[BarbaraAnn]

After lots of counseling I was finally told that I am adult ADHD...and what a relief because all the symptoms fit. But can any of you tell me if meds (I was started on Amphetamine Salts (generic Adderall) half a tab of <font color="#000088"> </font> 10MG 3x a day on Aug 16th) will really truly make a difference? I have learned the hard way how to manage my ADD with lifestyle changes....but HATE the symptoms that I can't manage. THANKS! Barb

[Rhapsody]

Not from personal experience, but from the experience in watching my teenage nephew deal with his ADHD for years without meds and now with him taking his meds daily...... I can say YES - it does make a big difference..... he is a totally different person now - loved, liked by his peers and into sports.

I AM PROUD of HIM!!!! - and I love having him over more often now..... since he has become calm.

LoVe,
Rhapsody - ((( hugs )))

[BarbaraAnn]

Thanks so much for the encouragement! B

[zoidy]

I was diagnosed this year at the age of 24. Well I was "probably" diagnosed on the basis of:
a) having depression relatively under control
b) not being able to sit still
c) not being able to study
d) sitting still when under the influence of caffeine

and probably some other things too! I brought up the issue and my psychiatrist said it had been in the back of his mind for a while too. He asked if I'd like to try Ritalin and see what happened and I agreed. It was particularly convenient already having a psychiatrist because in Australia only psychs, neurologists and paediatricians can prescribe stimulants

The next psych visit I sat still for the full half an hour with no leg jiggling! It was amazing. I'm doing a lot better at staying on top of uni work (I handed in an assignment EARLY last week!), sometimes I even manage to listen to lectures and at any rate I don't annoy the people around me by jiggling my legs all the time.

I suppose that I have developed my own ways of dealing with it during school and my first degree but I've always felt like I haven't been doing my best. Now I think that it's possible to get a bit closer to my potential. It's only been a few months and I'm still sorting out doses of everything (I discovered a new drug interaction!) and various other life issues but I am quite optimistic about things.

So yes, medication made a huge difference. And I guess the other thing was that it explained a lot of stuff in my head which I used to beat myself up about. I don't have to think that I'm just lazy anymore. I may be lazy but there's more to it than that!

Now I'm just waiting for the government to start subsidising Concerta!

[woods]

um im glad that you can except this. im 16 now and i supose i was told that i had adhd when i was 7. the drugs have side effects, i lost weight, everything was dull...but you know that me, i hope it works for you.
you seem like a very excepting person, but i supose in the end the drug did its job.

[woods]

oh wow im sry. i must sound like a **** or something. you know what its great that your so positive, if the drugs help you then awsome...and yeah sure every drug has some kind of side effect right?

[Sarah116]

CONGRADS! What a wonderful feeling! I wish you the best! God bless you! Sarah

[lennie78]

I am new to this forum and I can relate to your thoughts somewhat. I have a procrastination problem, and I feel that it has affected my life so much in a negative way. Took a quiz here just in passing and now I feel that I should get help. I would love to turn in things on time for work or become more motivated with everything. I am very pessimistic and find that I have had low self-esteem. I'm scared to go to a doctor and get diagnosed. What if I do have ADHD? I do not mean to insult anyone here...I'm just speakin for myself personally and what I feel. I've been this way my whole life. But I guess it's hard for me to accept that I may have this problem and that I may have to depend on medication to reach my full potential.

I'm glad that I found this forum b/c I can relate so much with what others have to say. Sometimes I feel like going crazy b/c of the things I think about, or it can be as simple as not being able to stop myself from surfing the internet at work. I don't really know where to start, or how to even find a doctor. I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your experiences here b/c I can totally relate. I'm 28 yrs. old (although sometimes I feel 24 - hey, young hearts run free!)