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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 19, 2012 12:22:59 GMT
Okay, so the thing is this: I have stopped taking strattera weeks ago but I'm still getting waves of nausea and dizziness. My prolactin levels are normal, thus a prolactinoma has been ruled out. But my doc wants me to have an MRI of my brain done. Hey, so do I. He also told me today on the phone that the chances of me having a brain tumor are very very very slim and that he just wants to rule it out. And while I'm trying to stay calm and be logical and rational and positive about this half the time it just simply scares the shit out of me. I just figured out what I want to do with my life so I'd rather have the time to actually do it Hoping to get the scan done next week, as soon as the referral arrives in the mail and insurance clears it. So I'm waiting. Which I'm not good at. And all the while I'm still nauseous and dizzy. And I keep hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger say "It's not a tumah. This is not a tumah!" - which I wish would make me laugh more than it manages to
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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 18, 2012 15:11:08 GMT
hey ryan, I have the same med story, ritalin worked but was a bitch to balance out. now I'm on 18mg concerta as well and I love it. yes, it's not as obvious as the ritalin but it does work. I can get stuff done, I don't get a massive crash when it wears off and the biggest pro: I only have to think about my adhd once a day. and to be honest, I don't do much thinking in the morning when I pop my concerta and my cipralex while still in bed *morningzombie* and if I need a longer coverage I supplement 5mg ritalin in the late afternoon. easy as pie. I had a day off the concerta (bc of food poisoning) and holy shit... I was so loopy. try to take a day off and you'll see the difference. I suggest a weekend though edit: and it is after all MPH as well, just like the ritalin. so the chemical itself seems to work on you, right?
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Work
Jan 18, 2012 15:06:57 GMT
Post by mccutcheon on Jan 18, 2012 15:06:57 GMT
is freelance an option? better control over hours, pick your projects/clients... probably also less money though, in the beginning...
I just know that "traditional" work made me crazy too. being a self employed writer and filmmaker (though I'm not exactly making money at the moment) caters to my needs much better. it's not such a disaster if I'm having a crappy day and can't get stuff done.
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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 8, 2012 16:58:36 GMT
phew... I think the good stuff comes from having to overcome the bad stuff. I wouldn't say creativity is the ADHD in me but the "me" in me. Because ADHD has kept me a person with creative potential. But with the meds I can actually BE creative. maybe one good thing: I can tell a hell of a compelling story
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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 4, 2012 15:47:25 GMT
hi spikey, first of all I have to disagree with mariner: why on earth would marriage be a solution to her not understanding? I find that advice rather idiotic (no offense, mariner) however what helped my wife understand and thus get less pissed off at me when I do ADHD things was reading "Is It You, Me, or Adult ADD"Maybe try to get your girlfriend to read that? And I don't know if you're officially diagnosed but having your diagnosis on paper might help her accept it better. And getting medication might help you do less of the things that are infuriating to others (and probably yourself as well). It definitely helped me take back control of my life. Ultimately - and I know this is a tough one to stomach - if she really can't come around and be a supportive partner to you it might just be time to call it quits. Good luck, I hope you two can work it out
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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 4, 2012 15:17:13 GMT
geeez, crazylostgirl, aggressive much?
When someone is doing research about Emotional Intelligence in correlation with ADHD it means that their testing an hypothesis. Their results may show that there may or may not be a correlation.
and speaking of EI itself: My inability to gauge social situations and react with what is viewed as a "proper" response has curiously never had an impact on my EI. In fact, I've always been especially empathic, even more so than my non-adhd counterparts.
I'm actually quite interested in the results of this research.
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 17:07:25 GMT
"wishing to dine" - tehehehe
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 17:05:00 GMT
omg they use comic sans ms o.0 I'm not even a font geek and I want to run away/click away so badly.
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 17:04:15 GMT
GUYS! IMPULSE CONTROL!
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 17:03:02 GMT
hey steph, thanks, I'm back on the Ritalin for the second day and I have a pdoc appt in january the cipralex was never a problem for me (I heard some people have major issues with it), but then the dosage I take is minimal. But upping the dosage during PMS seemed to really have an impact. I was less... uh... out of it
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 17:00:30 GMT
I got so excited about being home on a wednesday night that I went online without thinking about the time and realised, well, I'm quite alone in this chatroom LOL I'll see if I can come back later on. your 8, that would be my 9 if I'm not completely confused. so maybe see you later - no promises though
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 28, 2011 16:50:48 GMT
ha! I'm actually at home right now! so I could totally join, for the first time
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 27, 2011 13:07:55 GMT
I really tried not to let myself be influenced about all the bad stuff I heard about strattera but holy shit this has fucked with my body so much. I could live with the constant headaches, I was even prepared to weather the nausea for a bit. But I couldn't actually go anywhere before 1pm because the motion of the tram, the bus, the metro, hell, even WALKING would make me so motion sick I could barely keep it together. I'm pretty sure one is NOT supposed to FEEL one's brain slushing around in one's head So on the 22nd we were on our way to IKEA and to get our christmas grocery shopping done and I actually got so sick I threw up into a trash can at an underground station. Which is about as low as you can go, for me. I know no one there gave a fuck but to me it was very humiliating and enough to stop taking the strattera immediately. I figure I've futzed with the dosage for weeks now, and still it feels like poison. The positive aspects do not balance out the side effects at all. All it did was make me slightly more concentrated but I was back to bumping into things, dropping things, interrupting people, being unmotivated and, oh yeah, throwing up in public places! I haven't taken any since the 22nd (in fact, I think my OH wouldn't have let me even if I tried) and my headaches are now gone. Such a relief! My stomach's been acting up a bit but it's getting better. Today I went back on the Ritalin I still have around. And for now I'm just enjoying the wonderful quiet in my brain. and that it's not making sloshing feelings in my head
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 27, 2011 12:40:39 GMT
MUST. HAVE! Maybe I'll diy one, maybe not even as a functional clock but as art... would be grand
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Post by mccutcheon on Dec 14, 2011 14:22:22 GMT
Well, after a three week stint with Ritalin I've now been on Strattera for about four weeks. It's a bumpy ride but it's looking good so far. I thought I'd give a quick rundown of how it's been for me. I started off with 20mg/day and had a pretty immediate reaction. Softer than with the Ritalin, but definitely improvements with concentration and restlessness. So we went up to 40mg and I was still good. Then I took 80mg for two days and got more nauseous than I ever was in my whole life! I ended up vomiting by choice just so I'd get it out of my system. Unfortunately going back down to 40mg didn't make the nausea go away and I spent the first half of each day feeling like shit. My doctor said the nausea is my brain getting used to the chems but to go back down because maybe I don't even need that much. I took a two day med break to let my system settle down and now I've been on 25mg/day for about 6 days. That seems to work quite well, the nausea is gone on most days, so I'm going to stick with that amount for now. My pdoc has already said that he's going to tell me how I can enhance the effects of the Strattera by taking Omega3 - so I'm looking forward to that option
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meds
Dec 8, 2011 13:36:25 GMT
Post by mccutcheon on Dec 8, 2011 13:36:25 GMT
I had to have one done. absolutely standard with good docs.
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 30, 2011 11:52:04 GMT
haha I have the same problem. But really, why WOULD I look in the appropriate place? After all, I do know myself, and the proper place is probably the last place I would put anything. Unless... yeah... oops... lol
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 30, 2011 11:48:26 GMT
Hm... I think the physical hyperactivity I had as a child has turned into hyperactivity in my head as I learned to control the fidgeting. now I can keep still physically but my brain is running around like crazy.
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 14:52:44 GMT
Would I miss much in sense of story?
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 14:51:02 GMT
Why does she always have to be right? Always! To the point where I end up doubting my mental capacities because I'm the one with adhd who keeps forgetting things. And now I'm stuck with her fleece under my jacket bc she took mine, convinced it was hers. But she's smaller than me and now I feel like the Michelin man.
And the noises and the dumb people on the tram are driving me maaaaad.
Phew. That's better.
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 12:45:51 GMT
hm... do I have to have played the other elder scrolls games to get skyrim?
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 7:46:49 GMT
Worst night of sleep in a long time. Didn't drink enough fluids yesterday and that always makes me sleep badly. I guess I'll get up now...
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 7:44:56 GMT
psssst... girls don't need tissues Then why have them on your desk, in fact why have them at all? Seems a bit disorganised to me! ;D ;D
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 7:43:48 GMT
Me me me! Well, not Skyrim. But gamer I even used to work in that field. currently playing AC Revelations. Kinda disappointed by ubisoft this time though
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 25, 2011 7:40:00 GMT
That's one of the reasons I'm so happy I switched to non-stims, adam: I only have to think abt it in the morning so its not like my whole day revolves around my adhd. And it lasts from morning to night, perfect since I'm prone to long days. The other problem with the MPH was that with my general aversion to medication I was trying to draw out the times between the tablets and ended up with something like continuous comedown lol so no MPH for me.
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 22, 2011 11:33:00 GMT
if you meant spillage: if I explode coffee over my desk and iMac tissues won't help. it's time to run for towels lol if you meant something else: you dirty dirty mind ;p So if the tissues are not for spillage.........?! Yeah, dirty mind, you got me! psssst... girls don't need tissues
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 22, 2011 11:32:12 GMT
which meds? wouldn't it depend on that?
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 22, 2011 11:30:46 GMT
holy shit, dizzy! I'm beginning to think I've really hit the jackpot with my psychiatrist, he's a gem! At my last pdoc I was misdiagnosed with first adjustment disorder and then sort of (because I kept complaining that I was not getting any better) depression. well, at least I was given anti-depressants. I ended up simply telling her I felt we couldn't work with each other and she referred me to my current pdoc who as I said is wonderful. he happens to be a specialist for adhd, spotted it right away and put me on the right path. see, I can be all me me me me too OK, so I don't really get the British health system but it sounds to me like you guys can't choose your pdoc yourself but are automatically referred or something? Right? Wrong? Because if I'm wrong, can't you just go see a different one who will dx you correctly? as for the meds - it doesn't have to be Ritalin. And I'm definitely better off WITH meds than without. Strattera seems to be working for now at least. I really hope you get proper help soon because it sucks to feel like one's control on life is slipping out of one's hands. For three years I've felt like the reigns were simply slipping from my fingers but the dx helped a lot. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you x
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 22, 2011 11:18:31 GMT
what? she was just here yesterday, wasn't she? o.0
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Post by mccutcheon on Nov 21, 2011 16:50:35 GMT
on my desk there's my mac and a pair of bluetooth headphones in their loading station, a box of tissues Always, keep a box of tissues close to your computer...... ! if you meant spillage: if I explode coffee over my desk and iMac tissues won't help. it's time to run for towels lol if you meant something else: you dirty dirty mind ;p
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