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ADHD husband...

indiygoyaindiygoya member
in August 2014 Moms
Anyone else dealing with a husband or SO with ADHD? My DH was diagnosed when young & I've read books on Adult ADHD and he DEFINITELY is still dealing with it... Basically, he's getting really stressed out with the impending birth of our first baby and he's just OFF THE WALL... Nothing I can do to calm him down. Ugh...this is tough. Anyone else dealing with the unpredicability of a loved one with ADHD? Just wanting to know that I'm not alone...also the fear that our kid will deal with the same issues. I guess we'll see, but I'm not looking forward to World War III if that 's the case...
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  • GinnyJ2012GinnyJ2012 member
    DH has it and has to take a low dose of adderal (sp?) daily. When I went into labor with DS we made sure he didn't forget to take it since it was 5am and his head wasn't exactly clear. During labor I sent him out of the room for fresh air and to walk outside while I was getting my epidural (he had a fear of needles, even for someone else). I also sent him out to get himself lunch, and we brought a laptop. He was easily able to focus through my almost 3 hour delivery, and on baby and me afterwards.

    Has he talked to a doctor recently? If not he needs to go see one and discuss this. Exercise also helps DH so if he doesn't have a physical outlet maybe that would help.

    As for your LO having the same problems, I don't know enough about ADD and ADHD to know if it is genetic or not. For me it's something that we may or may not have to deal with, but I don't believe there's anything I can do right now, so I don't worry about it.


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    I have ADHD and DH has ADD and it was a struggle preparing for DD. I found that reading books or watching movies on the things that were stressing him out was helpful with the anxiety. As for if your kids will deal with the same issue, I worry about that too but I figure at least you will know the early warning signs and can get them help quicker.
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  • indiygoyaindiygoya member
    Oh he's stressed about a lot of things. Money, the baby's room getting done to his perfectionistic standards, becoming a dad, but yes, he definitely has ADHD problems which makes it more difficult. I've talked to him about going to see a doc, but he hates meds. Only time will tell I guess. Thanks for the input everyone. :)
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    Thanks for the info Naria... That's one of the things he's been nervous about. He said the last meds he was on made him into a personality-deficient zombie & is scared that will happen again. I see him struggle on a daily basis (& don't get me started on the annoyance of his ups & downs) & know he could benefit from being on an "even keel".
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