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Post by tami44 on Dec 18, 2003 9:19:29 GMT -5
I don't feel like I am necessarily losing abilities. I think I have always behaved the way you described only now that I have learned about ADHD I am cognicent of why I do these things. The meds (I am on ritalin) help me to be aware of certain behaviors but the meds don't help them. I try to remind myself to "listen" to someone speaking to me but it doesn't always work. It is a daily struggle but just knowing why and taking the meds to help me concentrate on certain behaviors is so much better. It is interesting to look back over the years and to start to understand why I have done or not done certain things in my life. And as for the mumble jumble and getting ideas mixed up, well I think I am doing that right now!! LOL Laughter is my medicine these days! I am lucky to have a brother with ADHD so we do a lot of joking and comparing.
Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy hearing other thoughts and behaviors of those with ADD.
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Post by Douglas on Dec 18, 2003 10:27:51 GMT -5
Loss of ability for me has been recent (in the past 36 months) and extreme (i've lost 80 percent of the ability i once had) ... and it has corresponded almost perfectly to the onset of middle age, with its attendent metabolic changes ...
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Post by Honeysmom on Dec 18, 2003 13:23:20 GMT -5
Tami44, I think you are absolutly right. I don't think I lost anything, I think I am starting to realize what I never had in the first place. It is a vicious circle.
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Post by LitlBaa on Dec 20, 2003 2:16:35 GMT -5
Thank you, everyone, for your support and kind thoughts. You've given me many things to think about. One of them is to call my doctor and get my Paxil prescription increased!
I get very stressed when bill collectors call me, this is something that hadn't happened since my previous marriage, and while consciously I know it isn't Hubby's fault, my feelings tell me that I'm in the middle of this type of mess all over again. Same song, second verse...
Again, thank you all!
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Post by sierra on Dec 22, 2003 3:42:46 GMT -5
Dang glad to know it's not just me. I do IT consulting and research. Just remembering an idea long enough to document it and get it to the right people these days is a challenge. Much less spearheading efforts myself.
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Post by Roxy on Dec 22, 2003 5:02:16 GMT -5
I experience similar things - and I know this is one thing that the medication (Ritalin and Adderall) have actually made much worse for me.
(I guess that's the trade off with medication?)
Roxy
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