Hello, i got a spianl tap about a month ago and my neurologist told me that it was negative for Multiple sclerosis but in the last month my problems have been getting worse. I have more visual problems which does not seem to be characteristic of ADHD and i am also tired most of the time, does ADHD cause people to tire out more easily. I was almost diagnosed when i was younger with ADHD, and now my dr thinks it may be adhd but this fatigue is making me wonder if it is possible, please give me some advice as to if people with this disorder although hyperactive get a lot of fatigue due to their ADD or ADHD Thanks
Joe
I've been recently diagnosed with ADD (I'm 26 now), and fatigue has always been a major problem for me - I would get so anxious and wound up that I would literally wear my brain out. It was a very superficial fatigue though - not the deep, hours-long daytime sleeps you can have when you're feeling really down. I'd usually lay on my bed for 45 mins - an hour, and wake up feeling totally refreshed until around 6.30 pm, which is when I'd come crashing down. I wouldn't sleep though - it was more a wound up kind of exhaustion; you're absolutely knackered, but you can't sleep well. I still have my afternoon naps, now, but it's more out of pleasure than necessity. Trust the Spanish - siestas are wonderful.
Ben. I am glad you do the same thing as me although I hate it that we both suffer with it. My husband thinks I am lazy but my mind gets so tired that it literally needs a nap. Are you on meds? I am on Stratttera 40 mg but it too makes me fatigued but in a different way.
I'm convinced that I have ADD too. I havent been officially diagnosed but I've been 'hyperfocusing' on it for the last few days (saving every page i come across that is 'me') and there is no doubt I have most of the symptoms.
Also after reading some of the more positive pages on the net that emphasis the postive traits us ADDers have like how creative we are etc with a constant stream of ideas, its no surprised we get tired alot! our brains just never stop! Ive always suspected my brain tends to work faster than most people. Never daring to mention it to people as it almost sounds egotistical.
Its certainly not fast at 'maths' or anything like that, but as far as being enthusiastic about the world and linking thoughts together, it works overtime. I also think there is a combination of the tiredness that happens when you are meant to be doing something 'tedius, menial (from washing up to writing a paper that doesnt interest you)
Another thing ive noticed is that some of the 'symptom lists' suggest that we are easily bored. Ive always thought 'im never bored, too many things to get interested in. id only be bored if i was made to do the same thing over and over again......." but i guess that it it in a nutshell!
I bet the way we surf the net could tell you if you have ADD. I always have about 10 webpages and 10 word pages open at once. some of my 'normal' mates have commented on how 'they dont understand how you can focus on more than one thing at a time'. Im not the 'hyperactive' type but i do need contant stimulation. I remember jokingly saying to my friends that i thought i was an information junkie and a magazine addict....
I could write for a long time about the problems with organisation and being messy I have. my ability to talk too fast and interupt others without noticing, aswell as interupt myself. my ususal excuse for finishing others sentences or interupting them is that i seem to know or think i know what the other person is going to say and so my brain seems to think its pointless saying it, lets just move on to the next topic etc. im going to leave it here as i know this thread is about being tired etc but i hope this is relevant.
best of luck to everyone who reads this message. im sure with all our positive traits we can overcome the downsides to our creative brains. therefor allowing our creative brain to actually put our flurry of ideas into action in a consistant way.
I have been diagnosed with ADHD, and I suffer so much with fatigue that It makes it hard to properly receive any of the benefits of my medication. At first Adderall changed my life. I was able want to think, use my mind, study, philosophies, and gain all the knowledge I was denied before. Over time though the ability to be wakeful that Adderall enabled me to have is halted with the tolerance I built up over time. It's so depressing when you just want to be awake and make something out of your life, and you feel bound by chains.
I have had this fatigue for about 10 years now, and I just assumed it was me and nothing that really medically wrong. I recently been aware of several family members of mine with sleeping disorders. This brought to question that this may be the source of my problems. Sometimes I would stay with a few girls overnight or whatever and they have commented to me that I stopped breathing and then out of no where gasp really hard for oxygen. This phenomenon is known as sleep apnea and it prevents stage 4 REM sleep which is required to recover. Any sleep prior to stage 4 isn't very helpful at all. It takes a great deal of time to reach this stage from what I understand so it going to be a journey to resolve it. If sleep apnea is treated I guess it can change your life. One of vitality and exuberance from the shell of a zombie.
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