Depression in mom’s | ADHD Information

I think it is all in each individuals makeup just like ADHD and other brain disorders.  I have alot ( Child #1 ADHD, Child #2 death due to SIDS, Child #3 Bipolar disorder) to be depressed about yet I never have been depressed.  I am however ADHD.  Instead of SAD I tend to get MAD.mY DEPRESSION IS BECAUSE OF HORMONES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN REGULAR. NATURAL WOMEN WORKS GREAT TO TRY AND REGULATE. hEALTH STORE.I think any parent that has a child suffering or coping with a problem has raised stress and anxiety. You naturally worry about your kids and when one has a problem that worrying goes into overdrive. After awhile all that worrying is going to take it's toll. Do alot of mom's with children with ADHD experience depression and anxiety.  I'm just curious which causes what.  I fell apart with anxiety when my 2nd child was born.  My 1st child is ADHD.  I guess the question is Do you think that parents of ADHD children are more likely to have anxiety and or depression?  My son is 14 now.  Less anxiety but still require medication to function well.It also makes sense since kids do inherit their ADHD, depression, anxiety, etc from somewhere.

So even if your not technically diagnosed with any of those problems it doesn't mean you don't have them.
yes i think!  i get depressed & i too have anxiety at times.....i don't have adhd.....Hi Sue! I have an adhd and an adhd child and experience depression and anxiety. What is interesting is that I shared this with a group of women that I know really well. As a result, about 3/4 of the small group shared that they too have these problems and many had taken meds to try to deal with them. (only one other woman in the group had an adhd child)

I think there are many out there struggling with similar issues, and I just assumed everyone else was "normal"!
I had anxiety and depression before I had kids .. terribly but it stemmed from always feeling ill and not knowing why .. after my first child (she doesn't have adhd) I had surgery because I couldnt get pregnant .. they did a laparoscopy  and found that i had severe endometriosis and it affected my bowel as well.  The dr gave me lupron injections which nearly killed me due to an allergic reaction and then I became pregnant .. I still had that drug in me. My son has severe adhd, odd and mood disorder.  I have less anxiety nowadays because I am always preoccupied .. but I still have depression at times, pms and I have tons of stress!  I sometimes think I have add without the H because I have a hard time staying on task .. start other things before I finish others then forget .. and Im foggy at times .. coffee seems to help get me straight and focused.  I also suffered from lyme disease which can also cause these things as well but got it after I had my son .. but I was declared cured after two months of IV rocephin .. then months of other antibiotics to help with my tore up intestines from the rocephin.  Did you have depression and anxiety BEFORE your child? If so, it's unlikely related to your child. Your child may have a mood disorder rather than ADHD too, since they are inherited and mimic ADHD. Inattention is not just a trait of ADHD. Often ADHD is a first dx., a stepping stone to the real core problem. In fact, it is almost always the first diagnosis a child gets, but rarely the last. OlderMom38830.7960648148

Yes, it's completely natural to feel depressed, anxious and overwhelmed from parenting a child with ADHD.  I feel completely exhausted and went on a mile anti depressant med last year to help me cope.  It helped a lot - I still feel overwhelmed and stressed but it feels at least doable.  You're not alone...it's exhausting!  Get help though...you need to be strong.

Julie

Since ADD/ADHD is genetic, is it possible that you are ADD or ADHD as well? If so, then perhaps that is the reason for your depression and anxiety. Most, if not all of us ADDers have moderate to severe depression and anxiety. I used to had anxiety and depression, and feel overhelmed, couse I needed so much energy to cope with my dd behavior. But opposite from you, after second childbirth it looks easier for me, now. Why? Baby boy is calm, fat, allways smiled baby, it looks that in some weird way he passed some good energy on both of us, my dd and me/ but not my dh/. She adore her baby brother, and shes really trying to be peaceful in his presence.