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Easily distracted
A person being easily distracted is a clinical finding in which his attention and the ability to focus are limited.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 42-year old asked:
What makes my kid to get easily distracted?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could use expert help with why i get so easily distracted?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Easily distracted?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there a medical term for someone old who is easily distracted?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why am I suddenly so easily distracted? Used to multitask all the time.
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A 43-year old asked:
What to do if I am easily distracted. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
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A 35-year old asked:
I am easily distracted when doing homework and studying. Can it be because im bored?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do I focus and stop getting easily distracted?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Hi there, my 9 year old son finds it difficult to to concentrate getss, very easily distracted annoys other children in class lashes out also with me ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Hi, my son is turning 6 in December and is having difficulty in concentration and is easily distracted. I want to start him on Memo R syrup, is that a good option?
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A 22-year old male asked:
When im studying and sleeping i get easily distracted by little noises. Why?Am i normal?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why do I get so easily distracted? Stress or poor sleep?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am experiencing difficulty focusing. Easily distracted. Space out a lot.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Since I started college I've struggled in school although I'm very bright. I'm easily distracted, take frequent breaks, and have a short attn span.
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A 19-year old male asked:
I can get easily distracted and it's hard for me to focus and pay attention sometimes, do I have add or adhd?
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A 30-year old asked:
What's wrong with me that i'm easily distracted, agitated, irritated and have a need to retaliate using violence?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Trubel focusing on a task Interrupting conversations Easily distracted Could I have adhd and what can I do about it?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I like to wear earplugs because i get easily distracted. Can they harm my ears? Is there anything I should avoid or be aware of?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have problems with zoning out. Short attention span. Easily distracted. Sometimes getting up muptiple during a small period of time helps me. focus.
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A member asked:
My 7 yr old son is suffering at school because he is not listening and is easily distracted. Is this normal? History of moving, he is a bully target.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Lately I have become easily distracted and uninterested in the things i need to focus on. I take cymbalta (duloxetine) and lamictal. Should i get Adderall as well?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Hi I have been feeling very brain foggy and unfocused for the past 4-5 years? Recently i can not focused and am very easily distracted because of the work in college. I think I have add. What to do?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Having a hard time staying focused in class when taking notes, listening to discussions, ¬iced it with school work. & i get easily distracted. Also have issue when playin sports. Could I have add?
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A 17-year old male asked:
What can cause lack of concentration other than add?I don't have serious memory loss or hyperactivity.I only can't concentrate(i am easily distracted?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hard to focus, easily distracted, bcoming more forgetful n sometimes a bit confused. Is this bcs lack of sleep or something else? I get round 4.5h sleep
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been having difficulty concentrating on anything, I easily get distracted and finding it hard to do my day to day duties. Today my face feeling super hot, hot flushes out of nowhere. I am 27 so cant be menopause?
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A 20-year old female asked about a 17-year old male:
He said it's been going on for a while now. we've noticed he's always fidgeting around and he gets distracted easily. ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Do I have dislexia? I have trouble cocentrating when I am reading mainly studying i hav to read again and again to understand i get distracted easily
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm a year post stroke 100% physical recovery but have memory and focus issues. Also get overwhelmed and distracted easily is there anything to help?
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A 50-year old asked:
Ritalin- I am an adult who has problems concentrating at work.. I get distracted easily and get frustrated. I tried ritalin (methylphenidate) frm friend- great resul?
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