This does not sound like OCD. In the simplest terms possible, a person with OCD engages in rituals or compulsions to relieve anxiety from obsessions that often are attached to dire consequense. For...

Speaking as someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD and having been on medication for the past 16 years, the benefits to prescribing Ritalin, Focalin, Concerta, etc do exist so long as the child i...

Both my parents, my brother, and I all have ADD. My cousins on my dads side don't have ADD, but i think the cousins on my mom's side do. It isn't always inherited, and you can have...

well i'd be happy to answer that. wait hold on while i do something else.

I am- been my whole life as far as I can tell. ADD that is. I am 49 now- I was diagnosed at about age 40. My early history was being quite distractable, daydreaming a lot in school, being unable to...

I was diagnosed with ADD about 6-7 years ago. I am 49 now. At that time I was back in college and was having the same old problems I had in my younger years while in school. It takes me a lot longe...

ADD and ADHD are hard to know if you have, first thing is make an appoitment to see your doctor, he will be able to refer you onto a specialist. If you do have it, try to control it yourself wit...

first off add is not a myth i think that some people are wrongly diagnosed. my son has adhd he takes concerta i took him to our family doctor she gave me and his teachers a questionaire to fill ou...

I would add some form of animal proteins. plant proteins are very inferior in terms of there ability to be digested and utilized and for most the bioavailability of them is 55% or less. which mea...

What effects one won't necessarily effect another. It's hard to say, plus different meds have different side effects. My daughter takes meds and she says it helps her "pay attention&...

You need a mental health doctor (psychiatrist) to prescribed you medications. The health insurance will not cover the mental health doctor bills nor would it cover any of the medications nowadays....

Vyvanse is a stimulant and can make your appetite go way down. It's not good to lose that much weight in 1 week period my dear. Please talk to your doctor who prescribed the Vyvanse. Th...

I am on strattera. That is not a stimulant. Im pretty sure that if there was an interaction with the ritalin then the chances of another adverse reaction with another stimulant are pretty high. ...

I take gingko. It really helps me to focus when I'm stressed. I've also found that chamomile is very calming for me as well. You can buy chamomile caplets, but I like drinking it in tea. ...

Thank you, 123456will222, for asking. The power of suggestion is a powerful thing. And when told enough times that a person has a mental illness the person can start believing it even though the p...