Hi I am new, and recently I'm thinking I have adult ADD, I took an online test and scored a very high 95! Plus, I really think I have it. I watched a tv show the other day, on Dr Phil, and it was about adults and children with ADD, and there was women on there that is just like me! not exactly I think she was worse off then me. Anyhow, some of my symptoms are this:
i can't sit still, even when I am on message boards i actually get up to think, and do chores and so on, and realize I am typing things and go back and finsih up. I get 4-5 times maybe more when watching tv shows, or movies, reading books is hard for me to do, because I concentrate long enough on them.
I having a hard time remembering things, such as grocery shopping, i go back to the same store at least 3-4 times aweek because I forgot something, same with at home, I have an intent to go upstairs and get clothes, or a blanket and I get side tracked and I do something different, and sometimes I go upstairs at least 4-5 times before i get what i wanted to get, do this make any sense?
Clothes shopping, or any type of shopping is hell on me, I am unable to make a decision on anything! I usually don't buy anything, or sometimes I see everything I want and buy too much.
When it comes to my kids I am fine, i am actually to remember things I have to do with them, my husband is another story, I forget things about him, and it drives me up the wall.
The worst case scenario I forget to take a shower, that's like once a week, I don't want to gross anyone out, but I think in my mind I did take a shower when i didn't and and get dressed, and sometimes during I remember I didn't take a shower and take one in the evening.
I am going to be seeing a doctor this week about this, and see what I can do,maybe medication will help me, but it has to stop! I am overwhelmed, I can't relax for the life in me, i am a motor that is constantly going on and on and on, and it won't shut off, I do sleep at night though.
Help!
mysticalzoe
It may be hard for me to get this doctor then? My husband doesn't believe I have it, he says he also has ADD, but doesn't believe in drugs, i don't see it with him though, I told him yesterday everything I've been doing and he was hmm, i'm not sure if he actually believes me or not? I'll call anyways and get an appt during the day while he is at work. I can't live with the forgetting and such, I have the three kids, a 7 year old, 4, and 2 1/2 year old, pretty soon it may get worse and then what will happen, i don't want to be the women who forgets their birthdays and celebrates it a month later because I forgot to send out invitations.
Also about the shower thing, I worded it wrong and I appologize, I meant to say that once a week I forget to shower, i do shower everyday just once out of the week I forget. I don't mean to forget I just do!
Wish me luck!
mysticalzoe
One if the most important things is to find a doctor or other qualified professionl who actually "gets adult ADD". There are far too many who don't.