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Stop Saying "Just Focus!": Understanding the Complexities of ADHD

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Does "Just Focus!" make you want to scream? You're not alone! Dr. Marks shares a patient's story & explains how ADHD is more than just inattention. Discover effective strategies & treatments beyond the "focus" myth. #ADHDSupport #Empowerment #adhdcommunity
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@DrTraceyMarks 6 месяцев назад

LISTEN WITHOUT THE MUSIC There are now two audio tracks. Go to the settings wheel on the right-hand side of the video player and choose the English (United States) track WATCH NEXT - How ADHD Makes You Think About Yourself ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FF8gpsffwh0.html

@annette9669 5 месяцев назад

THANK YOU!!! I did not know I could listen without music. I have stopped many videos because the music distracts me so much that I can’t “hear” the words of the videos. Thank you!!

@estefaniagarciaequihualapa8927 3 года назад

It's so overwhelming that people don't take you seriously if you more less manage to appear normal

@cameronschyuder9034 2 года назад

And if you don't appear normal, they will ostracize you. The cruelty...

@toddellner5283 2 года назад

You don't appear "normal" so you get a world of grief from adults and peers. So you learn to fake it, and everyone believes that your failures are a character flaw because you appear "normal".

@tajsimms8976 Год назад

@@toddellner5283 yuppppp

@twitchster77 11 месяцев назад

Having a professional who diagnosed me, understands me, and believes me makes all the difference in the world to me. She picked up on it in our very first session! Her daughter had adhd so she had done tons of research on the disorder over the years. It feels so dang empowering having someone who's highly educated have full confidence that I do absolutely have ADD and my struggles are legit and are much deeper than just me being lazy with no self-discipline. She's in her 80's now, and I worry what's going to happen when she finally decides to retire. It feels SOOOO comforting to have her fighting for me. I wish everyone had someone like her in their lives. Someone who doesn't come at you in disappointment, misunderstanding and frustration...but rather with understanding, education, and compassion. Sorry for the ramble lol >.

@chadbalonick1784 4 года назад

If your reading this and you think you have ADD please do everything you can to get help. It took me 31 years to get medication and it’s saved my life. Your not alone !

@ericvega3597 3 года назад

RIP to your brain. You're taking poison.

@sleepingisyoga2971 3 года назад

@@ericvega3597 And who are you to say that?

@ericvega3597 3 года назад

@@sleepingisyoga2971 someone with common sense

@sleepingisyoga2971 3 года назад

@@ericvega3597 lmao ur a funny guy 😂

@shellydurunna 3 года назад

Living in America it's not possible. You have to have money.

@nicolenell3209 5 лет назад

Thank you so much. I was diagnosed last year during grad school and it changed my life. But a lot of my friends and family believe that it’s I’m just messy or lazy. When I look for people and resources from people that look like me, people just don’t believe that it’s valid. I’m so grateful for online resources like you.

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

You’re welcome Nicole. It is tough for people to understand. I have a ADHD playlist where our group all of my videos about ADHD. goo.gl/sEsiY1. As I make new ones I will add them to this playlist.

@PlantedBrands 2 года назад

I was just diagnosed and been a nurse for over 10 years. And even I question am I lazy. I know I can’t be lazy but I’m always getting bored and in the past I quit jobs on a whim😭 And not idk if it’s age I’m very indecisive idk and my patience is basically non existent o started adderall and from day 1 I was able to think and do without overthinking but it’s been 2 weeks of 5mg but I just feel focused but unmotivated more hyper focused which I’ve been dealing with before. I just feel more calm with the medicine mentally. Idk if it’s the wrong dose but I am so scared im gonna lose my career/savings. I literally can’t decide to work/get out I’m prn. And literally seem to get focused when it’s the last minute. It’s like I can function like most I get motivated by chaos I guess smh

@fatimaa8276 2 года назад

I always get called lazy bc I can’t focus or concentrate on anything but it’s so hard especially since they think there is nothing wrong with me

@marylee2732 2 года назад

Stay away from junk food fast food sugar & starches. It gets worse as you get older turning into diabetes candida fatigue headaches auto-immune everything seems like it’s moving in slo-mo.

@dwanesmith4029 2 года назад

I cannot listen to distracting overly loud wholly unnecessary stupid music blaring over top of the word's. Re do please without soundtrack

@Timoeltejano 2 года назад

Thank you for this. I struggled with ADHD before we even had terminology for it. I'm a child of the 70s and went to an elementary school that believed strongly in corporal punishment. I forgot to take my books home to study and homework and was therefore subjected to the physical pain and emotional humiliation of getting a "paddling" usually twice a week because I forgot my homework. I always got those lectures about "you're so smart but you're not living up to your potential. You just need to...'apply' yourself more." Even looking back I'm thinking to myself, "What sort of kid wants his behind beaten every other day? Does it make sense that I would have done this...on freaking purpose?" Which essentially turned my educators into my tormentors. So I did buy into this myth of laziness, somewhat. Although, in the back of my mind I was still knowing that I was doing my best and just that my best wasn't good enough it as good as others' best. Thank you for this video

@joon_xe 2 года назад

this is me at the minute, struggling to keep up and i was a "very smart kid", which just made my carers and teachers berate me for being shit at school. worst part is i've talked about this with my mother and she is on the "adhd is not real" side of things

@andrewclark3157 2 года назад

This is a mirror of my life. Born ‘76, paddled or ruler to the back of the hand often. Not meeting potential, all of it. Just got a diagnosis this year (45 now), started meds last week, and oh wow what a difference. Still trying to process all the baggage from so many years of being a chronic failure.

@toddellner5283 2 года назад

That was me, including the beatings, but with a cane wielded with two hands rather than a paddle

@Charlie_Duz Год назад

I spent a lot of time in school corridors after being sent out of classes. Or banned from classes. I was threatened with the cane but ran out of school. Education was always a disaster. Was diagnosed in my mid fifties & I ask myself if it's actually worth studying now. Bit old for a glittering career. Just nice to be able to concentrate better now with my meds. So much time wasted but what can you do?

@Timoeltejano Год назад

@@andrewclark3157 I was diagnosed around 35 and started meds right away. I couldn't believe how suddenly I could pay attention and stay (mentally) in a sustained conversation without drifting off Wishing you nothing but the best.

@deoccultist 4 года назад

"it was like someone switching on the lights." That's exactly how I felt when I took Adderall the first time. I could think clearly, my blocked speech cleared up, I had motivation, and could see things through. I didn't have a prescription, though, a friend gave me one. When I did see a psychiatrist they gave me Strattera, and it made me feel incredibly ill like I had the flu. Later, I tried Wellbutrin, but that only made me easily aggravated. I can't afford a psychiatrist out of pocket, and it's hard to find one who takes Medicaid.

@moarroz 4 года назад

Same. I have to eat with straterra to prevent puking or stabbing stomach pains.

@PoisonXMuffinz 4 года назад

Yes

@suzy1750 3 года назад

I liken it to someone with bad eyesight putting on glasses for the first time. Suddenly, everything comes into focus.

@snikrepak 3 года назад

@@musicallemon4885 this is my struggle every time I get my Ritalin. The ones who get caught abusing and selling our meds should only have the punishemnt. Not us who actually need it, not little Timmy giving it to his friends.

@weirdflex8158 3 года назад

Adderall makes everyone feel good lmao

@RashawndaJames 6 лет назад

I’m so happy you made this video. So many people just do not that this is real and can be helped. Glad you are bring awareness! Keep it up!

@DrTraceyMarks 6 лет назад

Yes indeed. It's a shame to see people struggle unnecessarily. Thanks.

@Anna-tc6rz 5 лет назад

"...problems with attention." Crap -rewinds realizing I wasn't paying attention- only had to do it 7 times this video not too bad...

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

LOL Great illustration. 🙂

@german9892 3 года назад

LOL! Literally why I watch you tube so much, easy to rewind!

@florsierra9591 3 года назад

Exactly! Specially if I've tried watching 2 or 3 videos on a row trying to understand more about ADHD. This has been all my life!

@drearyrie 3 года назад

Same!!! Just got diagnosed with ADHD after intense historization of my childhood and deep talks about my current symptoms

@TheSenseOfNonsens 3 года назад

THIS!!!!!! Literally me all the time hahA Took me only 4 this time, so at least got to beat my personal record. 😂💪🏽

@PineCellar 2 года назад

The comment from the parent about ADHD being "an American thing" rang too true, as well as the genetic factor. My dad is a Japanese immigrant and would say this when my American mom wanted me to get treatment, even though my dad was the parent who would later be diagnosed as having ADHD. I also dealt with an educational system that basically gave up on me, as I was a girl and "girls don't have ADHD." So, I ended up learning how to teach myself from an early age. I credit that skill to my career successes in design and development, which while I did go to school for art, what made me improve rapidly was having lessons tailor made to interest my ADHD mind by me. Those struggling with ADHD, you aren't dumb and many times, it can be quite the opposite. You are smarter and stronger than what the world tells you. You just need a little guidance and a little help. I hope everyone who is struggling with ADHD sees this video and gets the professional help they need to succeed.

@lisawhitehall1870 6 месяцев назад

😢ya some guidence and help.❤

@rebeccajesse4604 Год назад

I was diagnosed at age 29 during my last year of a doctorate degree. Having ADHD is not being stupid. The first time I took medication it was like cool water was poured on an overheating engine. I was able to sit still and do nothing for the first time in my life. It was a miracle to me that I was sitting down and doing nothing physically or mentally without discomfort. As a kid, boredom felt physically painful. Even as an adult, once I settled into a job and it was no longer new and interesting I would be working, then my chest would start feeling tight and I would feel anxious. I thought it was a panic attack at first. Nope, just how I experienced "boredom". Now I can work and do the boring stuff without pain.

@Felicity851 11 месяцев назад

I feel those chest pains multiple times a day I'm 16

@twitchster77 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, I use to get something similar in my chest! It was like a ball of hyper-vibrating energy that would just sit there and fester and drive me freaking nuts. It didn't hurt necessarily...but it was very unpleasant and caused me tons of anxiety. It'd follow me to bed and I couldn't sleep...the only thing that would help was getting up and moving...or humming really loudly and powerfully which helped counter-act the vibrations. (I could literally lay there for hours humming the same few notes over and over going insane with the ball). After reading your comment here, I realized I haven't experienced this ball in years now! Meds have done so much for me.

@CindyCya 4 года назад

In 3rd grade i was called for a diagnosis after receiving a 23% in my report card. I was only on the medication for 4 months until my mom pulled it after believing the whole “children are being drugged” agenda on Facebook. I’m back to barely passing and wish I could go back to a psychiatrist in the future :( it’s frustrating because I know I’m capable of more.

@AzrielGrace 2 года назад

@Ed S it definitely makes these kind of things a lot worse but the biggest problem is people believing information way too easily, most of the times because it's aligned to what's already easy for them to believe...

@shadrach6299 2 года назад

Your mother needs to stay off FB

@procrastinathor4594 11 месяцев назад

It's fucked up how some parrents believe propaganda rather than their own children

@esharenee4186 5 лет назад

I have had about 20 jobs since 2013. My longer stay was a year and that was my first job, I worked alone. I also have a problem getting along with others. I have gotten to the point where I am just tired of working and get gov assistance. But I want a career. I also have a habit of enjoying jobs in the beginning because it's exciting to try new things, but eventually I get bored with doing the same thing over and over again.

@Parvati1981 5 лет назад

I've heard that from MANY adults with ADHD. My job is so redundant [probably part of what led me to take a leave for depression], however I suck at job hunting [probably the focus issue].

@PoisonXMuffinz 4 года назад

I feel this

@Mastermint 3 года назад

The boredom! When you're not sure your work is even relevant, you start slipping. That leads to frustration, then anger, then just not caring anymore

@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane 3 года назад

May I suggest going into the medical field... I work alone on midnights as an X-ray tech and I get to do my own thing, and you never know what's coming through the ER doors so it's not boring. There's a lot of people with ADHD who naturally gravitate to the medical field because when the crap hits the fan, our adrenaline and hyper focus kicks in where other people freeze. Try to find something that works with your strengths! 😀

@priskruger314 3 года назад

Daily a magnesium tablet helped me out. It helped me sleep better and function better. Be calmer. And working less hours. About 25 hrs.

@lillyevans9125 3 года назад

I cried when I watched some other videos in this series because I've been wondering what the hell is wrong with me for years now I have tried talking to my parents about it but they always say there is nothing wrong with me and I'm clever but I'm just not trying hard enough. During lock down I've sort of given up and I don't do much but read, I have completed pretty much no school work and the days have blended together into a sort of blur, when I cried it was the strongest emotion I had felt and the first time I cried in months. I have no idea how to explain this to my parents because I don't think they will believe me and maybe I'm blowing things out of proportion but this video really helped. Thanks you.

@cameronschyuder9034 2 года назад

Yeah, it has nothing to do with how smart you are, which is a common and unfortunate misconception

@natasha675 11 месяцев назад

Send them this video

@MrJmazing1 2 года назад

It is so gratifying to have someone clearly explain the affects of a person simply having ADD. That it can be a partner, parent, co-worker, child, or other loved one who's struggling everyday. To put a light on how others misinterpret those individual's struggles with comparisons to others who are more neuro-typical than themselves. I've come to value your content immensely and recognize the importance of you sharing it so openly and concisely. Thank You

@FontSound 4 года назад

Dr. Marks, I want to cry because I've been challenged to communicate with a loved one that some things just don't work the same way in my brain. I've grown to appreciate how far I've come since my life pre-diagnosis, but the world only sees so much. Staying confident in the face of ignorant or misinformed criticism is embarrassingly my biggest struggle right now.

@nicolemacholz9778 2 года назад

I relate so much to this girl. My whole childhood and adolescents was a struggle for me. School was a struggle. My Mom always was upset because I was chronically disorganized and messy and I was alwtas losing or forgetting thing. I almost failed out of high school. I think it was hard for my parents to think I had ADD because I was never really hyperactive. In my late 20's I received the diagnosis of ADD. The light turned on for me then after I started taking meds. I went from almost failing out of school to making the deans list. My sister is a special Ed teacher and her son has ADD. She said my whole childhood made sense to her after I was diagnosed. I am now 37 years old and was so proud of myself when I graduated nursing school with the highest average in my class.

@nzingacellphone8764 7 месяцев назад

Congrats to you!

@PattymacMakes 6 лет назад

How fascinating!! The experiences the mother encounters during pregnancy is so far reaching. We do secrete different chemicals based on our emotional state, so it totally makes sense.

@DrTraceyMarks 6 лет назад

Yes, mother and child are nearly one :)

@karenborden1620 5 лет назад

Facts!

@Fullchristainname 3 года назад

The oxygen loss cause makes a lot of sense. I work in medical billing (aka I read people’s medical records for a living) and the similarities in symptoms between people with head injuries and adhd is freakishly similar, to the point that I’ve seen doctors prescribe adderall for post-concussion syndrome. I am the only person in my family with adhd and I’m also the only one who had an oxygen loss event at birth.

@reinaequina6588 Год назад

I was born blue 🤦‍♀️

@Michelle-mu2ux Год назад

thank you, this is helpful.

@natoria1488 Год назад

My son was diagnosed with ADHD. I have not been giving him the meds because i didn't agree with the doctor or teacher but after watching your videos I'm going to consider it more now; I feel like I have adhd.... I struggle throughout my childhood and adulthood with feeling like I'm not as smart as my friend, family or colleagues ... omg ...long story short.... I'm going to get myself check. I related and realized that I have a lot of these symptoms. WOW. I'm WOKE! scratch that... after listening to more of this video I'm giving him the meds. My only concern is that he's so young. You talk about how it can affect children due to their brain not being developed all the way yet...he has hyperactivity... definitely. His teacher brought it to my attention. It became more obvious after the constant trouble at school... not necessarily trouble but impulse outburst, short attention span, not finishing all his homework unless supervised... for me it's the constant job changes throughout my life, I just started getting ridiculous tickets where my license got suspended twice and it affected my business... I'm glad I found you! this is mind blowing but I am aware and ready to take action.

@luluciferia1948 3 года назад

I wish you could be my therapist. So hard to get good therapy when i am homeless.

@jahnvivi5939 3 года назад

I hope you are doing good now

@Otwla 5 лет назад

You speak very well ... I really enjoy listening your videos

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Thanks cmedinaf! Thanks for watching (and listening 🙂)

@eipie05 4 года назад

Thank you...this made me tear up. In my 30s and it took a very long time to recieve acknowledgment for what is really going on in our brains. Thank you so much 💓

@lizmariediaz8062 4 года назад

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6 years old. Lord knows it’s been a shit time but I’ve come a long way on my own.

@tebohosefatsa6627 2 года назад

I know how you feel.

@camlynn8556 3 года назад

16 seconds in and I started sobbing. This is exactly what I told my boyfriend the other night.

@krystinmetz5944 2 года назад

You aren't alone. You can do this. ❤️

@erinrow399 3 года назад

I feel personally attacked when you said more speeding issues lmao. Sigh. You’re right though, I can’t drive slow even when I know I should.

@lisaahmari7199 2 года назад

I am 56 and was never officially diagnosed but my entire life I have had to write notes on my hand and arm😋 My brain hops from topic to topic so fast that I have to capture in writing any thought that is a practical, necessary one before it scrolls past my consciousness. I have no control....the random info darts in and pushes the previous thought out, again and again, all day long. I don't even have time to type a memo on my phone. By the time I reach for my phone, hit the app......the thought has moved on. It is a tacky coping mechanism but it has always worked to at least keep me above water in life. ☹️I would like to FINALLY get on board with a professional to talk about all of this but don't know where to even start. My insurance is not great. You are so wonderful...thank you for all you do for those of us who struggle with these colorful, exciting, frustrating and depressing brains.

@LK_Ireland 5 лет назад

I am 58 and have known I had ADD for many years, but never felt the need to try medication. I was not doing well in my career for the last season. I went to the doctor he thought I was depressed and gave me Bupropion (it is used with ADD also) my focus came ALIVE and I have never been so on top of every thing! It was ADD not depressed I needed help with.I am deeply grateful for this ADD med!

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Oh excellent. I'm so glad that worked for your ADD. It's not always enough for people, but yes we do use it for people who can't tolerate stimulants. With this med, you don't get the tolerance effect you get with the stimulants. Best wishes.

@perseverance9888 5 лет назад

How do you deal with medication tolerance I'm at the highest dose of Vyvanse I've taken for 5 years. It really helps so can you take something extra with it? I've heard to stop it for a while and then start again bike well I stop it I will feel really tired and I would like executive function for work.

@moarroz 4 года назад

@@perseverance9888 it's a stimulant so if you stop it you will have crap symptoms for a week or so before you reach equilibrium. Just like with other stimulants if you suddenly stop you end up crashing. You have to ween down then stop. Then after a while you can try starting back up again for desired effect

@perseverance9888 4 года назад

@@moarroz thanks maybe I'll try that when I'm ready to stop the medicine for a little while. I exercise alot and I'm a very busy person so I will see my caffeine intake quadruple once I lower the dose. I already take a lower dose and seems to be working fine as I also take some nootropics also. Thanks again

@melovepeas 3 года назад

It's been a month since I first watched this video and I've been officially diagnosed. I bet this video has changed many lives like it did mine!

@NEBARITRALK 3 года назад

Thank you so much for putting this out here, we need more professionals to say this loud and clear so we can start to dispel the harmful notion that ADHD is not a serious problem, or that it isn't real or that the medication is awful and all the other unhelpful stigmas that exist. I am always so happy when I see mental health professionals coming out and educating the public about ADHD, there has been so much negative and incorrect information spread about ADHD in the media in the last few decades and it needs to be silences by the facts.

@c.randall1135 4 года назад

We just had a young woman move in with us 4 months ago. She has many diagnoses. However, I believe her ADHD is the biggest obstacle in her everyday life. She gets lost in almost all thought and transition. When I use to think about ADD/ADHD...hyper kids that have to take ritalin would typically come to mind. ADHD is so much more!! Thanks for this informative video!

@elye0987 Год назад

It was really sweet at the beginning how you said it makes you want to cry listening to people talk about their lifelong struggles with adhd. Your videos are helping me understand that my diagnosis in elementary school (that got swept under the rug and forgotten about) is something i need to revist as so many of my major struggles in adulthood seem to fit the framework of adhd. Thank you for talking about this!

@TrueBlueYou 10 месяцев назад

ADD and ADHD have ruined my life. I’ve had soooo many jobs and have lived in soooo many places throughout my life-my mother and father love me dearly despite my troubled life. They set me up so I will be able to buy my own house someday and no longer struggle. I’m thankful for my therapist who is patient with me also-I love learning about myself through these videos

@superiris2001 Год назад

I'm an ADHD patient. I realized I can only watch this video with subtitle's on no matter how bad I'm interested with this video/topic. It's not about the topic nor don't understand, it's about if I didn't find another way to add up the attention, my mind just drifted away. Thank you for this amazing video!!

@grandmajojo5211 4 года назад

I was diagnosed with adhd as a kid and it made it really difficult to learn, especially because I love learning. I’ve learned to manage.

@Amanabouba 4 года назад

3:18 that is exactly what happens when parents hear about medications for ADHD. most parents prefer to punish physically or pressure them verbally their kids instead of using medicines. I really like the beginning of the video. I wonder if you conduct a workshop for adhd or have written any book about it.

@robloxjada61 3 года назад

@@EmmaHolland No Medication or Spankings or Yelling won't help a child with ADHD

@elizabethwilk9615 2 года назад

Some parents are afraid bc they hear the medicines will do other damage

@winebox 4 года назад

I don’t know where you practice but that area is lucky as hell to have you. I can’t thank you enough for your videos.

@johnkymlloyd2929 2 года назад

I enjoyed and learnt from your youtube on adhd. As a Australian with a late diagnosis (40), an adoptee, with a difficult birth, nine months in hospital, with adoption at 2.5 years, I have found it hard to get reliable, straight forward information on ADHD. Now, at 62, you can imagine, there was no such thing as adhd when I was young! I also had other health problems as well. Your explanation , cleared more for me than I have been able to find in 20 years. Average student, bad at study though! The points of behaviour, education and relationships explain my childhood and youth. Survived enough to be employed in military and telecommunications, as well as coaching high levels in swimming and basketball. So not all bad! I don't know if it is of interest to you, however, when I was diagnosed I stumped the doctor as I didn't have most of the behaviours of a 'high level' ADHD, Married (still) only once, no bad driving record, don't smoke or take illicit drugs, haven't been in prison or ever arrested and I am not an alcoholic, don't even drink much! Supposedly I should have at least three of the behaviours! All I could say was 'I was adopted ?? I was also given a life expectancy of 40 when I adopted (my adopted parents were told), now 62 ! Not that I don't have challengers, depression especially, some self esteem issues related to adoption - a different story altogether! Clarity, simplicity with accurate information from your youtube channel is very useful and I am thankful 👍

@tonyivan508 7 месяцев назад

Great history my friend! I'm like you!

@danielkeyser9698 4 года назад

58 yr old just found out I have this

@annamann1425 4 года назад

Me as well 55

@danielkeyser9698 3 года назад

@@annamann1425 adderall has helped me a lot

@Desh681 3 года назад

@@danielkeyser9698 Adderall vs Ritalin. What's the difference?

@danielkeyser9698 3 года назад

@@Desh681 i don't know I only used adderall and when it wears off i feel lousy again at least I know what it is

@danielkeyser9698 3 года назад

@@dcpark0509 yes I now know and that helps a lot

@itsdanihu5278 3 года назад

it was really hard to finish this video and in another lenguage, Im about to start my treatment with ADHD, can wait to feel better.

@mhannaford5393 3 года назад

PCOS in pregnancy is also linked with the child developing ADHD. I found out about my and my mother's PCOS after my ADHD diagnosis. So if you're a female with ADHD and also heavy or irregular periods, excessive acne, trouble losing weight, and insulin resistance, definitely get checked for diabetes and PCOS. Also fyi, significantly cutting down on carbs and sugar was life-changing for me, and helped with all these conditions!

@jasmineellebrown4514 2 года назад

Wow! This is life-changing to know! Do you have any studies on the connection between the two?

@casrm Год назад

wow really??? i have both too

@jdokona5480 3 года назад

Hi Dr, thank you for explaining ADD in words that I understand, but more importantly in a cadence that is pleasant for my hearing sense. I tried taking in other RU-vidrs, but their speech pattern, pace and tone, make it hard for me to follow let alone comprehend - particularly USA English speakers.

@princeswagger1able 5 лет назад

I’m 20 and I seen all these systems my entire life. Thank you for this video so much being able to label my problems helps me deal with them.

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

You’re welcome! So glad it was helpful.😊

@Anna-tc6rz 5 лет назад

I didn't get diagnosed until 19 officially. My dad prevented the diagnosis before that because I was "smart, just too lazy to do my work" it's amazing when you realize its not your fault and this is something you can treat now you know the actual problem.

@biyas2000 4 года назад

@@Anna-tc6rz same.

@haileycaine7406 3 года назад

When i was younger, people would insist it wasn't real, and i even heard multiple people say it was a product of my mom being a bad mom (my mom was and is a great mom. I couldn't ask for a better one, and I can't stand that some people would dare to blame her.) or that i was lazy, or stupid, or that kids with ADD/ADHD just weren't hit hard enough during school. that part still makes me tear up. I can tell you people like me would give anything to do better. We all want to do better. This is a life ruining thing for a lot of us and this is an absolute mental hell, it's all day every day... and when people try to tell you it's not even real... it's unbearable. we joke about it a lot because it's easier to deal with that way... but in reality it's extremely upsetting.

@missiamtwinkles0169 3 года назад

Yessss this is exactly me! My primary school teachers would actually tell my mom my ADHD and ADD would just fizz away. No sir I still struggle with it.

@kingphillieman 5 лет назад

Thank you Dr. I really needed something like this. Hopefully you will make more videos to help. I need advice about how to deal with this in the workplace. It's made it difficult to retain jobs over the years.

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

You're welcome Damien. Yes, ADD can make it very hard to retain a job. I call it failure to thrive in adults. thanks for watching. 🙂

@priskruger314 3 года назад

Magnesium helped me out. Taken every morning helped me be camera and sleep better.

@Dewbone2 2 года назад

I moved states and have a lapse in medication right now... My best to all of the others who are struggling out there in a callous, and disbelieving world.

@krishpatel6896 5 лет назад

Clear & concise video. I am almost 50 & have struggled severely with concentration issues literally my whole life. I am relatively intelligent but really struggled in college. I finally went to see my GP (UK NHS General Practitioner) last year - Dr Cooper in Isleworth (near London) about getting some medication such as Ritalin. However she informed me that "ADD (ADHD) is just a fad.... people hear about this condition & so they assume they have it... it doesn't really exist". As soon as I have enough money, I plan on going to see a private doctor to see if they can help me.

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Hi Krish. Unfortunately there are physicians here in the US who think the same way of adults with ADD. They may be able to believe it with children, but think that adults are just looking to take pills for performance enhancement. it doesn't help that that really happens and some people do take Adderall when they don't need it for a disorder. But the people who do need it really needed and can have trouble getting it because of the negativity around Adderall and the poor understanding about adult ADHD.

@elizabethwilk9615 2 года назад

In Belgium years ago I was told by a psychiatrist that adhd was an American invention. They were behind and I think things might have changed. I don’t think they prescribe Adderal - that might be banned but Ritalin yes.

@charlespenserum7070 4 года назад

I quit taking my meds most of my adult life when I got back on my meds and it was so great it was like all the extra noise in my head went away and I could see clear my job approved greatly and I can tell when I forget to take my medicine very quickly

@katbuckner3816 5 лет назад

Can you do a video with tips for procrastination and one on Organization???

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Hi Ms. Buckner. thanks for the suggestion and I'll see what I can come up with on this. However in the meantime, Kati Morton has several videos on procrastination and organization. Here's one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EULiF15dPqE.html 🙂

@dad7493 5 лет назад

@@DrTraceyMarks Thank you so much for adding the link! I have been struggling to stop procrastinating so I really need something like that so I can hopefully stop.

@bmcknight516 4 года назад

My wife told me she thought I had ADHD and at 43 I was diagnosed and now on medication. At first I was rather upset with my parents they would make excuses and say I was just a little hyper. I would get easily frustrated and had a temper and that too was just oh Brian just has a temper. I’m so glad I am on medication it helps tremendously. I just learned how to manage this growing up but damn I wish my parents would of taking me to a doctor it would of saved me years of frustration.

@bettyboop1742 4 года назад

Its happening to me at age 39

@DrTraceyMarks 3 года назад

WATCH NEXT - *How ADHD Makes You Think About Yourself* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FF8gpsffwh0.html

@katharine8554 3 года назад

@Dr. Tracey Marks Video for, how does the process go to get the medication? I've been a slow learner my whole life, but never disrupted class. I always wanted to be good at studying, but couldn't focus. I couldn't remember what I tried so hard to study and end up crying out of frustration. Can you also make a video about what medications are there? My mom is the same in regards to not believing in medication and it's suppose to be focusing and more effort. Thank you. If it helps I live in Texas

@iveneverseenahealthyvegan.9885 3 года назад

Nice One Dr.. X

@johnmaggiorino4493 3 года назад

Do Apgar scores have anything to contribute to developing adhd?

@fortheloveofnoise 2 года назад

I did have a loss of oxygen at birth, the umbilical cable was wrapped around my neck and an emergency C section was performed, but also both of my parents have ADHD as well....maybe this explains why mine is 10 times worse than both of my parents.

@ExiledGypsy 2 года назад

The story you recounted was as if you were telling my story with the difference that my childhood ADHD got mixed up with other stuff like trauma and living in a dysfunctional violent environment. On top of that, I was diagnosed at 52 after I had lost everything including my daughter that is still a stranger to me. You have no idea what I went through and how many "wrong" diagnoses I got and the mistakes I suffered under the mental health department in NHS, UK. They screwed up my ECT which gave me heart murmur that led to aortic valve replacement and then put me on atypical antipsychotic drugs without monitoring me. I turned into a zombie for almost 5 years. My motivation levels were so bad that I couldn't leave the house to buy food. Despite starvation, I had no appetite and the hospital kept asking me to go and see them despite me repeating that I can't leave the house. Finally, they came and broke the door by which time I was too weak to know what was going on. I have never been the same after those five years. I had a psychosomatic pain in my stomach that ended me up on morphine and when they stopped that I turned to heroin. So, I gave them the excuse to treat me like Junky and dismiss everything else. After coming off heroin I had read enough about ADHD to know that I might well be one of them. But I had to force the doctors to refer me to a specialist and the moment I took Concerta was even more dramatic than in your story. Until then it felt like that I was swimming in mud rather than water. Not only I couldn't see, I, couldn't even move properly. Being clumsy and inattentive to my surroundings. But you only see that after you take the medication. But stimulants for all the good they do have many problems for people with other health problems like high blood pressure someone whose heart has enlarged to deal with a leaky aortic valve or also suffer from cPTSD like my sisters who don't have ADHD and other stuff that has been lost by 52 because of this neurological disorder. There has to be a better way than pouring stimulants all over the brain when only the executive section needs it and dosing is not given enough attention. There are still huge problems that need neurological attention rather than medication supplied by big pharma. If the right dose it delivered to the right place by neuromodulation then rather than addiction to stimulants can be replaced with a permanent cure that no one wants because it affects the bottom line and it doesn't matter how many are tortured.

@karenborden1620 5 лет назад

Oh my Lord....you just explained my life. I'm 57 and I've been watching your videos for the last half hour and I believe I've have gone undiagnosed with ADHD my entire life! I now have a 3 year old grandchild that has recently been diagnosed as being on the ADHD/Autistic Spectrum whose mother was stressed out her entire pregnancy by an alcoholic husband. It all makes sense now in an instant and I've soaked my pillow with tears, weeping with relief that I'm not crazy and this can all be fixed! I've subscribed to your channel and am going to make sure I get me and my grandbaby the help we need to me mentally healthy. It's not elusive to live a life of healthy, vibrant relationships void of dysfunction! Thank you for sharing your gift of knowledge and God bless you so much!

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Yes these things can be fixed. I'm so glad you found my channel. I have and ADHD playlist where I group my ADHD videos. RU-vid allows you to save playlists to watch later. ru-vid.com/group/PLazcP3-djRZ3j8_CqOZYfH0aua6twernx

@samariadavis6022 4 года назад

Karen Borden 57 wow you look great 👍🏾

@karenborden1620 4 года назад

Dr.Tracey Marks, thank you for sharing that! You are a blessing!

@evilqueen13 2 года назад

I was never diagnosed I'm 50 now. I have managed to run my own business successfully for the most part, but I flunked out of college I struggle with being on time. I have to pretend to have to be somewhere an hour before I really want to be there if I want to be on time. I have destroyed my fingers with skin picking. I struggle with task paralysis where I feel like the bad things can't happen if I just stop moving and don't do anything. People pick on me because sometimes I get so focused I can't hear or see anything but what I'm focused on. The problem now is I have this backwards thinking that if I don't worry about a problem, it will happen. This thinking lead to bouts of terror that can last for days. I know I can't control bad things that happen, and I don't need to terrorize myself about possibilities, but part of my brain just refuses to let the idea go. I wake up with panic attacks in the morning. I crippled myself for years with pain that turned out to be from tensing up from stress. I got over it by consciously relaxing my body before moving, but I seem to overcome one problem only to have the anxiety manifest a new way.

@jewelgoss8005 Год назад

Adderall changed my life. My parents wouldn’t let me get treatment at age 11 when I was first diagnosed. I struggled and failed. I had to go to an alternative high school and miss out on so many experiences. I flunked college. At age 24, I feel like the real me for first time.

@CounselorForYou 3 года назад

I was age 55 before I knew I had ADHD. What a waste.

@jinnie9045 2 года назад

thank you so much!! it has only been a year since i was diagnosed with adhd (inattentive type) which resulted in co-morbidities like depression and anxiety. it got very bad because i kept failing classes and i never got understood all until i got diagnosed last year (although i still have other disorders that need to be addressed, such as SLDs specifically for math and reading comprehension, but progress is better than nothing, right?) i'm turning 17 next year and i've progressed so much and i'm happy. i take meds and attend psychotherapy. i'm a lot happier now, and it really felt like my life changed for the better when i got diagnosed and take prescription meds.

@elizabethwilk9615 2 года назад

Great ! Keep going both my sins have it and one struggled a lot but they both graduated college and have great jobs. Much luck to you

@Waterfallcreationsevents 3 года назад

This is great. My parents didn't believe it until she became a substitute teacher in my class in 5thgrade and saw it with her own eyes.

@SweetImmaculateHeart 2 года назад

Great video, but loud noise warning at 3:55! There is a loud buzzer sound that scared the shit outta me bc I was so absorbed in the interesting story and the Doctor's gentle talking voice. My soul almost left my body. 😭☠️

@positiveenergy2205 2 года назад

"It was like someone turned on light," That was me when I started taking antidepressants after countless visits to different hospitals. Glad I found your channel

@jadeauburn9220 5 лет назад

It pains me SO much that my husband has gone through his entire life with ADD and no one ever helped him, even when as a child he asked for help multiple times. The answer was "he is just lazy, he does no t need therapy or extra help in class". It pisses me off so much. A kid knows there's a problem and the parents ignore it. Thanks for spreading awareness!

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

You’re welcome Jade. That is so frustrating that people just made a judgment and didn’t see that he had a real problem.

@bourbonyoung6237 2 года назад

Incredibly helpful. This series has given me further insight into my condition. The lights really do get switched on with medications, but the journey doesn’t end there. Thanks for identifying what’s normal and what to expect.

@toddellner5283 2 года назад

I spent most of my life being told "Just work harder" and "Don't let anything distract you" and "Don't be lazy" and "You're just doing this for attention" and being beaten (hurray for English-style private schools) for not focusing. As a result I believed for the first forty years of my life that I was lazy, stupid, and bad and that ADHD was an "excuse" for bad people who didn't want to work. I'll never get back those years, but thank God others will not have to go through what I did.

@MsGenXodus 3 года назад

I got diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 51 years. Older women were not identified as potentially having ADHD due to the belief in the past that this is just a "boy's" disorder. After revealing this to my mom, she said that both my brother and I were diagnosed in pre-shcool (they called ADHD: hyperkinetic impulse disorder, back then). My mother, who's career was as a registered nurse, worried that we would be labeled as having pre-existing conditions and would forever be unable to be employed or un able to gain health insurance as adults. So she fired her pediatricians and found a new doctor to care for her children. It was believed that kids "out grew" ADHD back then, so my mom hoped she had given us an advantage by sweeping the diagnosis under the carpet. I managed by becoming a professional dancer and working in the construction trades, which are both excellent careers for people with ADHD. Then menopause struck, and my brain got even more unreliable. Advancing age also means not having the physical strength or stamina that is required for my career, so I moved into an administrative role. NOT RECOMMENDED for someone with ADHD, btw. Turns out, Estrogen plays a protective role in ADHD in women. Take that estrogen away, and women with ADHD feel like they are suffering from dementia. HRT has helped me to get my mind functioning better, I'm almost back to my more youthful mind these days.

@gail4marot512 2 года назад

Thank you so much Dr. Tracey for the information on ADHD which for me was diagnosed very late in life, and especially for the tools to help manage it. I did not have either until now.

@iveneverseenahealthyvegan.9885 3 года назад

Thank You Dr. Marks, for your explanation, you are so easy to listen to. I am 52 years old, diagnosed just before Christmas 2020. Ironic I work for the Community Mental Health Team, and have done for 30 years. I've always struggled throughout life, my work gave me a purpose and structure. X 🇬🇧

@tsydnor-johnson338 Год назад

I was just diagnosed a few months ago at 57. I was on Vyvanse but am now on Adderall. Can I just say I am so happy with the new me. I keep trying to explain it to my children, but they think I am crazy for taking pills. I have been sending them your videos, but they probably won't look at them. Well, thank you.

@deduaforreal1774 4 года назад

Whenever I see videos about adhd being explained, I cry. I had a brain surgery when I was a baby in the 1990s and like u put it I have felt stupid and intelligent ( at certain time in my life) at the same time. Thank you for this video

@davidtichborne5090 5 лет назад

I use to take Ritalin for adhd i advocate for psychology at the cfru radio station on a weekly basis I've already talked about over 50 different disorders and abuse coping skills etc. no I am not a mental health professional but I just know some things and I enjoy helping people and I do study in psychology

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Thanks David for being an advocate!

@masterpieces2218 Год назад

I totally forgot to say you are amazing in every video I will or gonna watch.

@Razor-Rudy 7 месяцев назад

I was diagnosed with adhd two years ago. I’m 48 years old. I’ve always felt different and have had problems in school. I was the class clown who couldn’t focus. I dropped out of school in my junior year of high school. When I was diagnosed a lot of things in my life made me a lot of sense. But I also developed a lot of resentment because I could have had help but I slipped through the cracks. 😢😢😢 it’s been a rough journey these past two years.

@scottkoenig6326 11 месяцев назад

Dr. Marks is the best, plus she explains things very carefully.

@beaubreau Год назад

The one thing I never understood was how is it that people no longer have symptoms in adulthood? If anything it has only been harder as I have gotten older but I at least now have tools and understand myself a lot more to work through it. This has made me believe that some people are misdiagnosed and were simply hyper kids. For someone with ADD 'ADHD' hyperactivity has never been a symptom for me. The lack of dopamine is very apparent though. Really lacking dopamine makes me feel significantly less 'hyper' sort of the opposite of the labels we put on people with ADHD. My brain is easily distracted until I have something that releases dopamine (which isn't very often). This is usually something new and exciting. I can usually stay focused on this new thing until things start to become stale. It feels so incredibly nice to have these little rushes of dopamine and be able to learn something new. It would just be nice to stick with it. I know all of our brains have variations of the problems associated with ADHD who have it but I can't wrap my head around how having low dopamine would somehow make us hyper. I believe that really we have different conditions here and we have yet to separate the 2 or 3 or how many ever there are.

@discipulaaeterna4389 2 года назад

I'm glad that in your recent videos you don't use background music anymore, it distracts my brain so much 😅

@julie1630 Год назад

I'm 75 years old. Always have been hyper and had to memorize any job I had such as steps to even turn a program on to open computer. I was successful in my jobs but had a lot of them as after knowing my job well, it became boring, so much so I would get another. Never was diagnosed but at 30 something a man asked me what drug I was on. I couldn't even talk. What? I've never done any drugs ever. I thought about what he was asking and why and figured it must be because I talk so fast and hard to be still. I didn't know what to say but only thing I knew I did was drink coffee and a lot of it so with tears streaming I looked at him and said "coffee". He laughed but he was serious as he thought I suppose I had taken something to act the way I did. My daughter is ADD. Since you say it's genetic, maybe I'm the reason. I lived all my life this way. I moved a lot and now I'm thinking my boredom with usual things becoming boring maybe this disorder I actually had and unaware it was this? Not sure but I exhausted people being so hyper I'm sure. I've slowed down at 75 but wow this is interesting and I love your videos so much. Easy to listen to and you seem to have your life together.

@LisaAyreSmith 3 года назад

OMG the alarm bell with that F really startled me lol

@Grimlaughter321 Год назад

I’m 33 and just now learning this about myself. Thank you for this much needed understanding.

@forgesoulfire1320 8 месяцев назад

I can clearly recall the TOVA testing repeatedly as a young child and being prescribed ridlin for several years, then having to be okay with sudden disregard of that and removal of medication for it and the next to immediate emotional rollercoaster of trying to live up to BS standards afterwards. Comorbidity asside finally seeing the struggles through the worst parts of my life for what they actually were, and accepting that about myself, has come with a degree of peace and a new sense of self love and self improvement to match... currently struggling to get other meds worked out to the "professionals" liking to be put on meds for ADHD.... which in itself is talking breathing exercises to deal with, since similar run arounds are apparently extremely common..

@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192 Год назад

The only mental health issues with people with ADHD is the bullying and the stigma of being called mentally ill when you have a physical disability. People drove me out of my mind, calling me into mentally ill and drive me to a nervous breakdown, and this needs to be addressed. To discredit your statement I have a letter from my county stating I may know criteria for psychological evaluations, and I have the worst ADHD they’ve ever measured.

@TheToke 3 года назад

I knew I was smart, but I just felt broken and unable to manage even the bare minimum for having a good life until I got help in my late twenties

@evanchase763 4 года назад

Giggling to myself as I rewind the video for the nth time. It’s excellent and I will complete it just as soon as I convince my brain to stop spinning all of the plates at once and spin just this one alone

@davidspencer1558 2 месяца назад

Looked at most of your videos and they are really informative. Thank you.

@jordanwhisson5407 Год назад

I was doing some adult education 15 years ago and one of the tutors said we didn't have ADHD when I was young and I said to her yes you did you just treated them appallingly

@rebeccadolashewich7094 2 года назад

Thank you!! It’s been so hard being diagnosed ADD, yet finding many people just decide to not believe it’s real. ✨✌️✨

@amasterofone 5 месяцев назад

I was about 5-10 years too old to have been diagnosed as a kid but i was textbook inattentive. It is so hard to look back at my life at 40 yrs old and wonder what it would have been like had i known and had help.

@universale3323 11 месяцев назад

Adhd made me become a misanthrope with the amount of bullying I received.

@dottyyyz156 2 года назад

I also used to think I was stupid until I got diagnosed. Medication made things worse and eventually I decided to give up because eveytime I tried hard I couldn't succeed like others. I gave up and failed a few grades but somewhere along I got some help I had a resource class that cared about me and was always there to help even if I needed things explained multiple times . And it inspired me to try again and I ended up graduating with all A's and 1 B . And prior to that I had like all D's. Im scared to go to college I keep telling my family excuses :( I'm scared im going to fail again.

@No_Purpose_White_Flour 2 года назад

I thought I was stupid and there was something wrong with me but then I was diagnosed with ADHD in my 30s and it's changed me life! Things make sense now

@aoulaspfjksdhgsdjkfajfsdoi9999 3 месяца назад

I'm born with ADHD and got bullied very early, I was a disappointment for my father and he punched me and told me every day that I'm a lazy and useless piece of sh*t. I did not even know what was the problem. Over the years, I developed PTSD and survival mechanisms. I became a very aggressive person who hated human beings and I treated them like filth. I visited a psychiatrist because I was unable to control my anger. I got the diagnosis then: Complex-PTSD and a Combined Personality Disorder with Emotional-Instability and Narcissism. They also diagnosed me a very manipulative behavior, I developed it subconsciously over decades, because I always had to survive in a rough environment and with my ADHD hyperfocus, I was able to collect alot of knowledge, especially about Psychology and Manipulation. So I became aware of it. I'm in therapy now and I got Bupropion, it helps against Depression and ADHD, because it regulates my Dopamin and Noradrenalin. So I'm more rational and less impulsive, also less depressive with that medicament.

@BlaBla-rx7yl 3 года назад

I feel I have this but never diagnosed. I struggle so much at work 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓. I struggled in school don’t know how I got by all my life to this point .Thank you for your videos, they are so eye opening .

@arthurfabrini720 3 года назад

It’s really hard for me being someone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD in my mid 20s, mostly because of the stigma behind this neurological disorder. The name itself is somehow a problem because it associates the problem with lack of attention and bad memory. My memory, for instance, is remarkably good and people in my social circles notice it quite evidently. So with that comes people doubting or even mocking me for saying I was diagnosed with ADHD

@XxQueenChristinaxX 2 года назад

Yes, yes, yes. The stigma is bad, just like the name.

@L1ttlef0ot 3 года назад

Thanks, my bf of 7 years now still doesn’t fully believe that ADD/ADHD are a ‘real’ thing and primarily only occurs in childhood. I got a comorbid diagnosis when I was 8 years old (I am now almost 23 years old) of ASD (called Aspberger’s syndrome at the time) with ADHD. I was never treated for the ADHD part of the diagnosis directly, only had therapy in the form of special education from grades 3-4, then was put into ‘normal’ class with a 504 accommodation plan. As I get older and am now in college and covid changed so much and I have had more time to be less busy with daily life and notice my own behaviors, I realize how negatively ADHD is actually affecting my life. I used to hear from my parents that they thought the diagnosis maybe ‘went away’ as I got older, as they didn’t know better. So this gave me imposter syndrome and I didn’t come to terms with my diagnoses until recently. Edit: I am trying to get to have therapy now as an adult, I have never had an evaluation since the one at 8 years old as mentioned. Edit 2: I want to add about the anxiety or trauma in gestation or birth. My mother has anxiety and had a few stressful events occur during my gestation (marital issues and my dad had many health issues arise and near-death moments occur). But on top of that, I was born premature (at around 7 months) through emergency C-section, as my mother and I contracted e.coli from a sewage backup in the apartment my parents lived in at the time (they later tried to sue but it didn’t work). We both recovered. Also during her emergency C-section before I was removed, the anesthesiologist did not do a sufficient job of putting her under, so she was conscious for the cutting open of her abdomen but was paralyzed and could not move or vocalize. The only thing that indicated she was not under was her blood pressure and heart rate Increasing, after which she was put under. Needless to say the anesthesiologist had their license removed. I’m sure that last extreme dose of stress hormones didn’t help me. She said it was the most painful experience she ever had.

@elizabethseiden8386 5 лет назад

I want to get on meds. I hope to get a doctor as good as you are!

@DrTraceyMarks 5 лет назад

Thank you Elizabeth. There are a lot of good doctors out there, they're just not on RU-vid like I am. 🙂

@cellogirl11rw55 4 года назад

Some primary care providers will prescribe them.

@joatmon8954 4 года назад

Good ones are a rarity...thank you Dr Marks for all your videos!

@MataH1 4 года назад

Please please no music behind what you say! It doesn't bring anything, covers your voice so it's hard to hear, and distracts from the content which is very interesting. Quite a problem, specially for ADD people!!

@brightpage1020 4 года назад

Thank you!!!! For so long it was considered simply a “learning disorder”, reserved for students. I was diagnosed in high school and went to an awesomely supportive University... and then went on to do ok ... until I became a parent. Holy shamoly! I am considering meds now very seriously. There is just no way. 4 kids, 2 toddlers, and a budding business... um. I’m gonna need meds. I’m pretty sure one of my sons also has it, but his doc says he’s too young to test yet. So, we’ll see...

@ChrisOzar Год назад

ADHD is my superpower. It allows me to go super deep on the things that I enjoy which make me money. I like what Simon Simek says about ADHD. It’s not all negative.

@warnercoleman8791 3 года назад

Thank you for making this video. Your calm and professional presentation of this information on this topic is greatly appreciated.

@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192 Год назад

People with ADHD are savant Rainman, without exception. They are the smartest, most talented people in the world and medicating them is keeping the whole wave of future scientist and artist dumb down so you can feel better about yourself.

@sammylhpate9382 2 года назад

The last mental health clinic that let me down was treating me for BP1,PTSD,GAD,& ADHD. I was told that my ADHD drives over the other 3 & dismissed me from the clinic because I admitted I took an Adderall without a prescription. I wrote a complaint stating that it was the best 12 hrs of my life & detoxed alone from the other 3 meds I was Rx. That was 2014, it's Dec 2021. The system is broken

@sapperjaeger Год назад

Very impressed with the quality and clarity of your videos!!

@Hamgamgo 2 года назад

Thanks for these videos. I've been going through a rough week and these were part of what pulled me back up.

@LightsaberAddict 4 года назад

I got diagnosed at 39. Was given medication and it was just like a light was turned on in my head. It seemed like a miracle. I know work and enjoy life.

@bettyboop1742 4 года назад

What were your signs? What medication were you prescribed? I'm in the most of figuring this out as well at age 39. God Bless you

@LightsaberAddict 4 года назад

@@bettyboop1742 I always thought I was lazy. I had great ideas but never followed through. The medication I was put on is Vyvanse. The day I first took it, it changed everything. People noticed a huge change in me also. I was doing more stuff. I was following through with things I would say. I even won a city civics award last year for volunteering. Then I actually began working a job as a crisis intervention worker and have been since.