I made a post on here a while ago saying how uncanny the posts were to describing me near perfectly. I struggled with this disorder for 30 years. Nerfing myself for 30 years. Not being the best husband to my wife for 6 years. Not the best father to my son for nearly 2 years. All without knowing it.
I have now been on 20mg XR Adderall for a little over 3 months - it has been absolutely life changing.
I'm more attentive. Things are much more easily committed to memory. Menial tasks no longer feel like a huge burden anymore. I can actually read a page in a book I'm interested in without completely forgetting what I've read by the end of the page. I've had a small, but annoying headache for years every single day - chalked it up to genetics as my mom has a disorder than can cause the same thing. The headaches are gone. I can only assume they were brought on by the stress.
Gang, if you're at all considering you might have some form of ADD/ADHD, please go see your doctor. I had a thousand reasons why I didn't want to/need to go beforehand, but I'm so very glad I finally did.
Awesome! I'm so glad you're doing well!
CSB: I brought up ADHD when I was seeing my doctor. His response was, "Oh, here we go." Fortunately got a referral to mental health services (where they told me I can't take meds due to having a heart condition) but at least they listened and assured me that I'm not broken and useless. If your doc doesn't want to listen, please keep trying, there's someone out there who will.
I was upset I only got diagnosed as mild adhd. I know its worse but I automatically cover for it very well.
I have 110 unfinished projects to show for it.
It took me 40 years to realize that not all doctors are good at their jobs. In fact, many are terrible.
“Oh, here we go.”?! Fuck that wanker! Change doctor and file a complaint. I'm sorry you went through that and that you can't take meds for it. There are natural things you can do. They're not as effective, but they're better than nothing in some cases. I can't take them, as they exacerbated depression for me, but they're out there.