Posted by froggyanna on June 4, 2003, at 23:53:05
In reply to PDoc still wants me on an ADD drug, posted by bookgurl99 on June 4, 2003, at 16:54:06
Hi books,
You might want to consider reading a wonderful book by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. It's called "Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the SIX Types of ADD."
I'm reading it now and it is a real eye-opener. The author has identified 6 subtypes of ADD through his clinical work -- not ALL people with ADD have the same symptoms! He also discusses that whole issue of "the human condition," which may provide some different perspectives for you. Some of his examples of people who have changed through getting the right treatment are truly inspiring. It's NOT just people's characters or personalities that cause them to "underachieve." Doctors now have a way of looking at brains (SPECT imaging) that pinpoints their areas of under-functioning.
If I could have known all this just 10 years ago, I sure would have sought out the right treatment. I think that you and I have very similar "traits," and they don't go away! In fact, for me they have gotten worse.
Do try to read the book -- it's not cheating to want to live up to your potential! At this point in human evolution, it looks like drugs are the most effective way of helping some people do that. I wish I could be around 100 years from now... after we've discovered much more effective, more targeted, and SAFER ways of healing our brains; and mental illness is completely accepted throughout all levels of society as the medical condition that it is, instead of being marginalized and feared!
Best regards,
froggyanna> But I feel like this is cheating. Why can't I just get motivated on my own?
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> I got good grades as a child and the first two years of college. How could I have ADHD?
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> My only big symptoms are procrastination, thinking a lot (tangents, which I LIKE.), and being messy. Oh, and I'm somewhat "stranded" career-wise, definitely underachieving. But isn't all this just part of the human condition?
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> BTW, I'm feeling not depressed at _all._ Much better off Zoloft.
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