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My husband was recently diagnosed with ADHD. He got prescribed Dex. He takes it when he wakes up. He only has a part-time job, so he has to go to work only twice a week. On work days he gets up early with an alarm. Then at night he either stays up late or takes a nap for a couple of hours in the evening and then wakes up to stay up until sunrise. When he doesn't have to get up for work he doesn't set the alarm and sleeps in till 4pm. Then takes a nap in the evening. Sometimes he wakes up for "breakfast" which is already lunch and goes back to bed after he eats.

My son has ADD and has always struggled with school.  His new class started today and he is already getting frustrated and is in a bad mood due to the struggle that he is having over taking notes.  He was on Vyvanse for a long time but it started to not agree with him and he stopped.   In two weeks, he is seeing his doctor and I want him to try Focalin.  Is there anyone who has taken this medication and did it help with note taking.  Any other suggestions to get through a college class from anyone with ADD?  Has anyone had success with any ADD medications that we don't hear much about?  He

Is it possible to be Primarily Inattentive as a child and be Hyper as an adult? That seems to be my story plus anxiety.

Any thoughts??

I'm brand new to this forum, and to ADHD. My husband of 20 years had an affair with a friend - someone I helped transition into the community when her family moved here and who was the mother of the child who became my son's best friend. We spent at least 3 days a week together via our children and friendship. I discovered 7 months ago that she and my husband had been having an "emotional affair" and sexting for the previous month. I confronted them both and was assured that nothing more had happened than one awkward kiss. I decided to heal and trust my husband again.

Hello!  I really need help!  Everytime I search for ADHD coaches (or some variation thereof) I just get TOO MUCH INFORMATION!  I have ADHD!  I can't deal with all the information!!!  I need to find some kind of reliable listing of recommended ADHD coaches.  I have a hard enough time following through on even pursuing this, much less the thought of going through a few different coaches because I end up having to start with "A" in the phone book, so to speak!  PLEASE!  Does anyone have any recommendations for either a specific coach or a reputable site to find one through?

Well, I was hoping to post again in the 'Progress' section, but unfortunately, I did NOT get the position that I really, really hoped (and thought) I'd get...

I"m engaged to a mostly awesome lady who was diagnosed with ADHD 15 years ago. She's now 32. I'm her non-adhd partner. I do love her dearly.

We're in the middle of buying a new home, and in the meantime to save on rent and not get stuck with a lease, we've been staying at an extended stay motel during the week, and with my family on the weekends. It's been this way for a couple months. It's pretty stressful at times, no doubt, to keep skipping around and living on a crappy, low budget diet.

When you tell me you will do it, I don't believe you.

When you tell me you can do it, I don't believe you.

When you tell me you will pay the bill, I don't believe you.

When you tell me you paid the bill, I don't believe you.

When you tell me it is taken care of, I don't believe you.

When you tell me you will be home at 6, I don't believe you.

When you tell me where you are going, I don't believe you.

When you tell me what you did all day, I don't believe you.

When you tell me you are going to quit smoking, I don't believe you.

My husband has just recently been diagnosed with ADHD. The good thing is that it is bringing 96% of our issues to light. The downside is, no matter how much I have changed to attempt to be accommodating, it feels helpless and hopeless.

Thank you for all previous support. We did manage to get to a specialist psychiatrist in UK, and he told HB very clearly that he MUST give up cannabis for at least four months to clear it out of his system, before he would do a meds trial to eliminate doubt about potential ADHD.