Information and opinions on health from dennis71220 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71895/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71895/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/71895/index http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/71895/38589/living-adult-adhd Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:10:56 -0400 dennis71220 Hello all,    I am a 47 year old male with adhd. I was diagnosed with ADD as a child ( about 6 years old) and was taking Ritalin until I was about 14. My mother took me off of the medication. The side effects was severe. I have noticed that throughout my life I have lived with the symptoms of adhd. I finnally decided to go and see a doctor after all this time, and after all of the questions he said, " You have every symptom"  And... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/71895/38589/living-adult-adhd