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This is somewhat similar to apollo's post from a year ago, but I was just wondering if anybody had tips for dealing with the problem of the ADD partner's ability to participate fully in a conversation and yet have no memory of it.

I talked to my husband about add this week.  He agreed.  I have to vent.  I am so frustrated.  So we think he has it, but we don't know where to start and my day was ruined today because of his actions.  He couldn't find his keys yesterday so he took my truck to work... no biggy.  BUT he didn't deposit his check so I am left with no money to go grocery shopping which is what I do on Tuesdays..... he knows this.

I am new to the site.  I was watching Dr. Phil last week and it was on ADHD and marriage.  I sat my husband down when he got home and had him watch it.  When the guy was cooking the meal for his wife and he made the comment about the water taking forever to boil...

Just wanted to introduce myself.  I am feeling so frustrated and overwhelmed . . . and dare I admit it, depressed sometimes.  I am grateful I found this forum.  Reading it is very validating.

Im finding these Blogs terrifically insighful and Melissa, I perceive you to make a lot of sense, so heres my details...Any insight you can provide is greatly appreciated.

My husband and I have both been diagnosed with ADD in the last few years.  I feel like he does not do his share of household chores.  He doesn't get home until 7:30 or 8:00 at night.  I think he chooses not to come home earlier, because he knows I will have something to complain about.  He will do the evening dishes and feel like he has done his part.  I feel like I am constantly asking him to do certain jobs, but yet he will not do them.

Hi I am new here, finally I have a site where I can read about the same struggles I experience.  

I am new to this site and so far I love it, I am right now married almost 10years to a husband that has ADHD even though he was never diagnosed with it as a child and I think that is why we have the problems we do, and an 8 year old daughter who was diagnosed with ADHD.

I have been diagnosed with ADD for 8 years. I just finished watching the Dr. Phil Show and Dr. Hallowell mentioned how ADD can be actually beneficial for career. My problem is, I do not seem to be able to stick to long to one work. I learned in a bank for 2 years, then quit there to go and do university studies. In the six years I studied I was also getting my diagnose - I changed three times the subjects I studied and finished with a master in political science and a minor in history. After that, I got selfemployed with a little mailorder, which went to bancrupcy, unfortunately.

I am a 42 year old male diagnosed with severe depression about twenty years ago.  I have tried most of the traditional anti-depressant medications and am now on Effexor.  After watching the show on thursday july 9th, I'm now wondering if add is not a more accurate diagnosis than depression.  I have almost all the symptoms as described by the doctor and my marriage is in a terrible strain because of this.  Could this be the lesser of two evils if it were add instead of severe depression?