Can You Have Both ADHD and OCD? Understanding Comorbid Conditions
If you’ve ever felt torn between a mind that races off in a dozen directions and a mind that won’t let go of a single worry, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can absolutely occur together, and for many people, that combination explains years of confusion […]
ADHD and Sleep: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off at Night
You finally get into bed. The house is quiet. Your body is exhausted. And then your brain decides it is the perfect moment to replay a conversation from 2019, plan a business, and wonder whether you locked the back door. If that sounds familiar, you are not broken and you are not doing bedtime wrong. […]
ADHD in Women: Why It Looks Different and Gets Missed More Often
She was the girl who never got in trouble, whose report cards said “bright but disorganized.” She grew up, built a career, and quietly wondered why everything that looked easy for others took so much out of her. Then her son was evaluated for attention problems, and the checklist read like her own childhood. This […]
Non-Stimulant ADHD Medications: What Are Your Options?
Roughly 15.5 million U.S. adults now live with a current ADHD diagnosis, about 6% of the adult population, and more than half of them were diagnosed after age 18. Yet stimulant shortages, side effect concerns, and personal preference mean stimulants aren’t always the right fit. In fact, over 70% of adults prescribed stimulant ADHD medication […]
Stimulant Medications for ADHD: Benefits, Risks, and What Psychiatrists Consider
Over 15.5 million U.S. adults now carry a current ADHD diagnosis, and more than half of them were diagnosed after age 18, meaning millions of people spent years, even decades, wondering why focus, follow-through, and time management felt so much harder for them than for everyone else. For many of these individuals, stimulant medications for […]
ADHD vs. Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference (They Often Look the Same)
You can’t sit still. Your mind won’t quiet down. You forget appointments, reread the same email three times, and lie awake replaying the day. Is that ADHD? Is it anxiety? Or, as is increasingly common, is it both? You’re not imagining the overlap. More than half of adults with ADHD, an estimated 51%, also have […]
ADHD Evaluation: What to Expect and How It Works at TTT Psychiatry
If you’ve ever wondered whether your trouble focusing, restlessness, or constant sense of being “behind” adds up to something more than stress, you’re far from alone. Roughly 6% of U.S. adults, about 15.5 million people, currently live with an ADHD diagnosis, and more than half of them weren’t diagnosed until adulthood. That’s not a small […]