us know what they say.

Peace,
MARY age 13

[LetaB]

I have been taking Adderall for several years and I will admit that the pills put me in a "hypomanic" position BUT they allow me to get things done. I have a highly depressive form of BP and rarely ever go into any mania (my natural mania consists mostly of obsessive thoughts)  so I just lie in bed most days. The Adderall is like alot of coffee - I get a little shaky but I see a problem one step at a time on it instead of one insurmountable mess and I have the ambition to attack it for a change. I know it exacerbates psychosis in alot of BPs. It isn't for everyone. I saw my doctor a few hours ago and he asked me where I was getting prescriptions for Adderall! From him. "No you aren't", he said.I am getting through him and have been for years.. (he admits to being ADHD himself and maybe he's a little ...)
  I'm just starting to take Lithium and Depakote for the BP but, unless they fill me up with energy and concentration like my stimulants, I'll take all three.

[LeftCoastChick]

I was told ADD drugs can be "activating", which means it could cause other BP symptoms. I am always wriggling in my chair, I get distracted easily and tune people out really fast. I find that my dosage of Seroqual  was increased because of my anxiety has helped a bit with the ADD, I'm also on 200mgs of Lamactil and that sure has helped with my depression. I find that since my other symptoms have been alleviated for the most part, it's easier to handle this. There is no *cure* for this. I am trying my best to focus and relax, you have to be able to do your part as well, my pdoc basically said get off your butt and do your part. *gulps* (she was very tactful).