[SamuelAdams1313]

• 1. anyone suffer from severe boredom and restlessness? It's hell. I'm bi polar, ocd and add. but have not been treated for my add. only taking mood stabilizers. would a stimulant help calm me down??

Maybe. Have you talked to your pdoc about the adhd?

My son's adhd results in a real restlessness for him. Without meds, he literally paces almost constantly. It reminds me of a caged animal that just paces from one side of its cage to the other, back and forth, for hours. Is that the kind of restlessness you experience? When he was in elementary school, they actually put a special seat of some kind (can't remember what they called it) on his chair that helped him settle into his chair a little deeper so he wasn't constantly figetting. Something about the seat was physically calming to him. He also has very short memory--kind of out of sight, out of mind for him. His other big adhd problem is a pathological disorganization--organizational skills are like a foreign language to him.

He does have boredom issues, but those really are more depression based than adhd based. In fact, he's starting on depression meds tomorrow. Sometimes boredom is more about depression than actual boredom; it's that apathy that depression can set in.

On medication, the pacing/figetting is MUCH less pronounced, his ability to focus is better, and with effort, the organization is at least a bit more manageable. Not a cure by any means, but it does make life more manageable. He MUCH prefers to be on his adhd meds than off of them.

[SamuelAdams1313]

the depression, short memory, poor organizational skills, and fidgeting slounds alot like me.

[Benignity]

Depression here too, and I think that's the cause of my boredom. My ADHD is pretty bad, and sometimes I can't stop talking, but I'm learning to live with that. It's like I can leave and go upstairs to my room, but I crave the stimulation of talking with people, so I can't do it. Anyways, I've actually made a lot of headway in my organization skills (used to be awful as a teenager), so it's definitely possible.

[Perna]

Why do you want to be "calmed down"? If you are bored and restless, acting like it is your body telling you to do something! You'd be at cross purposes with your brain/body if you wanted to calm down, when would you be calm enough, when you were a drug-dazed couch potato? :-)

Feelings are information; if you are feeling bored, find something that you want to do; going out for a simple walk will get rid of the restless feeling and your brain, looking around, will come up with interesting thoughts/ideas for things to think about and do so you aren't bored anymore.