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A wandering mind is an unhappy one, declares Scientific American.

What do you think? Does this bode ill or well for ADD? In moments of distraction, is what you think usually in harmony with what you do? My mind wanders when I'm on autopilot (washing dishes or bathing, for example), but if distraction causes me to flit from one task to the next, doesn't that mean I am thinking about what I'm doing at the ...

Has anybody here ever tried this medication? And what was it like for you. Thanks.

Hi, I was diagnosed earlier this year after struggling with substance abuse and then a ton of different anti-depressants.Once stopping the Alcohol to slow my mind down.I started dealing with the things that were always there,but never knew what was causing it. Diagnosed with Severe ADHD.After 6 months, had to see a clinical Psychologist which also diagnosed me with GAD,Panic Disorder, aalong with the ADHD, and claimed a little Agoraphobia. My family agrees with all ...

If when you asked your number you get up to the area cde before seeing something
WHen your doing work your done in 24 hours when it takes others 3.
When your distracted in class and being fidgety that everyone is looking at you.



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i'm 28 years old, haven't done $#%^ with my life, have so many interests, passions, and grand ideas, can't stick to any of them enduringly, waste my time with things that momentarily distracting, takes forever to complete simple tasks, even read a book in one sitting or watch a movie without either rewinding or missing parts, when i try my mind goes blank and i start feeling irritated, pick up where i left off again ...

Why is ADD classified as a developmental disorder, anyway? Is it a failure of the attention span to develop properly as the brain grows?

I'm new to PsychForums and haven't been formally diagnosed with ADD. My therapist seems to think I fit the profile:

(1) varied interests but no finished projects,
(2) forget to clean rooms when I'm not in them,
(3) can't focus on one stimulus with others present,
(4) can't sit still and think about nothing for a CAT scan

As a child, I tried to keep my hyperactivity bottled up, but I don't feel that ...

Hi, I am new to this forum and was interested in posting to see if anyone else could answer a question I have about amphetamine prescriptions: I am curious if anyone else has ever been allowed to have more than two instant release amphetamine prescriptions at any given time. The two drugs that I would like to take are IR Dex and IR Adderall (without anything else -- as in, no XR drugs). My psychiatrist ...

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My parents had me checked and diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid. They took me off because they said it "made seem like a zombie".

I lived the rest of my childhood/adolescence without health insurance and never went to a doctor.

I knew I had problems in class. I remember even at one point in time, the teacher was talking in the ...

I would like to ask a question about the son of my friend. As neither does she or anyone know how to treat him...

The kid is now 11 year old. As she stated, he didn't want to talk until three years old, and just did "a" for whatever he wanted, and that lasted until they didn't act like they do not understand him if he doesn't say what he wants, and then he started ...