Well, being 18 and still living with my parents before I move off to college, I figured it would be a good time to tell them what is going on with me. My father and brother have been diagnosed with ADHD(brother) and ADD(father), and are on medications for them. I have tried the Adderall that both of them take before, and it is actually amazing that something can clear such a cloudy head before. I have been diagnosed with depression when I was 16, and took Lexapro for a year. The doctor said judging from my improvement on the medication, I shouldn't need it anymore when I was almost 17. Now, I feel restless, inattentive, and just purely impulsive. Medication that my family takes makes a world of difference, so I have decided to make a doctors appointment to see if there's something going on there. Also, I have this weird thing where if I'm at work, going to peoples' desks to fix their computers (I'm an Information Technology Support Tech), I will get extremely nervous, my face gets really hot and I start blushing, and afterwards I feel embarassed and depressed, because I realize the feelings I feel are so illogical. I was just wondering if anyone here might've had a similar experience to me, and if maybe social phobia and add/adhd can be comorbid. Maybe anti-depressants would help for social phobia? Can anyone share their input on the situation? It would be much appreciated, and put my ever-active mind to a bit of ease. Thanks!

Monoxide~
I have the same problem and I hate it! I'm in grad school (refer to my other threads) and am on the list to be tested for ADD. I haven't been formally diagnosed with social anxiety although I suspect I have it. It's not all the time and it is generally limited to academic settings. For example, if I have to give a presentation in a class, I'll get nervous and then once I'm in front of the class I feel my face get hot and I know it's so red and I'm blushing / sweating. Then afterwards I feel the same way, embarrassed, depressed, disappointed in myself because I know there is no reason for me to feel this way. But I don't know how to stop it. It seems like the more I think about not blushing, the more it happens...I have an appointment with my counselor this Friday and I am going to talk to her about this. I just don't know what I can do to stop it. I think it's a fear a have of looking stupid in front of my peers in grad school. It's hard because I'm surrounded by a lot of really intelligent people. I know I belong there too but sometimes I doubt myself or become self-conscious. Anyway, I don't want to keep rambling. Hope to hear from you soon.