AD(H)D Appreciation Thread

[lsiberian]

I have it and nothing works for me. It used to be pretty bad where I couldn't focus in class or do homework for more than a few minutes at a time. Every prescription/stimulant makes it about 10x worse so I can't sit down for more than about 5 minutes.

So to force myself to get used to it/over it I made myself read some really long books that weren't really interesting. It worked too my ADD is controllable

Consider me the Jared Fogle of ADD.

Sounds like a different disorder. Probably one of those misdiagnosis. But hey at least you found a way through it.
It's common many people are labeled ADD and aren't really.

 

[MidnightSensi]

Sounds like a different disorder. Probably one of those misdiagnosis. But hey at least you found a way through it.
It's common many people are labeled ADD and aren't really.

I have to admit I'm not exactly well read in ADD research, but, what my uneducated outlook on it is that some people are just skattered/inattentive and usually stimulants in the right dose can bring us to normal concentration, but at the cost of overclocking your brain.

It's kinda like overclocking a PC, there are costs. Big ones.

It isn't magic. Last night I slept like ****, and adderall isn't doing **** for me today. Can't feel it, can't concentrate, nothin'. But if I get a good nights sleep its very effective. Also having a good diet is very important, like you said. This helps so much and is so important.

Then again, I really have no idea what I'm talking about other than personal experience. The science of the stimulants makes no sense to me, and I while I'm interested, I've never found someone who could explain to me "adderall" and how it works. Even wikipedia confuses me on this one.

 

[its_bacon12]

Sounds like a different disorder. Probably one of those misdiagnosis. But hey at least you found a way through it.
It's common many people are labeled ADD and aren't really.

I'm no biologist or scientist by any means but I'd say my chemistry varies from yours, giving me different outcomes from same treatments.

I wouldn't go as far as to say my ADD was severe but it was definitely present to a moderate degree and no stimulant really had the effect on me as my peers with ADD, but we exhibited the same pre-treatment conditions.

 

[MidnightSensi]

I'm no biologist or scientist by any means but I'd say my chemistry varies from yours, giving me different outcomes from same treatments.

I wouldn't go as far as to say my ADD was severe but it was definitely present to a moderate degree and no stimulant really had the effect on me as my peers with ADD, but we exhibited the same pre-treatment conditions.

You mean it didn't help you concentrate or you barely felt it?

 

[res6jya6]

I'm no biologist or scientist by any means but I'd say my chemistry varies from yours, giving me different outcomes from same treatments.

I wouldn't go as far as to say my ADD was severe but it was definitely present to a moderate degree and no stimulant really had the effect on me as my peers with ADD, but we exhibited the same pre-treatment conditions.

OCD... or maybe Anxiety.

 

[lsiberian]

I have to admit I'm not exactly well read in ADD research, but, what my uneducated outlook on it is that some people are just skattered/inattentive and usually stimulants in the right dose can bring us to normal concentration, but at the cost of overclocking your brain.

It's kinda like overclocking a PC, there are costs. Big ones.

It isn't magic. Last night I slept like ****, and adderall isn't doing **** for me today. Can't feel it, can't concentrate, nothin'. But if I get a good nights sleep its very effective. Also having a good diet is very important, like you said. This helps so much and is so important.

Then again, I really have no idea what I'm talking about other than personal experience. The science of the stimulants makes no sense to me, and I while I'm interested, I've never found someone who could explain to me "adderall" and how it works. Even wikipedia confuses me on this one.

Well a head doctor told me I was misdiagnosed. He said an ADD person couldn't get an engineering degree. LOL

I'm pretty sure that generally speaking ADD people are depressed by stimulants in some wierd chemical way. This comes from tidbits I've gotten from medical experts in the field. A pharmacists I know was explaining it to me once. He said that there is a curve. ADD people start where most folks are at in the afternoon lol. ADHD is another beast.

But my neurologist that treated me said the most important thing to do was to talk to myself. Telling myself what I need to do. So my doc told me to talk to myself You can call me crazy now, but only by prescription.

I think TV is the cause of lots of the ADD issues. Overstimulating for many folks. As a result I plan to limit my kids exposure to television especially at an early age. We'll see how that plan works out lol. But at least if one of them struggles I'll understand where they are coming from.

The long book reading probably helps a lot. I find when I force myself to read I get better at it. I use the bible for that. I once read leviticus in a single sitting. This was after other more interesting parts. I also found speed reading interesting.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

I have to admit I'm not exactly well read in ADD research, but, what my uneducated outlook on it is that some people are just skattered/inattentive and usually stimulants in the right dose can bring us to normal concentration, but at the cost of overclocking your brain.

It's kinda like overclocking a PC, there are costs. Big ones.

It isn't magic. Last night I slept like ****, and adderall isn't doing **** for me today. Can't feel it, can't concentrate, nothin'. But if I get a good nights sleep its very effective. Also having a good diet is very important, like you said. This helps so much and is so important.

Then again, I really have no idea what I'm talking about other than personal experience. The science of the stimulants makes no sense to me, and I while I'm interested, I've never found someone who could explain to me "adderall" and how it works. Even wikipedia confuses me on this one.

The way Adderall was explained to me is that you have a part of your brain that controls your primitive "I want this, I need this now" feelings making your brain skip from thing to thing to thing and it's moving relatively faster than your self control part of your brain. Adderall speeds up your self control part of your brain. Now I'm no doctor (where Dr. Mark when you need him) so this could all be a load of crap...I don't know.

 

[lsiberian]

The way Adderall was explained to me is that you have a part of your brain that controls your primitive "I want this, I need this now" feelings making your brain skip from thing to thing to thing and it's moving relatively faster than your self control part of your brain. Adderall speeds up your self control part of your brain. Now I'm no doctor (where Dr. Mark when you need him) so this could all be a load of crap...I don't know.

Probably practicing real medicine. Or contributing to TL threads.

Sounds right to me. Or is it left.

Now I'm confused which way is it.

 

[MidnightSensi]

Well a head doctor told me I was misdiagnosed. He said an ADD person couldn't get an engineering degree. LOL

I have a mechanical engineering degree and had friends also studying engineer that were ADD. Mostly ADD-I, but, most doctors that specialize in this sort of thing have seen people compensate... usually with being able to focus on one thing and then completely disregarding everything else. I mean, I screwed everything else up haha.

They can diagnose you with a brain scan (MRI? I can't remember).

I'm pretty sure that generally speaking ADD people are depressed by stimulants in some wierd chemical way. This comes from tidbits I've gotten from medical experts in the field. A pharmacists I know was explaining it to me once. He said that there is a curve. ADD people start where most folks are at in the afternoon lol. ADHD is another beast.

Well, I don't think it depresses, but it calms. I think we are saying the same thing, but, "depressed" sounds like a depressant. But, I think I know what you mean. Like, I get stimulated from it, but my brain gets calmed.

Something like xanax bars, oxycotin, loratabs or ambien would be a depressant... benzos and stuff.

But my neurologist that treated me said the most important thing to do was to talk to myself. Telling myself what I need to do. So my doc told me to talk to myself You can call me crazy now, but only by prescription.

haha, I gotta try that. I talk to myself but its always something like "whoa, big t*ts"

I think TV is the cause of lots of the ADD issues. Overstimulating for many folks. As a result I plan to limit my kids exposure to television especially at an early age. We'll see how that plan works out lol. But at least if one of them struggles I'll understand where they are coming from.

I could see that. My buddy just had a kid, he is like 3 now, and every time I'm over there the TV is on with cartoons. They have a tv in the car for him too, so they can put cartoons on when he goes to school. Lotsa TV going on. I'm not against TV, but, not all day! Especially not with blue dinasours and pink elephants and stuff.

 

[res6jya6]

I think a lot of the over-stimulation comes from the fast paced world that we live in. There isn't a moment in time when information ISN'T being passed around, either through texting, cell phone calls, IM, news, radio, chat, MySpace, facebook, twitter... it's such a burden for one person to try and manipulate these things in a way that would benefit them. By the time you do manipulate them, you have done numerous different things in trying to accomplish them.

 

[res6jya6]

I could see that. My buddy just had a kid, he is like 3 now, and every time I'm over there the TV is on with cartoons. They have a tv in the car for him too, so they can put cartoons on when he goes to school. Lotsa TV going on. I'm not against TV, but, not all day! Especially not with blue dinasours and pink elephants and stuff.

I like to watch things like the History Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel... informative stuff.

And of course, Lost!

 

[MidnightSensi]

I think a lot of the over-stimulation comes from the fast paced world that we live in. There isn't a moment in time when information ISN'T being passed around, either through texting, cell phone calls, IM, news, radio, chat, MySpace, facebook, twitter... it's such a burden for one person to try and manipulate these things in a way that would benefit them. By the time you do manipulate them, you have done numerous different things in trying to accomplish them.

Yeah. I'm not too into the social networking stuff, I got way behind on my facebook private messages and then just gave up. Then people tag you all screwed up and then your aunt or something sees it since they allowed everyone on there now. It was pretty cool/distracting when I was in college and it was just my network.

Audioholics is pretty distracting haha.

I like to watch things like the History Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel... informative stuff.

And of course, Lost!

Yeah, Animal Planet is disco. Whoa TIGERS!W#$!@#$! History Channel is pretty sweet too. Discovery is awesome too, but the series shows they are doing now I don't really watch. Discovery HD is awesome though.

 

[jamie2112]

I was going to reply to this thread ,and then as I

 

[Adam]

I'm just curious how the squirrel is doing.

 

[MatthewB.]

SQUIRREL!!!!!

 

[res6jya6]

SQUIRREL!!!!!

Can't wait to see it on Saturday

 

[MidnightSensi]

Whoa, that does look like an awesome movie.




I need to go to Disney World. I live so close but never go. I heard they have all kinds of cool new stuff.