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Question: My wife has a severe case of adhd that is about to ruin our marriage, can you offer any advice. On occasion she can realize that all of our issues stem from lack of impulse control on her part, but these monemts of clarity are normally completely overidden by sudden impulsive acts. One day she says that she wishes she could just stop and live the way she wants to, but most of the time the impulsive behavior becomes so distractive that she thinks there is no way for her to make things better.
I have strongly urged her to get back on adhd medication because I have seen in the past just how much it helps her, but we are currently trying to get pregnant and she does not want to take anything for this reason. Is there any adhd medication that is safe for a pregnant woman to take?
If medication is not an option how can she be helped to increase confidence in herself that she can control these impulses, and not let them control her life?
Sources, references:
- EEG Neurofeedback for Treating Psychiaric Disorders, by Alondra Oubré, Psychiatric Times, February 2002, Vol XIX, Issue 2
- EEG biofeedback: A new treatment option for ADD/ADHD, by
Marabella A. Alhambra, M.D., Timothy R. Fowler, and Antonio A. Alhambra, M.D., J Neurotherapy, 1996.
A fuller list of references can be found at the Biofeedback learning center.
Another fuller list of references can be found at the eeg spectrum international.
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