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327385 tn?1378360731 my 9yr old daughter has some problems i think she has add/adhd. she was seen by an add/adhd spealist last year. the doctor tinks she has it but wanted her teacher to fill out the forms. her teacher was complaining alot about her behavior.she has trouble listening-finishing tasks-wanting to lay in floor-alot of talking. but when i asked her teacher to help with the forms she tells me she doesent have those problems?
Avatar n tn Two other ideas. One is that with her intelligence she gets bored fairly quickly and the words in her head is simply the way she is dealing with the boredom. And she may get so involved in daydreaming or finds the work so boring that she just isn't finishing it. If she is reading on the 5th grade level, there is no way that, "words bother her and call her stupid." But she may be missing out on the instructions? The other is, of course, the possibility of ADD.
Avatar f tn Hi. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 8. I have always taken medication to help me focus in school and have always found that I lose my appitie and when the medication wears off at night I get my appitie back. Well now that I'm 15 I've became obsessed with my weight. Exercising like crazy tracking calories and carbs in everything I eat. I take in about 600-800 calories a day. Is that healthy for a 15 year old girl?
429700 tn?1308007823 I was wondering--have any of you been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD)? I was quite surprised when my neuro diagnosed me with this last week. I think it's related to my MS, but not sure (dummy me didn't think to ask). He told me that Provigil actually helps with this problem and raised my dosage a bit. The cognitive stuff has improved greatly since taking Provigil, but if it would go away completely, I don't think I'd mind one bit!
Avatar f tn I have 16 year old twin boys who have just now recently been diagnosed with ADD by a Neurologist. He has prescribed Concerta which I can understand but he also prescribed Lamictal and from the information I can find this is for Bipolar or Epilepsy. Can anyone out there comment?
1858622 tn?1319813203 She says she does not like one church which is fairly large. I wonder if that is an issue with ADD kids?Or is it because she is 13?
Avatar m tn I did some research and found that the symptoms of adult ADD matched my everyday life.(look them up and tell me YOU dont have some of them!) I thought I could use this to help me get my life back on track and went to my dr. It has been over 3 years now and I am still trying to get off of adderall. I have never been dependant or addicted to anything in my whole life. I am slowly cutting my dosage but I am a grow man and it is really hard for me.
Avatar f tn I've had 3 kids and I didn't always get many symptoms. Stop trying to freak out, lol. I'm so guilty of this myself though. Are you just more tired, or bigger breasts? It can be tough. Just googled it, so here's a link to others with same concerns. HTH https://*****************/question/index;_ylt=A86.J7zyNdVUhzwAK0EnnIlQ?
Avatar f tn (1) If you have already thought your child might have ADD, you will undoubtedly find a doctor who will diagnose him with that ailment. It is a very popular and faddish diagnosis, which is not to say that a proportion of those being treated do not have problems. (2) If he is under seven or eight years of age, don't even consider it.
Avatar n tn I have suffered from ADD symptoms as a result of my drug and alcohol use a decade ago. I have been on many ADD and anti depressant meds but all to no avail except with Wellbutrin XR and somewhat with Concerta. The Wellbutrin worked amazingly well a long time ago but stopped shortly after I took a small sip of hard liquor. My doctors are perplexed by this but that is the only explanation I can come up with.
Avatar f tn Is there any way to add MS symptoms that aren't on your list? For example, one of my worst ones is itching, so I'd like to add it. Thanks!
Avatar f tn my boyfriend thinks our daughter has add but i dont think its just cause she is two but she has a attention span of two seconds wht do you think
757137 tn?1347196453 There was a news item today that claimed a connection between ADD and the use of organophosphates (a pesticide) on the food we eat. Apparently, in tests it was found that children with ADD tended to have very high levels (well above he norm) of this poison in their systems. I will see what more I can learn about this. Even when we are conscientious in caring for our children there are hidden dangers all around us.
1453183 tn?1287849019 My son has been diagnosed with having ADD/ADHD and was put on Atterall and then a year ago the doctors took him off the medication and his schooling has suffered because of it. My question is would home schooling him help him or hurt him in anyway? And What else can I do to teach my child how to help control his symptoms?
Avatar f tn I read the post from SueNYC. I am curious about the Tenex for emotional kids. My 7 yr grandson has been diagnosed with ADD. He is taking Stratera. He has been for about 1yr. His dose is 25 mg a day. It helps with some things. His main problem is his mouth(back talking), irritates to point she cries his sister, just plain defies you some days, and cries at the drop of a hat(sometimes for no reason and others when not getting his way).
Avatar f tn The Adderal was very helpful for a while, but now I am finding my ADD symptoms are getting worse. I also have a sleep disorder which is also getting worse with age and when I don't sleep well all the ADD symptoms (poor concentration, impulsivity, anxiety) seem to be increased. Does anyone know of any good research on the effects of aging on ADD.
459210 tn?1237381603 there are also some really good ADD/ADHD sites that have a checklist of common symptoms, I could not beleive it, I ticked every box. the interesting thing is that ADD is genetic and if you have it one of your parents do.
Avatar f tn I have 2 adults daughters 20 and 18 both with ADD, and I have ADD myself, I was not diagnosed untill my late 30's with this and thought I just had full on kids as I had no idead what ADD is and learnt to copy no medications by learning diferent parenting methods, my questions is now they are older there are different issues that I do not want them to learn the hard way like I di, my youngest is very unsettled and changes jobs, has a lot of sickies, changes boyfriends (all classic of ADD I
Avatar f tn As for differences between bipolar and adult ADD - google has information, personally I believe adult ADD to be up their with childhood *** as about most over diagnosed thing around and do not remotely believe its as prevalent as people say - I have met plenty of adults who claim to be ADD and not one of them truly fits the symptoms and the behaviours but hey they get ritalin and it works so they must be ADD right? * Ritalin works on non ADD and ADD people in most cases...
203342 tn?1328737207 Hey, I just thought I'd share this. Did you know that there are vidoe games that can actually help kids with ADD concentrate better? And you know all kids like video games so it wouldn't seem like work to them! There are two that I know of. There's the Smart Box which includes a helmet with built in sensors to moniter brain activity. As long as players remain calmly focused on the game, it plays normally.
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 I'm in my first trimester of my second child. I am feeling like that. Second day of missing woirk. I'm so done. I can't wait till second trimester. My first pregnancy was much easier.
219373 tn?1274921434 is it possible that she also has ADD that is covered by the asperger symptoms?? or can adderall help kids with aspergers?? i feel her doc is treating her diagnosis and not her actual symptoms. he is not hte one who has to deal with her day to day but yet wont listen to me. i am struggling with her alot as well as my husband and i am at the end of my rope.
Avatar m tn I have an 18 yrs old son, he is in the 12th grade, we found out that he had ADD when he was in the 10th grade. He has been having problems with his school work since K. He is not a trouble kid at all never has been. The problem is his school work never finish it, he wait till report cards so he can finish his work, lately he is having more trouble getting his work done. He will not let me put him on med at all. I need to know if there is any thing out there that might help him with out drugs.