My name is Crystal and I'm living in a housefull of AD/HD ppl

[BC-Crystal]

and I feel like I'm going to go insane somedays.

My Dh is AD/HD but doesn't take medicine for it. He's tried several but he doesn't think they " work"- when he takes them I can tell the difference but he never follows through and I grow tired of the nagging that I have to do to remind him to take it so I've let it go.

My son was recently diagnosed as having AD/HD and he is Dyslexic as well. We are going to start him on the Daytrana patch this weekend to see if it helps him focus better on his schoolwork. We have a conference with the school next week and it looks like he will finally be getting modifications in the classroom for both issues.


Some days I feel like I am just the maid/housekeeper/mom to everyone! I spend my days reminding them of this and that and picking up after them and I am the personal secretary. The siding on our house still isn't up after 3 years of it sitting there because Dh just can't finish and it drives me insane. I go to college as well and the nights that I'm gone it's like DS' homework isn't even done because dh didn't understand it or didn't want to bother with it or they forgot. UGH! I keep reminding myself that it's all part of it but some times I really feel overwhelmed and frustrated.

Is anyone in the same boat as me having a spouse and a child with AD/HD? I need some coping skills for myself and some organizational skills for all of us! TIA and thanks for listening to my rant/whine.

[bayoubaby1]

We ALL have it here. It sucks! I am worse that DH though and I have not been on meds since we were ttc years ago. It is really rough sometimes. I just wanted to send you a big I hope that things are better soon.

[BC-MuttonStew]

I do not have any suggestions. I sure hope things get better. *HUGS*