6 month follow-up

Well, I should have posted this a few months back.  I finally went for my 6 month follow-up visit with the psychologist doctor that administered all of my ADD assesments.  He was very impressed with my follow through of the laundry list of things I needed to take care of first. 

I am currently taking OmegaBrite Omega3 capsules and have been since September.  They seem to mellow out my anxious edgy-ness.

I had a sleep study done in October and they found nothing profound as far as my sleep habits except that I have a hard time falling asleep.

I’ve tried 3 SSRI’s since Sept. and they all made me WAY more anxious, low sex drive and totally unmotivated.  I’ve read about this happening in Dr. Daniel Amen’s book “Change your Brain, Change your life”.

So, in conclusion, my doc agree that yes, I do have ADD.  I’m totally at peace with it now.  I’m actually relieved to know more about myself and why I’ve always had hard time keeping a schedule and severely distracted as a child.  Thankfully my grades in school were fine until I got to college.  Well, after I changed my path of study from a medical/linear type major to a creative/hands-on major – it was a big A-HA moment for me that I am a hands-on visual learner.  It’s really nice to know that and have it confirmed.   

I am back on Adderall XR and it definitely helps me organize, prioritize and feel like I can try to keep up with the rest of the world.  I’ve always felt like everyone else knew something, some key ingredient about life that I didn’t know.  Of course, I know that’s not true.  But when you have ADD – most days feel like you keep trying to “catch up” with stuff, life, work, kids and marriage that it’s a up hill battle everyday.  It can be exhausting.

I’ve also just found an Adult ADD support group in my area that is free!  I’m so excited to be a part of this group.  Many of us have college degrees, some of us have Master’s degrees and I believe one or two of us have Ph D’s!  So – we are smart people, we just learn differently.  Modern society seems to only accept one type of learning/teaching in the college level, at least for now.  Hopefully someday that will change.