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How Can ADHD And Severe Anxiety Be Treated?

I have a family history of adhd and I guess I ve been in denial about it for a long time. Barely got through high school, have great difficulty staying focused on any one thing, severe anxiety... I don t even work. Now I m faced with a divorce and this worries me that I can t hide my condition anymore and I really need to treat it the way my family members treat theirs with medication since the way I parent is under a microscope and I can t afford to screw a single thing up. I m 37, and I ve known I had a problem with attention problems since before my early teens. Before that I m sure my parents knew, but it was a strict religious household and medications were a no-no. I have medicare. I don t have a primary care doctor. My aunt and one of my sisters both take Adderall for their adhd. I feel very unaccomplished compared her. She s a marine biologist now, only a year older than me and I m a stay at home mom with no job who messes stuff, says she is going to do stuff with her life but never does, because something else got my attention. It s endlessly frustrating.
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Hello,

Stiffness and pain in joints are highly suggestive of arthritis due to some infectious cause or autoimmune cause.

I would suggest you visit a rheumatologist regarding the symptoms you mentioned, as careful physical evaluation with history is necessary to find out the cause for the symptoms.

Your doctor might advise some diagnostic tests which include blood tests as well as imaging studies like X-ray of the involved joints. Once the underlying cause is clear your doctor will be able to suggest you appropriate management for the same.

For improvement in symptoms, for now, he will advise some anti-inflammatory medicines.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Manisha Auradkar, General & Family Physician
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How Can ADHD And Severe Anxiety Be Treated?

Hello, Stiffness and pain in joints are highly suggestive of arthritis due to some infectious cause or autoimmune cause. I would suggest you visit a rheumatologist regarding the symptoms you mentioned, as careful physical evaluation with history is necessary to find out the cause for the symptoms. Your doctor might advise some diagnostic tests which include blood tests as well as imaging studies like X-ray of the involved joints. Once the underlying cause is clear your doctor will be able to suggest you appropriate management for the same. For improvement in symptoms, for now, he will advise some anti-inflammatory medicines. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Manisha Auradkar, General & Family Physician