Adult ADD/ADHD

[Buckwheat]

Does anyone else battle with this? How do you deal with it? I was diagnosed as a kid and am 32 now. I use to be on meds a couple years ago but it was expensive(no insurance). In wanting to get this under control and just lookin for options. I have insurance now so meds is one of my options. Thanks

[metalmangeorge]

Get ready for a bunch of people to tell you that you have a made-up diagnoses. I have a child with it and I know first hand how hard it can hit you. I would recommend seeing a doctor. There have been some new meds in the last couple years that really work well. I hope you find the help you're looking for, prayers up.

[JHarrell89]

Are you a heavy guy? Do you snore real bad? You might have severe sleep apnea like i did and what looks like ADD is really your body running on the equivalent of a nap every night. might be worth looking into!

[Legdog]

oh look...

[Mud Shark]

Yeah man, it's a battle.
I have meds, but don't use them often. Once a week, if needed. I don't like them.

Just my experience and opinion:
Really, it's just a discipline thing for me. For work, hunting trips, etc., I make a list of things I need to do for the following day and check things off and add things as they come and go. I've found that being organized and having a plan really behoove me and my production.
A lot of people "have ADD". I really think for about 98% of us, especially as adults, it's really just an excuse for being lazy, disorganized and wanting to do other stuff...
You've obviously not done that and I'm not saying that you are, or that I am, but I think a lot of people are just to lazy to take the time and figure out how to deal with and just go straight to the meds.
I really think that most folks just needs some guidance on how to get to that place where they're comfortable in dealing with it.
Some of the most successful people I know have learning disabilities, be it ADD, dyslexia, etc. If you can figure out how to deal with those things, everything else is a piece of cake.

PM me if you'd like more info.

[Raider Power]

I feel ya I I've been off the meds for a couple years now and haven't looked back. I just drink a lot of caffeine and force myself to focus.

[Buckwheat]

Are you a heavy guy? Do you snore real bad? You might have severe sleep apnea like i did and what looks like ADD is really your body running on the equivalent of a nap every night. might be worth looking into!

I'm not a bean poll. But I'm 6'1" @ 220#

[Limbwalker]

Legdog, if that's supposed to be a joke, it's not funny.

Buckwheat, I suspect if I ever went in for a diagnosis, they would tell me I have it as well. Best of luck to you.

[Buckwheat]

Yeah man, it's a battle.
I have meds, but don't use them often. Once a week, if needed. I don't like them.

Just my experience and opinion:
Really, it's just a discipline thing for me. For work, hunting trips, etc., I make a list of things I need to do for the following day and check things off and add things as they come and go. I've found that being organized and having a plan really behoove me and my production.
A lot of people "have ADD". I really think for about 98% of us, especially as adults, it's really just an excuse for being lazy, disorganized and wanting to do other stuff...
You've obviously not done that and I'm not saying that you are, or that I am, but I think a lot of people are just to lazy to take the time and figure out how to deal with and just go straight to the meds.
I really think that most folks just needs some guidance on how to get to that place where they're comfortable in dealing with it.
Some of the most successful people I know have learning disabilities, be it ADD, dyslexia, etc. If you can figure out how to deal with those things, everything else is a piece of cake.

PM me if you'd like more info.

I'm not lookin to go straight to meds again. Don't like meds. But I will try your method. Thanks for the advice.

[Buckwheat]

Get ready for a bunch of people to tell you that you have a made-up diagnoses. I have a child with it and I know first hand how hard it can hit you. I would recommend seeing a doctor. There have been some new meds in the last couple years that really work well. I hope you find the help you're looking for, prayers up.

I have 5 kids and my middle daughter has ADD and is now on meds after she started having trouble in school. It has really helped. Thanks.

[Legdog]

Legdog, if that's supposed to be a joke, it's not funny.

Buckwheat, I suspect if I ever went in for a diagnosis, they would tell me I have it as well. Best of luck to you.

Admittedly not my best work. Both of my kids are diagnosed and on meds. I guess that gives me license to see humor in the situation.

[Kdog]

Adult ADD/ADHD

You may want to look into a program offered by DORE USA. My kids have been enrolled in their program for about a year. It is a drug free alternative to dealing with this.

Basically the kids do a series of exercises twice a day. The exercises are designed to rewire the brain. I don't have the medical terms down, but your brain is retrained. The premise is that your thinking brain is doing things that your automatic brain should be doing. The exercises help develop your automatic brain.

It had made a huge difference for our kids. They should be in the program for 12-18 months. After that the effects are life lasting according to the folks at DORE.

Although there are a lot of kids in this program, they also offer it for adults.

[Kdog]

http://www.doreusa.com

[Stan R]

I'm 63 and still adhd....

What were we talking about...

[GARY]

I didn't understand this at all until about two years ago (last year being the worse in our family) when one of my kids was diagnosed. It was hell prior to diagnosis then maybe worse as we worked up a cocktail (medicine, personal changes and seeing a specialist for individual and family counseling ). We are in a good place now since we changed Medicine. I do understand it's situational, impacting everyone differently and some can grow away from medicine and still be generally effective.

Good luck and prayers for you as you work through it!