Posted by helpme on July 8, 2006, at 17:55:50
In reply to Re: stimulants in UK links » pseudoname, posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 24, 2006, at 15:45:14
You do not have to be hyperactive to be an adult with attention problems, no way. You just have to be unable to concentrate, follow through on tasks, or be responsable. Just be super distractable, etc. I have a sleep disorder with "ADD" (whatever that is), so you see ritalin helps me stay both awake and concentrate.
They can call any cluster of symptoms or characteristics whatever they like, you know. Sounds like in UK they don't go for this label- but can they recognize the individual characteristics? Don't they ask you about how you function in daily life?
> Wow, thanks PN!!
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> Now, will SSRIs make AD/HD alot worse?? When I was on celexa for a year and a half, man, I had serious concentration issues. Like, pretty serious. But now, not on anything, concentration is better, but still not ideal I guess.
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> How would I go about testing to see whether I have adult ADD?? I'm pretty sure I'm not hyeractive - can you have AD/HD without the hyperactivity??
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> Kind regards
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> Meri
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