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[quote=Anonymous]DD is 21, diagnosed with anxiety (but not ADHD) in her mid teens, has tried several anti depressants to help manage the anxiety over the years with only small improvements. I'm lately thinking ADHD might be really at the root of things. She can appear unmotivated and uninterested in things on the surface, but I think it is more trouble getting started/fear of failing.

She maintains good grades in college but is always overwhelmed, always feels behind. She's always tired. Always. She can sleep 15 hours if she wants and often has trouble getting up in the morning. She said to me the other day something along the lines of "I can see all these things within my reach but I can't make myself achieve them."

She's definitely anxious and it's frustrating that the medications have not really helped. I'm wondering if she's anxious because she is trying so hard to manage ADHD. Her sibling is diagnosed with ADHD so it wouldn't be a stretch.

She finally found a therapist she likes and I am starting to see some benefit from that. Unfortunately she also discovered weed in college and she says it's the only thing that really makes her less anxious.

Anyway, does this sound like ADHD in a young woman? [/quote]

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