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  Parenting Kids With ADHD

  In Parenting ADHD Kids, you’ll find answers to the big questions. Why is my child so short-tempered and stubborn? How [Read more…]
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• I’m Struggling And I Don’t Know Why

  If there’s one big theme to the mail we receive, it’s “I’m struggling and I don’t know why”. When I [Read more…]
• “THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!”

  By Rick Green I want to thank, and to tell you about a couple of heroes who work behind the [Read more…]
• Is ADD a Disorder? Or a Syndrome?

  When people say this is not a ‘real disorder’ you could agree and suggest it’s a ‘real syndrome.’
• ADD and Loving It?!

  ADHD Documentary Join television stars Patrick McKenna and Rick Green along with Patrick’s long-suffering wife, Janis, as they take you [Read more…]
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  ADHD Documentary | ADD & Loving It?!

  Best ADHD Videos ADD & Loving It?! – (Shop link)  is one of the best ADHD videos ever made, a [Read more…]

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• Dealing with a parent with ADD

  It can be difficult but I want to learn how to help. thank you.
• ADD Coach

  I looked up ADD coaches, but how do they really work and do they really help? One more person bitching [Read more…]
• When I first got diagnosed...

  When I first got diagnosed, I gotta say, I knew I could probably qualify as ADHD. I mean, my son [Read more…]
• Zoning Out

  For me, the most extreme is zoning out during sex. I was even distracted at my wedding. Both weddings actually. [Read more…]
• My son and his driving

  My son has ADHD. He got his driver’s license and a month later had his first crash. At about three [Read more…]
• The hardest thing I've had to confront

  I think the hardest thing I’ve had to confront is how many areas of life I’ve given up on. They [Read more…]
• Therapist

  I found a therapist who deals with ADHD, but he is not cheap. So I’ve realized that go get the [Read more…]
• Keeping a journal

  One of the things that saved me time with my therapist was keeping a journal, a diary of my thoughts. [Read more…]
• Concerta

  Recently my wife started worrying that the medication I take, (Concerta) was making me jumpy and edgy. I didn’t notice [Read more…]
• How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  So in the documentary ADD & Loving It?! they talked about how people with ADHD are often really good at [Read more…]
• PDA for ADHD mind

  I have to say, I think a PDA is a very cool tool for the ADHD mind. But I realized [Read more…]
• Family did not take it seriously

  When I first got diagnosed, no one in my family would believe I had ADHD. They just dismissed it. I [Read more…]
• Start with a low dose

  I found out that if medication makes you a ‘zombie’ then believe it or not, that can actually mean it’s [Read more…]
• Let good technology do the work

  I have discovered that my cell phone picks up my voice even if I talk quite softly. My wife was [Read more…]
• Do I have it?

  I often wonder if I have ADHD but taking tests and getting a diagnosis feels like one more thing in [Read more…]
• Non-stimulant Medication

  How do the non-stimulant medications work? I hear there’s a whole bunch of new ones that aren’t stimulants. What do [Read more…]
• Is it just me?

  Is it just me or are tools and treatments and all the stuff about ‘beating’ your ADHD not really worth [Read more…]
• Understanding a partner with ADHD

  When my partner first got diagnosed, I was relieved. Now and then when I get angry, I am able to [Read more…]
• Ritalin

  Is Ritalin like caffeine? Or cocaine? Or uppers? Or adrenaline? And is it addictive?
• It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Living with ADD Hello, is anyone in there? Channel surfing on a nightly basis, hyper focused on the desert oasis [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Love it. Funny how I could think I was a loser and lazy and even ‘weak’ and yet have actually [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I would say everyone is afraid to find out, cause it means something is ‘wrong’. And what’s scarier than having [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  Good question! I think there’s a difference between someone who is ADHD and is functional and people who are so [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  The other thing is finding the right people. Maybe this is a separate topic, but in the documentary ADD and [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  Don’t be afraid! I was diagnosed this summer (ADHD-Combined), after over 10 years of chronic depression, and a childhood of [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Mike – I’m right there with you. While struggling/failing with post-secondary work, I spent several summers in my early 20s [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I’ve been very fortunate – I found a job that was a great fit for me, even before being diagnosed, [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I know one of the most important components of a successful workplace is the relationship with the boss. A firm [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Some people call this the “not good enough model”. Really good if you have self esteem because it is the [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  Diagnosis or Road to Discovery? You are among friends!
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  Sometimes it feels that when you delegate you end up having to do the job yourself because the person you [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Methylphenidate (e.g. Ritalin, Concerta, Biphentin etc.) is a psychostimulant and primarily dopamine based. Cocaine and cannabis are also dopamine agonists. [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  It is really about speaking to his strengths rather than worrying about his weaknesses. Hey, we all have weaknesses. I [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  Non-stimulant medications (e.g. Strattera-atomoxetine; Wellbutrin-buproprion) mainly work on the noradrenaline neurotransmitter and are great at focusing and the problems of [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  The problem is that if the peak effect of the meds works while you are buffing your care (when you [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  For me, it’s the smart phone, and other devices that help me manage time & tasks (sort of). All my [Read more…]
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  I’m sending along cyber-hugs, Rick. I’ve been fortunate to have the opposite experience – actually, I think that seeing “ADD [Read more…]
• Re: ADD Coach

  I have a “volunteer” ADD Coach – a friend of mine. We sat down and worked out the ground rules [Read more…]
• Re: Is it just me?

  Hey Ava – I can see where you’re coming from. On the other hand, why spend *even more* time not [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  I have a partner who really wanted me to be perfectly fine in the psychological way and emtionnally because of [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  I take Strattera and no booming no nothing bad only it tooks 3 months to be effective I still have [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  As a young kid at the elementary school I was studying 3 hours with my grand ma while my friends [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  I need to use a smart but that special tool needes to be connect easily to every access important for [Read more…]
• How long on medication?

  I’m just wondering how long people have been/were on medication? I started in the summer, and noticed big improvements right [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  My iPod touch has been amazing. I sync my calendar to it, my school has free wireless everywhere so I [Read more…]
• Re: Therapist

  I will become a coach for ADHD issues First of all to assist my ADHD daughter and then myself… why [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  Difficult to write something after Dr J. Anyways I write something here because I am happy in my job for [Read more…]
• Re: Is it just me?

  Meds stabilize our brain and after we use it the best we can to take control of our life
• Best advice and thoughts

  you are different it is true but who may catch everything around him in few seconds who is so fast [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  Simplicity… A long long time ago, I used to carried my cell phone in front left pocket, my keys on [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I must agree with Dr.J. I had a job in a small firm with three main partners. I used to [Read more…]
• Re: When I first got diagnosed...

  This must be a new website. I heard the link in a presentation video online. I know (from personal experience) [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  My primary issues with drugs (prescribed or not (I.E. street drugs)) are that they change who you are. Drugs have [Read more…]
• How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  First off (as I write this post) I am thinking of ways on how to better educate myself and use [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  I’d read your poems but for one I can’t and for two I think poems are a bit of a [Read more…]
• My (long) story

  I’m 41. Quit school in the 10th grade. Looked at some report cards from schools when I was in kindergarten [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Speaking as a student in college finally having a successful semester, the Centre for Students With Disabilities (at Centennial College, [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Speaking as a student in college finally having a successful semester, the Centre for Students With Disabilities (at Centennial College, [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Oops – sorry for the double-post – I was typing on kind of a wonky computer.
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  That’s great. I think the people who resisted this the most are the people who I would wager are themselves [Read more…]
• Re: Is it just me?

  And in the documentary ADD & Loving It, it was Doctor Kurtz who said the idea is to use the [Read more…]
• Re: The hardest thing I've had to confront

  Hi Rick, my name is John. The hardest thing I’ve had to confront is loneliness. It’s funny, I am an [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I have learned something about ADD. The job I had is in a warehouse, with a cement floor, and walking [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  Rick, a few years ago I walked into a clinic and told the attending nurse that I just felt that [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  Rick, I have a lot of difficulty writing stuff down. I have very bad handwriting, and never liked to write, [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  I mainly work the night shift, and when I am heading out I would be so tired I might forget [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I am a self-employed salesperson for the last 12 years. The sales cycle in my industry is appox. 60 days, [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  What I do is go and try to write a daily diary on my computer, (if I remember), to type [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  I tend to judge myself, which means that when I try to keep a “journal”, I always wind up uncomfortable/embarrassed [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Given that you are College students, the best place to provide ADHD education is to your fellow students. If you [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  If there are CV risks, be sure to go to the www.caddra.ca website, click on the Guidelines and scroll to [Read more…]
• Where to start

  … And so here I am after feeling alone for many years. I am 30 years old. Many tell me [Read more…]
• Re: The hardest thing I've had to confront

  Guys I can say I have had the same problem. I have cried myself to sleep on many nights because [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Dr J, I try to see things in a good way but how can I? Everything I ever wanted to [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  I keep trying to do this journal stuff and only end up putting it off or making tns of files [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  Dr. J your last statement hit it on the head for me. I ama photographer and many times I have [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  Remember paperwork is kryptonite for ADDers. Use oral strategies: dictation systems, voice recorder, even a wave file that can be [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  Hey, I don’t offer advice or help because I am not a doctor. But I support you. I have recently [Read more…]
• Life after starting treatment...

  As the site and documentary state, ADHD is a very treatable condition. But I wonder what “treatable” means. Can someone [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  Purl Gurl says when goes back and she reads what she wrote she is embarrassed and throws stuff out. In [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I understand your reluctance to get diagnosed. It takes time. It costs money. It’s hard to find someone who can [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  You can also use these Forums to learn more and practice giving and getting advice. I think this website should [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  I just started taking Strattera less than a month ago. I’m not sure if it is helping yet. I’ve been [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  I have SVT and started Strattera Nov 27th at 60 mg. Is that a low dose?
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi purlgurl, I have been on meds for almost 7 years now. ( wow.. it doesn’t seem like that long) [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  By way of background … I am 61 years old and I make my living as a Story Editor, Screenwriter [Read more…]
• Oops! Classic ADD! Or ... I didn't notice the "Title" bar.

  Okay. So this is my 2nd post … sort of. While trying to add my first, I neglected to notice [Read more…]
• Phone Bills & TV Rentals

  Most Extreme ADD experiences? Where to start? Okay, How about … As I’ve mentioned elsewhere – what got me through [Read more…]
• Shadow Syndromes

  Early on, I learned that ADD rarely arrives on its own; it frequently brings some friends along. <g> Our messed [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Thanks, Indigenuity. I have been doing some really good work on mindfulness with a counsellor at my school (I “get” [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hey Guys! I have been on Adderall XR now for twenty months now. It is the difference between night and [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  There is a software called The Journal by DavidRM Software’s. It is easy to use! You just have to remember [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  LOL, In fact I have about 10 Writing Journals that I hoarde.. many of them never written in.. and yes [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Fearwidg, You have made my day with your story. I have been feeling very restless and anxious about how treatment [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  Well, I’m 56 years old and just got my diagnosis six months ago. Mad? Yes. Angry? Pissed that I have [Read more…]
• Re: Oops! Classic ADD! Or ... I didn't notice the "Title" bar.

  Well said, Fearwidg. And here I thought I going to be the “senior spokesperson” at 56 years of age, but [Read more…]
• Re: Where to start

  Hi! Manny, it is interesting to read your story. I had the same feelings and had to find out myself [Read more…]
• Stimulants and depression

  I have suffered from crushing depression as long as I can remember, then was diagnosed ADD and the stimulant medication [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  Strattera was worthless for me-if you’re going to medicate, do it with the stuff that’s been around over 70 years. [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Wow, listening to you all I have a heightened respect for the Canada system. Since your counselor is looking for [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Manny, I know you’re looking for an expert’s response, and I’m not that (yet) but I will say a resounding [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Thank you this offers me more hope. I am without medication for anything right now though I have a long [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  I have been on medications forever. I now take 40mg Focalin XR twice a day which seems to work well, [Read more…]
• Re: My son and his driving

  I became hyper focused when learning to drive 29 years ago, after a friend was killed in an car accident [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  YESYESYESYESYESYESYES, my life has been completely changed by having the ADHD diagnosis. Like you, I had had a very long [Read more…]
• Re: Where to start

  Hi’ My story is pretty much the same as Manny’s, except I’m 60. I just got divorced from my 3rd [Read more…]
• Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  <sigh> Now that I have been diagnosed (after about 25 years of searching for the answer as to what was [Read more…]
• Re: Where to start

  Sorry to hear about that Bear but I totally relate to your love experiences. Being that I can barely care [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  I would love to hear the experiences of spouses as their partners go through drug trials. It is a slow [Read more…]
• Where do I start

  I have taken medication 15 years ago when we found that 2 of our sons had ADD and the other [Read more…]
• Still Struggling and Seeking...

  I have had ADD for as far back as I can remember in Kindergarten.. They always used to say at [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  One thing you can do is to understand that it is frustrating to ‘us’ too! We’re trying our best to [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi, I’m 58, diaged: 2000, It took six months to find my dosage… 2x20mg SR ritalin + 1x10mg ritalin 2 [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  It took me a year to convince my boss of my needs to function in my work environment. 1. I [Read more…]
• Thanks Dr. J. for the diagnostic...

  and that was the first day of the rest of my life…
• Where can I find treatment?

  Dr.J~ Great website. I live on southern Vancouver Island BC and am exhausted looking a professional for ADD treatment. I [Read more…]
• Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  I thought this would go well into a forum labeled as the most extreme. Before I was diagnosed with ADHD, [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  I recently had a ride to the hospital in an ambulance. It was a false alarm, luckily. But the EMT [Read more…]
• Re: Where can I find treatment?

  Leah, I really can relate to how you feel. I also find it VERY hard to stay “up “. Somehow, [Read more…]
• Re: Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  What has happened in the last seventeen years? Have you been able to handle things? Were you able to get [Read more…]
• Re: My son and his driving

  I am never at ease behind the wheel. I do not know why it is. I have never been in [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  My father and have bad sinuses, and when a Chinook rolls though, we would get severe headaches, this is something [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  michelmdubois: Have you thought about discussing with your boss being allowed to use a laptop at home on the days [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Perhaps the dosage is to high? I’m at about 230 lbs and my dose is 72 mg of Concerta per [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  michelmdubios I also have sleep apnea and am currently using a CPAP machine at night. My Doc told me the [Read more…]
• Re: Oops! Classic ADD! Or ... I didn't notice the "Title" bar.

  Hey ADDled. Sorry for the delay in responding. Things awfully hectic right now. However … nice to “meet” you and [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi Purlgurl, Interesting that you mention Buddhism. I have started delving far more into the practical aspects of Taosim in [Read more…]
• Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  While i have been on meds for a long time i have only started a regular exercise regime in the [Read more…]
• Re: Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  Ah Burnsey, kind of you to ask. Yes, once I got the diagnosis I began the journey of self-education on [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi, I’ve been on meds for 17 years. Ritalin then Dexedrine then Strattera then Vyvanse. Was able to shed the [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi, Gang! I hope everyone had a good Christmas/Holiday…. Purlgurl: I have been learning about Buddhism myself and a lot [Read more…]
• Re: My son and his driving

  Hi Rick, Has he taken driving lessons? I took the Humber College motor cycle course years ago and what i [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  I have been mainly doing outdoor walking-not intentionally measuring heart rate-and haven’t noticed that it is off balance. There hasn’t [Read more…]
• Re: Where can I find treatment?

  Hi Folks I really like the idea of self-coaching and, in the absence of any other useful help, I guess [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  Hi ADDled, I have been a follower of taosim before but lost my Way. I would still consider it the [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  Hi Woody, The GP that proscribes my Adderall does not know enough about the side effect of it to be [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  I just want to encourage manny to try out medications. It is absolutely not “one size fits all”. For me, [Read more…]
• How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  I do not know how to get my spouse to try tips which other ADD couples have used.
• Dr.J ~ Seeking Solutions and Treatment on the West Coast

  Dr. J – When I first came across the video “ADD and Loving It” I laughed and then I just [Read more…]
• ADD Expert(s) in Ottawa

  Do you have a list of or know physicians who are experts in ADD to treat my son, who is [Read more…]
• DOCTOR .......... "IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A DRUG DEALER"

  I went to see my new doctor December 22nd at his office. He said he had had a chance to [Read more…]
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  I can totally relate. I’m 37 and immensely frustrated at the fact that my parents never once thought to seek [Read more…]
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  TheBishop72 I have found, and from getting feedback from those imporatant people around me, that my personality has not ungone [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  Quit the shrink. I am 47, had 80 jobs and got diagnosed 2 years ago. I know your pain. I [Read more…]
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  Thanks ADDled. I have to say: It’s tremendously comforting to know that there are places like this that I can [Read more…]
• I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  I think this is probably the most challenging aspect of ADD for me. I have yet to be officially diagnosed, [Read more…]
• Re: Where can I find treatment?

  Karen, Thanks for the referral to the “FlyLady” I checked it out a couple of years ago. I wasn’t so [Read more…]
• Re: Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  Hi mklmswv, Your user name is….challenging. Anyway, I’m curious about “all those strategies” you mention. Many of the books I’ve [Read more…]
• Re: Where can I find treatment?

  Finding someone to make a diagnosis? Here are a few hints- a) seek out a local support group both for [Read more…]
• Re: ADD Expert(s) in Ottawa

  www.ottawa-psychologists.org has a search engine that might be helpful. You can contact Heidi at www.caddra.ca for some names. Dr. Robert [Read more…]
• Re: Dr.J ~ Seeking Solutions and Treatment on the West Coast

  There is an ADHD clinic at Women’s and Children’s Hospital at UBC but their adult program was having some funding [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Wow, great support! There are no quick fixes and lifestyle changes are the key which often includes meds to make [Read more…]
• Re: How does a person enter the ADHD education field?

  Mike, we will be setting up some Webinars soon and one of them will be about how to set up [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  Serenity, unfortunately, all the meds that are specific for ADHD have problems with possible CV effects. Strattera is no exception. [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Sorry for the late response. ADHD is very much about changing your lifestyle and medications are there to assist. There [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  Physiologically, it will increase both heart rate and blood pressure. However, interestingly, in some patients, they will notice a decrease [Read more…]
• Re: How long on medication?

  People have been on meds for over 20 years (see study by Weiss and Hechtman) the longest cohort study around. [Read more…]
• Re: Where do I start

  Leslie, start by going through the video’s, some of which answer the questions that you seek. There are some forums [Read more…]
• Re: Stimulants and depression

  The combo of Risperidone and a psychostimulant is a very normal one and what you are describing mchildshphrd is not [Read more…]
• Re: Start with a low dose

  Hi, sorry for the late reply. Holiday’s and all. We suggest starting the meds around 0.5 mg/kg/day. If you had [Read more…]
• Re: Is it just me?

  I found meditation, yoga and like minded things way to slloooowwwwwwwww and difficult to stick with… not enough patients… HOWEVER [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  I found Ritalin had the effect of increasing my awareness of my heart and breathing rate. the increased awareness has [Read more…]
• Organization and Time Management HELP!

  Two of my favorite websites are www.flylady.net and behaviordoctor.org The first one teaches organization for home and life for FREE [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  Dr.Laura, Not sure if this is actualy helpfull or not, but there are programs that you can set to lock [Read more…]
• ADD and emotional/control issues

  Hi Doctor, I was originally diagnosed with ADD when I was a kid, and started taking medication (currently on concerta [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  lookoverthere, I can totally relate to the over analysis of trivial or mundane (or even the critically serious) subject matter [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  The issues of control are strong just as the feelings of being out of control. The earliest manifestations of control [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall and it's effects on exercising?

  I haven’t heard that that is specific to methylphenidate (Ritalin) but I will ask around.
• Re: Concerta

  It is important to record your observations and the observations of others and see your doctor for a review. Everyone [Read more…]
• Re: Thanks Dr. J. for the diagnostic...

  Good luck my friend. Get your doctor to begin your journey.
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  Thanks to the both of you! Your advice came has spurred me on to delve into understanding more about the [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  You’re very welcome! The irony of “under your nose” is that we can’t physically see under our noses. Kind of [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Hey Mannyc79, I just want to add that there may be things you fail at, or really struggle with, or [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Wow this thread is long. I got as far as the second.. or was that third. No, it’s the second [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Oh yea, this is what I wanted to say… I’m 47. I’ve known for years I had add, never did [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  My girlfriend is reading a book by Gina Pera – “Stopping The Rollercoaster” to help her deal with my AD/HD [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  I’m absolutely loving my Nokia E71 for organization. I especially like the tactile response from having an actual keypad. Just [Read more…]
• Re: PDA for ADHD mind

  I originally thought about using a Palm type device to jot stuff down but found that (a) I never used [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Hi there, First time posting I want to comment and ask a question….Dr. J is absolutely right. I’m on 72 [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Wow, abslt0…first off you are not a “lazy, stuborn lazy ass”. ADD is a difficult to understand because we aren’t [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  Yes!! Too many gifts. I lucked into a career, but not until I was 45 and on ritalin. Before that, [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (David Burn’s Book, Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy) or Mindfulness Therapy is very useful in breaking [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Premenstrual problems add another level of neuroendocrine changes to the body and one aspect is that it heightens catecholamine discharge [Read more…]
• Re: Where to start

  20 Minutes, Folks. That’s how long it took – after I took my first meds at the age of 46 [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  SO good to see Dr. J say – IN PRINT – that your weight and dosage are not necessarily related. [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  Everything you describe sounds “normal” to me. <g> Read my full story in the “Emotional Journey” forum under “Oops – [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  clonazepam (Rivotril) is a triazolobenzodiazepene which is just fancy way of saying it is a high potency benzo. It is [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  I would love to know the answer to this question. Fortunately, my husband is pretty understanding, but he has his [Read more…]
• Routine, Routine, Routine

  I have found great freedom in setting up a regular routine for my daily life. This way I have more [Read more…]
• Parenting with ADD

  I don’t see a lot of support out there for parents with ADD trying to raise little ones. I seriously [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  Hi Doc, I did a search for those videos you mentioned but I can’t seem to find them – any [Read more…]
• Ritalin

  Hi there. I got diagnosed last Friday with ADHD (Inattentive) and the psychiatrist has written a letter to my family [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  I was on Ritalin for nearly all of my childhood, although only a part of my adult life. (trying to [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  here are the videos Video Gallery But I could not locate the one Dr.J refers to.
• Re: Ritalin

  While using Ritalin, I would take it in the morning and again after lunch. That basically was my routine. I [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a journal

  Hi everyone, I was hoping that I could have a few suggestions. I have been really good at controlling a [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Thanks for your input Belien and ADDled. I had mentioned the Adderall and others “timed release to the psych but [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  it is hard to know what the issues are between generic and trade but it could be the fillers. i [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Not totally sure, for me it was a double blind discovery. I was getting comments on how spaced out and [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  I wanted to respond directly to Rick… Although its only “anecdotal”, myself and one other ADD person (female) I know [Read more…]
• Re: Routine, Routine, Routine

  I hear ya! I have felt for a long time that the part of my nature that is ADD and [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  What a title for a forum. It so totally hits the proverbial nail on the head. Being someone who could [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  What a title for a forum. It so totally hits the proverbial nail on the head. Being someone who could [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  … I don’t know much about Alderol – haven’t tried it. The fact that Ritalin hasn’t been “studied” for use [Read more…]
• Re: Still Struggling and Seeking...

  i am just on meds for bout two months,(strattera) started on 18mg and now increased to 25mg..i not sure if [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  i agree, i am miffed at such a late diagnoses (35)yet all the classic things said to me while in [Read more…]
• Re: Family did not take it seriously

  me too, i had bad response, my parents totally dismissed it despiete constant contact from my schools telling them i [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  wow !! the bishop 72!! thats how my head works and i too am able to do anythin i put [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  i am on strattera two months only and i too only feel bit less iratable and less annoyed at my [Read more…]
• Re: Therapist

  Good Afternoon or should I say Good evening I’m 36 and I was pretty much Diagnosed I had ADHD in [Read more…]
• Re: Therapist

  I found a psychiatrist that was totally free – at least I haven’t received a bill for anything (at least [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  About a month ago, I brought my GP up to speed about my ADD. I don’t think i ever mentioned [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Ok, so I took my first dose of Ritalin (or the generic type I guess) at 5mg and nothing happened. [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  I think ‘WOW’ would be what you experience if your not ADHD… *wink* in my own experience when trying a [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  I’ve seen a program similar to that specific to ADDers. It meshes with Windows & uses humour to help nudge [Read more…]
• Re: ADD Coach

  FWIW, I use addactionclub.com. For $50 a month I get access to personalized, certified ADHD coaching online. Usually, it’s in [Read more…]
• Re: Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  Hi Jayzee, The user name, well, I had to find something I’d always remember. Initials plus degree. That works for [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  I had less positive effects with Strattera than with the psycho-stimulant family of ADHD medications. The nicest part about it [Read more…]
• Re: Parenting with ADD

  If you google ADHD support you might be able to find some support groups in your area. www.caddac.ca also has [Read more…]
• How Bins Changed My Life

  Hey, all – I can’t tell you all what it means to have such a positive, uplifting place to turn [Read more…]
• Re: How Bins Changed My Life

  Thanks for the great idea ideal124! I might just try this since I’ve recently demo’ed the kitchen to make space [Read more…]
• WOW........ I feel understood...

  I started looking into ADD & ADHD when my daughter’s school first suggested that she had it. My hubby and [Read more…]
• Re: How Bins Changed My Life

  Bishop- glad you liked the idea. I enjoyed the “Monica” reference… maybe I have just a bit of Monica lurking [Read more…]
• Re: Therapist

  In Ontario Canada, OHIP government health insurance covers psychiatrist visits, but not psychologists. Not reasonable, but that’s another discussion entirely. [Read more…]
• Re: WOW........ I feel understood...

  When half the medical community doesn’t really understand ADHD, it’s not a stretch to believe that a kindergarten teacher might [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Hey there ADDied – love to hear more from you – bob@personalchangesottawa.com You’re not alone. Lots of people have put [Read more…]
• vacuum, it's not really THAT loud

  let me just say that i drive my husband nuts. i found out when i was around 19 or 20 [Read more…]
• Re: Shadow Syndromes

  You might be interested in a book by Dr. Ratey- “Shadow Syndromes”. It discusses how to tell when you have [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I was diagnosed back in the 60s with Minimal Brain Dysfunction- what they used to call ADHD. As a female [Read more…]
• Adderall Questions

  i figure i’d start the thread for adderall related questions only. cuz i have quite a few.
• Re: Adderall Questions

  question #1: is it normal to feel an “instant gratification” sensation when you start to take it? or is this [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  dude, i envy the fact that you at least had/have some sort of direction. the photography thing, led you to [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  @ Chips I have posted a very similar thought. I am 30 and recently diagnosed. Though the last time I [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  Great post ADDled! I can totally relate. Veronica, I just started taking Ritalin instant release at 5mg/day (very low dose [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I actually found my diagnosis to be a massive relief! I already “knew” there was something wrong. Why hide from [Read more…]
• Being Impulsive

  Hello, I have a question on being impulsive Per example I find myself to be a very passionate person. When [Read more…]
• Re: How Bins Changed My Life

  I’m wondering where the best place for the personal bins would be? My husband, daughter and I are ALWAYS late [Read more…]
• Re: Worst advice - and from a therapist, no less.

  Those words make me shudder…. right behind “pay attention more” “just try harder” and “you just need to listen to [Read more…]
• Thanks, guys!

  I shouldn’t really post here, as I am not a relative or friend to someone who has ADHD/ADD. I have [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  I haven’t been on Aderall myself (I’m hoping to finally get it though), but what I have been able to [Read more…]
• Re: Still Struggling and Seeking...

  It’s funny how teachers at school love to encourage kids to ask as much as possible, but when someone actually [Read more…]
• Re: Thanks Dr. J. for the diagnostic...

  Yes, I second that: Good luck! ^^
• Money Management

  Dr. J. and anyone else with great ideas. I understand that money management issues are characteristics of most individuals with [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  “In an ideal world, we could carve out a lucrative living by providing brilliant ideas to those with the ability [Read more…]
• Re: Being Impulsive

  Wow! Last year was my best example of this. I got involved in a project to find new ways to [Read more…]
• An earlier diagnosed ADHD'er

  I want to thank all of the people who have worked to create this site, and worked so hard to [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  A job that I found that my ADHD was a very useful tool in…Oddly enough… was public speaking. When you [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  I LOVE presenting and public speaking! I’m also very good at it Belien. it was a major component of my [Read more…]
• Re: Except for work my new ADHD enhanced life would be perfect....

  A couple I suppose. Museums, science centers, provincial parks and other institutions who’s goal it is to disseminate knowledge to [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Hi Veronica, I definitely noticed “Instant Gratification” in my ability to stay focused.
• Re: Adderall Questions

  I really wish that were the case with the Ritalin I’ve been prescribed. I’m on 5mg /day to see if [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  ……… So here I go people I just got my prescription and will be getting my meds tomorrow. I was [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  mannyc79….if I may, because I think we’re all friends here and I certainly would want someone coming to my aid [Read more…]
• Moving meditation and martial arts

  I’ve been advised to do this a bunch of times. I didn’t like the idea of Tai Chi or Qi [Read more…]
• Methylphenidate troubles.

  My psychiatrist is away until next month, and here in Australia we have tight laws around AD/HD medications. He’s the [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  OK….my first post on any blog, anywhere. I’ve not been able to find something specific about who to go to [Read more…]
• Re: Moving meditation and martial arts

  I do karate, It has incredible benefits for me. both with regards to focus ad emotional control. I find that [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  @ The Bishop Yeah I spoke with my Doctor this morning and told me he felt confident I would be [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  awe, bishop… it’s actually weird to have the instant gratification. i’m on day 6 and coming down from that “high”. [Read more…]
• medications

  how do the meds work? is there a way to describe the process of how the meds work with our [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Sounds great. Glad to hear you’re in a positive mindset about it!
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  AdamsMum, contact the office of Dr. Derryck Smith or Dr. Margaret Weiss for suggestions. They both treat and see adults [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Mannyc79 Here’s hoping for something positive. Remember, medications are there to facilitate your lifestyle change. Use the opportunity to make [Read more…]
• Re: medications

  Hello Veronica, check out some of our videos on the subject http://www.totallyadd.com/another-theory Basically, it is a genetic disorder that creates [Read more…]
• Re: Being Impulsive

  Hi, this is a video that is on the pipeline but the brief synopsis is this: a) using meds to [Read more…]
• Re: How Bins Changed My Life

  Sorry so long getting back, Tanya I just went cheap; we had some extra shallow bins kicking around that I [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  prepare to have to learn how to force feed your self…
• Re: Concerta

  Responding to Nory: What you say is interesting. I’ve been through so much in the last while, at work and [Read more…]
• Vyvanse

  I had taken Concerta, then Concerta with an afternoon dose of Methylphenidate (because the Concerta only lasted 6 hrs-I metabolized [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Oddly, I don’t have any issues with appetite…then again, I am on the same dose they gave the mouse that [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Hey Dr. J I’m officially on the medication now and I can see how I can use it to focus. [Read more…]
• Any psychiatrists on stimulant medication?

  Hi All, I have been reading alot of information regarding stimulants (I myself take concerta). Correct me if I am [Read more…]
• When other people don't believe

  In my life, one of the big things I’ve had to deal with, is people telling me I don’t have [Read more…]
• ADHD and...

  I was diagnosed with ADHD in childhood (about 17 years ago) and then from the psych. department at my university. [Read more…]
• Re: vacuum, it's not really THAT loud

  I think that personality types are a good place to start, and definitely having the ENFP as the woman would [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  Tigger said so much that I recognized in myself. And since this isn’t a disease or an illness, it’s not [Read more…]
• Re: vacuum, it's not really THAT loud

  Veronica, your message triggered a thought. (What doesn’t trigger thoughts in a person with AHD!) There’s a great line in [Read more…]
• Re: vacuum, it's not really THAT loud

  brio! yay! it’s nice to have someone here from type c. excited! hahahaha. man you totally described my hubby to [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  belien, i’ve already begun that process. and it’s something i believe i majorly have a problem with. this will be [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  I’ve been on Rit for exactly a week. I WAS taking 5mg/day (supposed to for 15 days then switch to [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  brio! uhm, are we like twins? but you are an “i” and i’m an “e”….. btw, word vomit and i [Read more…]
• Re: ADHD and...

  dude! i seriously think we’re twins. b/c i too have had this discussion with my docs. my DO confirmed ADHD [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  sensation of un natural tunnel vision, very jittery a feeling good and high feeling these sensations fade. just be sure [Read more…]
• Strattera?

  I took Ritalin up until the end of my junior year of high school. My father was rather adamant that [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  No, I’m not on meds, and no I haven’t had help with a doc. Had help as a kid and [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  Hey. I’ve recently been going through the whole “should I tell people or not” thing as I’ve recently found out [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  To tell or not to tell. As if our lives aren’t difficult enough, there’s this, too. I deal with that [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  I’m going to make a t-shirt that says on the front: I’m ADD Then on the back it’ll say: Wait, [Read more…]
• Re: Strattera?

  If Ritalin worked before it would probably work again, though don’t be surprised if you need more rather than less [Read more…]
• Re: Methylphenidate troubles.

  I don’t know Dexedrine at all. For you It might work like Ritalin or it might just be another stimulant. [Read more…]
• Re: Shadow Syndromes

  I never could write longhand and touch typing is out of the question. On the other hand my manual dexterity [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I discovered it by myself one day when a story came out in the paper about the “recent” discovery that [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  If the doctor hasn’t jumped at a conclusion already that’s a good thing. It shows he’s actually doing his job [Read more…]
• Re: The hardest thing I've had to confront

  To hell with shame. The only one entitled to judge you is yourself and you already know you’re not qualified [Read more…]
• Re: How come there are jobs that won't allow anyone in if they are ADHD?

  WOW! Just find out this site!!! I,m so happy……………….(Please forgive my english writing, I’m French …) Since my diagnosis in [Read more…]
• Re: Being Impulsive

  Few months ago I met a man , we fall in love, we now stay together….And, we had so many [Read more…]
• Re: medications

  thank you!
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  “What really frustrates my husband is that I’m university educated and yet can(‘t) follow a simple conversation with him at [Read more…]
• please elaborate, Dr. J

  you wrote in a thread about jobs and people with adhd…..”know one of the most important components of a successful [Read more…]
• Equasym XL

  Hi all, this is my first post here. Sorry its not more dramatic…but I am in the UK and take [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  haha. I don’t think I’ll be breaking contact with either of my parents any time soon. Family is very important [Read more…]
• Re: Equasym XL

  As far as I can tell that’s just another name for methylphenidate (another brand name for it is Ritalin) and [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  Hi I can fully understand what you mean. I’m smart but can’t figure out how to have a conversation. I [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  HAving trouble managing my money where can I find a person to take of it? Someone I can trust…a financial [Read more…]
• Re: Being Impulsive

  I just love that….Ferrari model with Model T brakes…..It just fit me…well, I my mind anyway….) you know for that [Read more…]
• Re: medications

  I was “KIND of “diagnosed…I never had those test with my doctor at that time (1995) because she was ADD [Read more…]
• Re: Money Management

  Elizabeth………I just feel like you…I’ll keep posted to find out answers…with you. My boys are 11 an 13….I’M separated…and I [Read more…]
• PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  Is it just me or what? During my PMS and feel like Mrs. Hide…I totally loose control over my temper. [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  River, I’d say start with the yellow pages, and look under bookkeepers. You could also talk to someone at your [Read more…]
• Re: Money Management

  Hi, River …thanks for responding. Money…it is fun to have and yet horrible feeling when you spend it even if [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  Hello River, I asked the same question to Dr. J and he gave me an answer so you may want [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  Thanks Elizabeth..I juste read his answer and forgot what Dr. J wrote….hahaha!….But I understood about reducing my meds during PMS…Which [Read more…]
• Re: Let good technology do the work

  Rick..thank you…I tried many things…many binders, some software..It work for sometimes…but I forgot about tthem…it’s soooo boring! I really think [Read more…]
• Re: When other people don't believe

  Ha! I haven’t had much issue with getting my employer to understand my ‘issues’ related to ADHD. When I revealed [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  abslt0, I agree with Elizabeth. Believe in yourself! If you have made it this far, you MUST have a lot [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  The good news is you found this site and people that can relate to your plight. I don’t have much [Read more…]
• After my diagnosis I suddenly enjoy myself

  Hello, For 35 years I have been wondering what is wrong with me. I have looked at my friends and [Read more…]
• Re: Zoning Out

  I can totally relate!!! And my friends talking about their jobs; I dont know where or what they work with…. [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Hi zsazsa, great answer and comments I actually was shaking my head saying YAH! that is exactly how I feel [Read more…]
• Re: Zoning Out

  Yup, me too. All of the above.
• best anti-depressant for depression/anxiety that co-exists with adhd?

  hi i hope you are well. im currently on ritalin la for my adhd and zoloft for depression/anxiety. my question [Read more…]
• Re: best anti-depressant for depression/anxiety that co-exists with adhd?

  I think if you ask 10 different ADHDer’s that have comorbid depression/anxiety what meds they’re using, you’ll get ten different [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Sadly Adderall is not working for me thus far, mostly just annoying side effects even at double the dose Adderall [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  strategies? are you talking about behavoiur therepy strategies? i guess your right, i got an explanaiton today that meds slow [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  re mannyc79 thanks for that.. yes your absolutely right, to look at the positive and see that although on one [Read more…]
• Re: Still Struggling and Seeking...

  hey thanks for your reply! i had sweats too or rather really strong smelling sweat, embarrassing and alot more sweating [Read more…]
• Re: Strattera?

  im on strattera and for the first week or so i felt really really sad and depresssed even more, but [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  The other thing I’ve JUST started feeling is a sense of anger and sadness. As I type this, I’m in [Read more…]
• WOW! What a revelation

  WOW! Yet another revelation. We’ve just started a new online business and as we get up to speed, money is [Read more…]
• Re: Strattera?

  lol, the alien statement was simply to point out that I get some really weird thoughts/paranoias. I don’t even believe [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  i’m glad that you are able to recognize and fight against your body’s mechanisms. i like what you wrote here… [Read more…]
• Re: please elaborate, Dr. J

  bump… anyone can give their input. we’re communicating more. i just have to stay focused on the goal. that’s my [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  thank you elizabeth. i’m taking these tools you’ve mentioned and trying to work them into our conversations. so far it’s [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Hey Veronica. Definitely bring it up (wish I had a LONG time ago.) I’ll stress here – I AM NOT [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  thank you!! it’s funny cuz’ when i “do them” everyone in the room looks at me funny and my usual [Read more…]
• How?

  How does one offically get disagnosed? I have asked my doctor for a referal to a psychiatrist whom a friend [Read more…]
• Re: Moving meditation and martial arts

  I do sword fighting. People think it’s odd, but honestly it’s one of the very few moments I get to [Read more…]
• Re: Strattera?

  I suggest you push your therapist on the issue of other conditions (co-morbid?) you may have. From my reading and [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  I’m really thinking out loud here (no I’m not, I’m typing without thinking ), but in reading the account of [Read more…]
• Re: Non-stimulant Medication

  Dr. J. What is the theraputic dose of Strattera? I was started on 60mg. What stimulant might you suggest be [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Veronica – Best of luck with your Doctor, and if s/he can’t give you a satisfactory answer, don’t be afraid [Read more…]
• Re: How?

  Remind your doctor. Odds are pretty high that he just forgot to do it.
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Redward1965 LOVE your opening line. It is SO ADD. (Thought/Sidebar/Honesty). {Mind you, I’m more Thought/Sidebar/Sidebar/Sidebar/ What was I talking about? [Read more…]
• Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  A few years back, I wrote a Screenplay titled “Desperate Swans” (I make my living as a Screenwriter/Editor). It’s the [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Interesting…Do you have a list of ADD/ADHD artists?..painters, creators, designer… And what about accountant, secretaries, office workers… Can we make [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  oh my gosh! you’re kidding… bush has add?!? i would have never guessed that! *snickers* sorry, couldn’t help it. hee [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  bishop… how’s it going? what did the doc say? ok, on the the next Q. when the meds “release” throughout [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Hello all Well Here I sit with my Bottle of Ritalin, Bishop I am 38 years old Single Father. I’ve [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  The thing about the diagnosis, for me, was that for a while it was all I could think about. It [Read more…]
• Re: Organization and Time Management HELP!

  I also found David Allen’s books on Getting Things Done to be really useful. He put it in a context [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  Manny, I shared your issues about being on meds. I had never even smoked a joint in my life. (I [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  I started on a very low dose of Ritalin when I first got the diagnosis. It was subtle, cause unlike [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  The thing that’s often missing for the spouse, or partner or boss or whatever of an ADHD person is having [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  Interesting. Thanks guys. I’m going to go see my Dr next week (with my significant other as well – I’m [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  It may sound trite, but when I’m down or ‘suffering,’ I remind myself I live in the best country in [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  I love reading your stuff ‘fearwidg’ Tics are interesting. Apparently a lot of people have them but they are suppressed. [Read more…]
• Re: Thanks, guys!

  On behalf of the entire community, you’re welcome! Tell us more about what you’ve been through. It sounds like quite [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  He hasnt returned my call. Apparently, he “isnt good on the phone” which “isnt good for me”. I want a [Read more…]
• Have you ever asked for accommodation at work for ADHD? What happened?

  Just wondering if anyone has requested accommodation for ADHD at work? What was your experience? All I can say is [Read more…]
• Who is going to the ADHD Workshop in Toronto on February 27th?

  How many of us are planning to be there? I’m really looking forward to the workshop and meeting people from [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I have not been officially diagnosed, however I know from my childhood behaviors of “day dreaming” , procrastination, and difficulty [Read more…]
• Re: My (long) story

  I’m 37 and have not been officially diagnosed, however my father has been, and I can identify my childhood behaviors [Read more…]
• My best friend's son...

  My best friend’s son was recently diagnosed with ADHD. In many ways, my friend is part of my family (we [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Fearwidg: Re: the TV doctor with Tourettes — have you heard of the BC surgeon who has Tourettes? He lives [Read more…]
• Neurofeedback

  I am looking for some opinions on neurofeedback. I’ve heard that it is an effective treatment for ADD and ADHD, [Read more…]
• Re: Neurofeedback

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofeedback No, I don’t think it’s an effective treatment. Perhaps it could become a useful tool someday with more research [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Hi Rick. Thanks for the kind words. Hi Redward 1965. Yes I know the documentary well. As a matter of [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Continuing with my list of famous ADDErs (or people with Brain Chemistry Imbalances)… River asked if I had a list [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Veronica … Yeah, I think Bush is a pretty obvious case recognized by just about everyone. <g> (Sidebar: I shouldn’t [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Oh, what the heck – let’s do ADD Entertainers as well. (Note “Musicians” are in a separate list I’ll put [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Just realized I didn’t answer River’s question. Re where do ADDers fit? It’s no surprise so many of us are [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Just to join in and show how everyone is different….. I started Concerta back in June and by July figured [Read more…]
• Re: Neurofeedback

  Sorry, I should have clarified that I’m looking for opinions based on first-hand experience rather than opinions based on wikipedia.
• Re: Where to start

  There’s good stuff in what you say, Fearwidg. It’s a challenge to change lifelong habits, and to realize those habits [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  WOW! I KNEW IT!….I KNEW IT!! (laughing out loud….!!!) When you say that : I can’t work 9 to 5 [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Great post, FWG. I wonder, though, about the ADDers’ reputation for being terrible drivers and how it reconciles with what [Read more…]
• Re: Neurofeedback

  I put the link up for reference, in case somebody was wondering what the topic was about. My opinion is [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  RULERS, GENERALS, POLITICIANS & THEIR WIVES: Kim Jong-il ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il ) He’ll never admit it and tends to jail anybody [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  I ‘ve seen these lists before and I’ve always wondered if ADHD is a recently diagnosed condition, say within the [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  It does leave distinctive marks on one’s life and those of famous people are documented well enough to get a [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Absolutely right ADDled. Before ADHD, it was ADD (though in fact, those terms really should apply to ADD – the [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Almost forgot (Gee, I wonder why? <g>) As promised, here’s today’s list of Scientists and Athletes with ADD (or other [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  One specific answer I can give you re a “historic character” is Wilbur Wright. Both Wilbur & Orville were dyslexic, [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Re Driving: I drive a LOT. 160 km a day on average for the past 45 years. (That’s more than [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  My advice to anyone who is in a relationship where the non ADDer is not accepting and supportive is to [Read more…]
• Re: I'd be AMAZING at that! If only I knew what THAT was!

  Chips- only thing that worries me is when you say “…am on meds for two months so far, too early [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Dr. J. YIKES! Just checked this thread for the first time in a while and read your notes re Clonazepam [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  I take 54mg Concerta XL with 20mg Fluoxetine in the morning and a top up in the afternoon of 20mg [Read more…]
• Re: Shadow Syndromes

  Re the above comments. Tigger – thanks. Already have Ratey’s “Shadow Syndromes.” Found it very helpful. Have dysgraphia, a weird [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Sorry I haven’t checked back here for a while. Manny. So glad my story helped. Hope you share how your [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Hi everyone, Thanks for the list…it’s funny when I read that Bill Clinton had ADHD…I thought alright all is good. [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Interesting. 54mg of Concerta. I’ll have to try that. These last few weeks, I’ve been experimenting to see the effects [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  This is exactly (well, from what I can remember today) how I feel like: <snip> Oh, so this is what [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  The sad thing of it is that while we languish away trying to make a living, our potential to be [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  I don’t know about changing the wife . I do know that I would be very careful about changing and [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Thank Fearwidg for posting the lists.. Its good to know that from the emotional part of this that we can [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  I’m curious to know where you were able to find this info?
• Re: Concerta

  I’ll have to check that out. Thanks. Btw. Has anyone experienced a constant ringing in the ears while on Concerta [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Funny that….I’m on Wellbutrin and Concerta and have notice a DECREASE in tinnitus generally speaking. I don’t know if the [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Sorry to hijack your posts, but what you are feeling is not untypical of those of us who have been [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Hey, Elizabeth – I’ll vote for you. <g> ADDled – Yeah, I know about the hunter vs farmer theory. Would [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Okay let’s finish up my list with the last two categories. First: MUSICIANS: Stuart Adamson (1958-2001) Musician Marvin Lee Aday [Read more…]
• Re: Organization and Time Management HELP!

  Well, it’s official. I’m a member! And having only just been introduced to the forums, I am glad to see [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Well put, ADDled. He’s right abslt0. We’ve all gone through what you’re going through, and – no point in denying [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Wh… WHA… WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? This is a perfect example of why sites such as this, and communication between us like this, [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  You’re funny…thanks for the vote of confidence. I can so see Ozzy Osbourne and how his kids are probably as [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Thanks for all your words of encouragement. Since my wife doesn’t get it, or maybe she does and just can’t [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  <snip> Elizabeth said:: I know that on the Concerta website it states that if cut it doesn’t release slow ly [Read more…]
• Tinnitus

  Realized we were getting off topic on the Concerta thread, but believe abslt0 has stumbled onto something many of us, [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  abslt0 … you sure we’re not brothers separated at birth? <g> Will respond to your points, but am getting worried [Read more…]
• Re: Tinnitus

  From the Concerta thread… abslto wrote: Fearwidg, that noise you hear is EXACTLY the same one I hear. 24-7. I’ve [Read more…]
• Re: Tinnitus

  Ah Ha! From: http://www.soundsoftinnitus.org/cause-of-tinnitus “Why is my tinnitus worse at night? During the day, the distraction of activities and the [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  abslt0. YOU ARE NOT A “LAZY DUMB ASS.” As a matter of fact, I’d bet money you’re highly intelligent. Probably [Read more…]
• Re: It only took me 47 years to figure out why!

  Dear abslt0’s wife. Your husband is NOT Lazy, Crazy or Stupid. He is actually very intelligent, but suffers from ADD [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Thanks Elizabeth. Ozzy & his kids are on my “B” list. That’s the one where I KNOW they have ADD, [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  FEARwidg….Please to meet you Glenn…I appreciate that you can be proud to present yourself but after seeing a video on [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Hey River. NO problem remaining anonymous. If I hadn’t pulled my “Duh” move, I’d have done the same … but [Read more…]
• Re: Tinnitus

  Thanks for these sites… I’ll put them to good use and download the mp3’s to my player. Have you been [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  I’ve always wanted to fly…in fact in my younger years, I’m sure I was flying with my feet permanently on [Read more…]
• Re: ADD Coach

  I have weekly phone sessions with an ADD coach. I have found coaching to be very helpful and supportive. Since [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Allright Fearwidg aka Glenn… I would never have noticed your name…I’d have to have read through all the post throughly…and [Read more…]
• Re: How to succeed in a marriage when one spouse has ADD

  Hello Rick, I do clearly understand what you are saying; however, I feel that relationships are about communication especially when [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  well River since we are the only females on the PMS forum maybe we need to keep track of how [Read more…]
• A balanced day - work, family, me

  I was hoping to get some ideas and thoughts on how others are balancing their lives between work, family and [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  LOL. Actually … Another weird “skill” (???) of mine IS to read words backwards almost as fast as forwards! (Used [Read more…]
• Re: WOW! What a revelation

  Sounds right, abslt0 As for small world… Figures. <vbg> Cheers, GN
• Re: Tinnitus

  Thanks abslt0 Will check out the site. Re Athritis … WOW! Now there’s an interesting side-effect to Concerta. And though [Read more…]
• Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  I’m 26 going on 18, you know? I still have no idea what I’m doing with my life and I [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  Elizabeth….That a good idea!…And I ‘m noticing (since I’m having theses wonderful times coming right this week!…lol).. .I can tell [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Ahhh This is so good to read…. It makes me a heck alot better to chat with people are like [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  I am female too here!!! LOL!! OMG!!! I am so the same Dr Jeyel and Hyde, one minute I am [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  I just wrote a HUGE response to your post briochick and then after I wrote it, I realized how negative [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  lol, thank you for not being negative. It’s so easy, when you’re smart and low on bs tolerance, to be [Read more…]
• Learning Language

  Does anyone have advice on how to learn a foreign language well, as an adder? I tried to learn Spanish [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  Hi, Briochick! I have done a lot of investigating as to what jobs a person with ADHD can do, as [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  I’ve just been Rx’d Adderal XR 20mg/day. I’ll be interested to see the difference. One MAJOR difference I noticed immediately [Read more…]
• FRUSTRATION AND FAULT

  i am going through alot lately i feel as if things are my fault and i am going through frustration [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Okay folks. Let me get in on this. I’ve been on meds since 1995. Started with Ritalin (cause that’s pretty [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Thanks for the great insight Fearwidg! I’m happy to hear that Adderal is so effective. I just wish they had [Read more…]
• Confused about meds

  Hi guys, I’m new. I have been recently diagnosed by an instructor in one of my mental health courses as [Read more…]
• Re: The hardest thing I've had to confront

  Haha!! Ohh man its like everything I am feeling and experiencing is written down here, man I thought I was [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  “Plus … The Pharma people are just getting ready to make a big push on their new ADD product, Vyvanse. [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  girl… it’s the “jill of all traits” scenario that unfortunately you have to deal with on two levels…. 1)your adhd, [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  $15 for a months supply!!?? Good God! Why so expensive here in Canada??? Did they make a mistake?
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  briochick, I found that the hospitality industry held my interest for awhile when I was younger. Now the money isn’t [Read more…]
• "ADD is just an excuse"

  Familiar words anyone? I find that now that I have been diagnosed and I am taking meds for my ADD, [Read more…]
• Re: Confused about meds

  personally i’ve not ever used cocaine, but i have tried to self-medicate with “herbal refreshments”, as i like to call [Read more…]
• Re: FRUSTRATION AND FAULT

  Thank you for your post. I can relate. I wonder if there are any of us out there that have [Read more…]
• Self Employment.

  Has anyone had success with self employment? After many “difficult paths” I’ve decided to try being my own boss. A [Read more…]
• Inattentive...Hmm?...What? Did you say something?

  Could you recommend a good resource for inattentive ADD?
• Myers Briggs

  Has anyone taken the Myers Briggs personality assessment? I did, and found it very helpful but now I wonder how [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Veronica… Bishop & I are in Canada. It takes longer for meds to be approved here and seemingly forever for [Read more…]
• Re: Self Employment.

  Can I get back to you next week? <vbg> Seriously – worked as an Editor for CTV National News for [Read more…]
• Re: Concerta

  Concerta has done a number of things for me. At first it was good, but as my body has become [Read more…]
• Re: Confused about meds

  Thanks, I’ll go check out the other threads. With having an addictive personality drugs scare me..lol
• Re: Myers Briggs

  I’m xNFP from what I understand NPs are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD or ADD.
• Re: "ADD is just an excuse"

  bishop, i hope you don’t take this wrong… it’s a bit blunt….. get over it and start making yourself accountable [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  ENFP here. brio and i are on a website that has oodles and oodles of info and scenarios for each [Read more…]
• Re: Adderall Questions

  eh, i noticed them before i even got on the thread of yours and read about it. my husband has [Read more…]
• Re: "ADD is just an excuse"

  There was only one way to take that veronica. Hardly any room for misinterpretation really. I must say though that [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  ENFP as well.
• Re: "ADD is just an excuse"

  (((hugs))) you’re allowed to vent. no need to apologize, i’m just in a phase right now that’s past all that. [Read more…]
• Re: Have you ever asked for accommodation at work for ADHD? What happened?

  I have! I work with children with disabilities (and without), and I had a really rough time last fall (feeling [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  I’m sorry that it’s not working out for you, mannyc79. I kind of “lucked out” in the drug lottery – [Read more…]
• Re: Life after starting treatment...

  Decided to edit first post instead of making new one!
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  Hey briochick – I work in a children’s rehab centre, in a job that is probably the most “perfect for [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  Also, regarding your list of things that you’re good at, I was in the same boat at the end of [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  I’m 33 and like you, good at everything, master of nothing. I was a line cook and then a chef [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  Wow, thank you all for your responses and advice. I don’t know what I’m best at, that’s part of the [Read more…]
• Keeping a blog.

  I like writing. I’ve done a lot of writing oriented things so far (even studied professional writing at university – [Read more…]
• Re: Keeping a blog.

  hey there, i’ve been blogging since 2006. some years are better than others. mind you all the blogging that i’ve [Read more…]
• Re: Do I have it?

  I always struggle with time management. It has to do with the four different aspects of ‘Focusing and Attention’ that [Read more…]
• Re: The hardest thing I've had to confront

  “Whatever” made me smile. It is wild to find out you’re not alone, and all the stuff you thought made [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  One of the things Doctor Jain talks about in the workshops we do is about the spectrum of Impulsive and [Read more…]
• Re: Organization and Time Management HELP!

  Can’t wait to hear how it goes. It’s a fun ride. If you can keep from judging or making yourself [Read more…]
• Re: My son and his driving

  Yeah, my son took driving lessons, and they were horrible. The instructor was telling him to speed, saying he didn’t [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  “The introverted and extroverted I would guess has more to do with whether you fall into the purely Inattentive subtype [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  Veronica – interesting that your hubby plays video games to gain some “me-time”. I too am an avid gamer (at [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  I think that there are some online life coaching services? Might be less spendy? Do you have a friend who [Read more…]
• Re: Myers Briggs

  I am somewhat skeptical of MB personality testing, but doing one of the online assessments linked through typologycentral (very interesting [Read more…]
• Re: Neurofeedback

  FWIW I tried it late last year, with assurances I would soon be off Adderall. After perhaps 5 visits or [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  purlgurl; thank you for that suggestion. Online seems like it would work better. I don’t have many close friends (which [Read more…]
• Re: Ritalin

  I’m not a doctor, but I know sometimes a ‘symptom’ can actually just be a kind of secondary result. So, [Read more…]
• Re: My best friend's son...

  Two thoughts: give the kid tons of positive feedback and make him see he has strengths as well. And let [Read more…]
• Re: Neurofeedback

  All the scientific studies done so far have shown no value in Neuro-feedback. Beyond the placebo effect and the effect [Read more…]
• Re: Self Employment.

  My suggestion would be that it’s fine to be your own boss, but have someone you have to report to. [Read more…]
• Re: Finding direction sucks when you don't have a compass

  You have bought into the belief that you have to have a career and only do one thing. Sure that’s [Read more…]
• Re: PMS + ADD = Danger Zone

  I’m a guy. I live with a woman. So I will find these posts useful/interesting/helpful. Keep us updated. I mean, [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  By the way, you don’t have to be with someone who has ADHD. As long as they understand it, appreciate [Read more…]
• high sensory sensitivity

  I was just wondering if anyone else had real problems with sensory stimuli as a child. I know that my [Read more…]
• Online Collaborative Problem Solving

  “pills don’t make skills” and those with adult ADHD likely have some built-up baggage to deal with. A potentially useful, [Read more…]
• Re: Famous people with ADD & other Brain Chemistry Imbalances

  Workshops or Therapy: Some branches of the LDAO (Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario) host Adult ADHD peer sessions. Linda Walker [Read more…]
• Re: Online Collaborative Problem Solving

  Oops!! What a goof! Yes, online collaborative problem solving techniques developed by Dr. Ross Greene can be assessed at livesinthebalance.org [Read more…]
• Re: ADD and emotional/control issues

  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy free online, highly interactive program can be accessed at moodgym.anu.edu.au It’s broken into modules to work through [Read more…]
• Re: Where can I find treatment?

  Good Luck. An adult psychiatrist commenting about adult ADHD said “Don’t believe it, don’t see it, don’t treat it, don’t [Read more…]
• Re: Understanding a partner with ADHD

  Rick, you posted when I am down or suffering. Do you mean by your condition or just in general? I [Read more…]
• Re: high sensory sensitivity

  I can relate to a few things you’ve said. Definately the ringing in the ears, light sensitivity (I also have [Read more…]
• Re: Self Employment.

  Excellent points Mike. PS: Hope you’re not one of my partners, “Mike” <vbg>
• Re: Adderall Questions

  Good luck, Veronica.