Q. Husband with ADHD really hurting the family: My husband had taken medicine for ADHD till he was in highshool. He clearly needs it now, but refuses to take it. I have a hard time talking to him, and he has a extremely hard time expressing himself. when we do talk i usually end up doing most of the talking. I try to hold off and let him speak and we sit quietly. Cause he doesnt know what to say. He is short with the kids.He loves the kids though has a hard time saying the right thing. Usually blows off the handle . We have our issues which mostly deal with his ADHD and have a hard time resolving our issues cause we can ...  
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My 20 year old son has Tourette Syndrome and ADHD. He has always dealt with depression and since the age of 12 has used pot. Even so, he always had a great love for basketball and being with friends. He had a job by the time he was 15 and always worked hard. He was a happy child most of the time.

During the last year or so, his personality seems to have changed. He no longer feels the need to work or take care of responsibilities. He doesn't seem to care about anyone or anything. He lacks the ambition to do anything at all with his life. He has dark thoughts and seems so negative about everything.

He moved away from

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i am 15 and i fear something is wrong with me but my doctor has told me i do not have bipolar but i do have ADHD and insulin resistance.

when i was young my brothers and sisters were extremely mean to me. i was told i was adopted and they even printed out fake adoption papers. they told me they were going to kill me one day. i was told i was a mistake that i should have never been born.

now one moment i am extremly violent with some situations. one is my sister i see her or even hear her voice and i want to just literaly kill her but i wont because i know it is wrong instead i prey on her insuturies

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I have been married for 2 1/2 years. I love my husband very much; however I don't like having sex with him. I like sex and think about it all the time. When my husband and I are apart, I fantasize about things we can try but, as soon as he comes around, I don't want to anymore. When he tries to touch me I push his hands away. He feels as though I want someone else and that is not true. To give you a little history, I have Adult ADD. I am not currently treating my illness. I am in college and feel that I will never finish because I get bored with my studies after the ...  
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Q. I am currently going through a separation from a marriage of 7 yrs. I have two children that are wonderful. But I struggle with ADD. I have trouble focusing and I feel an overwhelming sense of frustration, almost panic, but with more anger, when I am trying to focus or get through a task. I have been raped 3 times and I wonder if this has to do with it. I am always struggling with depression but I have found myself in a better mood since I have been 64 days sober from alcohol. I attend AA meetings all the time and they are really helping. I just don't know where all the anger comes from. I have worked on it ...  
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Q: My husband and I have been married for 30 years. When we first lived together he was attending a prestigious college on a full ride scholarship. He was taking a double major that his mother thought he could handle. At the time his parents' marriage was in a mess and family life was bad. Once we started sharing an apartment he would constantly watch "Looney Tunes" and put off any studies. I was concerned but he assured me that everything was fine until he flunked out of school. Surprising because his IQ is quite high but not shocking as he didn't have "mom's" constant enforcement.

He then got a position in a lucrative industry and for the past 28 years has traveled up the

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I have a 5 year old son who is very hyper. I'm not sure if he has ADHD but I'm starting to think so. He can't sit still for no more then 2 seconds. It seems as though he isn't listning or his attention is some where else when I'm giving him directions or trying to help him with school work. He gets very frustrated very easily when he doesn't get it right the first time.I have to tell him to do same thing over and over; when he does do it he doesn't complete the task. I'm not sure if I should take him to the doctor or ride it out and see what happens. This has been ...  
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My daughter is 14 and was put on ADD med last year, The way that she responds to situtations and with people I am starting to think that something is just not right. How can I find out what is going on with her mentally A. ADD medications, like any medication, need to be monitored carefully. The same medications and doses don't work for every child. Some kids respond with serious side-effects. You didn't say which medication so I can't be specific. I suggest that you keep a careful record of your daughter's moods and behaviors for a week or two and go back to the doctor with that information. Although there are many fine pediatricians who are doing a good job monitoring ...  
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Q: I have been an angry kid my entire life and I realize recently that I get angry at very stupid things but then I can not calm down unless I break something most of the time. If I do not break something or feel that I have done something bad, I am not satisfied with myself. Sometimes my anger period passes and then I think about how I did nothing to help calm me down and that gets me angry again. I get frustrated at work when I see that other people have not done their part (which is often) and I normally control myself there pretty well, unless I am by myself I kinda flip out for a while. However, when I am ...  
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My 6 year old has just started with outburst, trying to kick, hit, bite, anything possible, this has only been for a week now but we have had 4 3 so far. I am unsure of what to do, he is usually the passive child and easy going, the one everyone points out as sweet. SO when this happens it really throws me for a loop. The first time was in the dr. waiting area. I had to hold him so he would stop hitting me and throwing books in this crowded room so he then bit me and kept on biting. Both of my arms are still bruised and sore. All I could do was keep him from hurting himself and me or ...  
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Q. My son is 8yrs of age, He has ADHD. The medicine he is on for controling his aggression is $144.00 a month which is not covered on my insurance,thats killing me!the blood pressure med's to slow him down a little is only $8.00 and is covered by insurance. I believe I have ADD according to the psyic test. Is there any mental exercise's I can do to help my ADD. I can't afford anymore psycotopic medications to help me. I'll have further questions on helping my son with closeness issues and being a loner of some sorts. A. The cost of psychiatric drugs can be so high—but that is another topic for another day. I do not know any specific “mental exercises.” ...  
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Q. I have a 2 year old child he doesn’t play well with others not even his brother he is violent and he doesn’t share his toys or anything else you can tell him one simple thing and its like he doesn’t understand you but he does he is a smart child but I’m concerned because he is so violent he likes to kick bite pinch shove and punch i cant seem to get him out of this violent streak he doesn’t sit in one place for no longer than a minute and when he does he still moves around he likes to sit and watch movies but he still isn’t still should I take him to a doctor? A. When in doubt, always check ...  
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