Uhmmmm….Diagnosis Adult ADHD

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Ok, I’m going out on a limb here by sharing this with my customers and readers. Lets see, what do I say???? First of all, let me say. I’ve always heard the mixed talk about child add and adhd, but never dreamed it moved on too adulthood. My daughter was disagnosed 7 years ago and I did alot of research because I had heard so many stories of….well those kids just need a good spanking and you know stuff like that. My daughter did not have behaviorial issues, yes, she was a daredevil, adventurous, and just plain fun-loving. But I just assumed she was like her mother!! lol! I was always on the go, busy, busy busy, going from one project to the next and never thought twice about it. Me and her both were like rockets, we’d try new things together, where you saw me, you saw my daughter and jsut as energetic. I really thought that was a good thing!!

 

 

The teachers were a bit concerned beginning in Kindergarten because my daughter couldn’t concentrate on her work, she was fidgety, she was strong-willed too (just like me!!) and she was always falling, almost like she was clumsy!! I didn’t think anything about it because when I was a child, Lord have mercy, I had bumbs and bruises everywhere. I was a very active child too! When I helped her with homework nightly, oh my gosh, it was a challenge even for me. It was frsutrating, because it seemed she just couldn’t grasp anything. I had problems in school too especially with numbers. Shoot, I used to have nightmares as a child that giant numbers were chasing me!!! lolol!! (by the way, I have never lived that one down…don’t ever tell your child and your step-sons you were chased my giant numbers….it will haunt you for the rest of your life!!) They always love to remind me of it! They think it is funny!!! lololool I do too now, but not at the time!!! lol!

 

 

Anyway, I made an appointment with our Dr. and he referred us to a psych. dr. and later she was diagnosed with adhd and put on Adderall. And wow, what a difference it made. I mean she was like daylight and dark. Her grades improved, her attention was sooo much better. I was amazed and so were her teachers! And all was well!

 

 

My daughther will be 14 in April and alot has happened since she was diagnosed, (another story, another time!!) but she is my fabulous daugter, future makeup queen and still just like me!!!! I, on the other hand, well, that too, is a wow story!! lol! I have spent my entire life with adhd syptoms and didn’t know it, until it gradually got worse and became noticeable!! (which is not really a bad thing in my business) When you own your own home-based business, you never sleep, you’re always tired, you always have 50 different things going on at the same time, and you are always creating with thoughts of colors dancing in your head!!! When you wake up during the night with a new idea that I just had to write down, then your brain starts working and sleep is simply something I will do at another time! Until I ran someone off the road because I feel asleep.

 

 

And that was just the first time we knew something was wrong. I was constantly fidgeting, shaking my leg, taping my fingers (I think that is why I love to type!) There wasn’t enough hours in the day to get the things done that I wanted to do! I was anxious, and then I would get angry! I would hear Todd talk, but I didn’t hear anything he was saying. It went in one ear and out the other!! (some consider that a good thing!! lol!) It was all a unending circle!! lolol! I knew something was wrong, so I went to the dr. was referred to a psych. While waiting for that appt, I started doing more research on adult adhd, and wow, everything I read, well, I thought they were talking about me! I just don’t understand the origin of the disorder. The psych. said some researchers say it is genetic in origin. Uhmmmm….another missing piece of the puzzle!!!!

 

 

Ok, to make a long story even longer, I was put on adderall xr 20mg once a day, and I started this drug this morning. So I have no clue if it is going to work…but maybe it will, just look how long this post is…I didn’t think it was possible for me to sit long enough to write something this long before!!! lol! I would love to hear from you about your story and thoughts of adult adhd. I can read so much about it, but I can never get enough of it. I am facinitated (sp) by adhd. So if you have anything to share, please do. I’m all ears!!!!
ok, ya’ll have a great day! Hope to hear from you soon!
Chow Pals!
Barb