yea, im officially diagnosed, and its a real bummer. in the past week i have seen my life up to this point in different eyes, looking at it like, oh, thats why all this happened, and becuase i realized had it not been for this brain condition, i would have led a very different, most likely happier life up to this point. its strange observing your own thinking and knowing that you are a little off keel, and would otherwise be thinking straight, wouldnt be anxious, and would just be more sure. i dont want to hurt any other people becuase of how rude and inconsiderate ive been to them, i want to listen to other people and get inside their heads, i wanna take things slow and be patient, but all this just isnt a possibility for me becuase the wiring in my brain is just not as suited to work in the world we live in as most other people's brains are. im experiemnting with different medicines now, so far concerta sorta works, but has too many side effects including headaches and loss of hunger, nausea, so im gonna try stratera next. yea im a bit sad now
Youll feel better man . I didn't know I learning disability until a little bit while ago . Its best to just do things the way you would normally do them imo .
Hey I was diagnosed with ADD in 5th grade and i am 23 now. 2 Years ago I decided to take myself off the pills for a bit, because I was almost done with school, and I was worried tat I had spent a good portion of my life taking speed (Ritalin and Dexedrine) but all in all the drugs did help me out alot in concentrating and getting thigs finished. Now I still do the same things but have learned how to get things done on my own, even without the drugs. Your still normal.
normal? i mean, i dont really know how to gauge whats normal, but all i know is that somedays or parts of some days i feel great, in the moment, not distracted, sociable, the person i feel i am inside, but most days this just isnt the case, it feels like im living in a different world. i mean, im sorta relieved that im diagnosed, becuase it sorta justifies a lot of things, and i can start to treat it and work at it, but i also just wish it wasnt an attribute i shared
I dont see it as a disease really or a condition, I am still me, I may have mood swings, but I am still enjoying he hell out of my life medicine or no, annoying people comes with the territory of growing up anyway.
I too have add/hypertension, I take Adderall for it sometimes, but mostly I deal with it on my own. All it takes is a little more focus than normal. I know it has affected my life some up to this point, but more because of the drugs they have given me too treat it. When I was on Strattera, I had bad mood swings, I went off on people, and eventually had a nervous breakdown, I lost several friends and my job b/c of it.
that stinks, thats the one they wanna put me on cuz its not a stimulant, and concerta sorta exacerbated my anxiety at times, so stratera is the one im gonna try next.
