[deeblake41]

I am new here and I have not been to a dr yet but have taken many quizzes on adult adhd. I have scored positive everytime and says need to consult dr.
I was wondering if there are any adults with this condition on here. I am a mother of a 20 yr old and a 8 yr old.
I am losing it. I need to get to dr and talk to some adult that was diagnoised later in life.
thank you
deeblake41

[sunrise]

I am an adult and was diagnosed later in life. you are not alone! Do either of your children have ADHD? I have heard that many adults get diagnosed for the first time when their child is diagnosed. The clinician will take a family history and discover ADHD in the parent.

[overboardgal]

Originally Posted by deeblake41

I am new here and I have not been to a dr yet but have taken many quizzes on adult adhd. I have scored positive everytime and says need to consult dr.
I was wondering if there are any adults with this condition on here. I am a mother of a 20 yr old and a 8 yr old.
I am losing it. I need to get to dr and talk to some adult that was diagnoised later in life.
thank you
deeblake41

I am an adult also, I am new here,no doubt I am your moms age, yes you need to see someone, not all regular MD's will rx the med's. Some insist on seeing a psych which is a good thing, they know more about the drugs.

[pemaquid]

Hi all! I'm new to this board as well and have known for a long time that I need to get some help. Self help books just don't do it for me. My question is this . . Have any of you had difficulties getting a diagnosis as an adult? I worry that the MD will wonder why I didn't get help sooner and why if I got along okay for this long (my son is 29) do I need a diagnosis now.

cheers,

pem

[BlueInanna]

Hi and welcome I was diagnosed at age 35. My kids had been dx'd as well. You may have to go to a psychiatrist. But I had no problem getting dx'd, I went in for depression and we realized I have add inattentive subtype. The medicine helped me keep a job and raise my kids on my own. More recently though my dx has evolved to bipolar II with adhd. But that's another story. Good luck with the docs, hope you get help and relief soon!

[-jimi-]

I'm an adult and I'm diagnosed with ADD, haven't been diagnosed more than a few years.

[ADHD queen]

I'm in the same situation, I know I have ADHD 2 of my kids have it too, I need to go to see gp my I'm afraid I will just get the brush off or told its depression, I'm due to have a full hystorectomy I a m

[Edge11]

Hi, as a child I was diagnosed Hyperactive... In my 20's I was diagnosed Bi-polar and yesterday I was diagnosed ADHD... My psych was pretty shocked when she read my test results...I've known for years I wasn't only Bi-polar but my psychs never diagnosed me correctly until now... Just glad I asked to be tested....

[sunrise]

Originally Posted by pemaquid

My question is this . . Have any of you had difficulties getting a diagnosis as an adult? I worry that the MD will wonder why I didn't get help sooner and why if I got along okay for this long (my son is 29) do I need a diagnosis now.

No, I did not have trouble. I didn't know I had it until one day my therapist told a story about a couple he was working with and their child. He described their child and how once this child got on medication for ADHD, he suddenly didn't have these certain problems anymore. And it made me still inside, because I had all the problems of that child, even though I was an adult. I just froze. No one ever told me I was that way because of ADHD. My therapist sent me for ADHD testing to a psych NP who was very experienced with ADHD. She diagnosed me right away, no problem. It was obvious why I didn't get diagnosed before was because I didn't know I had it. Ignorance is no crime.

My PNP, by the way, also considered depression and anxiety as diagnoses to be ruled out. She started me on an anti-depressant, Wellbutrin, which is also good for treating ADHD. My ADHD symptoms improved somewhat but she wasn't satisfied and thought I could do better, so then I got Vyvanse too. I think having me try the Wellbutrin first helped us see I didn't just have depression. I think if I had gone to see her and said "I want stimulants" she might have been suspicious. I just trusted her to do her job and it worked out fine.

[bill77bman]

Originally Posted by deeblake41

I am new here and I have not been to a dr yet but have taken many quizzes on adult adhd. I have scored positive everytime and says need to consult dr.
I was wondering if there are any adults with this condition on here. I am a mother of a 20 yr old and a 8 yr old.
I am losing it. I need to get to dr and talk to some adult that was diagnoised later in life.
thank you
deeblake41

i am 34 and finally getting help i need wasted so much of my life

[PsycheSeas]

Hello, nice to meet you.

Why are you worried dear, I have met many many people who have been diagnosed with ADHD. There are many tips and suggestions to deal with the symptoms of ADHD. You just have to learn more about them.

Do not be depressed. ADHD comes with its gifts. ADHD people (adults and children) have a better IQ than non-ADHD people. Many famous and successful personalities had ADHD and they achieved many success in their lives for example, The following list of famous people living with ADHD proves that anything is possible:


* Thomas Edison

* Christopher Columbus

* Pablo Picasso

* Beethoven

* Jim Carrey

* Michael Phelps

* Ty Pennington

* Justin Timberlake

* Solange Knowles