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Post by grim on Apr 23, 2013 19:13:38 GMT
Knee surgery yesterday...housebound...can't walk...feel crappy...at least a week before i'm mobile again...total burden on family...completely bored stupid already...AAARGH!!
thanks for listening ;D
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Post by grim on Apr 13, 2013 8:27:07 GMT
I often get asked,"how did you know that?" My reply is usually "I have no idea" Sound familiar? I have learnt over the years that i cannot learn deliberately,the harder i try the more impossible it gets. ...but if i'm not paying attention to something the information just seems to flow in of it's own accord... So i thought i'd try something...instead of playing music when i'm in the car i will be playing an audio book for a while,and i'll see how it goes I figure if i'm thinking about all the idiots that try and drive into me every day then i won't pay much heed to the book,so it should find it's way in somehow...and it's a book i've not read previously,that would defeat the object ;D ("The Art Of War",by Sun Tzu) Right...game on!
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Post by grim on Apr 2, 2013 19:24:03 GMT
1. Do you have a gut feel? Definitely
2. Do you trust it? Absolutely
3. How often do you go along with it?Mostly
4. How often do you go against it to appease someone else?Rarely
i like green.
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Post by grim on Apr 2, 2013 19:18:49 GMT
18mg didn't even scratch the surface for me,so yeah i would say my experience in the first week was very similar to yours.
I've stabilised on 90mg daily now,that does the trick just nicely.
(i think what i mean is stick with it,at the right dose it works well)
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Post by grim on Mar 8, 2013 9:54:20 GMT
Have you found motivation or procrastination to be a problem?... Is there a link between ADHD? Definitely...and definitely!
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Post by grim on Feb 25, 2013 21:48:25 GMT
Lower doses of concerta made me feel very tired/wiped out.Things should improve once the optimum dose is reached (which may take a while,so be patient)
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Post by grim on Jan 30, 2013 22:48:49 GMT
Go talk to the citizens advice people about the finances and paperwork,they can offer all sorts of help find your local office here: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/good luck with it.
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Post by grim on Jan 27, 2013 9:57:37 GMT
Activating your account via a link sent to your email is an anti spam measure.It's a way of confirming the validity of your email address,making sure it's not a randomly generated fake address.
...maybe.
i can't offer any help with the ipad thing,the only ipad i ever had was when i got a splinter in my i ;D
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Post by grim on Jan 24, 2013 21:24:38 GMT
so it would probably mean loads to him if you spent a really special day with him, just doing the things he likes, so he can see that you do care enough to be aware of his interests and maybe at the end give him a thank u card and flowers, Trust me,he'd absolutely hate that! ;D We have our relationship sorted now,after all these years.We live a fair distance apart,but when we visit (or he does) ,we're comfortable with each other and chat a lot about this and that...so it's all good. I think my diagnosis clarified a few matters for him as well. Yeah,that's kind of a tricky one mizmog,ain't it
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Post by grim on Jan 24, 2013 9:31:10 GMT
The point is,it took me about 40 years to realise how hard my dad tried with me...backing me up and helping with all the shortlived hobbies,taking me to various events,etc. The more i look back now,with more clarity,the more i see that he really tried...but that's not how i saw it at the time. This is just an example (one piece of the puzzle) of the way i am coming to question much of the people and things i've been involved in/with throughout my life...and the many situations i didn't understand at the time.
The best way i can illustrate where i'm at is a comparison with the ending of "The Sixth Sense",when B.Willis finds out he's been dead all along,which changes everything he's experienced in the story .It's that sudden and huge shift in perception that i'm finding difficult to get through,since my diagnosis.
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Post by grim on Jan 23, 2013 22:01:21 GMT
Hi all, I was diagnosed with ADHD early last year,as i may have mentioned already I am aware that with ADHD your perception of situations,people,events,etc isn't always as it should be.Two of my sons have ADHD and i've observed them over the years frequently mis-reading things that are going on around them.They both have fallen out with many of their peers at one time or another due to mis-understandings....you get the picture (i hope) Well,all of this got me thinking.What if i've been mis-reading people and situations all of my life? What if the life i recall isn't really how it happened? I've already learnt that i got it completely wrong with how i perceived my relationship with my father when i was young.I thought we never got on,and that he didn't really have a lot of time for me...when in reality he used to spend most of his spare time with me,doing "stuff" together,and was endlessly bailing me out of whatever bother i'd get myself into So i'm beginning to think i've got my whole life wrong ,it wasn't the way i remember it being. ...and to be honest it's tearing me up,i'm struggling to get my head around it.
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Post by grim on Jan 20, 2013 22:00:07 GMT
If it's been mentioned already feel free to ignore this recommendation ...but if it hasn't
ADHD Medication Rules by Dr. Charles Parker is excellent.
Also,
Your Life Can Be Better: using strategies for Adult ADD/ADHD by Douglas.A.Puryear M.D.
This book has,and still is,changing the way i manage ADHD for the better...without any exaggeration i can say this book has been like a lifeboat for me
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Post by grim on Jan 3, 2013 19:44:29 GMT
Really,really don't like tramadol.It plays havoc with my mood cycles,without fail.
I take dihydrocodeine everyday for arthritis (old injuries.i am very accident prone...now there's a surprise!).It also helps with the RLS i get from my other meds.
but horses for courses,etc.
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Post by grim on Jan 2, 2013 22:30:13 GMT
I do the same myself sometimes...maybe it's the subconscious saying "hey,let's not waste time eating and drinking,there's far more interesting things to be doing!" perhaps.
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Post by grim on Jan 2, 2013 22:25:11 GMT
Hey I have type 1 Bipolar affective disorder...and ADHD I take Lithium for one and methylphenidate(of varying types) for the other. Both make a difference,despite not being "quite there" with the ADHD meds.(still seeking the right dose...nearly there ) I worried about mixing the meds with the two conditions,but for me it worked out ok...hopefully it'll work out ok for you as well. A. p.s.you have a degree? That's awsome,well done! I have started and quit 4 degree courses,all before the first 6 months had passed.
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