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Can attention deficet occur in the geriatric age group?

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Can attention deficet occur in the geriatric age group?

Submitted: 12 months ago.
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Expert:  DrPhilMD replied 12 months ago.

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Yes it can.

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Customer: replied 12 months ago.

Thank you for your response

I am a 72 y.o. retired surgeon. Ihad ADHD through my teens (no such entity

existed of course) Remarkably my mother gave the drug Preludin (phenmetrazine)

The effect was immediate and remarkabble I was able to focus and study for

hours at a time. Reading is still my favorite passtime. Once I retired my license

in NC one year,ago I no longer had access to Bontril the most effective anti-

anti AD drug with minimal side effects. I am in excellent health.

Expert:  DrPhilMD replied 12 months ago.

I see.

Thanks for the extra information, Doctor.

I think that it is unlikely for ADHD to start in the geriatric age group but it can definitely persist throughout life as it has with you.

So, yes, I do think it's possible you have it.

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