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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't push the guy to take meds for ADD if he doesn't want to.  There is no cure.  The meds work for exactly one day.  Then you take them again the next day and the next with no end game.  You can live with ADD or you can be an amphetamine addict along with the loss of appetite, raised blood pressure and the other fun symptoms including the withdrawal symptoms when you decide to quit .  It's a tough choice to make.[/quote]

Funny, this isn't my DH's experience at all.  He was diagnosed with ADHD after our oldest was - 10 years ago.  When DH talks about medication, he speaks rapturously.  His only struggle are the regrets he has about not knowing about his ADHD earlier and being treated for it. He is convinced he wouldn't suffer from depression had his ADHD ben treated and that he wouldn't have wasted so many years 'in the fog'.

He also isn't addicted to the medication.  In fact, research indicates people who treat their ADHD with medication are less likely to self-medicate with other substances and have better life outcomes.  [/quote]
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This is my experience as well. Medication has been a godsend for me. Didn't realize how much I was needlessly struggling before. Unlike OP's husband I didn't abdicate all of my adulting responsibilities, but was barely staying afloat trying to handle it all. Refusing to manage their ADD is not an acceptable position for a person with a spouse and family to take.[/quote]

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