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Originally Posted by Adespota
Hello there, neverregret! I'm an adult and just got diagnosed with the inattentive type of ADHD (or ADD). Interestingly, I never related with any of the descriptions of ADD because things like "lack of focus" or something, I focus the way I always have and that just feels normal! So I'm normal! lol if that makes sense. I think most people can recognize this in themselves though, like you have. It's great you're trying things out, I know medications can really make such a big difference for people. Anyways, maybe go back and talk with your Dr. about it. It's possible that you may need some other type of release form or something like that. Now, I'm not sure, is it the caffeine in coffee that's the problem or something about the coffee itself? If it's just the caffeine, maybe you can opt for decaf or something and see if that helps.
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I never thought of myself as having any problems, just considered myself as being quirky. Everyone has faults and things that they would like to change about themselves. I accepted them as just being apart of who I am. I attend school part-time at night it was only about a year and a half ago that I started feeling really different. I was sitting a class and just started inexplicably start feeling dizzy. I could hear the professors voice but was not absorbing anything. My head just felt heavy like someone place an invisible weight on my head. I went to the ER that night because it was out of the ordinary and never felt like that. I noticed that when it came to school and work that I just wasn't operating and capable of functioning as I did in the past. I never had to compare myself to anyone. I just realized that there was a turning point where i just didn't feel the same and it scared me a little bit. Who doesn't like to succeed? I was and am afraid of being a failure. Up to that point I could do anything that I put my mind to. Now the voice in my head keeps saying... " You know that you're better than this!" I got to the point where i was tired of going to specialist because they couldn't tell me what was wrong after taking all those tests.
Looking at these self assessments though, I see in hindsight that I may have always had a mild problem. These qualities and then some, have always been a part of who I am. Recently, my state of mind has gotten worse where I feel that I can't function and complete tasks. This brings about my worse fear of being or becoming a failure.
I may wait a few weeks so I can see how this medication works, but I need to start looking for a psychiatrist to help me get back to a point where i feel normal again.
As far as the coffee goes, I think I just like the flavor and I drink a stronger coffee or even espresso and that tends to have more caffeine. I just prefer not to drink a watered down coffee. I think I will try switching to decaf though.