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17 yr old daughter and possible ADD. Should we go to a pscychiatrist, pcsychologist with comp testing or a Neurologist exp with ADD? I understand she needs testing and not just questioners to fill out for an accurate diegnosis as to what the proplem is.

s been helping a little but I think she needs more of a boost. I had ADD problems aswell as 2 other of my siblings, the sister I look out for is only a half sister, but she could have picked it up from my dad anyway. I talked to my dad about getting her ADD medication and he fears it will make her worse. 15 years ago my brother took ADD medication that had some weird side effects and my dad doesn't want my sister to go through the same thing.

We now have a good Heath Page on WWW Resources that I would encourage you to look at, add/edit items, and post comments. These are the links that our members suggested would be useful. I am sure there are more - so feel free to add your comments and links under the appropriate section on the HP.

So I have four children and had a suprize pregnancy, im about a month and a half. I suffer bad from add! I am lost without my adderall! Does anyone know any safe things I could take or do to help me get focused? My house is a mess, my laundry is falling behind and I have a million appts and activities coming up I cant miss.

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.

I wanted to re-post this link to a health page I created listing anxiety resources. There are many many great books on this list. I cannot stress enough that the MORE work you put into treating your anxiety, the more successful you will be. You cannot expect to take a pill or go to therapy once a week (or less) and have it all figured out. If anyone has any books, sites, etc they have found helpful, let me know and I'll add it to the health page. Remember: you have to help yourself!

Sounds normal to me, to be honest. She's only 6------ it is difficult to block out all things and completely focus when in a noisy (which they all kind of are at that age) classroom. Is she doing fine with her work?? Is school coming to you with complaints? If not, then I would not make this into a big deal. If you think about it, we all have a subconsious as well that 'speaks' to us. Totally normal but a hard thing for a young child to verbalize.

Your family doctor is not the best for helping you with this. You need to see a psychiatrist for a diagnosis, and they are most knowlegable when it comes to these types of medications. Then see what type of psychologist he recommends. You're not on a medication specifically for ADD/ADHD. Ziac is for high blood pressure and I doubt you have this at 20! Do you know why it was given to you? Imitrex is for migraines, do you get migraine headaches?

I am giving a persuasion speech about natural child birth. I figure its a good topic because I want to know all about it before I do it anyways lol. Anyways do any of you ladies have good resources on the topic? Even resources pro interventions are welcome. I don't want to be so narrow minded in my speech ;) also birth stories of natural births and others would be very helpful.

My son has been diagnosed with Bilateral refractive ambyopia. What sort of resources should be made available through a school to support this condition and any related problems? This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/287314'>Bilateral Refractive Amblyopia (Myopic)</a>.

Has anyone tried this program/diet as a non-medicinal approach to add/adhd/behavioral problems? If so, what resources have you used. My daughter was diagnosed with dysthymic disorder (depression) with underlying adhd behaviors. I am NOT in favor of medicating a 6 yo and have heard great things about the feingold diet and other elimination diets to pinpoint foods/additives/artificial colorings/flavorings that can trigger allergies and cause unfavorable behaviors.

we have a good ADD and ADHD forum on MH some folks there may have information useful to you ..

I have been unable to find any resources for this other than the sleep tracker, and the options for entering medications are limited to ones for sleep. There should be a tracker that allows you to input symptoms of narcolepsy (which seems to be somewhat of an unknown disorder) that lets you input symptoms such as cataplexy, automatic behavior, medications (such as Ritalin), and scheduled nap times.

Maybe he is bored - my son has been in a gifted and accelerated school since pre-k, he is in 2nd grade now. I do not believe they would make you remove him from the school IF he were ADD or ADHD, he's there because of his IQ. Make sure you find out everything that's going on at school, maybe he's having problems with another child. There are alot of challenges in raising gifted kids, but there are alot of resources out there to help. try googling "gifted associations".

I have read different numbers in different places and hoped you could clear it up for me as well as provide me with the name of the resources/studies where the stats came from so he can look them up. It would be helpful if there were any written in layman's terms. In particular, I was wondering about transmission rates with just condoms alone as well as suppressive therapy without the use of condoms.

I'm new to being (diagnosed) as hypothyroid and I've noticed a few other folks on here in that same situation too. I thought it would be helpful to several of us to get the experience of folks who have been at this longer. What are the best books and other resources you've come across to learn more about your condition and make educated treatment decisions with your doctor?

I don't really know of any good online resources. I tried reading another board but ya know ... it just didn't feel like "home" like this one does. I'm not sure why? So far it looks like you are on the right path. You really sound like you want to do this. You sound like a good person. Keep coming back here. Hang out with us. Remember, just because you deleted them from your phone, you are still in their phone ...

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