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CHADD's Adult ADHD Support

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Indigo Support group

Indigo- An ADHD support group. We are a new support group that meets weekly on zoom! MEETING- Our next meeting will be held this upcoming Sunday. Topic-...

Indigo- An ADHD support group. We are a new support group that meets weekly on ...

•4 years ago

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Emotions

From my continued research on ADHD and my wonder on why I react or respond to things the way I do and notice that others don’t as much or strongly as me. I...

From my continued research on ADHD and my wonder on why I react or respond to th...

•4 years ago

New Here

I was diagnosed about two months ago with Adult ADHD. We discovered I had it because of a questionnaire we completed for my oldest child. This discovery has...

I was diagnosed about two months ago with Adult ADHD. We discovered I had it bec...

•4 years ago

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Looking for a cheaper way to get prescriptions for ADHD

I've been using goodrx.com. Are there mail order companies that will be cheaper and easier? What is the name and how can I get in touch with them? I don't have...

I've been using goodrx.com. Are there mail order companies that will be cheaper ...

•4 years ago

Losing My Self

I haven’t quite felt like myself lately. Basically since I came home from college, because of coven 19, it has felt almost like I am teetering on an edge. I am...

I haven’t quite felt like myself lately. Basically since I came home from colleg...

•4 years ago

The Sisyphus of ADHD Quarantined with Depression

I posted about this similarly recently, so forgive me if a some of it sounds familiar. The last 24 hours have not been great. Last night my wife got mad at my...

I posted about this similarly recently, so forgive me if a some of it sounds fam...

•4 years ago

Adderall xr doesn’t seem to work as well?

Hi everyone! So glad I found this resource. I was tAking vyvanse 40mg and adderall 10mg to help me think faster/concentrate for about the last year. For some...

Hi everyone! So glad I found this resource. I was tAking vyvanse 40mg and adder...

•4 years ago

A year into my ADHD diagnosis journey, and feeling confused

I was diagnosed with ADHD just before my 32nd birthday last spring. I remember feeling relieved that I knew what had been going on with me, but I also felt a...

I was diagnosed with ADHD just before my 32nd birthday last spring. I remember f...

•4 years ago

Causes

I’ve read that ADHD is inherited from a parent and so far there are about ten genes in the brain associated with it. Do any of you know what causes ADHD?

I’ve read that ADHD is inherited from a parent and so far there are about ten ge...

•4 years ago

Hello everyone

I am happy to have found a group that I may be able to give a little insight to but more important I may take away advice and some comfort for my anxiety...

I am happy to have found a group that I may be able to give a little insight to ...

•4 years ago

Feeling a bit silly 🤪

For anyone who knows dragon ball z, I wish I could go to sleep and like suddenly peep an eye in the middle of the night. Ready. Ready with knowledge to just...

For anyone who knows dragon ball z, I wish I could go to sleep and like suddenly...

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ADHD Online Support Meeting

Come join our new support group first online meeting this Sunday! This weeks topic - ‘Your Story’ Come and share/ listen to people from around the globe...

Come join our new support group first online meeting this Sunday! This weeks to...

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Cyclothymia?

I may have cyclothymia. Dr. Gave me oxycarbazepine. For 2-3 days I felt great and in control. Last few nights I have been staying up working on dumb things...

I may have cyclothymia. Dr. Gave me oxycarbazepine. For 2-3 days I felt great ...

•4 years ago

Finally got a step of a goal completed.

As a follow up to a previous post I made some time ago I mentioned the struggles with driving with ADHD people compared to most people. And Sometime last year...

As a follow up to a previous post I made some time ago I mentioned the struggles...

•4 years ago

ADHD Weekly -- Staying Connected Online

Social distancing can get lonely. Many people are using video conferencing tools to stay connected with family and friends. We heard from a few people how they...

Social distancing can get lonely. Many people are using video conferencing tools...

KarenADHDWeekly

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I'm currently working toward not needing the external stimuli to prompt me to do what I want to get done

I am not a morning person, unless I had a great night of sleep. Otherwise, my joy of starting my morning early and attacking the day makes a dark turn. I feel...

I am not a morning person, unless I had a great night of sleep. Otherwise, my jo...

strive2thrive25

•4 years ago

"ADD is like having an instruction manual but its not in a language you know, so you cant use the tools in your toolbox"

"I admire that you are so self-aware" does anyone else receive this feedback from others when you are discussing some challenges ADHD comes with? Yeah I am...

"I admire that you are so self-aware" does anyone else receive this feedback fro...

strive2thrive25

•4 years ago

does anyone receive judgment for utilizing adhd medication as one of your tools for managment?

How could I be doing something wrong if it helps me, among other strategies to be a "normal adult." I was diagnosed as a child with adhd but not prescribed...

How could I be doing something wrong if it helps me, among other strategies to b...

strive2thrive25

•4 years ago

ADHD Research help!

Hi All! I am currently finishing my Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology. My experiences as a person with ADHD in academia have inspired the topic for my...

Hi All! I am currently finishing my Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology. My e...

•4 years ago

Indigo- ADHD Support Group

I have spent the last few months trying to find a support group online for ADHD. Most I found were either in a different country or I had to pay. I wanted to...

I have spent the last few months trying to find a support group online for ADHD....

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I need to find a better medication

Why is it so difficult to get prescribed the right medications? I've never been diagnosed with ADHD but I know I have it. It's like every doctor just wants to...

Why is it so difficult to get prescribed the right medications? I've never been ...

•4 years ago

Embarrassed, Feel like the black sheep in the family

How do I deal with the shame I feel when opening up about ADHD amongst friends and family? It seems like something no one wants to hear about. Some people even...

How do I deal with the shame I feel when opening up about ADHD amongst friends a...

•4 years ago

Support groups for adults with ADHD

I really want to find a support group that I can meet with people in person. There's is just something about human to human interaction that I think is far...

I really want to find a support group that I can meet with people in person. The...

•4 years ago

Does ADHD manifest itself differently among the personality types??

While the DSM-5 classifies ADHD in 3 subtypes, (hyperactive, combined, or inattentive), our behaviors, thought processing, and motives vary. Research has...

While the DSM-5 classifies ADHD in 3 subtypes, (hyperactive, combined, or inatt...

Eclecticentric77

•4 years ago

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Does anyone else experience this?

I get freaked out when I am touched when I don't expect it when my ADHD is worse. I say things that come across as mean but I just say what I think without...

I get freaked out when I am touched when I don't expect it when my ADHD is worse...

•4 years ago

Struggling

I have recently started really struggling with my ADHD. I have been pretty stable in my ADHD since I was diagnosed in the second grade (I am now 22 so it has...

I have recently started really struggling with my ADHD. I have been pretty stabl...

•4 years ago

Does your stimulant medication impact your digestion, or not?

I recently starting taking short acting generic methyphenidate and it seems that it may be impacting my digestion. I usually take dosages with some food. I...

I recently starting taking short acting generic methyphenidate and it seems that...

•4 years ago

Medications not working

Morning, I am currently taking Adderall 30mg XR when i wake up in the morning & then I take a 30mg IR by noon time because I start to feel sluggish, hard to...

Morning, I am currently taking Adderall 30mg XR when i wake up in the morning & ...

•4 years ago

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