Mental Health Weekly Recap and Q&A - Winter Holidays / Depression / ADHD Accommodations

Join me for my Weekly Mental Health Recap and Q&A!

Livestream every Tuesday at 10:00 am West Coast USA / 1:00 pm East Coast USA / 8:00 am Hawaii / 7:00pm Central European

Videos released this week:
- Winter Holidays and Mental Health
- Depression and ADHD
- ADHD Accommodations for School and Work
After a 1 minute recap of each video, I’ll be available for questions on these topics or any other related to Mental Health.

- Winter Holidays and Mental Health:
The holidays are stressful - demands are higher, support is often less prevalent, and too often expectations exceed experiences. But there are a number of actions that can help you take good care of yourself, from the biological to the psychological to the social.

- Depression and ADHD:
Those with ADHD are more prone than the general population to develop depression. Some of this is due to shared genetic risk factors and some is due to many people with ADHD receiving a disproportionate amount of negative feedback because of their behaviors.

- ADHD Accommodations for School and Work:
In many situations, federal and state laws mandate that “reasonable” accommodations be provided to those with conditions such as ADHD. Many with ADHD are reluctant to request such accommodations. Framing these as “efficiencies” to help you perform a task successfully can make them more palatable to employers, teachers, and yourself.

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I wanted to ask a few questions but I tuned In late.

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What’s the next couple steps up for adhd meds starting with buproprion? Would it go Straterra next? And ending with adderal?

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I would like to ask this! Antibiotics!! I am taking a round of antibiotics for an ear infection now. Common broad spectrum and I swear theu are messing with my mind. Anxiety through the roof. A buzzing insecure feeling. ADHD symptoms through the roof. I just went shopping for late (as usual) Christmas presents. I lost them at the store!! I think at the ATM. I was soooo depressed I decided that the only thing to do, was to buy them all over again, as if nothing had happened. Money gone. I messed up at work yesterday. I acted out in stead of keeping cool. I made a fool pf myself and harmed my work prospects. So I am asking, can common antibiotics of the kind given, say for swimmers ear (outer-ear infection) affect the mind? PS. I am not taking any meds now. (other than finasteride to save what is left of my hair)