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Post by sherry on Apr 1, 2012 19:38:36 GMT
Welcome and good luck on your venture into enlightenment :-)
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Post by annie on Apr 2, 2012 7:43:18 GMT
Hi
Welcome to the Forum.
Hope your journey through the NHS is not too difficult.
annie
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Post by claudhopper on Apr 2, 2012 16:42:34 GMT
Hi. I've just got a referral to Maudsley hospital in London. Previously on anti depressants which didn't really work. I'm hoping this works. All my research points towards adult ADHD. Does it take long to get an appointment?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2012 17:18:33 GMT
Hello claudhopper The Maudsley get you in as quickly as possible - reply to the invite as soon as you get it to get the best time for you. And while you're there slap a receptionist for me We have history. And the waiting room has a weird hexagon thing going on - take your own drink coz it's a bit pricey and/or limited.
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Post by claudhopper on Apr 4, 2012 11:47:02 GMT
Thanks for the advice. Apart from the receptionist bit, I might get arrested. Maybe I'll give him or her a stern look.
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Post by JessyG on Apr 9, 2012 22:08:34 GMT
I was diagnosed when I was 13 (I'm now 18) and I'm new to this just thought seeing as I have never really met anyone with ADD or ADHD to ask about their experiences, in comparison to mine does it get easier when you get older?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 0:33:21 GMT
How do you mean, easier?
Some of us didn't 'decompensate' until we hit a life event that caused us to overload - in my case, having a child. I'd coped, one way or another, up til then, albeit assuming that all my 'issues' were just failures on my part, because I was poorly disciplined and lazy etc.
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Post by hopeful on Apr 22, 2012 12:18:57 GMT
Hi,
I'm from Birmingham, U.K. and it has only recently dawned on me that the striking similarities between me and my older ADHD brother, are in fact more than that. I am about to embark on the path of diagnosis and have already been turned away by one ignorant GP. I've been lurking on this site for support since I found my way here when googling ADHD symptoms and came across what could be my personal profile lol! So many threads I have read have just really hit home to me and I am both excited and sad that I may finally have a reason for me being me.
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Post by sherry on Apr 22, 2012 18:45:53 GMT
Hey, HOPEFUL, Meggie99 and I are in the Black Country.
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Post by hopeful on Apr 22, 2012 19:27:07 GMT
Hey Sherry, good to know there are folks nearby.
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Post by Notlonelyinacrowdnow on Apr 23, 2012 22:30:03 GMT
Thought I'd introduce myself I'm married 47 four grown up children 2 of which diagnosed ASD/ ADHD & Aspie .. I've been referred to an Adult ADHD specialist but your guess is as good as mine for how long the piece of string is .. Hoping for within next 3 months but could be longer.. I'm a Musician ( which keeps me sane .. I've always been in bands and gigging its my Hobbie my one focus that I can concentrate on I play guitar and think its the hundreds of different chords and songs that keep me interested I rarely get bored just move on to a new song ( finishing things is an issue though I start projects and just leave mid air my Music room has lots of unfinished bits of papers everywhere I'm Totally disorganised and come across as Dipsy Scatty Thick !! I struggle with friends as in Billy no mates. I have lots of Acquaintances Musicians n stuff but never real friendships my best friend is my Hubby of 25yrs.. Like a lot of you on here I was fobbed off with Your Depressed have some Counselling I tried it for 4 weeks was silly I'd be waffling on the poor councillor would be checking her watch as I went about my warbling at 100 miles an hour think she was shattered when I'd leave the room lol I've been strange all my life now I understand why some would think Me a bit phyco.. It was more so when my teen daughter was diagnosed as ADHD it hit me that I'm Exactly the same it was like the light had come on in My mind so This is what's up with me too type of thing.. Scary though when I would say to ppl we've known for years I'm waiting to see an ADHD specialist some said ' I could have told you you have it years ago ' none of them were surprised I Feel sad that I've struggled for so long even as a child I Was under a psychiatrist was apparently an Anxious Clingy Child scared of my own shadow drove my poor mother mad. Wish they had seen it then I wouldn't have spent my adolescent being put into care and lots of crap stuff.. Anyway I'm so glad a found this site it's great reading through a lot of the posts and just 'getting it' understanding you all.. I've never known anyone else with ADHD only my children so I'm looking forward to sticking around and getting my diagnosis at last ..
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Post by claudhopper on Apr 24, 2012 12:52:43 GMT
Hi and welcome lonelyinacrowd. I talk at 100 miles per hour and people think I'm brainy until i forget a word and get totally stuck or rush ahead and say things in the wrong order. ;D
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Post by Lesley on May 11, 2012 6:46:40 GMT
Hello, Just a quick hi. I have a fourteen year old with ADHD and I have a 'provisional' diagnosis of inattentive ADHD. I hope to become familiar with these boards though a busy life leaves me little time to be online. We will see... so Hi )
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Post by Notlonelyinacrowdnow on May 11, 2012 8:21:57 GMT
Hi Lesley
Having a teen with ADHD is at times a nightmare ( love her deeply ) but we have our moments were both so alike disorganised chaos at best lol xx
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2012 17:31:14 GMT
Hi. I'm Kaiser and I'm finding all this a bit overwhelming, to be honest, but here goes.
I was given a test, I think it was called a "Connor's Rating Scale", or something like that, by a psychologist friend about 4 years ago and she suggested I may want to see someone as she believed that I had "ADHD type" tendencies. This explained a lot. Honestly, I thought being permanently frustrated was part of the human condition.
The trouble was. who to turn too? The only information that my Dr had for me was that, "Not much is known about ADHD in adults!" which was a little demoralising, to say the least. No one is interested, it seemed (not an uncommon story, I am coming to realise.)
That was 4 years ago. I'm 34 now and have been brushing the whole subject under the carpet until recently when I met someone like me at a party. I have no idea how the conversation came up but it turns out this guy was just like me but he had found not only support but also medication and he told be stories of something I consider the Holy Grail, focus!
Unfortunately I lost track of him but our chance meeting has really invigorated me into doing something about the whole thing. I'm so pleased I've found this Forum and the AADDUK.ORG website.
If anyone wants to chat and swap stories, please drop me a line. I'm really interested to hear from everyone but especially from people with experience of medication.
Cheers!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2012 17:52:30 GMT
I would give anything and I mean ANYTHING for focus, peace of mind and not to be laughed at of ridiculed by my peers:(. And I just got called a liar and told to fuck off by my GFs sister when I told her I didn't much want to work in sainsburys and that no ADHD is not an excuse it's an explanation.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2012 17:56:04 GMT
Sorry about the rant, I am the same age as u and have just got diagnosed but told that basically there is no service for 25+ adults so tango sierra your on your own.
My GFs sister is brittle asthmatic so I felt like saying why don't you just go run a marathon and tell me that the asthma is a fucking excuse.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2012 19:55:20 GMT
Hello There's lots of us here diagnosed and medicated - just stick around and read the threads
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Post by cdsinuk on May 30, 2012 16:52:21 GMT
hi all, not feeling the happy ending, i am 51 years old, never had a diagnosis, my dad died when i was 11 years old and my mum when i was 15, i dont remember seeing a doctor at all at that early age, had bad time at school but i am intelligent but never took exams, not just to do with ADHD, but my parents died at criticle ages and i never had the chance, evrthing went wrong at the same time, so although a troublesome child was never heard of back then, my life has been totally destroyed by ADHD, i have had unbeliveable treatment in the last two years from NHS i was given the lablel borderline personality disorder in 1994, and fed antidepressants on and off for most of that time, even though i told them they didnt help, infact just made anxiety and stress worse causing even more problems like multiple overdoses and self harm, i becgan to lose all confidence in doctors in the last ten years, but in the last two years i have been cut off from all NHS services because after years of research i believed my diagnosis was wrong, i have had 40 jobs, cant get another one but still trying, , cant get benefits either, doctors just left me to rot after i questioned the diagnosis and told them i wouldnt take any more anti depressants, so they cut off my benefits for refusing treatment, ive just had to sell everything of value so i could to afford a specialist as the NHS wouldnt listen to me about the diagnosis, the ADHD specialist recognised the symptoms straight away and prescribed Concerta XL and ritalin, but the medication has worked so well, and it has made me feel so much better and able to cope, i have never felt so "normal " in my life but this is short lived as i cannot afford it, i feel so sad about finaly finding something to help me, but i feel the damage to my life has been too much, and although not depressed i feel its all over for me now, nobody wants to get involved to help me, the reality of my position, and my outlook is very grim, a bittersweet ending,
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Post by Notlonelyinacrowdnow on May 30, 2012 20:06:40 GMT
So sorry to hear your story it's quite heartbreaking. Im glad Concerta help I am recently dx & found the Meds transformation in my life.. Your among people who understand here & I hope you can get help & support xx
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2012 23:21:31 GMT
Hi, contemplating raising ADHD with my gp as and explanation for my anxiety. My son is to be assessed through education route and he has many of the same issues that I did and do so now I think it may be that I have ADHD. He is bound to ask how I am finding the anti depressants (ciptapram) and I am going to tell him what I told my counsellor which is they make no difference either way, relaxation app on my phone is much more effective. I am under a lot of stress and I feel I have reached the limit of my ability to compensate for my issues with strategies.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2012 6:15:52 GMT
Hi, contemplating raising ADHD with my gp as and explanation for my anxiety. My son is to be assessed through education route and he has many of the same issues that I did and do so now I think it may be that I have ADHD. He is bound to ask how I am finding the anti depressants (ciptapram) and I am going to tell him what I told my counsellor which is they make no difference either way, relaxation app on my phone is much more effective. I am under a lot of stress and I feel I have reached the limit of my ability to compensate for my issues with strategies. Hi, Bonnyharry This is exactly how I came to realise I had ADHD - off work yet again through anxiety/stress/burnout, which was morphing into depression because I was aware, after 25 years of trying, that I could not change certain fundamental behaviours. I was telling my counsellor that I felt suicidal because I felt so trapped in a cycle of overwork, failure and stress and I had no hope of a tolerable life. I'd been researching ADHD as a possible explanation for my daughter's issues, and as i described my working day, the lightbulb just went off. Good luck with your counsellor - mine just looked blankly at me - and get off to your GP with checklist and extracts from NICE guidelines (see main site) and insist, politely, that you be referred to the psychiatric services for an assessment. It may be a bit of a slog (took me 18 months) but I hope you get there - and we'll support you on the way. Shiny x
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 21:36:04 GMT
Hi to all. I was diagnosed March 22nd this year, with adhd combined type. I think that means inattentive and hyperactive. Thought that I'd join one a these things to connect with others similar to me. So Hello all
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Post by hopeful on Jun 11, 2012 22:08:12 GMT
Hi adey, welcome
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Post by spok on Jun 12, 2012 15:19:29 GMT
Hi all, just another guy lost in the NHS system here. Been snooping around for some time and thought I'd finally say hello.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2012 17:11:27 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2012 7:56:57 GMT
Hi my first time here, have been diagnosed by GP and counsellor but have got no meds as I have to see a psychiatrist and waiting list is long so in the meantime I'm in a heap and until fairly recently I thought it was depression I had, might still have it but the more I hear bout ADD the more I see myself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 18:35:05 GMT
Hi steve,story told in i think new/old meds or something like.I need some friends and meds to help me throgh,im in manchester,34 cheers steve
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Post by maurice on Aug 24, 2012 17:54:03 GMT
Hi, my name is Maurice and I run a proboard, the
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2012 22:16:18 GMT
Hi, my name is Maurice and I run a proboard, the Pheonix Club. The name of the board was based on the Peter Kay series, Phoenix Nights. If you wish I can post the link, LOL, not many posters now since the PK series finished. I nearly had an epileptic fit looking at your website. It doesn't seem to have anything at all to do with ADHD. Do you have ADHD, or are you just promoting your website? John
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