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so how many other people on this board have been diagnosed with such condition? (blank stare for 5 minutes) ok. please reply
Not me, but I'm interested in this sort of thing. How old are you, and when were you diagnosed? What seems to be the main symptom, or thing that lead you to a doctor?limitapproaches0 said:so how many other people on this board have been diagnosed with such condition? (blank stare for 5 minutes) ok. please reply
Count me in, although I wasn't diagnosed until I was 46. 150mg of Wellbutrin in the morning and 20mg of Citalopram at night seems to be doing a good job.limitapproaches0 said:so how many other people on this board have been diagnosed with such condition? (blank stare for 5 minutes) ok. please reply
46! That's very late for any kind of psych dx. Do you know the exact classification they've given you? I'm recalling there's some specific adult version.Danger said:Count me in, although I wasn't diagnosed until I was 46. 150mg of Wellbutrin in the morning and 20mg of Citalopram at night seems to be doing a good job.
It was more of a self-diagnosis based upon several different symptoms, which I then consulted my doctor about. He agreed, and started me on the medication. The perscription has changed a bit since then, since the first couple of incarnations lost effectiveness after a while (first 150mg Wellbutrin, then 150 morning and 75 night). I suspect that the seratonin must be the primary instigator, since the Citalopram is SSRI as opposed to the broad-band Wellbutrin and seems to make the difference. As for it being an adult version, I've had a lot of the symptoms since my early teens. I don't even know if the condition had been discovered at that time.zoobyshoe said:46! That's very late for any kind of psych dx. Do you know the exact classification they've given you? I'm recalling there's some specific adult version.
What kind of doc was this, a GP or a shrink? I know that GPs can prescribe all the same medications.Danger said:It was more of a self-diagnosis based upon several different symptoms, which I then consulted my doctor about. He agreed, and started me on the medication.
No, you're right, it wasn't.Danger said:As for it being an adult version, I've had a lot of the symptoms since my early teens. I don't even know if the condition had been discovered at that time.
It was my GP. I don't mind discussing this with you, but some of it's a bit touchy, so if you don't mind I'd prefer to continue this on PM.zoobyshoe said:What kind of doc was this, a GP or a shrink? I know that GPs can prescribe all the same medications.
What was it that lead you to start wondering about such a diagnosis for yourself?
zoobyshoe said:46! That's very late for any kind of psych dx. Do you know the exact classification they've given you? I'm recalling there's some specific adult version.
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zoobyshoe said:Mouse giggles?
Thanks for tracking this down, Moonbear. I read it, but am more interested in descriptions of what someone with this condition are like, or what it is like to be someone with this condition.Moonbear said:Edit: Found the thread, though it was a rather short-lived one; I must have discussed the topic somewhere else, because this isn't quite what I was remembering. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=21820
It depends if the person in question is inattentive-type or hyperactive-type.zoobyshoe said:I [...] am more interested in descriptions of what someone with this condition are like, or what it is like to be someone with this condition.
Attention Defecit Disorder. ADHD = Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder.dextercioby said:Alright.What's ADD...?
Sometimes I am aware just after it happens.zoobyshoe said:Are you, yourself, aware somehow, that you are "phasing out"? What would the difference be between that and really concentrating hard on something to the exclusion of your surroundings?
It may be related. ADD has to do with a certain part of the brain that requires stimulation of a particular region of the cerebral cortex.zoobyshoe said:See, I do that concentrating so hard on one thing that things in the environment are neglected. I am sure it's not ADD, though. It seems only to crop up during times of high stress. I often sit at intersections waiting for the stop sign to change.
Astronuc said:In my case, I probably self-medicated with caffeine. I can remember sitting in class during elementary and high school - and not being able to sit still. Reading literature was difficult if I was not interested in the story - but math and science were easy. I can multi-task - I used to eat, watch TV and do homework. I always needed background noise to concentrate - total quiet was very distracting for me.
As for processing relevant or irrelevant information, I would have to think about that. In my line of work, I collect seemingly irrelevant information, but eventually it may prove useful. Some of my colleagues are amazed at how I can remember journal articles or obscure bits of information, which are relevant to a particular technical matter. I see things that everyone else overlooks, but to me are very obvious. On the other hand, I do sometimes miss social cues, and my wife hates it when I 'phase out'.
zoobyshoe said:I wonder where ADD ends and plain lack of interest begins. Not applying yourself to stuff you're not interested in, especially if you're convinced it's ultimately unimportant, might be mistaken for ADD, especially if a person isn't too cowed by authority.
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