Anyone with Adult ADD in the UK - Did you try a private route to get a diagnosis? If so, who would you recommend? How did a diagnosis affect things at work? If you have a history of heart disease in the family is it too risky to take meds? [more inside]
posted by Flitcraft on Sep 19, 2009 - 3 answers

ADD help in LA? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 16, 2009 - 1 answer

I think I have ADD. I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow. How can I best take advantage of the visit? [more inside]
posted by fedward on Mar 6, 2008 - 10 answers

Has anyone had experience coming off of ADD/ADHD medications? How did you cope with the return of all the negative ADD/ADHD symptoms, and the nagging feeling that you were a better person on the meds? [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Oct 24, 2005 - 14 answers

I have always had attention problems, but when I was tested in 1993, the tests came back inconclusive: the neuropsychologist concluded that only 7% of my 'issues' was ADD. That was twelve years ago. In my adulthood, I'm having serious problems concentrating, but am unsure of the effects the common ADD medications will have on me, and I'm curious if there are different treatments for attention deficit due to adult ADD and due to other 'issues'. [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Jun 18, 2005 - 9 answers

Adult ADD in the UK. Is it worth getting diagnosed? What is the best route to getting a diagnosis and does medication actually help? [more inside]
posted by Flitcraft on Jun 5, 2005 - 7 answers