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  • Title: Mixed Amphetamine Salts Without a Mood Stabilizer for Treating Comorbid Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: Two Case Reports.
    Author: Armstrong C, Kapolowicz MR.
    Journal: Mil Med; 2023 May 16; 188(5-6):e1316-e1319. PubMed ID: 34318326.
    Abstract:
    Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are often comorbid in patients and can have significant overlap in symptoms. Because of this common comorbidity and often overlapping symptoms, accurate diagnoses can be difficult. The standard treatment for these comorbid disorders is a mood stabilizer with the possibility of adding a psychostimulant. However, research suggesting treatment for comorbid disorders with a psychostimulant without a mood stabilizer is lacking. Here, we present two cases where mixed amphetamine salts, which are traditionally avoided in those with BD, were effectively used without a mood stabilizer to treat comorbid BD and ADHD in both patients. The outcome of this case series serves to motivate future investigations which are needed to validate treatment with a psychostimulant without a mood stabilizer for the treatment of comorbid BD and ADHD.
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