When Someone You Love Has ADHD - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Adult ADHD/ADD

My husband was misdiagnosed throughout his teens as being depressed and medicated as such for years. He was miserable. As an adult, he finally spoke to a doctor that really listened and diagnosed him as adult ADD. Once on medication he improved drastically, but when they switched his meds to the generic version he began having horrible side effects(panic attacks,breathing issues, etc). For the last few months he has been unmedicated due to time constraints keeping him from getting in to the doctor for a re-evaluation. These have been very long and tiring months for the both of us. Communication has become almost painful and I find myself nagging about very basic things (like putting his dirty clothes in the hamper instead of on the floor). I read this article and found myself nodding in agreement with all of it. I know it won't change our situation, but just knowing that this is actually normal for an unmedicated adult ADD sufferer makes it easier for me to cope with the stresses that this has put on me and our family. Now we just need to focus on getting him back into the dr for a different RX.