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     Hey everyone. My my names is Tim. I live in Rochester, MN. I've was diagnosed all most three years ago, but I've been dealing with it all my life. A little more about myself. I'm 31 y/o I'm married to a wonderful, PATIENT wife, and a son, who is showing signs of adhd. I'm a Building Mechanic. Been employed at the same place for over 9 years.

     The reason I'm here is for answers and support and to talk to people who can understand what i'm going through. Lately i'm frustrated because I can show flashes of greatness, to only be followed up a whole bunch of ooops and whoops and wtf was I thinkings. Especially at work. Any of my co workers. I could blow the doors off them if I could keep it together for an extended period of time. Another thing that sucks is during my flashes I get recognition. But when I start dropping the ball, I can be considered unreliable.

     So hopefully through this board I can learn and understand why we are the way we are instead of trying to figure it out on my own which isn't working. And maybe learn from others how to deal with certain situations other than the way I'm dealing with them now. 

    So please, say hi and give me a little background, thanks all.

Welcome thawk74!  I'm sure you will find many of us to relate to and find that we are here to support, offer ideas, and thoughts to ponder.  

If anything we are highly amusing. 

Oh, btw I am also 31 y/o.  I have been diagnosed for eight years thanks a sharp psychiatrist and me trying to get my oldest son diagnosed.  I have another son who has shown characteristics but it doesn't feel right, and a two and a half daughter that behaviorally mimics my oldest (and diagnosted ADHD son) that it's scarey. 

You may also want to check out Mark Goode's site also.

Well some of us have hourly spurts of greatness and others have days. Me I have seconds. I am great for 35 seconds, then terrible for 60 minutes or several hours.

May I tell you this. The greatness your feeling,, means your too high.

Don't get too high or too low, you burn out faster going to high too fast with euphoria. And then DROP to a LOW that can last "ugh" forever.

Try to keep a even keel. You can master this and it will help.

Another thing, your moments of greatness are your moments relish in them, but don't let them get out of control, lest you make enemies.

Again, I have this knight in shining armor syndrome as well as you do. Problem is, the knight has gotten old and keeps falling off the horse.

I am adhd and a few years on you as I am 35. Just remember, that one day you won't be able to function like this and be lost. I am at that point now, for whatever reason. I think it is lack of sleep. Mentally drained and wiped out trying to do TOO damn much.

I would keep the greatness in check by seeing how others around you react when they do well.  Just don't overachive, you will burn out and mental challenges will eat you up.

does this post seem spotty, well that is how I have gotten over the years. the last 2 to be exact.

Above all SLEEP my friend... mental draining is fast with us adhd'ers. I am beginning to wonder if that is not a key for us adhd'ers.. sleep...
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Currently i'm on adderal 10mg twice a day. Been on them for a month. I may go up in the future. I'll wait and see.

Previously I've been on Ritalin la, ritalin sr, and straight ritalin. Ritalin seens to get me real hyper at times. Extremely antisocial, and at times make me a zombie. Glad to be off it.

I'm very day to day with my symptoms. I can have a day of brilliance, then the next day I'm worthless. Probally common for all of us in add land.

Hello to you THAWK74,

9 years!  Thats Great!   

You will find that most of my posts are fairly short, due to the hard time I have  getting my thoughts together. I'm a 45 year old woman recently diagnosed ADHD.

Are you on any meds?