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Adhd In Adults

Some humans view ADHD as a symptom most expressed by children, but many are finding out that adults may also have it. Have you ever wondered if you have ADHD? Does any of this sound familiar:

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This disorder can actually cause lots of problems in adults. A man I work with has had trouble excelling at his job for all his life. He has trouble paying attention and remember what he is taught and constantly has to have things explained to him over and over. He is forty-five years old. He recently got put on medication to treat the ADHD and he has begun to excel like never before! At least for him, the diagnoses and treatment changed his life, and most likely changed his career. I think that ADHD is probably more damaging to adult than we think. I imagine us finding that ADHD is more prevalent in adults that we ever thought and that many of the people we think are outcasts and lazy in society really have a treatable disease.

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They used to think people out grew this disorder. Now they know that this isn't the case. People simply adapt - some better than others. In fact, it has been suggested that the vast majority of prison inmates suffer from this disorder. A fact I find disheartening since my son and my grandson both have been diagnosed with it.

When my son was first diagnosed with it, his diagnosing doctor told me it is hereditary and that he was finding that he often ended up treating at least one parent. I did a lot of reading once my son was diagnosed, and found I have many of the classic symptoms. At the time, I wasn't willing to consider treatment. Now, I hear they have many non-stimulant drugs for treating this for adults. I keep meaning to see someone about a trial on one of these drugs or whatever other testing needs to be done to determine if I will benefit from treatment. After reading this thread, I finally made the phone call.

Edited: funbikerchick on 25th Jul, 2005 - 4:58pm

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Well, my husband keeps telling me that I have ADHD after finding out recently that a lot of my relatives on my mother's side suffer from it, including my grandmother (even though she has not been diagnosed), my son has it and yes, I have many of the symptoms even though I try my best to denied it. I don't know. I can't relax and I lose focus when someone is trying to explain me something, they need to repeat it several times for me to fully understand it. It is not something I am worried about but it would be interesting to find out whether I have it or not.

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ADHD HAUNTS YOUTHS INTO ADULTHOOD

The problems of untreated attention-deficit disorder don't end when kids grow up. Young adults who had ADHD are more likely than their peers to get fired, to shun birth control and become parents by age 21 and to have higher credit card debt and less savings, according to a 13-year study reported recently.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...60653%2C00.html

Adhd In Adults

We have a neighbor (adult) who has adhd, and here in England, has been told that there is no treatment/medication available to adults, so he will just have to struggle!
He has a son, who also has adhd, but because he is a juniour, he can have a prescribed medication.
Our neighbor is having a really rough time suffering with no medicational help, I have been on the internet to try to see what is available, but have found nothing.
Could anybody please let me have any ideas from maybe the USA, of medication available there, and maybe if I have a medication name, we may be able to pass the information on to him and give him some hope?
Your help would be much appreciated!

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Diane, I made a little research and I found that some of the medications used to treat adults with ADHD are the same as for children (of course the dose varies). This is a list of medications that are currently used for adults with ADHD:

Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Amphetamine (Dexedrine and others)

Second and Third-Line Medications: Clonidine (Catapress) Tricyclics, Bupropion, (Wellbutrin) Pemoline (Cylert). Other medications often used for comorbid disorders or ADHD-related symptoms: SSRIs (eg. Prozac, Zoloft and others) Mood Stabilizers (Lithium, Depakote, Tegretol)

https://www.ncpamd.com/NewADD_Meds.htm

This is another interesting link with information concerning medication for adults with ADD/ADHD

https://www.addresources.org/article_adhd_m...ation_chadd.php

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You're so kind LDS, that's really appreciated, and of great help. It is really frustrating when you see somebody suffering, and you have to stand by because you don't have any way to help.
Now, we have plenty of information to work from, and hopefully we will be able to get our friend and neighbor the help he needs.
Bless you!