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Post by stresshead75 on Apr 9, 2022 7:21:34 GMT
Hi, I'm new to this forum and definitely still learning about it all myself (I'm awaiting assessment for ASC, PDA and ADHD), my husband has an ADHD diagnosis, one of my twins has ASC, GDD, sensory processing difficulty and dyspraxia, my other twin has ADHD and Dyslexia. From the information you shared, I would suspect you might consider looking into ASC as it does seem it's an autism thing. I might be wrong though as I am not a professional. I hope you found an answer by now anyway and are able to make adjustments as needed, where possible. Best wishes Thank you for your reply, very much appreciated. When I was last at my ADHD clinic,I was asked if anyone has ever spoken to me about Autism. That was the first time a professional mentioned it. Maybe I should follow it up? I do have issues with spelling and numbers too (huge problems with numbers, always have). I wondered are the sensory issues an ADHD thing. Hope your assessments go well for you. Again thank you for your reply. Best wishes for you and your family. SH75 πππ
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Post by stresshead75 on Jan 27, 2022 9:42:56 GMT
Hello people, Does anyone else have sensory issues?
Ie. Certain materials I can't wear or touch. If I do I shiver from head to toe!!
Sensitivity to light? Some lighting plays havoc with my eyes.
This happen anybody else???
Thank you. SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Dec 8, 2021 10:52:36 GMT
Hello,a quick reply.
Everyone has bad days, I can be up and down like a Yo-Yo!
All I can say is relax if you can, listen to some music, do some art(works for me!)
Your not alone on this!!
SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Nov 25, 2019 9:24:01 GMT
Hello people, Going into my second month of Concerta 54mg, I've noticed little differences with it. Not sure about this whole extended release thing though! Due to my health, I have to take a two hour nap at about 3-4 eay day. I need my meds strucured around my day, not my day strucured around my meds! Does this make sense? Thank you. SH75. Changed over to Elevanse (30mg start now 50mg), finding them better than Concerta. The thing around my naps, body has kind of adjusted to my new routine. I find if I have it early (around 7am ish!) I'm good for my sleep at 4 r 5pm. I have re kindled my love of drawing too since meds change. Been drawing with chalk pastels for the first time in years. ππππππππ€ͺπ€ͺπππ
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 5, 2019 8:14:43 GMT
Hummm just the 2 of us then! It's probably very low on the list of issues I need 2 address Anyway I think it makes my hugs more special (as awkward & strained as they are) I'm going 2 take the moral high ground & say it makes me a better person than u lot who'll hug people u've just met! I'm really bad with hugs too. It's caused a few problems for me. Anyone hate photos?
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 5, 2019 7:33:03 GMT
Hello, Sorry to hear of your difficult times.
Hanzo stick with it, Gp said to me when I,asked for referal " you dont strike me as that type "!!!
ADHD clinic says im very much that type! Qb test scores were really high.(diagnosed 3 months ago)
So if you have the means go private, can be a long 3 years waiting on Nhs.
Hope all goes well. SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 5, 2019 7:17:06 GMT
Get yourself a blood pressure monitor. Not heard of the red nose lol I thought it was a drink thing. Not helpful I know but hello. Yes would be a good idea to keep an eye on blood pressure. I got 54mg concerta caught in my throat the other day if that helps!!!! Just taken my meds will see if nose goes red! SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 5, 2019 7:05:32 GMT
Hello people, Going into my second month of Concerta 54mg, I've noticed little differences with it.
Not sure about this whole extended release thing though!
Due to my health, I have to take a two hour nap at about 3-4 eay day.
I need my meds strucured around my day, not my day strucured around my meds!
Does this make sense?
Thank you. SH75.
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Post by stresshead75 on Jul 7, 2019 8:32:26 GMT
Sure they are doing nothing? I thought this on different meds but my wife and daughter notice the difference and the that's only reason my doc kept me on them for another 2weeks at a higher dose and then we will re evaluate. Some changes are small certainly not the limitless I was looking for π Yes the O.H says when I started them I was in better mood, tbh I dont feel any better!! I said I would give meds a chance,back with specialist in 3 weeks, I think I will be telling them, concerta isnt for me π
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Post by stresshead75 on Jul 2, 2019 8:44:42 GMT
Concerta 36mg, doing nothing really for me. Anyone else have issues with Concerta?
SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Jun 12, 2019 6:44:30 GMT
Hello people, Doc put me on 18mg concerta, titration up to 36mg for 2 months.
Concerta isnt doing much for me, anyone else find this??
Thanx people. SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on May 8, 2019 7:14:18 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has experience of this drug been prescribed for ADHD instead of stimulants. A friend is taking it apparently for ADHD but googling it and can't find any references to its use for ADHD treatment only for chronic pain and opiate addiction Buprenorphine is perscribed for pain relief and opioid addiction.
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Post by stresshead75 on May 8, 2019 7:02:15 GMT
Hello, so im based in northamptonshire. If im frank.. the general basis of my question, is that - am i going to be pre judged for the fact that i have had issues in the past with addiction?/alcoholism? Im worried about that. Becasuse..... i know (bear in mind i dont have to lie to you guys) i just KNOW in my heart that they are merely symptoms of something underlining. However as soon as i mention (and am actually honest for once!!) About these past things to professionals.. i feel i am labled. Its so frustratingly difficult for a leopard to change ones spots Hi Chris, Having addiction issues will not be a problem, if it was I would never have got an Nhs diagnosis!!! I have chronic addiction issues, but clean now(2 yrs). Hang in there and go through with looking for your diagnosis. Remember the people your looking to see are specialists and are used to addiction issues. SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on May 8, 2019 6:49:57 GMT
My gp put a referral through apparently on the 31st march which is a sunday so not sure if it did get sent? Thing is I still haven't heard a peep back from anyone yet I'd like to atleast get a phonecall and say when I can go but it's apparoaching an entire month now since I went to see the doctorΒ im east lancs based if any1 else is from round or knows waiting times please do say Hi johnconner, I did a pre screen in Feb 2018 with a senior M.H professional , Qb computerised test in August 18. Had to wait to see specialist, which was 2 weeks ago.(26/5/19)and again in a month. So all in all took over 12 mths. Greater manchester. Hope this helps. SH 75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on May 8, 2019 6:43:02 GMT
TLDR; Diagnosed with GAD after years of suffering but could it be ADHD? I was randomly browsing through imgur and came across an ADHD meme, from there I went to reddit ADHD and read as many posts as I could. I honestly feel like a lightbulb has gone on identifying with so many things. I'm 35 F and have never been diagnosed with ADHD as a child but I've always had issues I just put down to me being lazy and a bit weird. I was quiet and withdrawn but my obsession with aviation and model planes kept me busy. I loved computers and drawing and managed to find a job straight from school even after doing very poorly on my GCSES despite being intelligent, learning web design at a local company. I stayed there for a while, It was a job I adored and would often lose track of time there. Everything seemed to happen after I moved out of my parents and childhood home and in with my first real relationship and I was pushed to change jobs to earn more money. I took a job at an IT call centre for better pay but I hated the job. I couldn't concentrate, organize myself to do my tasks at work. I didn't want to be there and it felt unbearable doing the work I didn't find interesting but I tried so hard to suck it up and go on so I did for a year. I started having extreme anxiety, panic attacks and palpitations and was diagnosed as having anxiety by my GP. They put me on medication and it helped here and there but it just got worse and worse to the point I got fired for so much sick time. My relationship ended badly and I moved back home with my parents, soon after I started self medicating with alcohol, I'd always felt better when I was drunk. I could socialize normally and not feel anxious but this soon turned into a serious alcohol addiction and anxiety now had depression with it. This was around 2008 and after a many unsuccessful attempts to stop drinking and get myself back on track I went to an in house free Christian rehab and I was there for 8 months. I hated it but the structure there did wonders for me, Being woken up at a certain time, set meal times and being basically told what to do turned my life around. I left there because I felt better but mainly because I'm not Christian and couldn't follow with the daily worshiping and give myself to christ. Anyway after this I moved back home with my parents and although I struggled I printed out 4 goals I wanted to do, stuck it on my bedroom wall and totally threw myself into them 24 hours a day. 1: I went Gym every day to get fit and lose the weight I had gained from the depression. 2: To fix my poor credit score and pay my debts. 3: Get a job (any job!) It took me around 2 years but I did it, I was like a machine,lost all my weight I looked great was in the best shape of my life and got a JOB. Turns out this job was terrible, A small local firm with a massive high turnover of staff due to the owner who shouts and makes his employees cry. It was in a new field, I hadn't worked in IT for years so I had to start from the bottom again with an admin job. But I stuck with it, the long hours, the unpaid time spent oncall at evenings and weekends. It was a job that I needed just like everyone else to earn money but it was so unbearable again I keep thinking how do my colleagues cope with this. Do they find this as unbearable as I do? I splurged on a brand new car I couldn't really afford to make myself feel like working at this place was worth something to me. To motivate me but my anxiety and depression just got worse and worse again, I couldn't control it I felt like I was losing my mind. After 2 years there and many many sick days I handed my notice in with no other job quite recklessly but managed to get another admin job not that farther away. The same cycle continued and the anxiety became overwhelming and the sick days more and more. In the end I ran out of excuses not to go in work. One day after hearing the news of a death of a friend I had been wanting to go see but kept putting off I had a massive breakdown. I drank and drove my car that night ending in the loss of my licence and my new car that I'd owned for less than 12 months. It's been 5 years since then and I'm currently on benefits unable to work until I can control what's going on with myself. I'm still suffering with depression and anxiety. My GP says its GAD. I've heard of ADHD before but I thought it only affected children I've tried antidepressants which just made me feel emotionless and I didn't like it. Xanax was great because I was sleeping most of the time. I ended up on diazepam and that was worse. At the moment what seems to help is weed. It calms my thoughts and gets rid of the anxiety but all this time I've always felt like I'm just trimming something daily that's growing inside of me. Keeping on top of it. I'm only on pregabalin for my anxiety, I came off everything else and I feel better for it. But I self medicate daily with weed. I'd like to be able to replace that with legitimate medication so I can begin my life again and reapply for my driving licence and get my independence back. I'm at a point with my GP that its accepted that its GAD and it's just uncontrollable so I don't really go anymore and just stay on repeat medication and self medicate at home sedated and resigned to the fact it's just going to be like this forever well until I read about ADHD. My life currently is good, I'm living with my sister, medicating with weed and just enjoying the good days and getting through the bad ones but I struggle with things like: Trying to play a co-op game I love with my sister on the xbox. It's like I really want to do it and I don't want to do it at the same time and its frustrating and paralyzing at times. It's easier to do nothing and procrastinate on my phone than to commit to something I like to do for a few hours. The same goes with watching films and most activities, it's like making a decision is overwhelming. I've been constantly rereading paragraphs my entire life thinking it was normal trying to stitch the words together. I also have a few weird OCD things I've always had like I don't like getting my hands wet because when they dry the sensation of touching things especially paper goes through me. Moisturising helps but it doesn't go away. My brain seems to have a one problem at a time mode and I can't cope with more. Brushing my teeth is an issue for me. Sometimes I forget sometimes I really don't want to do it. I'm forgetful and very easily distracted, If im watching TV and someone is talking to me I've no idea sometimes and don't hear what they say. I often think I'm just ignorant. I've never been able to remember names it takes me a long time. I seem to spend most of my time doing nothing procrastinating my next tasks and leave everything till the last minute because the thought of doing the tasks is overwhelming. My memory is bad too, I don't remember what happened on my birthdays or just random events. Could this be ADHD or am I just a nut case. I'm making an appointment to see my GP next week and have a chat with them. Hi sarahaz, I was diagnosed two weeks ago, After a few years of fighting with gp's. They tried all sorts of meds with me too, yes they said "Gad","depression", had to go through healthy Minds twice, before they would refer me. So what im saying is hang in there,research your local Adhd service and make sure your gp refers you. Best of luck SH 75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on May 2, 2019 16:59:53 GMT
Hello, The day of appointment has come and gone!!!
Got my Diagnosis, "Significant Imparement",went through Diva2 with me.
Asked Questions about childhood and how im affected these days.
Blood pressure was up so starting meds in 3 weeks. Let you know about my progress.
Thank you. SH75 π π
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Post by stresshead75 on Apr 27, 2019 5:42:55 GMT
They might diagnose on this appointment, or require further appointments. Itβs a postcode lottery! Good luck! (Iβve had 2x NHS assessments and a private one, All weβre different) I asked two of the Mh professional's I had to see what they thought. One said traits and Qb score were very consistant with Adhd. The other said she thought it unlikely I I dont have Adhd. So we shall see soon enough. Thanx for your help. SH 75 HELLO, Had my appointment yesterday!!!!! Yes I got my Diagnosis!!!!!. Blood pressure was up so they said see you in 4 weeks to start meds. I was told my Qb test scores were really high. Keep you all informed about whats happining next!!! SH75 π π π π π π π π
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Post by stresshead75 on Mar 24, 2019 9:03:36 GMT
Don't you just hate it when you join a forum and you are ignored.π€¬ Hello, Can take a while sometimes to get a reply on here, I think most only log in now and again. Hello anywayz hope you are well π SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Mar 23, 2019 23:13:30 GMT
They might diagnose on this appointment, or require further appointments. Itβs a postcode lottery! Good luck! (Iβve had 2x NHS assessments and a private one, All weβre different) I asked two of the Mh professional's I had to see what they thought. One said traits and Qb score were very consistant with Adhd. The other said she thought it unlikely I I dont have Adhd. So we shall see soon enough. Thanx for your help. SH 75
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Post by stresshead75 on Mar 23, 2019 22:52:06 GMT
Hi, my name's Paul, I 'm 55yrs old and I have been trying to get help with what I thought was Adhd for just over a year. I had a referral letter from my GPS but I was struggling to get a response from any of the providers in the Manchester area. Feeling somewhat frustrated, I contacted the ADHD Foundation in Liverpool and went for a test. The results showed that in their opinion I have Adhd and Autism, these results were sent to my GPS but yet again nothing.Β So I was wondering what people thought I should do next,Β do I just carry on as I have always done or is there a particular path that I should follow for help with a dual diagnosis.Β Thanks for reading this.Β PaulΒ Hi Paul, do you mean dual diagnosis for Adhd/autism of in the drug/alcohol Mental health sense? Dont know what part of manchester you are in, i've been waiting two years for my appointment, and about another year before that trying to get them to listen. Ignorant gp's etc. Hope this helps, if I knew what part of Manchester might be able to direct you better. Im in east manchester. SH 75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Mar 23, 2019 22:34:38 GMT
Hello people, Have an appointment coming up next month with an nhs specialist.
Can anyone tell me what to expect? Ive done the Qb test and this is my first appointment.
Any help at all is hugely appreciateted. Thank you. SH75 π
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Post by stresshead75 on Jan 9, 2019 5:14:37 GMT
I donβt think you can grow out of ADHD, but you can learn to cope with it better. Β No I dont think so, infact I think some of my symptoms have gotten worse as I got older. I do believe that you learn better coping skills as you get older.(or not!, sometimes!)
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Post by stresshead75 on Jan 9, 2019 5:10:30 GMT
I don't think I waited that long, no more than three months from some time this summer, July I think, to October. Nhs, I saw a visiting guy from Liverpool at a clinic in Bolton. Hello people, After spending all 2016/17 asking for help from G.p. He sent me to see a senior M.H. Worker. That was Feb 2018. She assesesd me, sent for Qb test August 18. Given appointment with specialist march 19. Getting close!!! Hang in there. Will be worth it in the end. SH 75 π Turns out my appointment is 26/04/2019!!!!!! Read the date wrong!! Can anyone tell me what to expect at nhs specialist first session?? (Qb test done). Thank you. SH75 β€πβ€
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 22, 2018 17:26:55 GMT
Yes my friend i'm NHS , Got appointment letter to see specialist in april. im in Greater Manchester. But at least i know know now that something is happening not just limbo of been sent around in circles!!!!!!! SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Sept 12, 2018 6:44:47 GMT
Hi people, well went for Qb test.
So now have the 6-9 months wait to see specialist.
Will keep you informed.
Thanx. SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Aug 16, 2018 12:16:21 GMT
Thanks for the link. Very interesting!!! Unfortunately i cant afford private atm so i gotta take what im given!!!!! But i will have a copy of this info with me when i go for the test Thanks guys for your help SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Aug 16, 2018 12:14:15 GMT
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Post by stresshead75 on Jul 29, 2018 12:22:35 GMT
Hi People, Got my appointment for QB test on 30/8/2018 so will let you know the results. Thanx SH75
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Post by stresshead75 on Jul 29, 2018 12:21:28 GMT
I had one earlier this year (NHS) and my diagnosis seemed to made on the results of the QB test alone. It was the first part of my diagnosis interview with the second part afterwards being the 'talky' bit but that just seemed to be a box ticking exercise. The health staff conducting the test seemed to get quite excited by my QB results as they were unusually and consistently very high on reactivity times even by ADHD standards. However, you ask if they're accurate and I'm not so sure they are - your results are compared to a test group "the same sex and age" as you but I noticed (or at least pretty certain I noticed on some QB info) that my test group encompassed all females aged 30-60 (I'm 34). That age group would include pre, post and currently menopausal women which could effect results. I would feel the accuracy would be better if the age range of samples was broken to say ages 18-25, 25-40, 40-50, 50-65, 65+, etc. Also, my boyfriend sat in the room with me (and the test conductor) whilst I did the test. My boyfriend was sitting behind me watching and I knew he'd be 'playing' the test along in his head which made me super competitive thus perhaps affecting the reactivity times. I don't play computer games or use a mobile phone (I don't trust'em!), so that kind of stuff does't seem to affect results btw. Let us know how you get on and don't worry at all about it BOF
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Post by stresshead75 on Jun 6, 2018 3:12:54 GMT
Thanks for the reply, due to have one of these tests after an initial meeting with nhs 'M.H. Professional '
Tbh it's the third "professional" from nhs after 3 yrs of trying to get them to listen!!!
I've met a lot of ignorance and lack of awareness about ADHD from said "professionals". But seem to be in the right track
Finally!!! Again thanks for your help. π will update after qb test . SH 75 βΊ
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