Posted by Elizabeth on January 8, 2000, at 20:08:50
In reply to Re: Anger and ADHD and us non-hyperactives too, posted by CarolAnn on January 8, 2000, at 16:01:07
> Even though I am ADD W/O (never had a hyperactive moment in all my 36 yrs!), I do have the anger problem. I can get so angry at such unimportant stuff!
My pdoc called this trait (how easily angered you are) "frustration tolerance." He says people with ADD have less of it.
Paradoxically, despite having less patience than other people, we ADDers are also slower! It takes me forever to do stuff like getting ready in the morning (even though I'm not tired) -- I think it's in part because I'm so disorganized.
What have people found helps with frustration tolerance? I haven't had too much luck with stimulants, but MAOIs work well for a lot of ADHD type symptoms including this one. Lithium didn't seem to do much. (It did snap me out of a spell of anhedonia, though.)
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