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I have been diagnosed with ADHD since 2005. I have been through one marriage and I am within hours of my second wife walking out.

I've been reading "Healing ADD" by Daniel Amen and my ADHD husband and I found through answering the questionnaire in the book, that he has the strong signs of having Limbic ADD.  This type has elements of depression in it, and suits my H to a T.

Among Dr. Amen's suggestions for treatment are the supplements SAM-e, and neurofeedback.  I haven't found a lot of helpful studies on the efficacy of these and wondered if any of you have experience with either one?

We have hit a wall. My AHDH husband and I (non ADHD) downloaded the online seminar and we have both found it an amazingly positive experience. It has helped both of us understand each other and our ADHD marriage a lot better, and start working on change. 

I am absolutely devastate and I don't know what to do or who to talk to. My husband has just been diagnosed with ADD (although I have wondered if he had it for a long time now). We have been married 3 years, together 5 and have a 2 year old daughter. I have never ever even considered divorce but I had never ever experienced the anxiety and stress of living with someone with ADD.

I apologize if this isn't the correct forum to post this in. I'm having an emotional breakdown at the moment and am reaching out for any help I can get. 

My wife and I have been married for 7 years. We met while I was in the military and shortly thereafter I was diagnosed with ADD. I believe (through my own recent research) that I have the overfocused type. 

Hello all, 

Set them free to be themselves?  If it means being separated from someone you love, so be it?

Easy for me to say, as my partnership with a person with ADHD ended years ago, and my hope for a deeper friendship with someone (else) with ADHD who I met less than two years ago seems less important over the time I have received no acknowledgement or affirmation. (Less than one week--do I still hold out hope or am I still a fool in middle age).

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We are taking the course offered rejoice the site right now and are currently packing for an 8 day trip to Florida. This evening hubby and I were talking about what to pack and all that, and he mentioned that he didn't want to take his mess for the week. I told him that I really need him to take his meds. I told him that if he can't take his meds, I'll have a hard time. I also expressed to him that dealin with his ADHD symptoms includes taking his medication too.

I have noticed a common theme while reading through many of these post.

A) Men with "ADHD Characteristics" are drawn to technology (TV, Computers, PD's)

B) Men with "ADHD Characteristics" tend to stay awake late at night, many post claim their spouse is on the computer "doing work."

C) Many of these post talk about how the intimacy in the relationship is gone.

D) Other problems persist because of the men being tired in the morning.

The doctor I had originally left for another job and I was transferred to another doctor in the same clinic. She seemed fine, although getting appointments has been difficult as she's only in the office Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons, and she's always booked up. After many struggles with getting prescriptions on time/running out of meds due to the nature of taking a controlled substance and needing a paper prescription every month, she suggested I see a psychiatrist so that I could get better treatment because she doesn't know much about ADD. Great, I thought....