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Hi my name is Tanya and i amn from australia. I have just found out that I have ADHD and have been prescribed dexamphetamine. I drive my husband crazy of a night time because i can't sleep and when i do i fidgit  all the time, I have heard that thius drug causes insomnia does that mean that I am not going to be able to sleep at all? I sometimes sleep for 2-3 hors a night and then I can sleep all day and all night. I am told my mind will stop talking at me all the time and am really looking forward to this. My husband says it might be nice to come home to a clean house instead of a house which is in the process of being cleaned all the time.I tend to take everything out of a cupboard and start putting things back thjen i wander off and start in a different room and totally forget thet i have already begun on another room and this goes on and on. My mum says that ADHD is a myth and it is just something that the druig companies have made up to make more money, but I dont see that because if i dont have ADHD why am i so restless all the time, unable to concentrate or focus. I did well at school because it was easy up until years 11 and 12 when I actually had sit down and study and then i completly lost it. I was always told I had potential but needed to study harder. My Dr tells me if I wanted to I could go back to school and do whatever I wanted because the medication will helpo me focus. If all of this is true it really seems like a miricle to me, I am not getting my hopes up as I just started taking the meds today but I will keep my fingers crossed. Tanya,

For me, taking medications was like someone turning on a light in a dark room that I was frantically running around in, bumping into things.  On meds I am able to see what's infront of me, and make informed decisions, where before I would make a decision without being able to see ahead of myself.  I have been on 4 different medications now, I can pretty easily tell when they are and are not working for me, but, everyone is different.  If your doctor is really interested in helping you, I think you may be surprised at the person you find inside, when you are able to focus on things you want to do. :)

G'luck,

Please keep us (me) informed on how your doing.

Chris
I just found out that we are moving across the country again so I wont have access to a computer for about a month but i will let you know when i can get back on line.
 Talk again later
 Tanya
May not have to go for another few weeks now Navy admin always change their minds at the last minute
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