[g8rgirl]

Hello Everyone!
I've just recently been diagnosed with ADHD this is my 3rd day on adderall (think that's how it's spelled)- it's 20 mg of amphetamines- 2 x a day and it
hasn't seemed to do anything yet. Isn't that weird?
Anyway, I'm hoping you all can help me a bit. I'm having an impossible time believing I have ADHD- it just seems too easy for me. I have a problem with self confidence, I know. I can be extremely hard on myself. But I don't think I'm doing that now, when I say I disagree with this diagnosis.

I scored a high # on the ADHD adult test, but I guess I don't believe because I don't remember any MAJOR symptoms from childhood.
I'm disorganized in every aspect, can't concentrate... all that stuff, but..... I don't fidget and I'm not impulsive. and those are 2 symptoms.
It's almost like I need a definite diagnosis, and I know that's not possible and I'm REALLY stressing about that. How nice it would be, indeed, to blame my deficiencies on ADHD. "It's not my fault"
Does this sound familiar to anyone?... or am I totally nuts. Is one of the symptoms to dwell on unnecessary things/thoughts for unusually long times? Sorry so long, I'm a rambler just trying to get a handle on this.
Does anyone know of any other specific symptoms? Thanks to you all!

[LMo]

Hey there - sorry I missed this earlier. I don't know much about ADHD, but my husband's pdoc said that the ADD tests themselves are not completely conclusive. He said that the best test is how people respond to the ADD meds -- they work if you have ADD, or they don't do anything if you don't. Also, it is my understanding that ADD meds kick in right away, so if you don't notice any difference after a week or so, then I'd go back to your pdoc and ask to try something different or else re-evaluate your condition. My husband is on Strattera.

About the fidgeting/impulsiveness -- this is why my husband was diagnosed with ADD instead of ADHD. He has none of the H. Maybe that's what doing on with you, too.

But yes, he does tend to dwell. I don't think it would be fair for me to say "on unnecessary things" because whether it's necessary or not is up to the person who is doing the thinking.

His other main symptom is the he simply cannot prioritize when faced with two important choices. It makes it very difficult for him to work in an unstructured environment. It's not so much that he is disorganized -- actually, in some ways he is annoyingly organized in the sense that everything has to be in its place or he gets agitated, although not quite so much that it would border on OCD.

Does any of that help? Have you come to any new conclusions since you posted this a few days ago?