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Curious here. Is it common for a man to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult (at age 32)? And if so, what kind of Doctor would be the one to give the diagnosis? A counselor? A counselor with a PhD? Or a different doc?

A couple of years ago, my husband and I were having terrible problems. He physically threw me into a few walls in our house during a fight, and the courts ordered him to go to counseling. The counselor he went to prescribed him Celexa, an anti-depressant, and also told him he has ADHD. Is ADHD something you can "get" as you get older? I always thought it was a condition you were born with. I’ve done some reading on it, and I’ve known children who have it, and he doesn’t show any signs of it at all. But now, when we fight he will use the ADHD as an excuse for his behavior. He refuses to see a doctor, or even another counselor, and refuses the concept of meds. The only difference in our fights now, is there not physical. But he gets nasty with words.

I was recently taken off Wellbutrin due to horrible side effects and the worsening of my depression. I have been reading up on why this happens and I was wondering if anyone had an answer for this one. I was reading that if you are taking an anti-depressant and your symptoms get worse from the medication it can be called Bi-Polar #4. Now, my psychiatrist says that she believes that I am Bi-Polar, my psychologist believes that my psychiatrist is nuts and that I have major depressive disorder and severe anxiety/post traumatic stress disorder that can be relieved through exercise, ativan and self-help books and new age thinking (yay). So, my question is, with both of those opinions in mind. Can you GET Bi-polar disorder from anti-depressants (e.g. Bi-polar #4) or are you Bi-Polar in the first place? Thanks!

Hi everyone,

Ok so first I will say I have a doctors appt for tomorrow afternoon – so I am in no way going to self diagnose or switch meds by myself. I just have a question for anyone who has struggled with severe depression and anxiety – or a mild case of bi-polar.

I have been on/or at least tried most anti-depressants. Prozac worked great for years when I was age 16-21, then it seemed to stop working well.

I have tried cymbalta, zoloft and paxil. In October I found a new doctor after moving out of state. I had always been treated with the diagnosis of severe depression + anxiety. After speaking with my new doctor, she thought I may have a mild case of the bi-polar disease.
I do have manic episodes – though not anything that would hospitalize me (yet lol). And super low – lows.

She put me on Effexor.

Within 2 weeks i felt my depression begin to lift – and my anxiety seemed to almost get worse…. Then after 6 weeks or so, the anxiety was OK but not great.

Mind you, I also was a very heavy drinker. So I am not sure how well this med ever got a chance to work in the last 3 months….

Recently my insurance termed – and I switched to Venlafaxine (which is effexor generic). I did the switch to generic 12/30/08 – I just switched from effexor to the generic — as I read they are nearly identical.

I also QUIT drinking on 01/08/09 completely, and am working an AA program.

I have a healthy diet, no booze the last 10 days, and have been going to the gym for 2 weeks. HOWEVER, with all of this good stuff I am doing in my life – I have been dizzy, lightheaded, had vertigo and feel sick most of the day since about the 5th of January… I still have very bad anxiety – though the depression still seems under control.

Are all these dizzy, nauseous, vertigo feelings from going to generic you think? Or maybe they are the TRUE side effects for me, and I had blocked them from all of my drinking and cancelled out what the anti-depressant had been doing for me or to me should I say….

I am going in to see if effexor/venlafaxine is just not the right fit for me – I am not sure what my next option would be after this???

I just wanted to throw this out there, in case someone had a similiar reaction as mine to this medicine and what they ended up switching to or finding helped take the side effects away??

Thanks all!

its mostly dwells on my present and future life. i take a mild anti-depressant for this since its been going on for years. being a single mom of two teen-age boys living in a depressed area, w/ no good job opportunity’s especially w/my acquired back ground. im at a crossroads and don’t have a clue as to what to do. HELP!!

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Buy a TIVO, tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My purpose is to___________ today.

5. Live with the 3 E’s. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

6. Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did in 2006.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, qigong, prayer, or whatever you believe. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea & plenty of water and eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli,almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.

13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21.You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie.
Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you!

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27. Forgive everyone everything.

28. What other people think of you is none of your business.

29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

32. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

33. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

34. The best is yet to come.

35. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

36. Do the right thing
37. Call your mother and father often

38. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished____________.

39. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

40. Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you
certainly don’t want a fast pass.
thanks for the adds! The more the merrier!

Oh BTW, #24 is about sex

I can’t sleep and my doctor will not give me sleeping pills, iv had insomnia since the age of five but he still will not give it to me he only gave me this sill anti depressant pill that makes me gain weight.

so can not sleeping cause you to have an accident on the road.