"through testing, i was determined to have adult attention deficit disorder (aadd). i had gotten to the point where i could not read, and reading has been the love of my life since age 6. i&#039;m 70 now. i found it hard to get anything done, hard to remember what i was doing. it&#039;s hard to say how much of this was caused by five year abusive relationship, finally ended in jan 2015. i am now reading like i used to: novels, studies for school, keeping on on world affairs, etc. what a gift! my psychiatrist wants me to continue ritalin. past history shows i snowballed into depression without it. i do take her advice, but it makes me so hyper! i have to take xanax to calm down. taking one drug that requires taking another is not a good thing in my book, but what can i do?"