A D H D
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shiels
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Well i dont 'believe it' as its not a yes or no thing as my poll demonstrates. its a hazy bundle of symptoms that sit across a broad behaviour spectrum but it seems clear to me that our ability to focus is changing and competition for attention is silly so. its too complex to say if this is a bad thing or not
shiels
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In adults, the symptoms of ADHD are more difficult to define. This is largely due to a lack of research into adults with ADHD.
As ADHD is a developmental disorder, it's believed it cannot develop in adults without it first appearing during childhood. But symptoms of ADHD in children and teenagers often continue into adulthood.
The way in which inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness affect adults can be very different from the way they affect children.
For example, hyperactivity tends to decrease in adults, while inattentiveness tends to remain as the pressures of adult life increase.
Adult symptoms of ADHD also tend to be far more subtle than childhood symptoms.
Some specialists have suggested the following as a list of symptoms associated with ADHD in adults:
As ADHD is a developmental disorder, it's believed it cannot develop in adults without it first appearing during childhood. But symptoms of ADHD in children and teenagers often continue into adulthood.
The way in which inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness affect adults can be very different from the way they affect children.
For example, hyperactivity tends to decrease in adults, while inattentiveness tends to remain as the pressures of adult life increase.
Adult symptoms of ADHD also tend to be far more subtle than childhood symptoms.
Some specialists have suggested the following as a list of symptoms associated with ADHD in adults:
- carelessness and lack of attention to detail
- continually starting new tasks before finishing old ones
- poor organisational skills
- inability to focus or prioritise
- continually losing or misplacing things
- forgetfulness
- restlessness and edginess
- difficulty keeping quiet, and speaking out of turn
- blurting out responses and often interrupting others
- mood swings, irritability and a quick temper
- inability to deal with stress
- extreme impatience
- taking risks in activities, often with little or no regard for personal safety or the safety of others – for example, driving dangerously
I didn't even realize there was a poll, but is that my adhd or my nvld that caused me to miss it?
shiels
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In the same way that holding focus and intent over long periods of time, concentrating on particular things becomes easier, more instinctive over time. Fractured attention, overstimulation, excitability… these states also become default, habitual, baseline in busier environments. We’re adapting, becoming the new flesh!!!
All I know, is that Atomoxetine is one of the only four presciptions I'm currently taking, besides Pramipexole for restless leg, that I feel like actually do something - and this goes back to being prescribed something or other for the last 35+ years since my mid-late teens (including drugs I feel like they carelessly experimented on me with in mental hospitals - those definitely did something, but not in a good way)
OTOH, some of the medication I've taken for depression and/or anxiety over the years, although I don't notice the effects, other people sometimes say they do.
Although I did notice an effect one time when I stopped taking wellbutrin - I couldn't get Don't Fear the Reaper out of my head.
Or whatever experiment it was that I volunteered for at a hospital in Seattle where they were testing some kind of drug for autism related disorders, I didn't notice a difference, but my sister who was living near me at the time said she noticed some kind of difference, so who knows?
OTOH, some of the medication I've taken for depression and/or anxiety over the years, although I don't notice the effects, other people sometimes say they do.
Although I did notice an effect one time when I stopped taking wellbutrin - I couldn't get Don't Fear the Reaper out of my head.
Or whatever experiment it was that I volunteered for at a hospital in Seattle where they were testing some kind of drug for autism related disorders, I didn't notice a difference, but my sister who was living near me at the time said she noticed some kind of difference, so who knows?
sus
Moderator
Two points I'd like to make:
- Everyone gets more productive and focused when they take ritalin; that's what the drug does
- People have been telling me that I'm ADHD since I was a kid, and I've never ever believed them, and now I crank out 200-page hermeneutic masterpieces, whereas someone like Corpsey who identifies with his symptoms is pure layabout
- Everyone gets more productive and focused when they take ritalin; that's what the drug does
- People have been telling me that I'm ADHD since I was a kid, and I've never ever believed them, and now I crank out 200-page hermeneutic masterpieces, whereas someone like Corpsey who identifies with his symptoms is pure layabout
chava
Well-known member
Hard to distinguish many of these from "normal" personality traits, so I guess ADHD is mostly that. Not to say it is very annoying (it is, I can say yes to a lot of these items), but whether you should do amphetamines to help is another matter.
Smartphones doesn't help the situation we're in, but is more of a symptom than a cause. On the other hand I think gaming does help and is somewhat underappreciated
the drug I'm taking for it is a type of snri
I actually decreased the dose after they started to ramp it up when I first started taking it.