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SOURCES: This Video is from the WebMD Video Archive.Medical Reference from Medstar Television. www.medstar.comAttention Deficit Disorder Association, http://www.add.orgCenter for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/default.htmChildren and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD®), http://www.chadd.orgNational Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov, This video is from the WebMD Video Archive.
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Helenia (hel-LEHN-ee-uh) Marshall remembers being hyper and unfocused as a child, but it was in college that it became a problem.
For some reason, I had such a hard time with languages, math and science. And I couldn't figure it out. And I, it would make me feel very depressed because here I was getting, ya know, A's in all my other classes and I'm getting D's.
Treatment for depression didn't help. Then, as part of a clinical trial, she was diagnosed with adult A-D-H-D, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The symptoms of ADHD really center on inattention, distractibility, trouble keeping the focus on tasks, and specifically tasks that are difficult or boring.
A-D-H-D is more common in kids but only some outgrow it. While hyperactivity tends to improve with age, attention problems may not.
They have to go to work, manage all the busy things in their lives that we all do, then come home, deal with their family issues and get themselves to bed. So it's very different than, let's say, an elementary school child who will have a very clear cognitive set of getting through the day.
We think in incomplete thoughts and our minds are racing. So, by the time I have a thought and it's gone already, I'm on another thought and it kind of comes out that way. And people are like, 'Okay, what's wrong with her?'
Medication can help. Stimulant drugs work, but for some, may not be the best choice. Helenia's study tested a non-stimulant drug called "strattera" that's was FDA approved in 2002.
My cognitive skills improved like overnight.
Now her racing mind can be harnessed so her life runs more smoothly. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.
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