re: Adult ADHD

Myself and others who work in mental health have done these threads before so you can look back through if you want. If you just want stimulants and you don’t have a childhood diagnosis to fall back on good luck.

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Myself and others who work in mental health have done these threads before so you can look back through if you want. If you just want stimulants and you don’t have a childhood diagnosis to fall back on good luck.

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I got diagnosed at 33 for the fist time. Psychiatrist. 40mg a day. Been on it for 3 years now. Changed my life, helped the general anxiety disorder and helps deal with the depression.

Also improved my insomnia. I take it about 90 min before bed and sleep better than I ever have.

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The first time I heard a friend say coffee calmed down her hyperactive son, I couldn’t believe it. She never struck me as a crazy person, but that was just, well, crazy. Then I saw the results. And then there was another, equally sane friend, whose diagnosed son also drank coffee. When I finally began learning about ADHD, I understood that stimulants have a calming effect on ADHD brains. (One doctor told me that people with ADHD who take cocaine calm down!)

And then there are the ADHD-PI (Primarily Inattentive) kids, who have a hard time getting their brains to turn on sometimes. In these cases, coffee works like coffee does for most adults.

This is where I tell the embarrassing parenting story about how I taught my son to drink coffee in high school, mixing it bit by bit with his morning cocoa, because he had to be at school by 8:30. But that was part of him becoming an adult and learning to use the delicious crutches that nature (and Starbucks) gives to those who need the stimulation of mainstream coffee culture.

In other words, you might want to think twice about giving up coffee for New Year’s — it might be just what you (or your child) needs.

[All Natural Ways to Focus Better with ADHD]

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Are there any posters that have adult ADHD.

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What was your question?

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OP is doctor shopping for an easy prescription. I'm not posting my source.

Yeah. The most important thing to remember is

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I’m not saying it doesn’t exist. It is also the most vague and general diagnosis.

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Probably. I think everyone suffers from lack of focus at times, and many have self-diagnosed it over the years. Then there were general practitioners prescribing adderall left and right without a proper diagnosis.

I know when I was tested for it, it was over several appointments with psychiatrists, and this was 1980ish. I'm not even sure they called it ADD at the time. I also never had the hyperactivity problem. Quite the opposite actually. I was content in elementary school to sit off by myself and daydream all day while starting out the window.

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I’m not saying it doesn’t exist. It is also the most vague and general diagnosis.

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Well it has been a godsend for me personally, but I am a good mix of fricked-in-the-head , so maybe in combo with the anti depressant it does the trick

No, really trying to find a doctor that can help.

Try alternatives other than meds
I’ve been on them too long, while they help the dependency is awful

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I don’t have those symptoms with Vyvanse. It isn’t a miracle drug for me, but it helps a lot more than nothing, without any of the sleep issues. I don’t feel any sort of crash when it wears off, either.

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If I miss a Vyvance I cannot sleep the following night when I take it

I have adult Attention Deficit High Definition Television. I'm pretty pleased with Samsung. I added a sound bar and it really helps since the speakers are on the back of the television.