I was wondering if Adult Attention Deficit Disorder is common these days. I have been on and through so many antidepressants and mood stabilers in the past 6 years it's unreal. And if that's not enough, Bi-Polar meds, sleep meds, almost xanax. Nothing has ever come close to me feeling liike one of you regular souls who have the drive to do what you do. I am only 18, and do not have a doctorates degree yet, but I can tel you one thing; all the SSRI's and MAOI's and MOI's and SSNRI's and SNRI's are NOT going to work on me. I believe I have ADD - but only because i took a test on the internet and identified all of my symptoms in a clear voice. What should I say to my doctor? It's only a pediatrition but he gave me paxil once, and that ended me up in the hospital\ni will never ever do that again.\nWhat do you think the chances of him giving me adderol? or any other popular ADD drug without going through another one of those stinking evaluations that takes months to even see a psychiatrist?
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Howdy ADD; By your writing I can empathize with your frustration; however, frustration may be a result of an emotional allergic reflex by your understanding and sensing of your inner self which may be harmful to your future emotional welfare.\nAntidepressants do work on many people especially those that suffer anxiety disorders.\nMood Stabilizers (Paxil, Prozac,etc.) also tend to alleviate some of the symptoms associated with ADD.\nI can feel for you if you had an adverse reaction this far into your treatment with psychothropic medicants.\nAt this time and in my limited psyche can only offer a comforting suggestion and that is that you may be a 'hyper-allergic' person.\nHave you had any physical allergy tests to date?\nIt is my opinion that an allergic reaction in the atmosphere may irritate the mind into a distracted state that will make short-term mamory stagnant in neural flow and therefore long-term memory retention impossible.\nRetake your psychological tests again and ask the Psychologist to place the results of both tests side by side for your personal assessment.\nIt is normal to forget the answers that you have provided in the previous test, but it you reapproach this process with a hopeful attitude I am sure that you will be that much closer to your emotional betterment. Good Fortune to you, Jose
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I have taken it for 6 months and I think it is great.  However there are times i suffer with insomnia like you and at times have heart palpatations.  But, I'm not tired anymore, get double accomplished at work every day, and am able to talk to people without wandering off.  I work with kids with ADHD, and I was diagnosed mainly ADD.  I do worry sometimes about side effects, but the benifits to me have been tremendous.  The only other way i know of to help you is to consider possibly changing diet, coffee has helped me pre-adderall years, and exercising to increase alertness.  Hope this helps.  Check www.drweil.com for further info. about natural ways to deal with ADHD.
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I have also suffered severe depression on and off for quite a while, and am currently battling post-natal psychosis.\nAnti-depressants aren't any good for me either. If medication isn't working for you, then more medication probably isn't going to achieve much.\nSelf-confidence comes with self-esteem, which cannot be provided by any drug. I'm not sure feeling elated all day is exactly normal, either.\nI am currently being treated by a natural therapist and an excellent psychologist, and have come further in the past eight weeks than in the past four years.\nYou need to check things like your hormone levels (these will most likely be out of whack with the depression), there are nutritional factors to consider (depression, anxiety and stress deplete the body of many many nutrients), cognitive behavioural therapy is brilliant, as is learning relaxation techniques. There are probably past issues you need to deal with (psychologist), and good regular exercise is suprisingly helpful (I hate it but I do it!).\nI honestly think you'd be better off exploring other treatment methods than putting your poor mind and body through another horrible experience with medication.\nWhatever you do, I hope it works for you :)
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get a 2nd opinion on the ADHD, it seams to be a lot of bull to me. doent matter how hyperactive or how little attentive someone may be, they concentrate on something. what ever that is can be used as a building block, i havent seen any of that stuff work. the meds just slow down brain function which is ultimatly bad for the entire body.
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Tell your physician what is going on and he may refer you to someone for therapy.  That Dr. can prescribe the pills for you and help you through what you are going through.  (that didn't happen with me...but that is the usual)\n\nWhat happened with me, is I told my physician what was happening, he prescribed me Xanax as well as Ambien (to help me sleep) and told me I needed to find help somewhere...I found "Emotions Anonymous" (no, I'm not kidding) in the white pages.  I attended their meetings (no fees, only donations) for about 6 months.  ( Dr. was happy with my decision and kept prescribing the meds I needed )  After 6 months, I felt better, and got off the meds.
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Does he want help? Does he recognize that he has a problem with ADHD? If so, that will help out a lot.\n\nYou need to help him find someone who knows how to manage adult ADHD, as well as how to make sure that there isn't anything else going on. The person who has diagnosed him should be able to help make up a comprehensive plan that includes more than just medication, but includes some organizational help and help him analyze why he was fired from his jobs and what he can do to prevent it.\n\nRead some of these resources on Adult ADHD to give you some ideas for you to help him:\n\nADD Resources:\nhttp://www.addresources.org/\n\nADHD.com: Understanding Adult ADHD:\nhttp://www.adhd.com/adult/understanding.jsp?reqNavId=1\n\nWebMD: Newly Diagnosed with Adult ADHD:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/72138.htm?z=1623_00000_0000_f1_02\n\nADHD Support Resources:\nhttp://adhddimensions.org/support.html\n\nYou don't say what your relationship is to the person with ADHD, but you can help by being supportive, helping him to look at his behavior and take responsibility for it, and helping to hook him up with resources for help.\n\nHang in there and be persistent--you can help him out!
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OMG you have one of THOSE doctors!!!!! \n\nGET A NEW PSYCHIATRIST that KNOWS whats going on in the world of Mental Illness!!!!! \n\nGo to your local mental health clinc vs. private doctor. They are better and more informed on the latest therapies and medications. \n\nDiscussing Your Medications: \nWhat You Need to Know\n\nHere are some tips to help you effectively talk with your doctor about medications:\n\nLet your doctor know all medications you are taking. This includes any prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications, herbal or dietary supplements and vitamins.\n\nWhen your doctor prescribes a new medication for you, make sure you get all of the information you need. How will the medication help you? What side effects can you expect? Should you avoid any foods or drinks while on the medication? Are there any drug interactions that may occur with other prescriptions you are taking? \n\nMake sure you know when to take a new medication and how-on any empty stomach or with food? In the morning or evening? How often? Take notes on these instructions.\n\nFind out how long it should take for the medication to start working and what you should expect when this happens.\n\nAsk about what you should do if you develop any side effects. Do you stop the medication? Should you call the doctor? If so, how can you reach him or her if it is after office hours?\n\nYour pharmacist is another great source of information on medications and over-the-counter products if you still have questions. He or she should be made aware of all your prescriptions in order to advise you properly about possible drug interactions, side effects, and instructions for use.\n\nAtypical Antipsychotics   \nAugmentation therapy \n\nThese medications may be added when symptoms only partially respond to another medication to increase the overall response to treatment \n\nAbilify\nGeodon\nRisperdal\nSeroquel\nZyprexa Aripiprazole\nZiprasidone\nRisperidone\nQuetiepine\nOlanzapine  \n\nAffects the concentration and activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical in the brain thought to be linked to anxiety disorders \n\nTricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)\nAdapin *\nAnafranil *\nAventyl *\nElavil *\nLudiomil *\nNorpramin *\nPamelor *\nSinequan *\nSurmontil *\nTofranil *\nVivactil * \n\nDoxepin \nClomiprimine\nNortriptyline\nAmitriptyline\nMaprotiline\nDesipramine\nNortriptyline\nDoxepin\nTrimipramine\nImipramine\nProtriptyline \n\nPD, PTSD, GAD\nOCD (Anafranil only) \n\nAffects the concentration and activity of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine, chemicals in the brain thought to be linked to anxiety disorders
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First of all, allow me to share my sympathy for you and your wife. I can tell that you’re a caring person and that’s part of maintaining a stable relationship for any period of time. From what I’ve gathered from your story, it seems that you truly care a whole lot about your wife and what could happen if this problem is not stopped, and you need advice handling the issue. \nSecondly, if you stop caring for her she will only get worse. People that become addicted to drugs and alcohol usually have their reasons behind the substance abuse. Since this all started before you came along, you must talk to her and find out when she started abusing drugs and why. She needs to know that you care and love her. I suggest calling a drug abuse councilor and scheduling an appointment with her to get the help that she needs. Don’t let her start a program and quit, you must encourage her in every way possible and keep an eye out for symptoms of withdraws/cravings from substance so she wont be in a situation where she has no control.\nI’m 18 years old but have had psychical addictions to pills since I was about 12. Amphetamines (adderall) are dangerous and it took a really special friend to show me I was killing myself and letting my family down every day. Finally I got off of everything and remain clean for the last 5 months or so. But back to your wife, I really wish you and her the best of luck and PLEASE feel FREE to contact me with ANY questions, comments, or to ask my opinion! Hope to hear back, please inform me how everything goes!\nwebmaster@techbrian.com
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i am in the same situation...i have a daughter that has adhd with mood disorder and she is on the highest medication you can give someone...(adult doses) she is on so many meds for morning,noon and night...it sucks...but she is truely out of control if she isnt on them...and yes we are extremly disciplinary so its not a parental problem....if she wasnt on the meds she wouldnt be able to go to school...the teachers cant handle her if shes off of them...if we took her off we would have to put her in a special school and that would probably be worse on her...embarressing and everything that goes with that!   i hate the fact that we have her on so many meds it could kill a horse but i dont know what else to do.i sometimes let her go without it...when shes out of school like now,but sometimes its just to much...i am not very patient with her sometimes and i hate myself for that!  but anyways i have never heard of anything outside of meds that can help with this...but i do commend you for not letting them push meds down his throat...but depending on his age and the severity of it the school may force you to or put him in a special school...
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Hi, I'm embarrassed to say that I do the same thing sometimes. Ill  go weeks without barely even thinking about food then go on these crazy eating frenzies and then I feel like shit afterwards. I'm not sure why we do this, its a truly sad thing and I'm taking two perscriptions to calm me down so I dont'  do it one is Xanex and the other is Zoloft. Talk to your doctor and tell him what's up..If not just try to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE and dont' get caught in the "funk" of the eating binge. Trust me I know exactly what your saying but good luck....
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I took Paxil for about 6 years.  It really helped but I started going through some hard times in my life and all of my depression and anxiety came back.  I went to a dr and he changed me to a different antidepressant.  I feel alot better now.  I dont know if you take Paxil or Paxil XL but if you just take regular Paxil be careful if you get off of it.  I had to have a drs help to get off.  I started having withdrawls from paxil and felt awful..dizzy, tired, just bad all over.  So make sure you talk to a dr about this.  I know its not easy telling a dr about your depression and you dont want to sound crazy-believe me i know-but you have to get yourself feeling better.  Depression is a horrible feeling and so are panick attacks.  So please, go to a dr and see if they can change your meds.
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My advice would be to make an appointment with a therapist (and make sure it's one that is going to actually spend time talking to you, not just prescribe the pills and walk out). Lots of healthy people talk to therapists all the time, even when there's nothing wrong, so you don't have to feel weird about it or anything like that. I still talk to my therapist once a month, even though I'm not really going through depression right now, just because I like to have that lifeline. I like to know that if I do find that I have something important to bring up, I can just call her and set up an appointment. Also, she would be able to tell just from talking to you whether or not you need extra help or medication, and it's hard to diagnose yourself sometimes with these things.
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I just have a HUGE problem with all these meds these days.\nI believe that there is a time and place for them, but only temporary because all they do is COVER UP THE PROBLEM.  You need some really good counseling to FIND AND KILL THE ROOT PROBLEM!\nMeanwhile..... tell Satan to hit the trail!!!!!!!!  Dont listen to him!
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im not a doctor but my dad is a well known phsyciatrist, but has moved to az. my best friend has a son of 6 that acts really bad. you may not agree with this but if he is acting out and he is name calling and acting uproarious then he may need medicine. you may think to get him evaluated. does he have problems concentrating in school too/ or fighting with other kids? what about learning? if so, he may need some aderol, strattera, and or ritalin. this he also may outgrow as i did. i was a horror till actually 20 with this. im 31 now and fine though i have clinical depression. ive been fine with no meds for that for 10yrs! some people have a problem with putting ther kids on meds and their is a cliche with some of these meds so i would pick a doctor carefully and even go for two diffrent phsyc evals. just  to be sure. or there is something called behavior modification. counseling to learn how to deal with just the behavior. so you decide. their are good meds  out now and also to be one the safe side to be honest sometimes they may have side affects such as weight loss or stomach aches. please be advise carefully. lol mexxxi.
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Hello again there!  Sorry to hear about how you feel.  I also have CFS or abstein bar.  I'm a bit of a pro at it, the difference with me is that I am a new person after my treatment. CFS starts out as Mononucleosis (MONO) the virus which if untreated turns to CFS, so that's why my doctor treats it with Valtrex.  Depression and anxiety come with CFS which also causes joint and muscle soreness, that's where the antidepressants come in.  As far as the fybromyalgia the only thing I know for it is pain management and that is something I don't dare explain because I have no personal experience but from my mother having it I know it's not easy to treat. Listen, if your doctor disagrees with the treatment that I just described to you as far as the CFS then you need to find someone who is more open to your health solutions. I love my doctor, he's so wonderful that my trust in him is unmentionable. I know it's scary to try someone new, but you need to feel better.  Wouldn't you like to feel normal again?  Be able to get up when you wake up and go.  Not fall asleep at the wheel.  You get my point.  I'm a new person and I have a new baby.  Believe me it feels good to be awake and the weight of the world is now a lot more manageable.  By the way drinking makes it worse, a lot worse!  So if you do, you need to take a break until you're all better.  Believe me it didn't help me any, I thank GOD for today. Chat with you later   I hope this info helps u a little bit. By the way if you're having trouble with a day at a time, try an hour at a  time.  Sounds like you're under a lot of stress and that makes the CFS worse all of the time.  Help is on the way,  you'll be alright. My doctor always reassured me that I'd be o.k., he is very involved with his patients and that's why everyone loves and trusts him so much
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I think, It depends on how many you have a day.\nHow bad it is.\nAnd u really need the meds. to go with if.\nI think you should get a hold of him tommorw.
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I took my son's adderal and welbutrin.....and as a result I took my son off of it..       It messed  me   up...and I decided right then and there I didn't want my Child taking that  stuff....   Plus it caused him to have Heart Palpitations" and "anxiety" attacks..    He wasn't ADD  he was just High spirited and needed extra supervision........    that was when he was 5 now he is 13 and is still a handful   but    he is a good kid  with good morals. and I  am so glad I got him off his meds.   He doesn't even remember half his child hood.  You know I hope that the schools get more money for every kid they have that is diagnosed with Adhd or ADD.   Think about it and think about your Kid.