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Avatar n tn Weird, never heard that one before - and I have been on this site for 4 years. I think that a lot of the adults with ADD would be real surprised if it were true. As long as you have a prescription you are fine.
Avatar f tn If he is formally diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, the first medication that the doctor tries is a stimulant such as Ritalin or Metadate (assuming no medical reasons to avoid the stimulant such as heart disease). Did your daughter try one of the stimulants? Stratera is not a stimulant. It usually is given to ADD children that tried the stimulant route, but the stimulant did not work. Tenex is not a stimulant either.
1453183 tn?1287849019 t because no long term studies have been done on children (with or without ADD / ADHD). All of the individuals who I know who were diagnosed with ADD / ADHD as children and did not take stimulants are all fine now. Everyone I know who was diagnosed and put on stimulants has mental health problems. Yes, they could be comorbid disorders that would have showed up anyway.
Avatar n tn I have heard a lot about ADD/ADHD patients having tonsils and adenoids removed and being basically cured. My three year old was diagnosed with ADHD at two years old. We had him seen by an ENT a few months ago. His tonsils and adenoids were removed in May. He is doing much, much better in the ADHD area.
Avatar f tn You certainly could of had ADHD (or ADD) as a child, but because you were a girl and intelligent (and maybe because your mom also had the same problem and never dealt with it), it never got diagnosed. Now its catching up with you. It happens. Read the posts by CR-ST-NA AND 1CENTWIZ and you will understand more. ADHD does go hand in hand with depression. Some of our adult posters have been able to deal with their ADHD and their depression got a lot better.
Avatar n tn ll check the links you gave. When i was a kid ADD or ADHD was generally rarely heard of where I lived (in the sense that it wasn't diagnosed, although it obviously existed), be it in girls or in boys (actually I suspect my father of having it too, but obviously when he was a kid it was completely unknown).
Avatar n tn The site I am going to give you a link to has some very good information on ADD (and adhd). Check it out and if you have any questions please get back to us. Best wishes. The site is - http://helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_signs_symptoms.
342425 tn?1241379464 A kid that age on sugar will be diagnosed with add/adhd 99.9% of the time. For an adult to be diagnosed, they should at least take that 700someodd question psych test. I spent 2 weeks in hospitals just to find out I had adhd, but I paid 10k out-of-pocket just to find out because I knew I had some kind of "anxiety" problem.
Avatar f tn I can cope relatively well and I realize that ADD/ADHD presents itself differently in males and females. It has never caused huge issues so I have never seen the point of paying for an appointment to tell me things I already know especially since I doubt I would be medicated if I were diagnosed. I am just curious as to whether or not this could be considered ADD.
490665 tn?1210334012 was wondering if adult add goes un detected for quite a while, its just i suffer with anxiety and have been told its a side effect of add or adhd, i have always been quite hyperactive as a person and as a young person was very unruly and troublesom and did not quite understand why i was like that and why i was doin things wrong, i always have compulsions to get in trouble and still do, i also suffer with a bad temper but i dont mean to have these outbursts they just happen!!
Avatar m tn Another interesting book is by a UC Berkley honors student with severe ADHD. While it is about growing up with ADHD, not ADD you do get a feeling for what he had to do to get by in school. The book is called - "ADHD and Me, What I learned from lighting fires at the dinner table," by Blake Taylor. Finally, a web site. Its really for adults. Your son is very close to that. Its about how adults (and college students) deal with ADD.
Avatar f tn I have a 13yr who has ADD and CAPD. He is falling way behind in school and now doesn't even want to go. His grades are awful and honestly I don't think he cares. He refuses medicine. Which his doctor said he is old enough to make that decision. I was considering homeschooling him, but not sure if he would even try. Anyone with any advice would help.
Avatar f tn My boyfriend just recently came out and told me that he does struggle from time to time with ADD. He is studying in University a PHD in Microbiology, he only has 2 years left of his scholarship. And admitted that he struggles at times to concentrate on his studies and from time to time takes ritalin. He told me that he dosent take it regularly, he only takes it when he needs to he said.
973741 tn?1342342773 Do most people with ADD/ADHD also have executive functioning disorder? Is this a separate disorder or just part of the add/adhd?
Avatar n tn She has been a Compulsive Liar for as far back as I can remember. I also assumed that she had ADD, definitly NOT ADHD, and since completing high school and attempting now her second year of college, I find that her symptoms are worsening. I don't know where to start with her. She refuses help, will not see a counselor, definitly will not back down when caught in a lie, and I can't seem to do a thing to help her. What exactly is the corralation between ADD and Lying?