Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and

coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.

Hey what's up, this is Kristen Carter and you are listening to the I have

ADHD podcast. I am medicated, I am

caffeinated, and I am ready to roll. Are you medicated and caffeinated my

friend? I hope that you are because let me tell you gosh it makes a huge difference

I know that medication is a amazing privilege I am so thankful not all of us have access to it. I hope, I hope and pray that you do.

And also, not all of our bodies are able to tolerate medication. I have come across several people, even

clients who have tried all sorts of medications and they are not able to tolerate any kind of

medication. I read in Dr.

Barclay's book once taking charge of adult ADHD that about 10% of people who try

ADHD medication are not able to tolerate it. That means 90% of us are, which is

amazing however for the 10% of you that haven't been able to tolerate

medication or don't have access to it. I am sending you a huge huge hug and

hoping and praying that you are able to do things that help you to cope,

help you to handle your ADHD because my goodness it is not easy.

In the last couple months we have had several additional diagnoses come into our family and I'm not going to give specific details about who

But we are a family of five my husband and I and then we have three boys and in the last couple

months we've added in two additional ADHD diagnoses and a diagnosis of

obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD,

which was really fascinating

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