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Hi my name is Mark  just joined...

I always thought i might of had ADD since as a child i had like symptoms also my dad cant stay still lol

So i took a test online after it said I have severe add i tokk 3 other tests :)

My biggest problem that effects my life is

a. procrasination (HUGE) it bugs the heck out of me
b. I will sit at the pc to try and learn programming or work and i end up getting distracted  or spending endless hours browsing the web.
c. my wife will say something and I will disregard ( not on purpose) what she said and comment on something totally differant that comes to mind (ugh)
d. memory sucks

anyway since i have major symptoms im not sure what to do next

I cant afford medicine on my pay.. so meds is out

please i need your help lol and advice

ps i cant afford to see a dr since he will only tell me i have add which ten test later says so ...

thanks in advanced for your info
25 views and no reply wow i must be really bad haha

If the programming is interesting/challenging to you (I mean really interesting) it will eventually click. Keep plugging at it. If it's not interesting find something that is.

 

Hi mark,

i'm not sure how it is in America (?) but here in England we're very lucky to have free meds on the NHS.

i would suggest 30 minutes excercise a day, lots of caffine (its a stimulant so does much the same thing on a not so grand scale) when you can't concentrate and some people say St John s Wort helps.

There are lots of alternative meds but a very healthy diet is supposed to be the best. (i find that hard!!)

My best tip is, like me (meds free) findin a way to run with it, not against it helps. I have electronic diaries, notes all round the house, on my desk a to-do list with 'rewards' when I complete things. I break tasks down to the tinyest manageable chunks rather than look at an overwhelming big picture.

Keep researching, education is the key!!

 

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Im getting mad i have add or adhd i have a lot more energy than any1 i no

 

 i have takin med after med they have all hepled alot with it i can read well and stay on track

 focalin i read a 400 page book in 2 days i have never read more than 30 in one without meds i upped the dose and got depressed and moody whith out the meds i read the same sentece like 100 times  can i lower the dose agin

 adderal i could read about 50 pages it was ok besides i couldent sleep at night so i got melotonin  dident help

vyvance i could sleep not sure if i could read well but my grades did im prove i was called zombie mlike by my mom  i was givin tradadone to sleep it works great but ever since i cough like every 5 seconds

 strattera worst of them all ur mad sad suicideal every thing is a big deal   did not help at all felt like i took a benadryl before i went to school made my grades worse

 

my mom hates how i act now im off all meds ecept seizre meds kepra topamax

 

i notice i cant concentrate now it sucks reasly bad im always mad at myself 

 

i think focalin is the best out there  i hope i can get back on it before high school so i dont ruin my life

 

im off trazodone i drink chammamile tea and lay in bed about 3 hours till i can go to sleep every once in a while ill take melatonin