Hello everyone! I am new to this site and wanted to drop in and introduce myself.
I am a 34 year old stay at home mom to 2 wonderful kids age 5 and 6. I am married to a wonderful man that I have been with for 10 years.
I am in the process of an ADD diagnosis. Talking to my family dr beginning of June. He referred me for a psych concultation/ testing. He is sending the back to my family dr and I go to him on the 15th of July.
It has always been the running joke in among my friends and family that I have the attention span of a fly.
I have always been like that. My mom has report cards from elementary school that comments say something like I was a very nice student but exessively talkative and day dreamed too much.
I was never a hyper kid so nothing was ever thought more about it.
It was not until recently that a friend asked if I had ADD. She went on to say that her friend was recently diagnosed with it and I remind her so very much of the other friend.
That is what got me thinking and researching. I was so surprised when I read the symptoms and traits of ADD. I was in tears!! Tears of joy. Finally something made sense! The way i act and think and behave finally had a reason. It was not becasue I was lazy or stupid or just didn't care. Unfortunately that was always what I thought about myself and I am sure others did too.
Every online test I have taken says definitely that it is ADD. So I will be surprised if the eval does not say it is ADD.
I have been diagnosed with depression several times in my life. (different doctors due to changing towns). I am wonderng now if it is depression really, but more just frustration with the ADD symptoms that I have been struggling with. I recently stopped taking my Wellbutrin. If I do get an ADD diagnosis, I want to be free of any other meds to really give the ADD meds a chance.
I am hoping to meet more people on here that are going thru similar struggles and hoping to get encouragement from those that have been diagnosed and are now leading happy and productive lives.
Thanks!
Krystal
