Coping and Thriving with ADHD

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

2008-07-23T10:30:00.002-04:00

CBT can be effective for ADD whenever you're seeking to improve productivity in your life. Here are a couple book recommendations:Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies by Rob Wilson and Rheena Branch. ISBN-13: 978-0470018385 (Note the British spelling of "behavioural")Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Client Workbook by Steven Safren. ISBN-13: 978-0195188196

Anxiety and ADHD

2008-07-23T10:18:00.002-04:00

ADHD and some anxiety seem to be paired almost invariably. There is a kind of positive feedback between those issues, and they can furthermore lead to depression with a devastating snowball effect. Maintained psychiatric care may be necessary to prevent a negative emotional chain reaction. Your physician may choose to treat with both a stimulant for ADHD and an anti-depressant for anxiety and

Treatment Can Be Slow

2007-04-07T12:03:00.000-04:00

It can take months before everything is in place for treatment of ADD, and that is after an initial screening. Here are some typical steps involved:Get diagnosed by a psychologist who specializes in ADD or ADHD. (Getting an appointment can take 2-4 months)If the psychologist decides you have ADD or ADHD and recommends pharmaceutical treatment, you then need to find a physician with experience

Wellbutrin XL: Some Benefits So Far

2007-03-30T21:24:00.000-04:00

I have been taking Wellbutrin XL for a little over two weeks now, and I've been feeling much better. While taking the Strattera, I was quite angry and nervous a lot of the time, and my blood pressure was high. Lately I've been feeling really good-- relaxed and more confident, and my blood pressure is at a more normal level. However, I am aware that it is difficult to say how much this has to do

Internet: The Lame Seductress

2007-03-26T00:07:00.000-04:00

I maybe shouldn't presume, but I imagine that a lot of people with ADD spend too much time on the web. There is a Facebook.com group (don't look for it now) titled "Wikipedia is Choose-Your-Own-Adventure for Grown-ups," and I think it is true. Even more so, the whole web is like a giant cluttered Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, where the "adventure" has endless and rather stupid subplots, many of

The Importance of Living Deliberately

2007-03-24T20:50:00.000-04:00

Attention Deficit Disorder often goes hand-in-hand with disorders of anxiety or depression. It seems reasonable how this could be so: people suffering from ADD often feel like they can't do right. Even when they are successful, they are often frustrated by not being able to get it together. This frustration, I believe, can help make someone more prone to anxiety or depression, much like having

From Strattera to Wellbutrin XR

2007-03-24T20:49:00.000-04:00

There are two main classes of ADD medications: stimulants and antidepressants. I haven't taken neurology yet, but it appears that both drugs have the same net effect in the end: they act on neurotransmitters and/or their receptors. "Stimulants" may sound like an odd choice, but the way I understand it, they stimulate (activate) your brain's "braking" mechanisms. Stimulants have shown to be

My No-Cost Personal Assistant: Google Calendar

2007-03-24T20:48:00.000-04:00

One problem, which is particularly bad for those with ADD, is losing track of the things you need to do. Perhaps this situation is familiar to you: you need to do thing X, optimally at time Y, but at time Y you can't quite concentrate on or remember thing X.People with ADD tend to do best in structured environments, where there's an outside mechanism for making sure they do the right thing at

How Can a Medical Student Have ADD?

2007-03-23T20:46:00.000-04:00

Attention Deficit Disorder is unfortunately beset with a lot of undeserved connotations: under-achievement, misbehavior, dishonesty, and insensitivity. The syndrome has a stigma, because some of its symptoms are experienced to a degree by everyone; indeed, everyone zones out from time to time. People failing to accomplish or finish tasks is also quite common. It seems almost logical for people