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Did you go through diagnosis / testing for ADD as an adult? Please tell me about your experience. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 24, 2012 - 20 answers

What can you tell me about adult diagnoses of ADD and how they work with health insurance, specifically the idea of pre-existing conditions? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 23, 2012 - 5 answers

My therapist now thinks I've got ADHD. Everyone agrees I'm bipolar. I'm self-diagnosed with medical students' disease. How do I sort this out now that I know she's biased? [more inside]
posted by Fee Phi Faux Phumb I Smell t'Socks o' a Puppetman! on Mar 1, 2011 - 22 answers

What was your adult neuropsychological evaluation like, if you've had one? What should we be looking for in the process? I'm not sure my SO is getting the sort of evaluation he needs. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 23, 2011 - 7 answers

What should I expect from Vyvanse? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 26, 2010 - 14 answers

I've been more-or-less diagnosed with adult ADHD at 33. My psychiatrist said that, if I weren't "too smart," it would be an easy to say I've got ADHD. My psychiatrist wants to medicate and my therapist won't comment. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 9, 2010 - 20 answers

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