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Originally Posted by Kiffygirl0793
Hi, this is my first time posting a new thread, hope it works! About 3 weeks ago, I told my tdoc I thought I had ADD and she gave me Vyvanse 30mg, doesn't seem to be helping much. I am angry at myself for waiting so long to get help for this. I also suffer from major depression, so I thought that was why I screwed everything up. I know I should feel better knowing this is not my fault, but I'm 40 years old and it's hitting me that a lot of people think I'm slow and an idiot. My ex-boyfriend used to call me a spaceshot all the time. I've cried every day since being diagnosed. Anyone else feel the same sometimes?
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I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 63 - I've had a lifetime of depression, low self-esteem - I'm a nurse but my career was a disaster - I couldnt why understand why people who were not as smart as me were still working and I was fired- My finances were always a mess - I retired with no pension but I still have to work 3 shifts a week. I'm still angry at all the therapists who diagnosed me with depression and never considered anything else. I did take Vyvanse for 3 months - it worked very well for me but - but I quit that last full time job because I was sure I was going to be fired and then lost my medical insurance - so - no more Vyvanse. I will be going on medicare Oct 1 and am considering going back on meds. When I was diagnosed (first by my boss, then by a pdoc) I felt vindicated - I wish I could go back to all the places I worked that there was a reason for my behavior. Sue Abrams