Why Now? Adult adhd | ADHD Information

yay brig!

what's with the capitals by the way....?alright brig?

re. name change for the feral one. uuummm well i think i
pointed out that he made a hopeless member of the resistance
(due to something he had posted) and it instigated him to
change his name?????

that's how i know - you see.

[QUOTE=GlenW]

We'll watch and see I guess!
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I am on Ritalin LA, diagnosed by a shrink.

Now, brig, or anyone else, please point out any attacks, disruptiveness, etc. you find in this thread that was authored by me.

If you find fairly mild personal opinion - which I freely admitted might be uninformed before you talked about how bad I am and how mean you feel/felt like being - if you find this sort of opinion and discussion disturbing, why in the world are you in a discussion forum???!

I think you are overly sensitive to someone saying anything but meds are great - and let me remind you again I am on Ritalin LA which I think is great but I don't require everyone else to agree with me.

I do agree that a lot of websites overblow the meds are evil angle. Drugs.com seems pretty middle of the road and says

"Amphetamines have been extensively abused. Tolerance, extreme psychological dependence and severe social disability have occurred."

Seems to disagree with the addictive thing I found earlier. The extensively abused however still scares me some because I have abused drugs extensively in the past. And yes, the same thing applies to Ritalin.

[QUOTE=chjones]alright brig?

re. name change for the feral one. uuummm well i think i
pointed out that he made a hopeless member of the resistance
(due to something he had posted) and it instigated him to
change his name?????

that's how i know - you see.

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CAPITALS R ONLY CUZ IT IS GETTING LATE AND I CAN SEE MY WORDS BETTER, MEDS HAVE WORN OFF...NOT FOR YELLING...JUST SO I CAN SEE.

I GUESS WHATEVER HE POSTED MUSTVE BEEN BAD....OR CANT PEOPLE HELP OR WHAT...DOESNT MATTER NOW ANYWAY NOW THAT ALL NOS WHO HE IS...I NEVER NEW HIM AS RESISTANCE AS I HAVENT SEEN ANY OF HIS POSTS B4..

SO I WONT JUDGE RESISTANCE BUT HOPE THAT HE DOESNT STRUGGLE BEING MED FREE, BUT ALSO THAT HE DOESNT DOWN THE REST OF US FOR BEING MEDICATED.

FW - as you may note I mentioned that I didn't see you in the category of either being beligerent or ignorant. I tend to like to wait and see on things - to get all the facts.

You DO however be looking for someone to either confirm for you or show you otherwise on the efficacy of meds in regards to ADHD. That's actually a good thing - perhaps it's the wording that came off as something else.

Ritalin, dexedrine, sleeping pills, painkillers - you name it pretty much anything that medicates us can swing the other way. We are sometimes born with that gene that makes us more succeptible to addiction - but we are all at risk. The pain of life can be great - and cause even the most stable person to do things they regret later.

I hope you find the solace that its obvious you're looking for. If there's anything I can do to help you - let me know.

[QUOTE=brig]

SO I WONT JUDGE RESISTANCE BUT HOPE THAT HE DOESNT STRUGGLE BEING MED FREE, BUT ALSO THAT HE DOESNT DOWN THE REST OF US FOR BEING MEDICATED.

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you're not much on reading posts before replying are you?
that's cool though. It's an adhd board after all.
[QUOTE=GlenW]

I hope you find the solace that its obvious you're looking for. If there's anything I can do to help you - let me know.

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cool man. and thanks.
I don't mind a little argument/discussion/whatever you want to call it. I actually like it. But I usually want to at least try and BE mean and disruptive, which I have done, before I get jumped about it.
If anyone wants to go round with me, just give me a day or two and I'll say something really dumb you can really sink yer teeth into. I can't help it

Dexedrine = highly addictive and abusable, no?
If so, no thanks!

THAT IS JUST ONE OF EM.

brig wrote:

SO I WONT JUDGE RESISTANCE BUT HOPE THAT HE DOESNT STRUGGLE BEING MED FREE, BUT ALSO THAT HE DOESNT DOWN THE REST OF US FOR BEING MEDICATED.

you're not much on reading posts before replying are you?
that's cool though. It's an adhd board after all.

I READ THE POSTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH I JUST NEVER NEW U AS RESISTANCE AS I ONLY JOINED A MONTH AGO...EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION AND THEIR OWN WAY TO DEAL WITH WHETHER THEY CHOSE TO MEDICATE OR NOT....

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE WAY IT WAS POSTED....MAYBE I MISINTERPRETTED, BUT U MADE IT SOUND LIKE THIS MED OR THAT MED WAS BAD AND SO WERE WE IF WE TOOK THEM...

I HOPE U FIND PEACE WITH YOURELF AND FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU...

AND I POSTED THE POST ABOUT NOT JUDGING YOU PROBABLY AT THE SAME TIME U POSTED ONE SO YOURS CAME FIRST..

I WILL LET U HAVE YOUR OPINIONS AND I WILL HAVE MY OWN....I WILL AGREE TO DISAGREE AFTER ALL LIKE U SAID THIS IS A DISCUSSION FORUM ANYWAYS ISNT IT...

WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP....BUT NOT SCARE PEOPLE INTO DOING WHAT ONE THINKS IS RIGHT. WE ARE HERE FOR DEBATE AND HELP AND DISCUSION..

I REALLY TRULY HOPE U DO DO WELL....

....

ok so he's given up being an add-er but with the drugs.... (hard
to tell really --- you sure they're working right for you feral????).

i think you should try adderall. ritalin is rubbish.I don't think I am trying or tried to scare anyone.
I don't think I called anyone bad for taking any meds.
You can ignore my question to you.
On these we can disagree.
And I wish you the best too. Really.

Personally - I didn't see it like that myself. I did see it as negative to meds but filled in the "personally speaking" where you hadn't actually put it. I'd think that may have smoothed out some feathers maybe.

It's late - everyone's probably running on reserve battery power. Let's all be mellow and at peace.

[QUOTE=Feral Wasteland]I don't think I am trying or tried to scare anyone.
I don't think I called anyone bad for taking any meds.
You can ignore my question to you.
On these we can disagree.
And I wish you the best too. Really.
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OK I DIDNT NO U WERE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH SO I AM SORRY I TOOK IT TOO PERSONNALLY...

IF YOU NEED TO VENT I WONT JUDGE LORD KNOWS I DO IT ALL THE TIME AND THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE I GO....

I ALSO AGREE WITH CHJONES....MAYBE THE RITILIN ISNT WORKING FOR YOU, BUT A GOOD PERSON TO ASK ABOUT MEDS AS HE DOES KNOW HIS CRAP IS SHAKESPEARE AND HE IS HONOST...AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP...

I AM HERE IF YOU NEED ME AND SORRY I TOOK IT ALL PERSONNALLY....

I can assure you that it's totally a slanted view of dexedrine you read. If you google "ritalin" - the first several pages are all about how it's evil and forced on people and how it turns our little ones into little stepford children with a penchant for shooting up schools. Poppycock! (couldn't think of a polite way of putting it)

The way web searches work is that people can pay to be on the first pages - then it's by number of times viewed. So it's skewed - and these "meds kill" groups have the resources to pay for being on the top.

I can tell you that imperical science (i.e. not dealing with little grey aliens or special interest groups) says that used properly (not overused or given to people who shouldn't have it) that dexedrine and the other amphetamine treatments are very safe. At the dosages prescribed for ADHD they are not physically addictive - though they can become dependent on them psychologically. There's a difference - physical addiction causes specific withdrawl symptoms that psychological does not.

Whether or not you decide to use dexedrine or not - it's your choice. But you should rely on hard facts and not anecdotal or fictional evidence. You may find that the benefits could outweigh the potential risks after looking deeper at the big picture.

[QUOTE=GlenW]

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THANK U GLENW AND WELL PUT.....WISH I COULD'VE BEEN THE ONE TO SAY IT BUT IT WOULDN'T OF BEEN THAT GOOD...!!

Oh pshaw bridget! I bet ya it would have! You have a knack for words too - but you know how ADHD hindsight tends to color what we could have done with a nasty brush. It's typical us - learn to spot it and fight it!! I know ya can!!

DITTO...

Am I aloud to say that here ?

[QUOTE=GlenW]

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I PROBABLY COULD OF BUT I TEND TO GET ON THE OFFENSIVE AND WOULD OF PROBABLY GOT KICKED OFF THE BOARD AS THAT MAN IS DRIVING ME NUTS JUST LIKE THE ADHDISBOUGUS MAN........

SO I AM GLAD U DID IT IN A PROPER TO THE POINT WAY AS I WOULD OF BEEN TO THE POINT BUT EXTREMELY MEAN..

THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT THOUGH

[QUOTE=pilgrim]

DITTO...

Am I aloud to say that here ?

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YOU SURE CAN!!!!

[QUOTE=Feral Wasteland]Dexedrine. I looked it up online with interest. It said in all caps that it was highly adictive and very prone to abuse.

Now can a website looked up in seconds be questioned about whether it is right? Sure.

Disagree with the addictive and abusable thing, maybe I'm wrong.

But why would known side effects and my opinion of a certain medication in terms of whether or not it is for me be offensive?

Lighten up.

[QUOTE=brig]

[QUOTE=Feral Wasteland]Dexedrine = highly addictive and abusable, no?
If so, no thanks!
[/QUOTE] just outa curiosity...as i have only read a few of your posts...r u diagnosed? are u on meds of any kind, presccribed, otc, natural, whatever? or are u just against meds? i no u are only trying to help with your answers and replys to whatever = whatever....but i think that some of us who take some of the meds u downgrade feel offensive....i do...i take ritilin 20 mg 3 times a day and i am normal again....my adhd is no longer affecting me in a bad way...

glad u seem concerned for us all, but the way u do it isnt so nice!

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YOU STILL SIDE TRACKED MY ? INSTEAD JUST HAD TO DOWN GRADE MEDS...

HERE I WILL HELP U OUT...I WILL COPY AND PASTE IT RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW

just outa curiosity...as i have only read a few of your posts...r u diagnosed? are u on meds of any kind, presccribed, otc, natural, whatever? or are u just against meds?

I guess I don't get around here enough - haven't seen the other nay-sayers. I tend lately to report the real nasty ones to admin and play whack-a-troll with the others LOL!

There will always be people anti-med and pro tom cruise coming around from the google searches looking for fights. The despicable I wipe out and the ignorant I play with like a cat with a wounded mouse - enjoying their death-thralls.

I haven't usually been angry at them - mostly sad. But if they attack my crew here - then I get pissed royally.

It's just a part of life I guess.

[QUOTE=GlenW]

I guess I don't get around here enough - haven't seen the other nay-sayers. I tend lately to report the real nasty ones to admin and play whack-a-troll with the others LOL!

I haven't usually been angry at them - mostly sad. But if they attack my crew here - then I get pissed royally.

It's just a part of life I guess.

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I AGREE WITH U ON THAT....HE ISNT ATTACKING ANYONE PERSONALLY JUST THOE WHO TAKE MEDS HE IS AGAINST....BUT NOTICE HOW HE KEEPS AVOIDING MY ? ABOUT IF HE HAS ADD OR ON MEDS OR WHATEVER....HE JUST IS ONE THAT LIKES CHAOS AND HE NEEDS A KNOCK UPSIDE THE HEAD

Very true about his posts. I don't consider him amongst the disruptive ones - yet anyway.

I get this feeling he's been here under another nick though. Something I get the sense of anyway - probably my imagination. That and he's claiming to be from afghanistan which is about as likely I think as me being in Warsaw.

We'll watch and see I guess!

feral's not a troll.

feral is The Resistance under another name. he is just cross
and angry cos he has given up being an Adder and is trying to
be a 'normal' (but without the drugs i reckon - a losing battle if
ever there was one!).

I KNEW IT!!!

I suspected - as Davey boy kept throwing hints about the threads. The final one that made me certain was that resistance was in Afghanistan.

Well - he's sure showing ADHD symptoms for one who's trying to go it without meds. I just hope he gets to see how it will be without and decides to at least talk to a therapist or councillor about what is bothering him.

I'm concerned about all people here - including resistance and his alter ego. We can all be happy - I am living proof!

Thanks for confirming what I suspected!

[QUOTE=chjones]feral's not a troll.

feral is The Resistance under another name. he is just cross
and angry cos he has given up being an Adder and is trying to
be a 'normal' (but without the drugs i reckon - a losing battle if
ever there was one!).

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THEN WHY THE NEGATIVITY TOWARDS US THAT MEDICATE AND WHY THE NAME CHANGE.....THAT IS NOT RIGHT....FERAL SHOULD BE HONOST WITH WHAT HE IS GOING THROUGH...

MY OPINION....NOT THAT IT MAY MATTER TO SOME...BUT IT DOES TO MIO

YEAH WHAT GLENW SAID!!!

Valzap - excellent question!

Like most of us - I was always ADHD - just was thought of as lazy, clumsy, impulsive, etc. In school I was thought of as underachiever, troublesome, talks out of turn.. you know the drill.

As an adult it continued for me - as with others here. It subtly changed - I could keep my yap shut and do things normally - for a while. Eventually though things end up messed up and falling apart.

10 months ago it all fell together for me. I was reading an article on adult ADHD and it all fit. I then went on the web - did a couple online tests and here I am! I have a great MD and psychiatrist who both have dealt with ADHD in children and adults. They got me on dexedrine and they were absolutely right in picking it. I take therapy monthly (helps a lot) and my meds every weekday.

As for thinking you might have psychosomatic symptoms now that you are aware of your ADHD - no I don't think so. We are very aware of subtle things by nature. Now that you know more about yourself and your disorder it's bound to be obvious to you - all the things you chalked up to being just you.

I strongly doubt anyone would pretend (unconsciously or not) to have symptoms so unsympathetic to others as the ones we have. Not much point if everyone's just miffed at you and there's no sympathy! LOL

Glad you asked!

I went for a diagnosis because I began having problems at work. My boss one day out of no where just started laying into me about everything I was doing wrong as a teacher.. -- I didnt assess appropriately, I kept going with the lesson when it was obvious that some werent getting it... my classroom was a mess and disorganized... I was a mess and knew I needed to do something.. so I finally went to see a Psychologist to get tested.

I had suspected ADD eversince I had taken the child growth and development class at College for my teaching degree.. When they started talking about the spacey, quiet girls that sat in the back of the class and never said a word... wow, that was me. When I would mention it to friends, they would tell me that they didnt think I had that... maybe just stress... I believe that is why I putting off getting Dx'ed so long -- I was afraid that the Dr. would laugh me out of the office!!

Of course none of those things happened, and I am much more organized and have learned a lot about myself, and this disorder...

I have always had ADD, Elementary on up... It took me 16 years to get my bachelor's degree.. some because of ADD, but some because of life in general.. 2 kids, moving, hubby's layoff , switching majors ( 3 times! - I have enough semester hours for 2 degrees!) I am glad that stubboness can be a trait for ADD, Otherwise I might not have finished

kibbles00238632.7743287037

Holy S*it, that was a hell of a long drawn out drama!

I forgot what friggin thread I was on and worse, what I was going to post!!

You guys totally distracted me...imagine that!

[QUOTE=bepatient]

Holy S*it, that was a hell of a long drawn out drama!

I forgot what friggin thread I was on and worse, what I was going to post!!

You guys totally distracted me...imagine that!

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sorry didnt mean to....hope you remember what u wanted to post

Makes me wanna sing that song that goes "it's on----ly a teen----age wAsteland" by the who? was it?

[QUOTE=Davidornado]Makes me wanna sing that song that goes "it's on----ly a teen----age wAsteland" by the who? was it?[/QUOTE]

But, are we all wasted!!!! Huh,, WHO wasted?

Me. I wasted the whole day today. I musta slept 16 hours with a sleep and two naps. watchted football, and no one offered to bring me dinner. I even asked barb and brook. boo hoo... so I had corn dogs. couldn't find the hampsters CGirl recommended. Sounded pretty good with mustard in a bun...

i forgot to eat again today too..that makes it 3 or 4 days in a row now...hubby made super fed the kids and then threw the rest out

gggrrrr

Ouch!!

. I know I've forgotten to eat for three or four days in a row, but I can usually go to a buffet and cause a panic also

[QUOTE=repairman] Ouch!!. I know I've forgotten to eat for three or four days in a row, but I can usually go to a buffet and cause a panic also![/QUOTE]

cause a panic cuz u r starving or just panic attacks....my monitor is starting to melt like daves does so forgive me if i am slow

i never remember to eat as i am never hungry, not since med changes...i used to get hunger pains now i dont

What drugs are you guys on that your are forgetting to eat? I can't seem to stop thinking about eating - and I will eat everytime I think, therefore I'm eating all the time.

The only nice side effect that I'm looking forward to is that not-eating thing. Need the right meds tho, which means I need the right dr, which means I have to stop stuffing my face and make the call! arghhhhh

I can usually eat three or four full plates of food, at least equal to a 2lb steak and baked potato. I love the cheese,broccoli,and bacon bits smothered in sour cream

. MMMMMMmmm!!!

i forgot to eat again today too..that makes it 3 or 4 days in a row
now...hubby made super fed the kids and then threw the rest
out

BRIG!!!!!!!! you are making me worried. go and eat something
now. you'll get sick. you have to look after yourself too - don't
forget that.

(by the way - i think your meds are too strong --- i really do. and
i mean that in the nicest way. please consider going back to
your doc and having her check that the doses are right)

[QUOTE=chjones]i forgot to eat again today too..that makes it 3 or 4 days in a row
now...hubby made super fed the kids and then threw the rest
out

BRIG!!!!!!!! you are making me worried. go and eat something
now. you'll get sick. you have to look after yourself too - don't
forget that.

(by the way - i think your meds are too strong --- i really do. and
i mean that in the nicest way. please consider going back to
your doc and having her check that the doses are right)[/QUOTE]

no i think it also has to do with stress, but meds are not helping it, whenever i get stressed i cant eat without getting sick...happened in highschool and i ended up being anorexia and turned into bulemia when i purged...

i think when my depression meds kick in it will take me off three....that i am on just to get by...i am on ritilin 20 mg 3 times a day....which is helping but i could use a boost, but not yet as i believe in low and slow..i am on clonazampam for panic attacks as well as xanax...and ambien to sleep and prozac for depression...5 total...yikes and i hate taking pills....as soon as the prozac is in my system i lose the ambien, and the two for panic attacks..

i hope they kick in soon, sweetie. we are all here for you. xxxx

[QUOTE=chjones]i hope they kick in soon, sweetie. we are all here for you. xxxx[/QUOTE]

i would have reponded more but my wireless keyboard and mouse took a crap finally as i hated it and hubby just bought it so he refussed to change it....no choice now...anyways i wanted to say thank u for your concerns and worrying about me....i will be fine...i also hope they kick in soon,i get to emotional and aggitated and take things the wrong way and hurt others and not realize it till it is too late....like u can see on this same post....

i will be better and i will be myself again it is just the wait that is frustrating....i am not normally this way, i am normally kind, giving, empathic, loving and much more...lately i hae had such mood swings due to stress here at home i am losing it....but i am working with my therapist and self help homework and exercises and doing better even though it doesnt always seem like it..

thank you for always being there for me and letting me vent

love ya

chjones

[QUOTE=chjones]i hope they kick in soon, sweetie. we are all here for you. xxxx[/QUOTE]

i also hope they kick in soon!!!! keeping my fingers crossed but just started 3 weeksagoa and doc said 6-8 weeks...jopefully i am one of those people whose system dioesnt take too long to kick in

brig38634.5029976852

I'm just curious why you have either personally decided or have officially been diagnosed with ADHD now as an adult? Was it because your symptoms have always bothered you and thru years of testing they came up with this? Was it because you noticed as you got older the symptoms got worse? Etc, etc.

I feel that since I've come to this realization about myself and faced things I've never faced, I wonder if now my symptoms are psychosomatic (sp?) or if I'm just paying closer attention to them. Which came first, ya know?

I'm not sure any one could/would do a psychosomatic on ADhD...That's just ...like so....oUt there !

I think depending on the severity of yer ADhD, you could go thru childhood, early addult. hood and learn how to cope, adjust and/or hide it. With the stress.ers of life you might not be able to handle it anymore and it all just goes .

From what I've read, ADDrs are not born with ADD the way someone is born with near sightedness, but born with the "potential to develop ADD", and when something or somethings come along, overwhelming stress, et cetera that's when it shows.

There are differencs of opinion on this....so staY tUned.

I have always known I had this problem. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I was different. I never could understand how people who were obviously not as intelligent as I could get ahead without much effort, while I would work my tail off and get nowhere. I used to be accused of not paying attention and staring all the time and people would get mad if I couldn't tell them what I was staring at or thinking about..... NOTHING! EVERYTHING! I DON'T KNOW!

I suspected it for years but adults have only been "allowed" to have it in the last few years, therefore I was treated for numerous things, even though the dr said if adults could have ADHD, I would be a classic case.

Why come out of the closet with it now? Because I can. I can come here and talk to others who are the same as me.

How refreshing! I can support and encourage and be supported and encouraged. It just feels so darn good to not be the only one! Obviously there were and are others, but no one admitted it if they even knew they had it. I still don't know anyone else in my small town who admits to being an adult ADHDer, although it is obvious to me that certain ones probably do.

[QUOTE=Davidornado]

I hear this stuff's not so bad.

Everyone's using it.

Sniff.

[/QUOTE] If you didn't bring enouth to share... [QUOTE=Countrygirl] I've had the same type of issues since I was a kid,
but never put it
together.� People would get mad at me or tell me I hurt their
feelings when I spaced out. They thought I wasn't interested. � I
never knew why, because, I thought spacing out, getting lost, being
forgetful, impulsive, disorganised etc was normal.� Actually in my
family it is normal.�

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Ditto[QUOTE=repairman][QUOTE=Davidornado]

I hear this stuff's not so bad.

Everyone's using it.

Sniff.

[/QUOTE] If you didn't bring enouth to share...[/QUOTE] nope he probably already snorted it all!

Hey everyone,

Thanks for replying. I would've replied sooner, but I switched computers and forgot my username - only to realize that 'duh' it's right in front of me!! slap my @ss and call me silly!

What's funny is that I have an easier time speaking about my issues with the members at my gym or with total strangers but can't seem to articulate it with my doctors (who think I'm stressed or crazy) or my family and close friends.

But I like the fact that I can talk about it now and at least some people understand.

I brought this question up because I feel like my "symptoms" have gotten worse over the last year or so. I have been under some additional stress which I think exacerbates the problem, but I usually handle stress by ignoring everything (thus my signature on this post, that's been my mottos sinch H.S.) or maybe I just forget em?

I have been feeling extremely ADD this week. Forgot I had a dr appt yesterday - couldn't even remember his name or find the number (new dr, 1st visit) to reschedule.

"i am normally kind, giving, empathic, loving and much more..."

that side of your personality still shines through brig in your posts - no worries about that.

what worried me more was the loss of focus. more of the 'yeah, the way you said it' bits - which has me worried. cos i know you are smart and can articulate what you want to say... only at the moment it seems like the drugs are fogging you rather than clarifying for you.

you'll be okay, i know that. but just be careful - and make sure the drugs are still working FOR you and not against you.

keep smilin' and you know you have a whole host of experts here on medications --- like shakespeare/davidornado et al (i'm mean we must have tried the lot between us

) so if you have ANY questions as to your dosage/what you should be experiencing/what you are experiencing and all --- then post em!!!!

looks like you are feeling better tho. and i wasn't really worried. just wanted you to EAT. food is good. it's what keeps us alive.

cj
thank u chjones....i really appreciate it.....i will keep u posted..[QUOTE=Davidornado]

I hear this stuff's not so bad.

Everyone's using it.

Sniff.

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again way to make light of the situation...sometimes i wish i had ur sense of humor....send some of it my way....i believe u have plenty to share!!!

glad u seem concerned for us all, but the way u do it isnt so nice!

Dexedrine. I looked it up online with interest. It said in all caps that it was highly adictive and very prone to abuse.

Now can a website looked up in seconds be questioned about whether it is right? Sure.

Disagree with the addictive and abusable thing, maybe I'm wrong.

But why would known side effects and my opinion of a certain medication in terms of whether or not it is for me be offensive?

Lighten up.

[QUOTE=brig]

glad u seem concerned for us all, but the way u do it isnt so nice!

[/QUOTE]bumpi don't see myself as an adhder.. i guess its just part and parcel of who i am and what i was labelled with over 23 years ago...

i use it to my advantage

valzap, it could be a bit of both - psychosomatic and you are paying closer attention..
or it might be that indeed you are and are coming out of the closet...

I've had the same type of issues since I was a kid, but never put it together. People would get mad at me or tell me I hurt their feelings when I spaced out. They thought I wasn't interested. I never knew why, because, I thought spacing out, getting lost, being forgetful, impulsive, disorganised etc was normal. Actually in my family it is normal.

[QUOTE=Brookelea]i don't see myself as an adhder.. i guess its just part and parcel of who i am and what i was labelled with over 23 years ago...[/QUOTE]

I sort of feel that way which is why I've never got it diagnosed, when I was growing up it was just called "hyper". Now there is a term for it, ADHD. But I wonder about that too. Our world in the last century has changed so much and so has the way we live. We now have to have a piece of paper that says we are smart but from what I've been through and I watch my sons go through we are very smart people but learn in different ways to what is now considered the norm. I think that is also why so many of us are now becoming so great in number with both adults and children.

I see it as more of a personality that these days is not accepted because of changing times so it has been given a name.

Dexedrine = highly addictive and abusable, no?
If so, no thanks!

I hear this stuff's not so bad.

Everyone's using it.

Sniff.

Davidornado38632.8788310185