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ADHD had unfortunately been impacting my academic life since high school. I always blamed it on my ADHD and lazyness due to my ability to succeed with little studying required. I wouldn't be able to sit down and study, and it got so bad in the past few weeks that I couldn't even come around to read material for the first time with the exam an hour away. Just three weeks ago I couldn't even read books because I couldn't complete a single paragraph without my mind wondering and me losing complete interest!

Anyhow, I recently received treatment for PTSD (an event that happened just a few months ago--I've had the ADHD for years now) and amazingly, my ADHD just completely disappeared. I now spend most days just seated in my room studying efficiently, and I can even take the time to study while on the subway or bus.

Has anyone ever had anything like this before? If so, is it temporary and then it comes back? I've had my ADHD just go from bad to really bad, then back to back, but never to actually well. I used to take ritalin and vyvanse which helped, but now I'm able to focus even more on my own than I could in the past with those drugs.

I considered mania a possibility, but I spoke with my pdoc and we ruled it out. I'm just worried that it will be short-lived and in a few weeks or days I'll be back to lazy old me Any thoughts?

You have been so scared that your brain went into survival mode and started producing more brain chemicals pumped by adrenaline which stimulates.

I don't know which age you are but you could be growing out of it if you're near the age of 20. Especially if it's hyperactivity.

But this is a complete uneducated guess and i have no idea what im saying.

[Arwen_78]

Are you on any medications?

I've been reading a book where they say that sometime medication for a totally different reason could also be useful for treating ADHD.

[Arwen_78]

Originally Posted by Alonewithmycat

You have been so scared that your brain went into survival mode and started producing more brain chemicals pumped by adrenaline which stimulates.

I don't know which age you are but you could be growing out of it if you're near the age of 20. Especially if it's hyperactivity.

But this is a complete uneducated guess and i have no idea what im saying.

I don't think ADD/ADHDers simply just "out grow" their ADD/ADHD... they just learn how to deal better with it.

I read somewhere that they believe that ADD/ADHD is having weak connections in the brain. Which over time will get stronger but they still have some ADD/ADHD problems. I'm a true believer of this line of thinking.

I use to hid my ADD as best that I could, now people who look at me wonder why I'm going to visit a psychologist for it. My problem is the stress and frustrations that it has bought as of late. I am taking on too much but I can't stop. I want to do it all! I can't and I end up making a start with full intent to go back but I'm stuck doing homework and because I can't just do one thing at once it takes forever. I just run out of time and I get tired because I use my energy up trying to keep myself on task.

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PTSD is often confused as ADHD because they have a lot of similar symptoms. Maybe you never had ADHD and it was always PTSD.

Its brilliant it has gone! Embrace it, enjoy it. Sometimes worrying that something is going to come back will make it come back. Stay positive that this may be long term.

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Originally Posted by Arwen_78

Are you on any medications?

I've been reading a book where they say that sometime medication for a totally different reason could also be useful for treating ADHD.

I'm medication free. I used to be on ritalin and vyvanse but would only take it when I had to study.

Someone mentioned something about age playing a factor, I am almost 20 actually so if they have some ciation I'd love to see it!

The change is so dramatic! My memory is still flaky and I can't listen to attentively (well, much better now), but when it comes down to sit down and take notes for hours on end, I've gone from a 2/10 to an 9.5/10!

I still have ADHD but 90% of my discomfort with it was with concentration that disrupted my reading and studying, but now it's completely gone. It's pretty amazing. My pdoc said he wants to let me know how it progresses as he's never encountered anything like this before.

[Arwen_78]

Originally Posted by Tagless

I'm medication free. I used to be on ritalin and vyvanse but would only take it when I had to study.

Someone mentioned something about age playing a factor, I am almost 20 actually so if they have some ciation I'd love to see it!

The change is so dramatic! My memory is still flaky and I can't listen to attentively (well, much better now), but when it comes down to sit down and take notes for hours on end, I've gone from a 2/10 to an 9.5/10!

I still have ADHD but 90% of my discomfort with it was with concentration that disrupted my reading and studying, but now it's completely gone. It's pretty amazing. My pdoc said he wants to let me know how it progresses as he's never encountered anything like this before.

Well, they say nobody ever really out grows it. I'm better today then when I was in my teens. I was on Adderall once the Ritalin "stopped working" and I stopped talking the medication around the age 19-20. That's why I haven't actively gone to great trouble to find help for my ADD. Till now and it's just because my life has changed. I also went through something like what you talking about at the time too. I hated reading when I was a kid, you couldn't get me to pick up a book but I just decided one day that I was going to read a 300+ page paperbook. I did and I love reading now. Maybe it's just how we face our day to day problems.