I have heard that a lot of people who are diagnosed with bipolar also have ADHD. Sometimes bipolar is even misdiagnosed as ADHD. I wanted to see if that's the case for any of you here.

I have been diagnosed with ADHD ever since I was a kid, and then I got diagnosed with Bipolar when I was in my twenties. Both my psychiatrist and therapist were very reluctant to give me the bipolar diagnosis, but they told me they noticed some indications of it. 

Then when I had my first manic episode, instead of hypomanic (which is what I usually get) it confirmed that I didn't just have ADHD. 

But when you think about it, hypomanic episodes are very similar to typical symptoms of ADHD (high energy, impulsivity, racing thoughts, high distractibility, etc) 

So to me it makes sense for why they thought it was just ADHD for so long. 

Did any of you have a similar experience?