20th February 2004
Dammit. I had a whole long post, and it went poof into internet space. Now I have to remember everything again. :rolleyes:
Ok. so i'm looking to speak with other adult females with inattentive ADD. I'm 26, and I've been this way seriously, as long as I can remember. It was never caught by my parents and school. In recent conversation about this with my mother, and showing her what I've found in research, she can't understand wither why it was never noticed. I think that I knew that i wasn't "right", and I tried to cover up alot of it. My parents had no clue that I was frequently late with assignments, almost always doing them at the last minute. They thought I was studying at night, when really I was just reading my own "fun" books....They didn't know how many times I woudl skip class at college. And of course if I skipped more than 2 or 3, it would be VERY dificult for me to go back at all.....I would think that the professor would single me out, There would be a test or quiz I'd be unprepared for, etc. If i was on-time or late to a class, and the classroom was full, I wouldn't go in...I'm very self-concious and didn't want everybody looking at me. I'm very shy around people I don't know. I will be very talkative however if others break the ice.
Anyway. I've never been truly treated for this. Years ago I was suspected of depression or anxiety, but those diagnosis don't fit me quite well, and the meds never did a bit of good. The first psych doc that I saw did agree mpostly on the ADD diagnosis, but didn't want to prescribe more than an anti-depressant (which i already knew wouldn't work on me), thinking that women with inattentive type are mostly merely depressed and don't need anything else. I'm going to see a new PCP doc this coming week, and I plan to bring up the ADD possibility to her. I've been told by the leader of my fibromyalgia support group that she -will- presribe me a proper mental health drug, whereas my current (to-be previous) PCP wouldn't even consider it. So i'm doing more research right now.
i popped over to another activity for a minute and forgot what else i wanted to ask/say.
typical.
oh yeah, another thing that makes my situation a bit unique is that i also have fibromyalgia. which contributes to the poor memory.
but more importantly, i'm concerned about the meds combo....i'm on a very low dose of elevil (10mg) to help me sleep at night...my sleep is awful. without meds, i wake every 90 minutes or so, never acheieve restful sleep, takes me a long time to fall asleep, etc.
the painkiller i'm on during the day, Tramadol, actually helps the ADD somehwat. if only i could rememvber tpo take it daily. it kinda hypes me up gently...someitmes a bit too much. it removes the muddy-ness of thoughts, makes me more awake, less "lazy"....but the racing thoughts of the hyperness gets worse. the ability to REALLY concentrate and read directions can be made worse.
um...yeah. so i wanna know if those meds might provide complications with ADD meds.
also, i'd like to hear others thoughts on their ADD meds, and whether it helps with the patience thing, temper, concentration/attention span, etc.
oh i took that quiz, posted by Free Spirit...I score a 14 on section A, and a 6 on A1 and C, a 7 on section D.
Ok. so i'm looking to speak with other adult females with inattentive ADD. I'm 26, and I've been this way seriously, as long as I can remember. It was never caught by my parents and school. In recent conversation about this with my mother, and showing her what I've found in research, she can't understand wither why it was never noticed. I think that I knew that i wasn't "right", and I tried to cover up alot of it. My parents had no clue that I was frequently late with assignments, almost always doing them at the last minute. They thought I was studying at night, when really I was just reading my own "fun" books....They didn't know how many times I woudl skip class at college. And of course if I skipped more than 2 or 3, it would be VERY dificult for me to go back at all.....I would think that the professor would single me out, There would be a test or quiz I'd be unprepared for, etc. If i was on-time or late to a class, and the classroom was full, I wouldn't go in...I'm very self-concious and didn't want everybody looking at me. I'm very shy around people I don't know. I will be very talkative however if others break the ice.
Anyway. I've never been truly treated for this. Years ago I was suspected of depression or anxiety, but those diagnosis don't fit me quite well, and the meds never did a bit of good. The first psych doc that I saw did agree mpostly on the ADD diagnosis, but didn't want to prescribe more than an anti-depressant (which i already knew wouldn't work on me), thinking that women with inattentive type are mostly merely depressed and don't need anything else. I'm going to see a new PCP doc this coming week, and I plan to bring up the ADD possibility to her. I've been told by the leader of my fibromyalgia support group that she -will- presribe me a proper mental health drug, whereas my current (to-be previous) PCP wouldn't even consider it. So i'm doing more research right now.
i popped over to another activity for a minute and forgot what else i wanted to ask/say.
typical.
oh yeah, another thing that makes my situation a bit unique is that i also have fibromyalgia. which contributes to the poor memory.
but more importantly, i'm concerned about the meds combo....i'm on a very low dose of elevil (10mg) to help me sleep at night...my sleep is awful. without meds, i wake every 90 minutes or so, never acheieve restful sleep, takes me a long time to fall asleep, etc.
the painkiller i'm on during the day, Tramadol, actually helps the ADD somehwat. if only i could rememvber tpo take it daily. it kinda hypes me up gently...someitmes a bit too much. it removes the muddy-ness of thoughts, makes me more awake, less "lazy"....but the racing thoughts of the hyperness gets worse. the ability to REALLY concentrate and read directions can be made worse.
um...yeah. so i wanna know if those meds might provide complications with ADD meds.
also, i'd like to hear others thoughts on their ADD meds, and whether it helps with the patience thing, temper, concentration/attention span, etc.
oh i took that quiz, posted by Free Spirit...I score a 14 on section A, and a 6 on A1 and C, a 7 on section D.