I am 34 and this conditioned has absolutely left my life in shambles! What a curse if you don’t learn how to manage it ! My case is far severe and I am slowly learning to workaround the problems and it has helped.
@MrMithchellLagle: For me it was a nightmare. Doctors in my country don’t know adhd at all or they are convinced it is only childish problem. One of them even mocks me and sad that my symptoms cannot exist, or I couldn’t be a university graduate. But finally I’ve found a good doc. Keep seaching for a better doc, I’m just going to cross my fingers for you.
I unknowingly struggled with these symptoms for most of my life. Now, at 27, I’m finally seeking help.
Has anyone else had problems explaining their problems to an M.D.? When I explained my problems to my doc, he gave me the feeling that he it was a willpower problem (or even a lack of intelligence!). He really didn’t give the disorder (or me, for that metter) very much respect.
So adderall(amphetamines) increases the levels of dopamine, as same as cocaine does, your brain gets used to such higher levels of dopamine so when you stop using adderall you can tell the difference, you get addicted to amphetamines for life, you make psychiatrists and pharmaceuticals rich. What a beautiful American dream.
I dont do well at school, I dont like to read, I dont have any attention at class, my mind is somewhere else instead of the black text I have in the top of my desk, that makes me mentally ill? Theres no physical brain evidence in a ADHD patient that can tell if either what he/she has is a normal imbalance of chemicals/vitamins/nutrients in his/her brain due to psychological traumas or diets, or is actually a real genetic illness.
For Women with ADD.. Go and see Sari Solden Michigan.. She wrote a book called “Women with Attention Deficit DisOrder” .. We need an ADD coach.. /Organizer/and counsellor
People with ADHD are an asset to the society. Majority of geniuses, & great scholars had ADHD, including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Nicholai Tesla, & Leonardo Da Vinci, Beethoven, Mozart, etc, etc. It is people with ADHD who’s genius and continuous need for intellectual stimulation, is what makes lives of you ordinary mediocre mundane people worth living. So be thankful for having us make your misreable boring lives worth living!
I have autism with tendencies towards ADD (apparently the two conditions can sometimes overlap). It’s so true that ADD symptoms can get in the way of getting help. I don’t get it when people talk about overdiagnosis as if it is a global phenomenon because outside of the USA it can be really difficult to get a diganosis.
Here in Greece it is impossible to get diagnosis or treatment as an adult.
Everyone who says that it doesn’t exist should spent 24 hour with me,than he will change opinion.
And Dr. Adler’s right: Many people with ADHD need help following through on getting help.
Don’t believe the old 1960s therapy line: If someone really wants help, they will get it. Most people with ADHD don’t have any idea that the “noise” in their head or their distractibility isn’t “normal.” Or, if they do realize it’s a problem, they often have no hope that life can be any different — because they’ve tried many organizing systems, etc. to no avail.
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) is a descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous group within the ADHD predominantly inattentive (ADHD-I or ADHD-PI) classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. It has been estimated that the SCT population may make up 30-50% of the ADHD-PI population.
I have severe adult ADHD.I have always been ADHD,but coped & really well i was a workaholic for many years until a serious car accident-i could walk for quite a while & thats when my problems started,& the need for medication-now used for 2 years.
my father admits now that he always had ADHD-really DAD no kiding,like we didnt notice-lol
March 11th, 2010 at 7:32 am
I am 34 and this conditioned has absolutely left my life in shambles! What a curse if you don’t learn how to manage it ! My case is far severe and I am slowly learning to workaround the problems and it has helped.
March 11th, 2010 at 8:13 am
@MrMithchellLagle: For me it was a nightmare. Doctors in my country don’t know adhd at all or they are convinced it is only childish problem. One of them even mocks me and sad that my symptoms cannot exist, or I couldn’t be a university graduate. But finally I’ve found a good doc. Keep seaching for a better doc, I’m just going to cross my fingers for you.
March 11th, 2010 at 8:15 am
I unknowingly struggled with these symptoms for most of my life. Now, at 27, I’m finally seeking help.
Has anyone else had problems explaining their problems to an M.D.? When I explained my problems to my doc, he gave me the feeling that he it was a willpower problem (or even a lack of intelligence!). He really didn’t give the disorder (or me, for that metter) very much respect.
March 11th, 2010 at 8:18 am
ADHD is not considered a mental illness.
March 11th, 2010 at 9:01 am
You could have ADHD-Primarily Inattentive. Hyperactivity is only an issue for certain people.
March 11th, 2010 at 9:36 am
hehe, sometimes i wish i could give my brain to someone who doesnt understand for a few minutes.
March 11th, 2010 at 10:03 am
i think youre not sick
youre just stupid
leave off this mental masturbation,RITALIN transform just normal “sportsy” kids in toxic addicted.
only in USA it means that PILLS rules ours lifes
open your fucn mind man and wake up to reality!!!
and reality is NOT FLAT like they want to impose
March 11th, 2010 at 10:10 am
They only symtoms i DON’T have is Impuslivness and Hyperness.
March 11th, 2010 at 10:36 am
So adderall(amphetamines) increases the levels of dopamine, as same as cocaine does, your brain gets used to such higher levels of dopamine so when you stop using adderall you can tell the difference, you get addicted to amphetamines for life, you make psychiatrists and pharmaceuticals rich. What a beautiful American dream.
March 11th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I dont do well at school, I dont like to read, I dont have any attention at class, my mind is somewhere else instead of the black text I have in the top of my desk, that makes me mentally ill? Theres no physical brain evidence in a ADHD patient that can tell if either what he/she has is a normal imbalance of chemicals/vitamins/nutrients in his/her brain due to psychological traumas or diets, or is actually a real genetic illness.
March 11th, 2010 at 11:13 am
For Women with ADD.. Go and see Sari Solden Michigan.. She wrote a book called “Women with Attention Deficit DisOrder” .. We need an ADD coach.. /Organizer/and counsellor
March 11th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
People with ADHD are an asset to the society. Majority of geniuses, & great scholars had ADHD, including Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Nicholai Tesla, & Leonardo Da Vinci, Beethoven, Mozart, etc, etc. It is people with ADHD who’s genius and continuous need for intellectual stimulation, is what makes lives of you ordinary mediocre mundane people worth living. So be thankful for having us make your misreable boring lives worth living!
March 11th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
I have autism with tendencies towards ADD (apparently the two conditions can sometimes overlap). It’s so true that ADD symptoms can get in the way of getting help. I don’t get it when people talk about overdiagnosis as if it is a global phenomenon because outside of the USA it can be really difficult to get a diganosis.
March 11th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Where do you get tested if you have ADHD as an adult?
I am in NYC
March 11th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Here in Greece it is impossible to get diagnosis or treatment as an adult.
Everyone who says that it doesn’t exist should spent 24 hour with me,than he will change opinion.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Thanks for sharing your story, Thomas! Great job!
ADHD is real, folks. And it’s a heckuva lot more common than most people know.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Yes, it does exist!
And Dr. Adler’s right: Many people with ADHD need help following through on getting help.
Don’t believe the old 1960s therapy line: If someone really wants help, they will get it. Most people with ADHD don’t have any idea that the “noise” in their head or their distractibility isn’t “normal.” Or, if they do realize it’s a problem, they often have no hope that life can be any different — because they’ve tried many organizing systems, etc. to no avail.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) is a descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous group within the ADHD predominantly inattentive (ADHD-I or ADHD-PI) classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. It has been estimated that the SCT population may make up 30-50% of the ADHD-PI population.
March 11th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
I have severe adult ADHD.I have always been ADHD,but coped & really well i was a workaholic for many years until a serious car accident-i could walk for quite a while & thats when my problems started,& the need for medication-now used for 2 years.
my father admits now that he always had ADHD-really DAD no kiding,like we didnt notice-lol
March 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
It is not that it doesn’t exist. Just don’t use it as an excuse to be unhappy or special if you know what I mean.
March 11th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
they say it doesn’t exist? but it describes everyhting about me perfectly! Thanks for the video x