Wow. Yes I do. In addition, I have the same issue with shopping. It caused great stress in my marriage-which is now going on a year into an ugly divorce. Actually, it is the ADHD symptoms that were seen as high anxiety that he has used against me in custody issues. Nevertheless, I have been on ADHD meds for about 1 1/2 years and somehow have managed to quit drinking for over a year, get control over my eating disorder of several years, and the compulsive shopping is "better". The thing is, the things I buy can be anywhere from $1 to $200, AND, unfortunately, I never return anything. I went to residential treatment about 5 years ago. It seemed that either the drinking or the eating disorder would be in full swing, which I believe I used as a self medication for the ADHD and anxiety I felt. Either one calmed me or let me "escape" the intense anxiety I was feeling. The ADHD meds have made all the difference and somehow I'm still surviving after a year of Hell (this on-going terrible divorce). I just started working after 10 years of staying at home though, I'm a bit fearful of going back to my old ways to deal with the addition of even more stress. On top of it, I'm in social work working with many ADHD kids and have one of my own at home. Any support or advice would be much appreciated.

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