[redbandit]

Idk if it's my attention problems, bipolar, or both, but I can't seem to stick with things. Right now I don't have trouble with relationships, but I used to date one guy after another. Now I can't stick to a job. Does anyone else have this problem? I want to be successful but I can't focus, sometimes can't remember to eat or when my doctor appointments are. I write a bunch of notes and lose them. I'm afraid of not getting over this problem. I don't think I'm lazy except when I'm depressed if that counts. Just am soooo scatterbrained!!! :
I am having med issues which will be addressed when I see my doctor, I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem of jumping from one thing to the next. Like right now I'm reading 4 books at once because I get bored with everything.
Thanks sry if I'm rambling lol

[montanan4ever]

Oh dear me YES all the time. I get about six hours of focused time from a dose of Adderall and then I'm all scattered again. (So on days when I need more focused time than that I take a second dose.)

[redbandit]

Originally Posted by montanan4ever

Oh dear me YES all the time. I get about six hours of focused time from a dose of Adderall and then I'm all scattered again. (So on days when I need more focused time than that I take a second dose.)

Really hmm I took adderal and it made me super grouchy and sluggish. Medicines work different for everyone though

[Maus5321]

I usually take adderall 20mg 3X a day normally. Although I am having doctor issues. So things are falling apart around me but that is beside the point. I usually get 5 hrs of active use out of my adderall, things go good until the dose ends. Then I fall apart.

[oil_and_water]

I've noticed that when I take Adderrall XR 20MG that I feel okay for most of the day, yet when it wears off I feel worse than before I took it. It's a terrible side effect, but I can't imagine going off of it again. I feel like a computer that is being overclocked, and I am just overheating to the point of exhaustion.
I don't really know, I did manage for a time without any medication and have been on and off stimulants since the 3rd grade, but my grades and the way my life has stalled are everything I have to show for it.

[Arwen_78]

Adderall, gak!

I was on it was new. I barely slept and it was like a great big high then a very low low when it wore off. It was a rollercoaster 6 out of the 7 days a week when I was first started on it. It is one of the major reasons I'm worried about going back on medication if I talk to someone and they want me to start back on medication.

[redbandit]

I can understand that! Some meds really suck

[montanan4ever]

I'm very grateful that I don't seem to get much of a "high" or a rebound "low." Here's hoping it stays that way :-/.

[yellowfrog268]

I'm on Strattera. Although I'm still on the starter pack I've noticed that my focus has improved on the 65 mg dose. Also I feel more motivated instead of just blah. The side effects seem to be subsiding but I still feel tired sometimes. My pdoc wants me on 85mg daily and I'm hoping this will improve the internal restlessness that I still feel (although it is less than before).

[Xavier89]

I feel the same way. I started getting help a little late, but am in the process of finding the right medication to help. Everything takes time!

[Muppy]

Originally Posted by redbandit

Idk if it's my attention problems, bipolar, or both, but I can't seem to stick with things. Right now I don't have trouble with relationships, but I used to date one guy after another. Now I can't stick to a job. Does anyone else have this problem? I want to be successful but I can't focus, sometimes can't remember to eat or when my doctor appointments are. I write a bunch of notes and lose them. I'm afraid of not getting over this problem. I don't think I'm lazy except when I'm depressed if that counts. Just am soooo scatterbrained!!! :
I am having med issues which will be addressed when I see my doctor, I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem of jumping from one thing to the next. Like right now I'm reading 4 books at once because I get bored with everything.
Thanks sry if I'm rambling lol

A true scatterbrain is writing this post. Sometimes I jump around so much that I'll ramble all over the planet in a conversation. Notes...got dozens of them but then I forget to read them. How ADD I am varies with my mood and my ability to get the hamsters off that darn wheel in my head. I'll jump all around, have racing thoughts and accomplish nothing. Then I get mad for not getting things done. Soooo.....yes I do understand. I'd appreciate some suggestions, too. I sure don't have any. Be well and be good to yourself.

[redbandit]

My new psychiatrist doesnt think I have ADHD... Interesting considering all the tests I took that proved I have it. My therapist thinks I have it. I'm so frustrated, after almost ten years of psychiatric treatment I've gotten no where

[Maus5321]

Originally Posted by redbandit

My new psychiatrist doesnt think I have ADHD... Interesting considering all the tests I took that proved I have it. My therapist thinks I have it. I'm so frustrated, after almost ten years of psychiatric treatment I've gotten no where

Sorry to hear that red. Try and keep your chin up!

[redbandit]

Thanks. I think the mental health services in my area kinda suck. Maybe that's a general thing, who knows

[SunnySky]

Redbandit, are you wanting adhd meds?
If yes, any chance your medical dr can prescribe for you based on your therapist and tests? Don't mention the pdoc, though!

[redbandit]

My regular doctor already referred me to the pdoc since he didn't want to treat my bipolar disorder. He likes to always refer me to specialists... Sigh