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Post by Kathymel on May 24, 2013 8:44:17 GMT
I'm curious to know how ADHD impacts on other health issues.
Personally, I have one gastro issue that is made worse because I forget to order prescriptions for weeks on end and, if I'm not more on the ball, I will end up with an ulcer.
I also have shoulder and knee problems which I should do exercises for but always forget so they're not getting any better. Has anyone on here ever stuck to their physio?
How do you remember (if you remember) to do these things?
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 8:48:46 GMT
I feel very lucky that I hardly ever get coughs, colds or anything else.
Anything I have to take I make sure is within eyeshot of waking up! Sorry to hear about your gut... might you be able to get 3 months prescription or something?
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Post by dizzydee on May 24, 2013 14:05:38 GMT
Hi Boots order my prescriptions for me, so when I wake up with no pills I just go down and get them although even then sometimes I just can't be bothered and end up going with out for a few days. x
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Post by Kathymel on May 24, 2013 16:24:26 GMT
Boots do it? Interesting. I'll look into that, thanks. (By the way, I didn't start this looking for sympathy for my own ills. I am genuinely curious about how ADHD can cause additional problems when it comes to health.)
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Post by jan on May 24, 2013 21:52:59 GMT
dunno if youve got oh god forgotten what yhey called now - think its lloyds - will check when i'm walking past tomorrow - they do the prescription thing with the doc for you as well - same as boots - you just fill out a form - but only works if receptionist is on the ball i found when i did it with my surgery - but that was few years ago now maybe system has improved since. as for add and health - i'm terrible - my backs gone 3 times the past 12 months went to physio few times but they just give you excercises to do at home ended up not keeping appointments and so couldn't go back without getting referred again and never did the excercises at home anyway have tendancy to self diagnose as well so hardly ever go to doctors and also find the whole process of making an appointment really stressfull - got to phone at 9 on day for the appointment - if i'm ill day before forget to phone at 9 and then by time phone all appointments gone for that day or if do remember to ring at 9 by time get to end of q all appointments are gone as well (or youve died waiting) and its so stressfull makes you feel even more ill than you were any way!!! occasional times do get appointment for next day then usually forget to go have only been about 4 times in past 5 years. and not much in years before that.
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Post by jan on May 24, 2013 22:35:36 GMT
oh and forgot went for xray on my knees today on way back from physc - got form for it couple weeks ago then lost it but found it when looking for forms to take today so thought get all sorted in one day (then would you believe after you reminding me as well forgot the forms today!!!) he was cool - prob used to it - and also went to doc with my daughter last week or week before got a prescription cos she feels sick every time she eats - walked past the chemist on way back as well but still have prescription in my bag!!! its just a never ending story
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Post by JJ on May 24, 2013 23:26:54 GMT
Yes calling early enough to make the appointments (8am for us and all gone by 10 past) Yes to missing the appts / turning up at wrong time Yes to losing forms for blood tests etc Yes to not getting repeats in on time Yes to forgetting to take script in Yes to not remembering to take tablets even when I have them
All these things must really impact on the health of someone with adhd and, when they're a mother (or the one who assumes responsibility for kids/drs etc), that of the children too. It's serious and quite scary....
My middle one has epilepsy and its just not an issue to not take his medication cos he needs a constant dose in him to keep seizures at bay. But I still frequently leave repeat prescription to last minute. I've also forgotten altogether a couple of times. Once we had to spend a couple of hours at the weekend walk-in clinic and the other time, still at the weekend, luckily the pharmacist we collect from gave us some to get us to Monday. That really was a cause to feel such a bad mother, I felt terrible.
It'd be interesting to read something on life expectancy / health outcomes for adhd - particularly that medication is so difficult to get. Bet it's less and worse.
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Post by Kathymel on May 25, 2013 17:43:41 GMT
We have the same appointment system here. I prefer it in some ways because, if you do get through, the chance of forgetting an appointment on the same day is pretty slim. The old system meant a wait of a week or two for an appointment, by which time I'd forgotten I'd made it.
Do you know, JJ, I hadn't thought to relate how it affects my son.
He very rarely gets to the dentist because I forget to make/keep appointments. They have threatened to fine me before now. He is asking for a brace to straighten his teeth, but I keep forgetting to do anything about it (and so does he).
He has had eye infections before now that have lingered for months because we both keep forgetting to apply the ointment.
We both have athlete's foot which doesn't get sorted for the same reasons. Mine is so ingrained now that the normal ointments don't work and the doctor won't give me the tablets because they have side effects.
Thankfully, none of our ailments are serious.
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Post by JJ on May 25, 2013 22:31:08 GMT
He very rarely gets to the dentist because I forget to make/keep appointments. They have threatened to fine me before now. He is asking for a brace to straighten his teeth, but I keep forgetting to do anything about it (and so does he). My son had to have a brace. Even for a child, they accept you on the NHS only under very strict criteria. I missed a few appointments and they said they'd be taking him off NHS and charging me privately. I was so stressed out. My mum had to go there, tell them I had mental health difficulties and promise that she would take responsibility for him. That was all very well for me, who had the luxury of someone reliable to help - but what about other adhd's who don't ? Having thought about this now, I'm adding 'researching health outcomes for adhd + dependants', followed by 'corresponding financial consequences for the NHS' followed by 'economic advantage to effective detection, swift assessment/diagnosis/treatment' followed by letters to CCG's/papers/documentary makers/MP's/NICE/RCPsych etc to my list of things I will do one day if meds work as I hope they will and if I ever get my head together and get off my sofa.... Sad really - we get treated so appallingly wrt diagnosis / treatment and they can get away with it cos the intrinsic condition means we're so much more unlikely to get together in a sustained and long term way to force change.... Oh goodness - have really depressed myself!
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 7:56:23 GMT
[quote All these things must really impact on the health of someone with adhd and, when they're a mother (or the one who assumes responsibility for kids/drs etc), that of the children too. It's serious and quite scary.... u joking jj - 'quite scary' - fucking petrifying!!!! thank god he's got you as a mum and not me - he'd be a gonner or i'd seriously have to put him in care - the stress would just paralyse me to the point he wouldn't get fed never mind medication - well done you your doing amazing xxxx (sorry should have written all that under the next bit and can't change it now or will end up losing the lot!!) My middle one has epilepsy and its just not an issue to not take his medication cos he needs a constant dose in him to keep seizures at bay. It'd be interesting to read something on life expectancy / health outcomes for adhd - particularly that medication is so difficult to get. Bet it's less and worse.[/quote] oooh please - if you do don't post it my heads gone enough already without finding out i'm gonna peg it pretty soon !!!
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Post by Kathymel on May 26, 2013 8:58:29 GMT
Having thought about this now, I'm adding 'researching health outcomes for adhd + dependants', followed by 'corresponding financial consequences for the NHS' followed by 'economic advantage to effective detection, swift assessment/diagnosis/treatment' followed by letters to CCG's/papers/documentary makers/MP's/NICE/RCPsych etc to my list of things I will do one day if meds work as I hope they will and if I ever get my head together and get off my sofa.... I have a list of things I will attempt once I have meds. (Learning to play my guitar, starting physio and sticking to it, doing some reading for my forthcoming dissertation.) A small internal voice is telling me this is not altogether wise. I'm ignoring it. I also keep wishing I was doing a different degree so I could research things like this topic without feeling I should be doing something else.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 10:18:16 GMT
What degree you doing again?
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 10:23:32 GMT
save you waiting for an answer i'l butt in kathy's doing a degree around working with the deaf - i think
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Post by Kathymel on May 26, 2013 10:31:31 GMT
Sort of. It's Deaf Studies. More of a history, attitudes, culture study than something aiming at working with Deaf people.
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 10:33:54 GMT
sorry - should of guessed i'd get it wrong - i've always got half a story my dad used to say
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 10:35:58 GMT
Tidy
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 10:38:58 GMT
i'm one step behind you today michael - i feel like a stalker
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 10:41:53 GMT
oooor you gone was just about to ask you whats occurin
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Post by Kathymel on May 26, 2013 10:45:16 GMT
I always wonder how difficult it must be for Deaf people with ADHD. Not only do you have to get your head round all the stuff we battle, you also have to remember to book an interpreter too, or try to understand what's being said to you in English. Loads of organisations/GPs refuse to book interpreters or forget. There is so little information available to Deaf people in BSL that very few know much about even the more common disorders, let alone something as little known as adult ADHD.
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 10:53:34 GMT
yeah back to the gratitude thing really in it ? things could always be worse when my daughter first starte prirary school there was a deaf child in her class and the whole class used to get taught sign language stace was right into it she loved it had to move her to a diff school when she was in year 3 so never continued with it - shame
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 10:56:10 GMT
What percentage of the population is deaf? I remember getting sign lessons in Primary and as you say, it was very interesting...
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 11:00:52 GMT
oooy butt u avn't answered my questions on oooh can't rem which thread now
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 11:11:15 GMT
what ew talkin' 'bout mun i 'aven't seen no questions
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Post by jan on May 26, 2013 11:13:50 GMT
ur ew blind or wat?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 11:17:29 GMT
Maybe! Reckon I should get my eyes checked?
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Post by Kathymel on May 26, 2013 11:27:59 GMT
That's fabulous that your daughter's school taught all the kids to sign, Jan. Most deaf kids are really isolated.
About 1 in 7, Michael, if you include late-deafened, hard of hearing etc. The numbers who have BSL as their first language are thought to be around 50-70,000.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 11:37:21 GMT
That sounds like a case to get basic signing taught in all primary schools! Problem is, there were no deaf kids in my primary (nor do I recall there be any in my classes in secondary) and without use, one would forget those skills I suspect.
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Post by simonwgill on May 26, 2013 12:30:20 GMT
BSL would be useful in other situations though. I've considered learning it so that I can communicate with people in nightclubs for instance (I struggle with separating audio from different people talking and background music).
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Post by Kathymel on May 26, 2013 12:37:17 GMT
I love being able to sign. Quite apart from the obvious communication with Deaf people, talking with signing friends in noisy places is so much easier. (And talking about non-signing people without them knowing is a guilty pleasure, too. ;D )
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Post by JJ on May 26, 2013 15:50:53 GMT
oooh please - if you do don't post it my heads gone enough already without finding out i'm gonna peg it pretty soon !!! So funny ;D ;D ;D
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