So, here I am. The self proclaimed "ADHD Diva". Why write this blog you may ask? The simple explanation is that I got tired of my ADHD stuff overpowering my personal blog. I come across alot of great resources, and I hope that this will be a great way to share with others out there searching for more information.
I was diagnosed this year, and the ripe old age of 24. The hardest part of getting diagnosed was actually getting myself in the door to my psychiatrist. I work in Mental Health, so I went in as a smart-ass know it all. My psychiatrist and I had many disagreements , and I think at this point it's amazing he still puts up with my garbage. I knew for many years that I had been underperforming a home, school, and at work. I was first diagnosed with Depression. I insisted that I just got down on myself because I felt like I could never finish anything I started. What's the point of getting up and doing anything if you're not going to finish it? I had also been getting anxiety attacks. My whirlwind of clutter and chaos had made things feel unbearable. This manifested itself that I would get panic attacks in the car while driving. I was so worried that another driver would pull out and hit me, or a car would stop short- I was on edge the whole ride. I get getting distracted on the road by not being able to focus in on what I was doing. I was too busy watching all the other idiots on the road! So, in the timespan of a month, I now was officially diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and ADHD.
So, where did I go from here? I started on a cocktail of meds. For about three months I played around with different meds and dosages. I felt like a lab rat, but was determined to give it a shot. Finally, I settled on my current cocktail of: Concerta 36mg and Prozac 20mg in the morning. I read books now, I can keep things semi-clean. I'm a work in progress. Now that the skeletons are out of the my closet, I hope that I can provide some things that make living with ADHD as a adult just a little easier.
I'm not an expert, and definitely not a specialist. I'm just trying to make sense of the world through ADHD colored glasses =)
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