I got diagnosed today

I'm now in the ADD boat lol.

I would like to get myself diagnosed soon...

...it be a bit of a speed boat there Girl

When I got diagnosed with severe ADHD-PI, my parents wouldn't let me take meds...

My psychiatrist won't even give me meds D: He diagnosed me but doesn't think it disrupts my life enough to medicate me.

I'm just about to start DBT therapy for BPD and I don't know how I'm gonna sit through 2 and a half hour DBT sessions every week D: I was told that's how long the group sessions are.

Welcome to the club of distracted and disorganized people...

I was diagnosed with ADD when I was in third grade, and I can tell you that its not as bad as you think. If your doctor doesnt thnk its bad enough for you to take meds, then youre in a pretty good spot. Dont listen to the jokes, because there are a ton of people out there who have add/adhd, but havent been diagnosed. This is only a DISORDER not a SICKNESS. pay attention to your doctor and choose carefully if you do end up on meds, because I can tell you the side effects on some are not fun at all. But remember that being diagnosed with ADD doesnt make you a different person. A diagnosis just tells you that you have the disorder. It doesnt give it to you.
Good luck, and all respect.

Please speak only for yourself.

Going through the same thing . . . I really need a diagnosis but too disorganized to find help. Kids, at least, have adults to get them to where they need to be.

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, although now at least you can get help and you can improve yourself by an amount that isn't possible for most people.

I worry about ADD for myself too. I'm going on 34 now and if I get diagnosed I'll be mad that I wasn't diagnosed sooner, since I have almost always been under some sort of psychological or psychiatric scrutiny.

I just saw a psychiatrist for the first time today to discuss possible ADHD, he didn't write me a rx for anything, just asked me questions for 18 minutes, asked if i had any questions to which i didn't reply cause i was nervous enough since I don't know him. He sent me home with a questionaire to fill out and have a family member fill out, and im due back in 3 weeks. I know this may sound strange, but I know for a fact that I HAVE it, and i've had it since I was little, just was never diagnosed, and I honestly just wanted medication TODAY so I wold feel so much better. Now I have to drag myself around for 3 more weeks, and I'm not thrilled about it. Sigh.

It took my pdoc eight weeks to diagnose my ADD when I went every week and he still hasn't given me medicine because he wants me to try to overcome it on my own. I have very severe ADD, to the point where it's difficult to focus on things that I like, and things I don't like? Forget about it. I always knew I was ADD. It was something I never doubted, and I told my pdoc the moment I met him that even though no one had diagnosed me, I knew I was ADD. I don't know if that's normal, but you're not alone in that aspect.

But if it makes you feel better, I got put on meds for other things, and it's really not all its cut out to be. Side effects suck. I couldn't eat anything for the first week and a half for being started on my meds without throwing up. And let's not forget the constant headaches and daily migraines. Not being on meds could be a good thing. It depends on if the side effects are worth the benefits. For me, I can't get off meds for the rest of my life. Just think about if you wanna deal with side effects. Some of them can really suck.

True about the side affects. My view on that is, well, ADD and ADHD is (if im not mistaken) a chemical imbalance in the brain.. I have a hard time believing that anything BUT medication would work to reverse the symptoms..Did I say that right? You prolly get what I mean. I'm just fed up, now that I know that I have it..like there's no doubt I for sure have it, so I don't get why he wouldn't just make it official today. Being distracted and losing focus is holding me back from a lot of things that I enjoy, or at least making everything so much more difficult, and I'm only going to get depressed and feel helpless if I don't get better soon, or at least try and get better. Right now, medication is the only thing I'm looking foreward to.

There are diets and other similar things you can try. And, depending on how serious your ADHD is, your pdoc may be able to help you with therpy.

3 wks ain't nuthin' much Musics...but hope it goes quickly. I get a bit impatient too come to think of it. I have an app. on the 11th of July. Arghhh! I've asked to be put on a list for cancelled appointments though so maybe it'll be sooner. Cheers!