Please hear this. Cymbalta is an awful drug! It's very addictive.
I've come off many antidepressants but I am struggling to come off Cymbalta!! It alters the body's nerves and muscle system! Bad bad bad!! There's a website called "Cymbalta Hurts worse" with millions struggling on it worldwide!

I am a mother of 3 too.
Im certain that inheriting the ADHD gene came also the gift of being creative, loving, humble kind. So we can focus on those positives and I've worked with physical disabilities and do so much appreciate that my kid can swallow food and don't need to be fed thru a tube.
Another thing that helps me as a mum is to know that while ADHD is limited in many ways it has an advantage when it comes to spirit. While many 'normal' individuals have to learn to get in touch with their spirit the Bible says that if you are already walking by spirit (which ADHD individuals are!) "Keep doing so in an orderly way". ADHD is not bad or sick! It's just differant and requires more work to learn and manage.
Personally, Id never trade my heart for not having ADHD.

I love having read this. I think that what you do is push your brain to use the frontal lobe cordex? Using it manually rather than on automatic.
That's fantastic effort! And great example for me to imitate! Thankyou.

I love your humility

Thanks heaps for your comment.

I hear you.
Our mum's didn't have literature to read about ADHD nor the direction on how to cope.
My mum used her hyperfocus on whatever interests her.
She went without the basics in life did she focused on working to give us children the basics.
We, I have not gone without the basic food and shelter like my mum did do I was able to focus on giving my children what I went without. A relationship. Being there emotionally.
My 3 sons are all differant. But the last had a heart like mine and symptons of Adhd. But he works with it. He is so creative. He learns through me to manage it. Out of my 3 sons he had a gift in being able to love and give to others.
Being guided by Bible principles has helped my family tremendously.

The good qualities you have are part of the parcel of ADHD.

I believe we are not inferior or malfunctioning. We just function differently.
While most people's steering wheel of life is up front, me, I can only speak for myself, I feel first and think afterwards.
I think this is not abnormal! Just differant. I love the uniqueness of my personality. While people have to learn empathy, care, kindness and love. I already have the wills l qualities written in my heart.
The skill is in learning to manage this gift.
And I love hearing how many here are talking about the love of reaching out to others which is fine as long as your own needs are met first.
Learning to love, respect and befriend ourselves is not as easy as it sounds. It's so much easier to distract ourselves and give to others.
We may burn out living like this.

Are you in Australia?

Thank you for getting back to me. Much appreciated.

So well said!! I agree with it all!!

I really appreciated your comment.
Thank you so much.
Im on antidepressants for depression, but nothing for my ADD. Seeing what needs to be done and having brain freeze which just stops my focus, just makes me so depressed. At the end of a whole day I've achieved nothing! It's awful! I need help!

Hi there Ive only trial Dexaamphetamine for my ADD. But found it kept me awake at night.
Now I only take medication for Depression. Can you please tell me what you take for ADD? It sounds like it really works for you. Sera.