From early in school I started having problem's, about 12 year's old on I had major problem's in school.
"could do better" " Something must change" "Won't sit still and do his work, alway's moving in his seat"
The school system tried to take control of the problem earlier then that because I was going to public school at the time and having major issue's.
They say when I was 6 and 7 year's old my mother would have to make me sit on my hand's because I would shake them out of frustration, they said at these time's I would be putting something together *like a toy* and I would get frustrated and stop or seem like I would go into a fog. <--- mind you I guess this could be perfectly normal for such a young child.
That was the early 80's then and I don't think they really had a good hold on what ADD was, they told my parent's I was lazy and whatnot *NOT true*
It was so hard to get my mind to stay on track with one thing at a time, I remember setting there sweating every day...praying we would do something I halfway liked because I knew my brain would lock up.
When I say lock up, it lock's up. I can actually force it to atleast function and do what need's to be done now but it take's ALOT of effort to stay on task *leg's start's moving *like it's doing right now*
My memory is also really bad in these time's *short term*
After I type for a while I will start miss spelling and missing key stroke's, the fog thing I talked about.
I have ringing in one ear while Im trying really hard at something *mental power* This happen's about 20-25% of the time, only at these time's.
Writing this take's alot of effort, I am not a retard... I can read VERY well and I understand some pretty complicated thing's when having to do with math ect ect.
I can't set and do math for any good amount of time, my brain will fog up and I will feel like Im in a daze untill I stop trying too hard, at wich point I will slowly wake back up and come out of it.. slowly.
The harder I try the worse it get's *this is with anything I do, even working on race car's, something I love to do.. will cause this to come on depending on what Im doing* Like something that take's alot of small movement's and alot of brain power, especially while being really still.
I can over come this with anything else, but I can't when it come's to studying, I am back living at home at 24 year's old.. I have to do something.
Any advice would be nice, Im taking 5-htp and B-complex for the last week... it's helping very little.
Supplements aren't necessarily a bad thing, but in my own personal opinion I don't think they work for things like ADD. I think herbs and such can be very beneficial for things like cleansing your organs or helping to boost your immunity, but I don't think they do much for altering brain chemistry.Well, just yesturday I found out a friend of two year's has it, they had to give him 20 mg of rit a day before he could function like he needed too.
He told me it's been 10 year's and the sustained 20mg pill, one a day, helps him deal with it and he can work and study whatever he want's.
I don't like the idea of something like rit, but if it end's up that way then it just does, I can't function in school like I need to right now.
So, Im wasting time with supplement's then.. that's what I thought.
Doc it is, I guess.
Well, this all sounds like me too, even the school problems. I agree, it is hard on you as a kid to constantly be criticized for things you cant help. Also the ringing in the ear thing- its both annoying as hell and distracting, isnt it?!?!If you have insurance a trip to a psch Dr. with ADD experience is the best route IMO.
I did a lot of the same types of behaviors in varying degrees