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Post by Amtram on Apr 21, 2014 13:26:57 GMT -5
Nice to see YOU here!
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Post by coachrutt55 on Apr 27, 2014 23:05:37 GMT -5
I am very excited to have found this forum. I am 38, male and live in the Canadian prairies. I was diagnosed with ADHD in between grade 9 and 10 after getting myself in alot of trouble and my psychologist dad finally taking me in for counseling. Throughout my early school years I struggled with the inability to sit still in class and not bug my classmates. I was very impulsive and had a wild temper. The Principal would call my class if I had not been sent to the office during the week because he wanted to make sure that I had been in class that week. They would come up with all sorts of ideas what my problem was. Lack of sleep, too much sugar and red food dye allergies among the most common. I spent most of my high school on Ritalin and made it through the rest of school much more "together". I went to university and decided I didn't want to be on meds my whole life so tried without them...and failed miserably. Joined the job force and decided I needed meds again. At this time I had to change Doctors. My new Doctor didn't want to prescribe Ritalin because he said prolonged use of stimulants in adults has been known to cause psycosis. I first tried Effexor which made me feel like crap and didn't help at all. Since then I have been on Wellbutrin XR. It's better than no meds but doesn't even come close to how I performed on Ritalin. Started a new management job a week ago. Planning on speaking to my Doc about Adderall, as it seems many find it helpful. Haven't had any counseling since my diagnosis 24 yrs ago but also hoping to get that and some coaching set up. Sorry for the long winded post. Just very excited about this community.
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Post by Amtram on Apr 30, 2014 6:55:17 GMT -5
And welcome aboard. Stimulants cause psychosis? Well, that's a new one on me. You know what I think may cause psychosis? Trying to take care of your elderly parents without stimulants.
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Post by chikkaccino on May 5, 2014 23:08:05 GMT -5
I'm 36-years-old and got my diagnosis last week though I've had it all my life.
Let's see how many people can relate to a note sent home by my teacher in the 3rd grade in 1986. (Subbing my real name for my user name, of course.)
"Chikkaccino is easily distracted from every assignment. She needs to improve her attention span. Chikkaccino is a very able child but doesn't compete assignments, if she does complete an assignment she can't find it. We have talked about these skills and how to improve. With your cooperation I hope we can strengthen these weak skills to get Chikkaccino on task." ...Two months later - "Please have Chikkaccino practice her math facts and reading. Chikkaccino received an unsatisfactory for Literature because she didn't do any book reports for the marking period."
Once, when I was in 5th grade, I wore a jacket all day even though it was warm. I rushed out the door, had put on my pants, forgot to change my nightshirt. :/
My parents had 2 tools in their parental toolbox. Fear and punishment.
So is it a real surprise I grew up with severe anxiety and depression issues?
I got up in class frequently. I'd break my pencil points often (on purpose) just to get up to use the pencil sharpener or use the bathroom. Just to get out of my seat and not get into much trouble.
Anxiety/depression cycles followed for years as I learned to try to cope with myself, by myself.
Finally settled and got married a decade ago. Had children. Twins. With more issues than I ever had. Autism first. This year, ADHD for one so far which is what lead me to get tested and help myself just last week.
It's nice to know I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing. Now I have medicine to help so I don't feel like a forgetful spazz... or at least, not as much.
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Post by Amtram on May 6, 2014 10:00:39 GMT -5
Sometimes just knowing you're not alone can help. And even if another person's experience is different from your own, they might still have helpful advice for you.
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