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i have been officially diagnosed with inattentive impulsive ADD today and apparently my tests were off the charts,only 1 per cent of the population has it.

apparently i didn't stand a chance as my father was ADHD and i suffered brain damage when i was a baby,i was in a coma for 9 hours and was pronouced clinically dead.it probably made it worse.

i have a low dose of retilin to start with but will probably need a higher dose.

i feel relieved but at the same time i feel guilty as i feel it is my fault jude has ADHD  and i nearly forgot my mental stabily was off the chart as well

what does that mean? mentall stabillity?
Oh geez Scotmama!

You absolutely cannot feel blame for what you have and what Jude has. It is what it is. It could be a condition that could be alot worse. The great thing is that you now know, and can work on the solution.

Please remember that we are lucky. ADD is one of the few disorders that if successfully treated and managed, can result in a person more capable, creative and complete than someone without ADD.

I know you're probably riding a bit of an emotional wave right now. But know that it's going to be okay and that you're on the road to a happy and fulfilling life.

mental stabily means erratic mood swings and short fuse mikmum

thanks maxdad,it is new so i am still in shock althought i kinda suspected but was in denial like when jude was diagnosed.you are right it could have been a lot worse and maybe now i will be able to pass my driving test.

I mean i knew that but im not naturally blond but im sorry i dont know why i asked! Dohhhhh, DIMP!!!!

no this post was posted by reisa,i would not shout like that,she must have thought i was serious and was trying to help me .

please do not take it personally ,sometimes we get antsy

Ok, I guess Scotmama's thread is completely hijacked anyway.  I was annoyed.  It is one thing for a thread to go off on a tangent after the person has had the discussion they asked for.  It is quite another to effectively interrupt an ongoing conversation with your own agenda. 

I wasn't joking and I was annoyed.  Not angry, not hostile, not worked up, I lost no sleep, I didn't consider jumping into traffic --- just annoyed.  I think I may recover from the trauma and get over it.  If I recall correctly, I have been annoyed once or twice before in my life.  *sheepish grin*  It is not an offence that deserves lethal injection.  Yall lighten up, geez!

ok i thought i just posted but i forgot to press the send button.

REISA,are you on meds?if yes please tell me it gets better cause at the moment i am on a rollercoaster and i seem to live on cuckoo land more than usual.

hope i did not upset you,i was trying to calm down the newbie,i seem to put my foot in my mouth at the moment.

Ok, my meds wore off in the middle of typing this and it got really long.  I will label it for you so you can skip. Pfft!  At least yall know my meds are working.

Reisa's soapbox on being upset  *grin

I am not upset, it takes an 18 wheeler load of complete jerks in tacky suits with bad haircuts to truly upset me.  *grin* 

My personal soap box:  we spend way too much time worrying about other people and not enough on ourselves.  I don't know about you, but worring about and taking responsibility for my own feelings is more than enough work most days.  Not only that, attempting to take care of other's feelings is impossible. 

In the unlikely event that you actually tick do me off, it is not likely to happen by accident on your part.  *grin*  Even if you did, its my problem.  I can keep my feelings it to myself if I choose, or I can share them with you.  That is my choice, you don't have any control in how I deal with my feelings.  It just so happens that I think it is really disrespectful not to say something.   

Growing up, my mom never once in my life told me what I did wrong.  She just refused to speak to me until she got over it.  Leaving me to wonder what I did was mean, and for an ADHDer it was cruel.  I could never remember events for more than 10 minutes to start with, I didn't even have a picture to guess from!  I know first hand exactly what it really means to NOT say anything. 

Reisa's response to scotmama about meds

Yes, I am on meds.  I take 30 mg XR Adderall in the morning and 15 mg IR Adderall in the evening.  Then I take Lexapro for depression.  It also helps reduce the emotional part of the rebound.

I am pretty sure why you are in cuckoo land.  I forgot what med and dose you are on, but this is what happened to me.  The first med I tried was Ritalin.  It worked great, but I discovered that I metabolize REALLY fast.  Ritalin only lasted for an hour, max two before it started wearing off.

What I figured out was:  Before meds, I compensated fairly well.  When I got on meds, I had to retrain myself to read.  I would automatically read the same line three times to get the whole meaning.  I would worry constantly as a means to remind myself of tasks.  The Ritalin would kick in and I would adjust my thinking.  I would read only once, make a list and not worry any more about it. 

But it took a bit of practice to actually notice when it started wearing off.  I would be reading things only once, but my brain needed me to read it three times.  I wasn't actually a space cadet.  It was just that I was leaning into a wind that suddenly stopped blowing.

My doc put my on Adderall, which lasts FAR longer - although I still metabolize really fast.  After about a month I had made a full, all around adjustment.  The progressive improvements I noticed topped out at a great place.  I learned to recognize when the meds are wearing off and I automatically put my mental "safety net" back on my behavior.

Except for this moment... this took a bit to write and the rambling started before the typing stopped. 

[QUOTE=Reisa]

Ok, I guess Scotmama's thread is completely hijacked anyway.  I was annoyed.  It is one thing for a thread to go off on a tangent after the person has had the discussion they asked for.  It is quite another to effectively interrupt an ongoing conversation with your own agenda. 

I wasn't joking and I was annoyed.  Not angry, not hostile, not worked up, I lost no sleep, I didn't consider jumping into traffic --- just annoyed.  I think I may recover from the trauma and get over it.  If I recall correctly, I have been annoyed once or twice before in my life.  *sheepish grin*  It is not an offence that deserves lethal injection.  Yall lighten up, geez!

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So here is my reply.

Dr. Jogeshwar M
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Reisa wrote:
Quit hijacking people's threads doctor, it's rude!

 

If it is so, please remove my posts at the earliest.

regards

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ok if that guy post the phrase"please remove my post at the earliest"i am going to really get p** off and i have not had my retilin yet.

LET IT GO ALREADY WILL YOU.END OF DISCUSSION

TO go back to me,you know the personn who needs help?reisa i am on 10mg 3 times a day on retilin,i went really psycho when i had my first one but i am starting to get better day by day

We can't remove em.  You can delete the contents yourself if you like, but the empty windows will still show... 

I am glad it is getting better for you.  It is quite an adjustment at first for quite a while.  As long as you feel like you are going in the right direction, the rest works itself out.

Everyone has struggles in life, there are all different shapes and sizes of 'em.  ADHD is ours.  At least you and your child can face them together.  He has something most of us didn't have.  A parent who understands.  You have the chance to teach him to deal with his ADHD and be happy with who he is.  He won't have to grow up feeling misunderstood. 

I get frustrated with myself sometimes, but there are some great things about ADHD to go with the bad.  I wouldn't chose to be anyone else even if I could.  Actually, I don't think I would want get rid of my ADHD even if I could.  I may be absent minded and disorganized, but  I am also spontaneous and creative because of ADHD.  I may never pay my bills on time, but I can also find entertainment and humor in almost every situation.

You don't have anything to feel guilty about. 

Reisa38892.5140509259well i can understand a bit his non perception of danger which is a bit like my impulsive side,i understand completely his short fuse but i am at lost  with his hyperactivity i am more on the sluggish sideHey scotmama,

Just wanted to let you know you are not alone in how you feel about your daughter. I blamed myself a lot when my daughter was first diagnosed, but I did eventually get past it.  It's not something that any of us ever thought about when we decided to have kids.  Genetics sometimes decides it for us and now we just have to find ways to work with it.  Thank goodness for the good doctors that are out there, science and modern technology and most of all supportive friends.  I hope each day continues to get better for you.  Dee

i also do the foot thing,it drives scotdaddy mad,i did have an insight of hyperactivity when i had my bad reaction to the first pill,i felt all the things you described and i feel overwhelmd that my 4 yar old go throught this every day.

i always said if i could avoid meds for him i will but i can't imagine him going throught this every day and not do anything about it.

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