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Doctor insights on: Difficulty Concentrating

ADHD and others: Depression, manic depressive d/o, psychosis, and drugs, .

Med side effects: Any medication that sedates or causes dry mouth or constipation (anticholinergic meds) can cause memory problems. This includes pain meds, antihistamines, decongestants, drugs of abuse like alcohol, cocaine, marijuana.

Get a good diagnosis: If you are having balance trouble associated with headaches, you need to be evaluated for the cause before considering cures.

Difficulty breathing: It depends very much on the cause. Get to your doctor.

Why & how long?: There are many different reasons one may have trouble concentrating ranging from simple boredom to being overloaded or stressed to having adhd. Only the last is apt to respond to a stimulant such as adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine). I recommend that you start by meeting with a mental health professional to discuss your current concerns and history to determine what's wrong. Then, you look at treatment options.

ADHD and others: Depression, manic depressive d/o, psychosis, and drugs, .

Many things: Medical problems, medications, conflict, lack of interest, stress, anxiety, depression, thought disorders, major personality disorders, adhd, substance abuse, sleep disorders, hearing loss, etc.

Med side effects: Any medication that sedates or causes dry mouth or constipation (anticholinergic meds) can cause memory problems. This includes pain meds, antihistamines, decongestants, drugs of abuse like alcohol, cocaine, marijuana.

Need a comprehensive exam: There are many things that cause this including multiple physical disorders, psychiatric disorders such as depression, and even sleep disorders. You need to start out with a comprehensive evaluation by your family doctor including laboratory tests that will guide your physician towards any eventual diagnosis and treatment plan for you.

Concentration: Concentration refers to a person's ability to direct intentionally direct their attention to a task and be able to maintain in in the face of distractions and other pulls on their attention.

A few questions...: There could b several possible explanations4 difficulty concentrating. Did this start recently or has this been a problem before? Did you have adhd in school? R u under any unusual pressure at this time? Anxiety could make you be making it hard 2concentrate ocd could also play a part consult w' urrphysician 2 rule out a medical reason ; then with a therapist to see if it is psychological or.

Break down the task: Into small and easier to reach steps (goals). Take a short break in between steps to help refocusing. Sometimes listening to upbeat music can help with productivity as well.

Concentration probs: Concentrating well requires steady life habits, including consistent, high quality sleep and exercise. You need to establish regular sleep ; wake times, plus exercise that you enjoy. Eating healthy whole foods (not sugar, or highly processed ones) will also help. Are you interested in your studies? Anxiety can also distract you -- consider psychological eval for this, since help is possible!

Meditation?: In mindfulness meditation we're guided to expect that difficulty and to merely gently, non-judgementally bring attention back to the breath. It can happen more or less often during a sitting. The task is to return as soon as you notice you've strayed. You may get better at it with time, but it will always be the task. It is that ability we seek - not to concentrate on the breath. Think about it.

Work up: See a psychiatrist impaired concentration could be due to many things other than add.

Yes: Trouble concentrating is often a part of anxiety disorders, in particular 'generalized anxiety disorder' and ptsd. Ocd can cause this too, especially if the obsessional anxieties are frequent. Other times when the trouble concentrating is more situation-specific might have more to do with a specific phobia or feared situation.

Aldosteronism: Main effect is elevated blood pressure that is difficult to control. Concentration problem could be associated with it, or the effect of blood pressure medications, or other factors. Please review with your doctor.

Talk to someone...: These symptoms spell depression, although u would need a few more symptoms to formally qualify for the diagnosis (sleep or appetite disturbance, tearfulness, sense of worthlessness, to name a few). However, even if the few symptoms u named are all there is, I recommend u talk to a therapist and explore more in depth what is going on emotionally, etc. Medication may or may not be needed...

Oldertimer's disease: Use it or lose it...The brain is a tissue just like a muscle. Try focusing a few minutes at time, then gradually increase the time by a minute or two every week. Just like body building exercises. Certain supplements like n-acetyl-cysteine and /or alpha-lipoic acid, with acetyl l carnitine, may help give you more atp. Go slow with any supplements or vitamins. Get a general medical check up first!

Yes: How old are you? There are many other possible reasons including medications, illegal drugs, endocrinological problems and other reasons.