I am 54 with diagnoses of depression, fibromyalgia, and ADD. The ADD diagnosis is new. I always pictured (perhaps stereotyped) people with ADD as hyper-active and having to cope with major learning problems. My ADD centers on things running 90 miles an hour in my head and causing significant distration from what I should be doing. I think about events from my past, about things that might go wrong in the future, about revenge for past wrongs, things I want to do, etc. Telling my self to stop these ruminations and refocus works for only a few minutes, if at all. I am very distracted by auditory and visual stimuli. I cannot read with music on nor can I sustain a conversation with the television on, even if the sound is off. I enjoy reading unless it involves detailed instructions, which drive me nuts as I keep losing track of the steps and feel utterl overwhelmed. Anything mathematical is a step into an instant quagmire. Coordination is not my strong suit. I can be compulsively organized in some areas and totally blot out others.

Is this an unusual form of ADD? What therapies/medications have others found helpful?

Thanks,

Don