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By: D-Bear

D-Bear — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:13:58 +0000

this may seem off topic to a.d.d but i PROMISE you it’s not. this is going along with Doris Rotolo post about self medicating. everybody wonders if this is correct or incorrect. As of now i dont believe their is a definate answer and their will always be controversy over it. I use to use drugs on a daily basis for about 6 years. I won’t say that i was self medication but i wont say i wasnt. at first it helped me, then it got out of hand and didnt end in a pill a day to keep the a.d.d away. I got hooked, i got arrested. It no longer is looked at as self medicating, you need it to function. GO TO THE DOCTOR AND DO IT THE RITE WAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT I DID EVERYDAY!! and to the parents out their like mine that dont want your child taking prescription medication because you think your doing what is rite for your child can hurt them more then you think. failing school, getting into fights, and getting into drugs even. take your child to the doctor and get him/her tested their are other ways to treat a.d.d / a.d.h.d by not taking medication. Your child if diagnosed will thank you for it in the long run. (IMPORTANT::: if you are a parent with a child diagnosed with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactive disorder make sure you dont leave the meds on the counter lock them up. most are stimulants and everyday more people/kids have been abusing them. I did, before i was diagnosed. It ruined 6 years of my life that i will never get back. overdosing on the meds is very easy, if it is a stimulant, it makes the heart race, if too many were taken the heart is working overtime, heart attack, irregular heart beat, and death are possible. i am no doctor so talk to an actualy doctor but he will say the same thing. i know from personal expierence. thank you. to you parents out their reading this you could very well save your childs life.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:39:03 +0000

I have know that ive had a.d.d. for a long time. I am almost 19 years old now but when i lived at home with my aunt and uncle they kept telling me no you dont have a.d.d your fine blah blah blah. They just didnt want me on any meds. About about a month and a half ago i made an appointment and they had me take this test on the computer to test me if i had it. what do you know i was rite! the first prescription didnt work at all, i flushed the pills down the toilet. i just got a new script today and am not sure if it is working yet but to soon to say. I think i will be more sucessful in the work place. my job sucks (maintenance/janitor for walmart) anyway, who would have guessed that its quite difficult to do even that job with a.d.d let alone any other job. constant back and forth trying to get a thousand things done in 8 hours, starting a task and then not finishing it to go on to the next!! Long story short i am glad i am getting the help i need especialy since i am now going to enrol in tech school because i no longer think i cant do it. I hope all of you that have symptoms make an appointment with your doctor. No blood tests or anything, just some questions and maybe a little thing they give you on the computer to test your concentration. You will not regret doing so. GOOD LUCK!!!!

By: Kapri

Kapri — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:39:55 +0000

Wonderful epxalantion of facts available here.

By: ADHD Esquire

ADHD Esquire — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:17:09 +0000

To Khay, don’t worry about discrimination. Employers can no more discriminate against you for having (I call it being) ADHD than they could for having cancer or diabetes. It is an illness than sometimes interferes with work, but like diabetes, is treatable and may require what is known as reasonable accommodation. It may mean you have to go to work earlier, or work on a quieter floor, or take more breaks during the day. If you add value, the employer will want to accommodate your ADHD.

By: Khay

Khay — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:58:55 +0000

For anyone who has dealt with ADHD in a child or an adult, this should be an outrage. It is already hard enough to get a job in this economy. Now they want to screen people for ADHD like they would for drugs? ADHD brings enough challenges to those affected by it, and you want to screen them out of the job pool? How can this help undiagnosed adults in ANY way? All it does is give potential employers a reason to skip over some of the most creative, out-of-the-box thinkers in the work force. This doesn’t just raise the possibility of discrimination, it screams discrimination.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:21:15 +0000

I have ADHD and feel that taking my adderal is the only way I can actually get my work done. I am thinking of having a baby and it concerns me with the ADHD and how I will ever manage to get through the next months without adderal while I am pregnant. Is it at all safe to take it while I am pregnant? Other suggestions?

By: Pegmeister

Pegmeister — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:50:53 +0000

Oh, my gosh!! I have heard of adult ADHD, but never really read about it to know what it is exactly, or how it effects a person. It fits for me !! Now I will get more information and with that, make a dr. appt. and hopefully get the help I know I need. I can hardly believe it took 63 years for me to become aware of this! Now I already feel better about getting a gazillion half done projects completed. (I know those around me will appreciate it too!) Thank you for this information!!

By: Doris Rotolo

Doris Rotolo — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:53:16 +0000

When working many years ago in a drug/ alchohol program I had a collegue who was pursuing the idea that people who drank or used drugs were self medicating an underlying condition….this very well may be it.