19th March 2008
Dear Livingwithhope,
I also am new to the ADD Board, and I am rather shocked that no one has made an attempt to answer you. Unless you were answered later, and I missed it. Anyway, I think what has happened with my case is quite positive. I was put on Ritalin back in October or November. It took just a little while to get the correct dosage. I am on the maximum dose of 40 mg per day. I take one 20 mg tablet at 0900 and one at noon. For the first time in my 60 years on this planet, I can finally concentrate on one thing at a time. I am even able to stop trying to do 6 or 7 jobs around my house and getting really nothing accomplished. I have to admit I catch myself still trying to do 2 or 3 things at the same time--doesn't work very well when I do this. Although I am finally able to start something and finish it! That in itself is a miracle for me.
My mind doesn't race from one topic to another as much, and I can read a page in a book without having to keep rereading to understand what was just read. That's been a problem for me since I first learned to read. It has quieted my mind and slowed me down physically. That sounds weird to me since I hear my friends call the Ritalin speed. I'm a child of the 60s, so I know what speed means.
I have a disease called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). The medicine has allowed me to do breathing exercises and meditation, and I have cut my pain meds in half as well as eliminate one of them. The pain of the RSD has been so severe that I have seriously considered suicide. So, the ADD/HD has made my life better instead of just another disorder that I have to deal with.
I do sometimes briefly get on the pity pot, especially when my emphysema makes it difficult just to go from the back of my house to the front without having to sit and recover before I go back.
It could be worse. At least I have 2 arms, 2 legs and a brain that works fairly well considering. Hopefully, you consider this a success story. I do.
Best wishes for positive things to happen for you. As I said, it could be worse.
Sansy
I also am new to the ADD Board, and I am rather shocked that no one has made an attempt to answer you. Unless you were answered later, and I missed it. Anyway, I think what has happened with my case is quite positive. I was put on Ritalin back in October or November. It took just a little while to get the correct dosage. I am on the maximum dose of 40 mg per day. I take one 20 mg tablet at 0900 and one at noon. For the first time in my 60 years on this planet, I can finally concentrate on one thing at a time. I am even able to stop trying to do 6 or 7 jobs around my house and getting really nothing accomplished. I have to admit I catch myself still trying to do 2 or 3 things at the same time--doesn't work very well when I do this. Although I am finally able to start something and finish it! That in itself is a miracle for me.
My mind doesn't race from one topic to another as much, and I can read a page in a book without having to keep rereading to understand what was just read. That's been a problem for me since I first learned to read. It has quieted my mind and slowed me down physically. That sounds weird to me since I hear my friends call the Ritalin speed. I'm a child of the 60s, so I know what speed means.
I have a disease called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). The medicine has allowed me to do breathing exercises and meditation, and I have cut my pain meds in half as well as eliminate one of them. The pain of the RSD has been so severe that I have seriously considered suicide. So, the ADD/HD has made my life better instead of just another disorder that I have to deal with.
I do sometimes briefly get on the pity pot, especially when my emphysema makes it difficult just to go from the back of my house to the front without having to sit and recover before I go back.
It could be worse. At least I have 2 arms, 2 legs and a brain that works fairly well considering. Hopefully, you consider this a success story. I do.
Best wishes for positive things to happen for you. As I said, it could be worse.
Sansy