Actor Dave Annable on Life, Love, and ADHD

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Braintrauma, Healthtips, Sleep, Obesity, Anxiety, Braininjury, Depression, Ptsd, Mentalhealth, Mood, Brainhealth, Health & Fitness, Energy, Disease, Addiction, Mental Health, Healthadvice, Adhd, Memory, Focus

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Actor Dave Annable opens up to Dr. Daniel Amen in this candid brain scan session that’s as raw as it is eye-opening. Dave shares his lifelong struggles with ADHD, insomnia, and self-medication with unhealthy substances—and how they affect his marriage. With Dr. Amen’s insights, Dave discovers how brain health impacts not only focus and productivity, but also intimacy, parenting, and long-term happiness. Dr. Amen also reveals the surprising brain patterns shaping Dave’s life and explains why he should see a functional medicine doctor. Whether you’re married, a parent, or simply curious about how your brain impacts your relationships, this episode is both deeply relatable and full of practical hope.

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0:00.0	In 2015, I was diagnosed with adult ADD, and they gave me Adderall.
0:06.6	I've been basically on it since 2015, some breaks here and there.
0:10.7	Yes, I think you have ADD.
0:12.2	But it's not simple, take Adderall and you're all better.
0:15.8	Yes.
0:16.0	It's a little bit more complicated than that.
0:18.8	Hallelujah.
0:19.6	Okay. I knew it.
0:21.6	She was just waiting.
0:22.6	I'm trying to bite my tongue, but I said,
0:23.6	Hallelujah.
0:24.6	There's other things.
0:25.6	We got to support.
0:27.6	David Annable is an extremely successful American actor.
0:30.6	He is most famous for his roles in the television drama,
0:33.6	Brothers and Sisters.
0:34.6	The NBC medical drama Heartbeat.
0:36.6	And as Neil on the Spy series Special Ops Lioness.
0:40.0	I just hate my phone.
0:41.2	And I hate that it's constantly going off.
0:43.4	So what I do is I just go like this.
0:45.1	In today's world, that doesn't hold up.
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