i have never officially been tested for adhd...but i am a college student, and we were studying this subject...a LOT of the signs of it sounded like me. i am wondering where do i go to get tested? do i see a psychologist? if i am, i am anxious to get started with treatment.
here are a few things that bother me...
i can't concentrate on one simple thing. my mind is always racing. and that's hard when you are a student and a full time mommy. i am always flipping channels on the tv with the remote. i can't stay on one subject at a time when i am talking, because my mind is always going over things. i can't concentrate most of the time...and when i try to make myself, i tune out. i have trouble finishing tasks (which i guess would go along with not being able to concentrate), and i am extrememly, and i mean extremely disorganized...i can't keep my house clean to save my life, but i get so mad if my husband tries to clean LOL, i can't find anything. i have trouble with remembering things (usually short term)....etc...much much more....
do any of you have anything similar going on with you? i feel kinda silly coming here, but i didn't know where else to go....i am really serious about going to get tested.
TIA,
~toni
... my mind is always racing.
Sometimes when an adult is diagnosed, they and their spouse expect too much, too soon from the meds. There is therapy and coaching to help also and both take time, but that seems to be what makes the biggest change in many areas of life. You may want to warn him that it will take time for you both to see significant, lasting changes in many ways, so he will be prepared.
Ogram's reply reminded me of this. Studies show that listening to classical music in the back ground does affect the ability to concentrate. For some reason, the more lively pieces seem to work best when you are working on something that is really difficult for you. You may want to check that out. You can do that even before you see the psych.
barb38777.3709953704thanks barb!
i am so relieved that you said that...lol! i was beginning to wonder about myself and some of these things....do you know that my dh almost broke up with me while we were dating because i am so "emotional"? he also said it was frustrating to have to deal with my "jumping from subject to subject all the time"...but he learned to do that just for me. awww....
maybe if i am diagnosed and get treatment, it'll make things easier for him LOL..
;)
~toni
oh is it not? hmm, wonder what else that part could be...cuz i always have that problem, even when i try to lay down and go to sleep. i just can't wind down. takes me forever to shut my mind down enough to relax!
~toni
The part about your "mind racing", make sure you really analyze that--I know what you mean though, I think most/alot of us on here have the same thing. Thus, the needing a fan to sleep, restless-legs, yada yada... If you tell your doc. your "mind races" (Granted this is a question of semantics) he my think you are Bi-polar. Just a hint.often I have trouble getting to sleep because of worry, or hyperfocusing on things I've seen or read, or I caught in a cycle of senerios playing out in my head. Medication does help with ADD, but another friendly word from someone who unfortunatly doesn't respond to meds well, don't put all your hopes in one basket. I tried several before realizing that ADD meds don't work for me ( various reasons)-Some would say, if they don't work than you are not ADD. I currently take an anti-depressant, that helps with anxiety, depression and those "thoughts" but doesn't touch the disorganization, procrastination and other ADD symtoms--It's my trade off, maybe it's as good as it will get for me. I'm just saying don't be suprised. Once you have a diagnosis it doesn't mean your'e able to be fixed, it's a long, long journey! (Much like this long. long post!!!!)--We are here along the way if you need us--Good luck!