ADD fear... | ADHD Information

Sounds familiar- I have been married 9 years and my husband had joked around before, in a loving way, that he thought I had add. Much was my surprise when I found out it was true!
Hopefully the medication will help you out. Have you thought about going to the student disabilities office at your university and seeing what they can do for you? Maybe there is a way to assist you with learning all of the material that you're having to read, like someone who can read it to you if you learn easier that way.I am 33, and was diagnosed about 2 months ago...It is sometimes a hard process....Don't let the diagnoses feel condemning...it should be liberating. You have now identified why you do things and now it is easier to change behaviors now that you know what drives them...Try the meds with an open mind...I found all of my pre-conceived notions of how it would be were way off....a month later on adderall I still have alot of  dis-organization....but I see a bigger picture of myself...I was able to step away and get a better perspective...I would advise to take advantage of the meds to really see your strengths more clearly...Meds slow me down so I can focus..and have really helped me be the person I am...Be realistic in your expectations...I think I was a bit disapointed in the first week because I wasn't color coding my sock droor....or wanting to create filing systems for by bills....I will probably never be that person...But at least I lose my keys alot less....and I follow-though alot more...I'm 31 and recently have been diagnosed with ADD. For some
reason I feal scared now.

A little history.... when my wife and I first got married, 8yrs ago,
she joked about me haveing ADD and mentioned why, lack of
addetion, forgetfullness, BIG reading issues and so on. I
passed it off and it turned into a joke when I did something or
didn't... She said I should see the Dr. and find out if I do. Well I
never did and we have been able to delt with it until now. I'm
going back for my masters and..... dare I say it? LOTS of
reading It's killing me and things are getting out of hand.
I was lucky for my BS, it was a Tech college and all hands on
so my books never really got opened.

So here I am, scared. I feal like a defect. I thought I would feel
relieved to know that the problems I'm having have a reason.
Yet I don't!! Maybe it because of all the freaken thoughts
running around in my head about the meds or of other posts
I've read about. I have not idea. I'll be starting meds tomarrow
Adderal(sp?) 10mg and work from their. I'm not sure what I'm
looking for by posting this. To get it off my chest and some
other peoples thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!

I'm right there with you, I'm the exact same way! The difference in medication for me was f's last semester and a's this semester, no joke. Hope it works out for you.

Paul

Hi,

I am new to this also.  I am an at home mom, who is going back to nursing school, needless to say, it was terrible, until two days ago, I just started straterra. It is working well so far, but I know what you mean.  I am a little scared, but I know that my add habits are rubbing off on the children, and I dont want that. And there is no way that I can finish nursing school without my meds. We do what we must to complete our goals.  Good luck in grad school.

lee