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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  He has ADHD.  I think he uses pot as a medication.  He seems to have an aversion to starting pharmaceuticals for his condition.  I will say that ever since he started smoking pot, his panic attacks seem to have lessened.[/quote]

Pot may make him less active, even less jumpy, but it will not treat his attention deficit issue.  So maybe you are seeing less hyperactivity, but you are not seeing an increase in attention.

Attention issues are treated with medicine that is basically speed.  Pot is a depressant drug (a downer) not an anti-depressant (an upper).

Also, ADHD does not cause panic attacks.  Anxiety is a different animal.  To treat anxiety you would use a depressant.

Here is the bottom line, and I am sorry you are in this situation, you can't make a father spend time with his children and expect it to be quality time.  Some men are just self-centered asses.[/quote]

DH used to be a coffee fiend.  3 Ventis a day.  Ever since his pot use started, his coffee consumption went down drastically.

Coffee must have been self-medicating too, in hindsight.

He is definitely not a self-centered ass.  It's not a personality issue.  A man can be a jerk, or just forgetful.  Those are two different things.  If he were a self-centered ass, I would just divorce him.  What's the point, right?

But he's not.  He is a loving person.  I can see how this affliction affects his daily living, and his struggles with it.[/quote]

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