ADHD / ADD Support Group

I have a very good friend who does. She is 53 now and has learned how to deal with it. She was an ER nurse for years, which fits ADD perfectly with all the adrenalin required for the job. I know from experience that she has a hard time sitting still! We joke about it. I hope you can joke about it someday. I know it can be dibilitating and hard on a marriage sometimes.

I do. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 19. I know I have had it all my life though. I am 29 now and on Adderall XR 30 mg.

Me too! Had it all my life (since grade school) but was just diagnosed about a month ago.

Treatment with meds is working but acceptance is also a big part of dealing with it.

Count me in! I'm looking for tips to help keep things together at work.

iv had adhd since i waz 2 im now soon to be 19 i need tips to keep my self on track i took my self off all of the meds they had me on as a kid at the age of 14 i have been doing well but with my adhd i also have adhd vdt with is attention deficit hyperactive disorder with violent destructive tendencies so i also have a hrd time with my anger as well

ADHD since I was 30.

I am also diagnosed and take the Adderall XR 30mg. No H for me, straight ADD. I'm scattered in my mind at the tender age of 39 (ha), but have managed to create a socially acceptable and organized facade for the world. My brain races, but my mouth can spew the thoughts even faster most days. As they do, those thoughts seem to rapidly roll out in a very crisp, methodical manner which generally leaves the person or people standing in front of me with their mouths falling to the floor, because they require time to process the information that I've just fired off. My thoughts come together so quickly when I am eager to express a point, so often times it leaves people totally befuddled. To be honest, sometimes I can't believe it myself - I have the ability to devise structured plans in an effort to problem solve by rendering a solution at the speed of high impact collisions. (I would say at the speed of light, but I really think it comes across much more like a collision! :-)

Weakness - If I have no interest, it won't get done until I am faced with a consequence. I seem to require the intensity of a penalty in situations where the task before me bores me to no pulse.

ADD as well here. Diagnosed at 25 now 39. I take adderall but not the XR. Currently taking 20mg 2 or 3 times daily. I've bounced around on several meds over the years but Adderall has been a blessing. Currently looking to add an antidepressant possibly; lost job in July and last 2 months have really been depressed and unmotivated. Not only dealing with job loss, but also coming to grips with what a real ass I've been to my wife over our 22yrs together (17yrs married)
I also have the same weakness as SunnySky.

Hi Sandlot,

I'm terribly sorry to hear of your job loss. Such loss can have unrelenting, negative influence to so many aspects of your life. It must be a very difficult to manage some days - the vacillating feelings that go with the fear of financial insecurity.

Watch out on those anti depressants though. Because we are wired a little magically, those can push us deeper into depression, I've found. Tricyclics are no good for me, and cause me to downward spiral. You also have to consider the influences of mixing meds. I tried Celexa and it helped to pull me out of my funk, my deep funk. I also didn't encounter that major jolt when your body is adjusting which causes some people to feel extremely tired. I knew that if I was tired, then I'd only become more depressed anyway. I resisted the idea of taking anything for so long, but realized that the right one can really balance out my emotional highs and lows. Of course, I was enduring situational depression, not chronic which sounds the same in your case.

Your situation with your wife and the hardships you are trying to manage right now will only become magnified if ya can't get yourself balanced out, my friend.

Within a week, I was shocked to realize that I no longer wanted to stab myself in the eye with a pencil. So you sincerely apologize to your wife, take steps to turn things around, make only the promises you can keep and make that your first promise to her. Then you move onward and upward and climb. Do something right now that you say you'll do but put off. Go.... :-)

I'm a separated father of beautiful 5year old daughter. Not diagnosed with ADD/ADHD but I exhibit many of the symptoms. I believe this was the root cause of my issues. I've come to the realization that this is bigger than me. I've always had a hard time admitting that there is a problem or asking for help when I've gotten in over my head. I am looking for a better understanding of these disorders and how I can change my destructive behaviors. If anyone has any resources or information that they can pass along I would be greatful. Thanks to all.