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<title>Psych Central Answers | Published Questions | ADHD</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:19:30 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[add and marijuana use]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:19:30 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This is a strange question.. but I just wonder.. Has anyone known of anyone that has ADD or ADHD and smoked marijuana and gotten the opposite side affects. What I mean is... when a person has ADD and drinks caffeine... the caffeine will usually calm them down. That is the oppostie affect then it would have on a "normal" person without ADD. SOOOOO... When a normal person smokes marijuana they tend to have the side affects of laziness, munchies and calm. Has anyone heard of anyone that smokes and it makes them hyper, not eat/no appetite, and have insomnia????" I know this sounds crazy.. but jus<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ADD or am I just stupid, sometimes?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:28:34 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My husband and I just got into a major arguement about parenting.  he thinks I'm lying when I say I'm trying.  Its so frustrating.  What happens is our ADHD child, doesn't do things the first time he is asked so I did the perscribed 3 times, or so I thought, and my hubby says I did it a lot more.<br /><br />Then it turned into a free for all.  I repeat myself all the time and I lie when I say I don't.  I'm the reason our son is doing poorly.  I ask too many questions.  Spout out too many ideas.  *sigh*<br /><br />I analyze.  Its what I do at work, its what I do naturally...that's why I'm good at my job!  :( <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Falling asleep whenever I have to concentrate on something difficult]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:37:32 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am 55 years old and have had this problem my whole life.  I have a lot of energy, eat a good diet and sleep 7 to 8 hours a night.  My problem is that whenever I have to concentrate on something, a difficult book or lecture for example, for more than ten minutes I drop off.  I can go longer if I am really fresh in the morning, but other than that I  tend fall in to a deep sleep.  This has made it difficult to learn math, understand physics, or even learn government rules and regulations.<br /><br />I have a college age son who has ADHD and I notice I share some symptoms with him. Any advice where I <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[should a child with adhd be disciplined by multiple people?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:40:47 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Should a child with adhd be disciplined by multiple people?<br /><br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What's the best way to deal with adult ADHD]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:36:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey, I haven't been here in a while. I'm not going into to much details. I'd just like your best advice on dealing with adult ADHD. Thanks in advance.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ who to blame me or the ADHD?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:41:30 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Am seventeen i was diagnosed  when i was really young I've been on and off medication all my life but this year I've been on but I still forget things, little things like my phone, notebooks, pencils, or some times homework, important dates or worse my emotions are so erratic  some times am so confused  i don't know what to do with myself  other times I feel like i don't want to talk with anyone my parents think that the meds are the cure so they get upset for every little thing I forget or misplace or say things with out even knowing what I had just said am overwhelmed do I blame myself for <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[can't concetrate - outta time]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 01:06:25 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have a hard time concetrating and studying since I was 12 years old at school, along with that came other issues, by not being able to study properly, I developed anxiety and depression, I did get to cope barely all over these years, i'm an adult and though I have being able to cope as good as I could, I ended not really resolving these problems, and feel things really went bad this last year, and the tendency, it is just to continue getting worst. It is very hard for me to be present and to concetrate my mind on things and from all the other things I have control in my life, right now real<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fluxuating ADHD?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:00:20 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I've been living with ADHD since I was very young, possibly since birth. I wasn't diagnosised till about age 6 or 7. I've been on different medications and tried different tactics to keep it under control. I'm 20 now and it's worked for the most part. I'm on a medication that helps hugely, and while I still have struggles it's not as hard as it would be without the medication. <br /><br />I'm just kind of curious about something I've noticed with my ADHD. I've had fluxuations of high and low symptoms and difficulty. I'll be fine for 3 or 4 months, sometimes up to a year, then suddenly my symptoms and<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What can I do when the ADHD medications and therapy are not working?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:44:04 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have an eight year old son that has ADHD with mood disorder and ODD. The medicines and therapy are not working. He refuses to take one of his meds, I have told the doctor but he didn't do anything about. Everyday his father, young brother, and I have to deal with him screaming, yelling, argueing, crying over nothing and we don't know what to do anymore, we are at our wits end. I myself have Bi-polar 2 disorder with panic attacks, his younger brother is also adhd. Please help me I dont know what to do anymore.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Have 2 complete opposite jobs - Looking to take an adult ADHD test]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:20:07 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am a young adult with 2 jobs in completely opposite. I am a millworker by day (40hr/week) and a jr web developer/programer by night (20-30hr/week). I am good at my jobs and at the mill am a leader with slightly more responsibility than the average joe. I have always been easily side tracked and have a wandering mind ect which can affect my performance. On days that I go straight from one job to the other, I also have a hard time switching gears and getting into/staying productive at my desk job after a day of screaming saws and wood slinging.<br /><br />I know and even work with people that take on<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[no insurance and need help]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:58:28 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[hi<br /><br />i'm pretty sure i have adhd - and it's taking control of my life and everything i love and want to do. i find myself easily distracted and frustrated with simple daily tasks. <br />i need help... the problem is i don't have any health insurance and currently do not have a steady job. even if i did... i feel like i would not be able to hold a job or focus on a job right now cause of the problems i've been having. <br />how can i get diagnosed and treated without health insurance and without a steady income. <br /><br />please help<br />-k<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I think it's a possibility that I have ADD?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:24:55 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[First of all, when I have an assignment or a test to study, I always end up on my laptop and I tell myself that I will study after this, but I end up wasting hours and the next day I rush to finish it. I have joined an honours-type school and my major procrastination is the reason for my percentages dropping. I also write down notes really fast because I'm afraid of forgetting what the teacher has just said. I always tap my fingernails on something when someone is talking, or if I'm waiting for something. I'm not impatient, but I get easily frustrated when I'm tutoring someone. I do daydream <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[angry spouse]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:22:59 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[alright me and my fiance have been together for three years and have two kids i love him so much and i know he loves me but well okay during our first year he was dignosed with adhd whitch to me made perfect sense i was thinking that or bipolar he can be the kindest person but even the stupidest things can piss him off hell he at times gets mad for no reason and im not just talking frustrated he can be so cruel cutting me down calling me names acuseing me of cheating threating to leave me every time we get into an arguement well he will say it's over been then once it's all said and over with<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[- ADHD - I have pretty much all sympoms for this, how do i get myself diagnosed?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:44:03 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Title says it all :/<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ADHD and sleep problems]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have always had a really hard time with sleep but it seems like its been getting worse.  It goes in cycles where every 1 1/2-2 months or so I will stay up for like 4 days in row and yet still be fine energy wise the next day.  I have ADHD and have been on the same meds for a long, long time (Adderall, Abilify and Wellbutrin) so I know its not the medications. I also take Melatonin which usually works fine for sleep except during that really bad time period which I'm in right now.  Does anyone know why this happens or what I can do about it?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to approach a doctor for ADD?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:58:57 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi, <br /><br />I have taken a test for ADD/ADHD on this site (psychcentral.com). I have a score of 102 and it means that the problem is very serious. I also understand that this single test is not enough to judge whether I really suffer from this. But looking at the problems I am facing in my life, somehow I feel I suffer. I would like to consult a doctor. How do I approach him? Should I just tell him that I have problems related to focus, attention and remembering? or should I directly tell him that I might be suffering from ADD/ADHD? Kindly Advice me. Thanks a lot in advance<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[adhd or dyslexia?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:04:07 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[my son had ADD,when i bring him for treatment pychologist doctor don't allowed him to special school because he still can handle school task, but his school teaher placed him in the special class and ask us to try for 2 months.In his special class they only separate them according to age not according type of learning diabilities.Im confusing because at home he can study and write as normal but short span attention.Please advice me what should i need to do? <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best choice for diagnosis]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:26:12 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I believe that I may have Adult ADD. My 51st birthday is just around the corner so I'm becoming more concerned about my problem. Most of my life has been spent working in warehouses but just as a regulare worker, never management. Now however, I have an increased amount of responsibility with my job. The symptoms are all there for ADD but I am a little hesitant about talking with my family doctor about it. Are there any out there around my age that have been recently diagnosed with ADD and if so, what course did you take getting an "official" dianosis?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I'm worried about my life? I think I might have ADD? Please help]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 09:58:55 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, I'm hoping that you can help me. I'm sorry this is so long.<br /><br />I'm 17, in grade 12. I procrastinate in everything I do. I worry that I will not get into a good university because of my grades- which are due to my inability to focus on important things, my tendency to watch TV shows when I know I should be doing homework and assignments (Heroes, Big Love, True Blood, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, Moonlight, NCIS, CSI...), and my procrastination. I have this daunting feeling every time I go to school because I know that that's just one less day that I have to compl<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Concerta Effects me in A negative way. Help me please?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:34:29 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have been taking the ADHD and ADD medicine Concerta 72. mg. tabs for about 8 years. Every weekday at 7 in the morning and not during the summer months. It was not until the past 4 or 5 I started noticing they had begun to have a negative effect on me. I became worried when I noticed there was less of a difference between when I was on and off the medicine. I feel self-conscious, anxious, constantly panicked, and emotional. I also have trouble walking straight, and feel as if everyone is watching me. I get very jumpy as well with dry mouth and bad breath, my heartrate increases and I have lo<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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