Posted by Cairo on January 1, 2005, at 0:17:58
In reply to Pure Inattentive AD(H)D, posted by ed_uk on December 31, 2004, at 19:31:11
My teen daughter used to be VERY hyperactive (I could regale you with stories about her swinging from the chandelier...) and exhibited inattention and impulsivity. As she grew older, her hyperactivity decreased, but the inattention remains. All the psychostims helped her attention, but at a price of side effects. Her tics increased, most noticeably finger picking, with Ritalin being the worst offender. As long as the tic is not ruining their personal life, you weight the cost/benefit. Of course, docs warn you about stims unmasking Tourettes. I personally think that OCD overlaps with ADD/ADHD quite a bit as most of the kids I know with ADD exhibit tics and some sort of compulsive behavior. Maybe that's why you hear about ADD kids not being able to pay attention to schoolwork but often hyperfocusing on things they enjoy.
My daughter has mixed attentive/ADHD. We're trying Provigil now, but it's too early to tell the effect on attention. She seems more attentive at home during the holidays, but going back to school next week will tell. The biggest plus for Provigil so far is that it makes her definitely more pro-social whereas the stimulants all caused social withdrawal and increased anxiety.
Having hyperactivity makes a diagnosis easier as people can SEE the problem. Inattentiveness, even in the States, still is hard for doctors and parents/family to accept as not being normal. Sounds like you suffer from medicus obliviosum and should seek a new doctor. You are the best judge of the degree of your impairment.
Check out www.CHADD.org
Happy New Year and think positive about 2005!
Cairo
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> To those babblers who have been diagnosed with AD(H)D...........
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> Have you ever been hyperactive?
> Have you found stimulants to be effective for your 'pure inattentive' ADD?
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> Since I have many inattentive ADD symptoms in the absense of hyperactivity my doctor simply tells me that I don't have a problem.
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> It would be interesting to hear your input.
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> Ed.
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