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Definitely give the Wellbutrin time. I was taking it for a full month before I even started feeling any benefit. It is well worth the wait though! Same here! I am on Wellbutrin too, and just passed the one month mark. It is helping. Coming here helps too :)I went to the doctor and he gave me a bunch of samples of wellbutrin and I made a follow-up appointment in a month. I am praying that this works because I just can't live with myself right now. I'm not comfortable in my own skin and the anxiety that stems from that is getting more and more overwelming. Losing my appettite, scared of stupid things, loss of motivation, you name it. And yes, I have been crying. The doctor also said I could get a specific adhd counselor because the insurance company that covers me has a contract with a company that does adhd testing in adults. Maybe there is some hope. But right now everything feels so black. I want to thank everyone on this message board who have been so supportive and helpful. Without you guys, I don't know what I'd do.
donny
Good luck with the Wellbutrin donny. Hang in there. Keep us posted."I'm not comfortable in my own skin". I have described that horrible feeling exactly like that. Good luck with the Wellbutrin. My friend from high school who recently contacted me said she is taking that and is having great results. It could take up to a month for full results, so please give it time! I tried it for depression yrs. before i knew i had ADD, but i gave up after a week I'll be praying for you. Keep us posted.Hey Donny,
Let me ask you something about your job. Are you able to perform well? even though you don't like it, are you able to do a good job?
Also, is it the career field you think you do not like, or just the particular job you have (would you like doing similar work at a different company)?
I think (not sure here) that we ADDers tend to be very creative as well as sensitive. I think that causes us to mis-percieve things sometimes as well as be overly demanding on ourselves. I think we sometimes feel guilty that we are not doing extrordinary things in our careers. I know I sometimes get into this "what am I doing with my life" frame of mind. I am not saving the world, i am just selling software. But maybe that is okay. maybe it is okay to just sell software, pay the bills, and be self-sufficient.
I think maybe non-ADDers never really give it as much thought as we do. they just go to work, work, and then go home and do whatever it is that thmotivates them.
So I am not really sure. I flip flop back and forth between just accepting what I do and feeling like I have some great "mission" I am ignoring.
You got me pegged.
I perform well enough at my job, but I'm just that terribly enthusiastic about it. I will probably perform well enough to not get fired for a while and hopefully move on soon. I'm not crazy about my job or the new area to which I have moved. Maybe it comes down to lonliness again. Very few people my age at work or in the area. I just think I'm in a bad situation and that probably contributes to my mental state not being optimal right now.
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Hey Donny,
Let me ask you something about your job. Are you able to perform well? even though you don't like it, are you able to do a good job?
Also, is it the career field you think you do not like, or just the particular job you have (would you like doing similar work at a different company)?
I think (not sure here) that we ADDers tend to be very creative as well as sensitive. I think that causes us to mis-percieve things sometimes as well as be overly demanding on ourselves. I think we sometimes feel guilty that we are not doing extrordinary things in our careers. I know I sometimes get into this "what am I doing with my life" frame of mind. I am not saving the world, i am just selling software. But maybe that is okay. maybe it is okay to just sell software, pay the bills, and be self-sufficient.
I think maybe non-ADDers never really give it as much thought as we do. they just go to work, work, and then go home and do whatever it is that thmotivates them.
So I am not really sure. I flip flop back and forth between just accepting what I do and feeling like I have some great "mission" I am ignoring.
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Gosh Donny, I'm so sorry. It's not because of that girl, is it?? 
Anyway, how is Wellbutrin? I've had seizure in the past so I'm not allowed to go on it.
Cheekydeeky
It's everything
I'm not happy in this new area i just moved to (yet i'm stuck in a year-long lease). I'm questioning my career choice that I spent so much of my life on. I'm alone and I'm afraid to go out anywhere or do anything because I'm broke and I'm terrified of rejection. I feel so lost. Everything is so overwelming right now. And I don't see any way out of the corner in which I have painted myself. I do hope this medication helps. Thanks everyone for being so supportive. I don't know if it's that my life is so terrible, or if that I need to get better at handling it. I have just made so many bad decisions, that I'm afraid to make any more.
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Gosh Donny, I'm so sorry. It's not because of that girl, is it??
Anyway, how is Wellbutrin? I've had seizure in the past so I'm not allowed to go on it.
Cheekydeeky
[/QUOTE]Hi Donny,
What are you going for in grad school? I'm also in grad school and some of it is ADHD, some of it is just adjusting to grad school. I've gone through all the same feelings you are going through right now. That is why I'm trying to get medicated again. It's hard to reach out but sometimes you have to blow off your anxieties and just run into the challenge full force. That's how I've learned to curb mine. So don't worry, it's not just you.
Cheekydeeky
I got my master's degree in New Media (internet stuff) from Syracuse University. I have a job that I'm not crazy about. And I feel like I'm stuck in it for a while, which depresses me even more. I wonder if i made a bad decision in coming here. I guess I should give it some more time. I'm hoping the medication will help me focus on the positive things in my life, instead of dwelling on the negative.
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Hi Donny,
What are you going for in grad school? I'm also in grad school and some of it is ADHD, some of it is just adjusting to grad school. I've gone through all the same feelings you are going through right now. That is why I'm trying to get medicated again. It's hard to reach out but sometimes you have to blow off your anxieties and just run into the challenge full force. That's how I've learned to curb mine. So don't worry, it's not just you.
Cheekydeeky