going to dx interview tommorow... | ADHD Information

Barbj

About a year ago, I got a prescription for diet pills from my psych, as I had some extra weight gain from a medication I tried.  I had the exact same results... I cleaned my house like crazy, got things done, etc.  I kept telling my husband, "my head is just so clear, I don't understand it!"  I loved them more for the clarity I got than the appetite suppression they gave me.  I just couldn't figure out why I felt so good.  I quit them because I started to notice a lot of nervous twitching.  I still don't know if it was those, or another medication I quit at the same time.  I'm guessing it was the diet pills.  Anyway, I am finding I feel the very same good results from my Adderall.  It feels so great to have a clear head.

BarbJ,

I had my evaluation just over a week ago and did not bring anything with me.  If you are concerned, you should just give the office a call and ask if they would like to see some of the things you had mentioned (like report cards).  They should be able to tell you whether or not they would be helpful.

I have since learned that I indeed do have ADD and I will see my primary care physician this afternoon to discuss options.  I will have a session with the doctor who conducted the testing and go over each part of the test. 

I wish I could answer your question, but I think that it would be best if you called the doctor's office and asked them.  Of course, you can always bring the information and offer it to them.  They can either take it or not.  But at least you would have it right there with you.

Good luck!

 

I'm going to my interview tommorow to be assessed for ADHD and am a bit nervous.  Also, wondering what I should bring if anything. like report cards, etc. 

I've been reading these forums for about two weeks and I think most of you guys have been following me around and copying me!  So many posts describes me to a T!   I'm 44 and always knew something was different about me because so many people have been kind enough to tell me so over the years.  As a child it was, Weirdo mostly.  Only had about 1or2 friends and the rest teased me all the time.  Mostly because of the way I was durring class.  Daydreamed and forgot to do the assignment in the allotted time. ( Teacher" Why didn't you do it?" Me," I forgot." Kids, Laugh. Teacher thinks I'm being fresh)                                         And that was just class work, forget homework!  Also, tended to fidget, get up and wander, and read ahead of where the class was, then get in trouble cause I didn't know where we were when I had to read out loud.  When I was older learned to keep a finger in the page where the class was as I read ahead.   Been to the principal's office more than I care to remember.(disrupts deskmates, doesn't finish work, talks back)  Just about every report card said" Doesn't work up to full potential"  Grades on report card tended to run A,B,C,D,D,F, all on the same card.  I apparently tested very high on the intelegence tests, as I found out later, so my teachers often thought I could do the work, but just wouldn't out of spite or something.  Except once in second grade(my favorite teacher) told my mom I might be 'hyperactive'( what they called it back then) and maybe should try ritilin.  My mom is very anti-drugs of any kind and refused( even though she was a teacher herself and had told other people the same thing about their kid).  She read somewhere that caffeine had the same effect and so gave me mocha in the morning which I guess worked somewhat but of course that would wear off by mid-morning.  Same story through out my entire academic life, and ended up dropping out of college with only 1.5 semesters until graduation cause I just couldn't handle the pressure anymore. 

Since then I married a wonderful non-add guy who keeps our life on track, and had two wonderful daughters.  They are the best part of my life but I feel like I fail them on a daily basis.  I had some low paying non stress jobs before the kids but have been a stay at home mom since then.  I can't keep the house clean, don't plan what we're having for dinner until the last minute.   We don't entertain because I can get it together to clean or plan it.  I have craft and other type of projects half done all over the house. Don't start anything any more cause it will end badly.   Could have had a profitable home buisness a few years ago but couldn't make myself call back clients or even get around to billing them.  I have bad phone phobia, even with friends that I want to talk to.  Don't reply to email promptly or not at all cause I cant decide what to write.  Have lost friends from this.  Most days I feel like I'm in a fog. I am a caffeine fiend and the only time I felt compitant was when I was prescribed diet pills a few years back.  I could finish stuff, my house was imaculent, made new friends(which I have since lost), and thought" this must be how the rest of the world feels".  They didn't make me jittery or wired, I could just do all the stuff I had to, I also slept better on them than ever before.  I think mostly cause I was actually tired from doing things instead of just spinning my wheels.  But then I got to my goal weight and didn't have them anymore.  Sigh. 

Sorry, this is a really long post and probably the longest thing I've written in ages.  Looking over my original question, maybe I should just print this out and hand it to the doctor, lol!  But I just want to say thank you to all of you on this forum.  Your stories have really helped me realize that am I not crazy, and I'm not alone!  (p.s. I'm a crappy speller too)

Barb

 

It's a weird phenomenon that a lot of people who are capable of great things are worse than average at boring things.

Seems especially true for ADD.