Anyone with ADHD?

[kader]

I have severe ADHD and as a result I'm dysfunctional as hell. It's the biggest reason I want to ctb because with this damn disorder I can't even TRY to make anything better. Everything is getting worse as I age and need to take more responsibilities. I'm 23 btw.

 

[thisplaceisaprison]

Yeah. The inattentive type. Is it extremely hard to even do dishes and laundry most of the time?

 

[kader]

Yeah. The inattentive type. Is it extremely hard to even do dishes and laundry most of the time?

Yes, extremely. Everything is piling up. :( My performance at work is also really bad.

 

[ReallyTired]

Yeah. The inattentive type. Is it extremely hard to even do dishes and laundry most of the time?

I'm sorry I know it's none of my business but could you elaborate more about your experience having inattentive adhd? I believe my main symptoms are caused by clinical depression, but in the past, when I wasn't depressed I've always struggled with life. I suspect I might have the inattentive adhd but I'm not sure. My main problems: absolute inability to cope with mundane tasks (dishwashing is impossible to do for me), never being organized in spite of trying hard, daydreaming all the time, difficulty with concentrating especially when doing 'boring' daily chores and activities, really struggling with motivation, procrastination. I had a little success with trying modafinil in the past to function better. However, it stops working if I take it every day.

 

[thisplaceisaprison]

Exactly the same as you! I never really got a prescription for medication until my primary care doctor prescribed it and then he retired a year later. I never really had luck with psychiatrists because they just write me off as depressed until I found a primary care doctor and he pulled out an old school quiz type test for it and I scored really high on it.
Meant to quote previous comment
Even cooking and having to do laundry it's like I tell myself I will do laundry and dishes then another few days pass.

 

[Nolife33]

I suspect I have ADD. Things like amphetamines and methylphenidate make me extremely focused. I'm currently not medicated anyway.

 

[WatermelonMel]

Yes, I program for a living and can never sit and work on anything for more than 15 minutes without getting distracted or losing focus... The realization that sets in at the end of the day of how little was accomplished is the worst!

I also find myself staring off into space for long periods of time while doing something important.

 

[caligula]

Same here. I'm so tired of waking up every day with this brain.

 

[Ethereal Knight]

did any of you have experience with treating ADHD with anti-depressants?

things like:
bupropion (Wellbutrin)
fluoxetine (Prozac)
amitriptyline (Elavil)
nortriptyline
venlafaxine (Effexor)
atomoxetine (Strattera)
imipramine
desipramine
etc...

My ADD is severe too. I dropped out of school, never came back and find it hard to even hold a mininum-wage job, read a book, write an article or do the most basic stuff.

methylphenidate (Ritalin / Concerta) does nothing for me except making me nervous and anxious.

however I feel extremely well on amitriptyline 150mg (yes it's a high dose).

it treats my ADD, my terminal insomnia (early morning awakening insomnia) and my hypersexuality, all with one medication.

I'm gonna talk to my psychiatrist when my appointment comes, to see what they think. currently this is the only medication I'm taking.

yes it makes me gain weight (body fat), gives me gynecomastia, gives me excessive sweating and makes me less active during the day, but even with all those side effects I'm still way better than I was before. these side-effects don't bother me too much, to be honest. I used to sleep incredibly poorly and couldn't function, let alone perform, so I would say the cost to benefit ratio is very positive for me!

before taking this drug, I stayed more than a decade without treating my ADD, which I now regret. I now think it's way worth it to treat it! I can now finally sit still and write an article or read a book without getting lost in my head and having zero performance!

anyone can relate to this or have experience with taking antidepressants for attention deficit disorder? thanks for reading.

 

[Sunset764]

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, the impulsive/hyperactive type. It only gets worse with age.

 

[protocorpse]

did any of you have experience with treating ADHD with anti-depressants?

things like:
bupropion (Wellbutrin)
fluoxetine (Prozac)
amitriptyline (Elavil)
nortriptyline
venlafaxine (Effexor)
atomoxetine (Strattera)
imipramine
desipramine
etc...

From early on i was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and "probably something else" that was never clarified and made treatment difficult since we were never sure how much the depression and anxiety were just symptoms of living with the unknown third factor.
*Finally* I was able to get tested for ADHD which made absolutely everything click to a frustrating degree.
In the we were treating depression I tried just about everything from prozac to zoloft, effexor, whatever that new one is that came out a few years ago. I cant remember.

The only things that really helped were Wellbutrin as a mild stimulant or a combo of effexor with small dosage of zoloft as a complete emotion nuke but that one i can hardly recommend at all.

Now adderall helps above all else (Its a very high dose and not as physically activating but at least i can read and do the bare minimum at work)

 

[StarFaded]

I have been diagnosed with adult ADHD inattentive type and my life has been miserable. I don't have any hope fixing this disorder so I feel like the best thing I can do for myself is to leave this world with even just that bit of dignity.

 

[aldermanheart]

Yeah I have it to, life is really hard with it. I always have 20 thoughts in my brain that I need to process in 1 sec because 1 sec later 20 new thoughts pop up in my brain. it's really exhausting on my mind

 

[Girl-shaped Wound]

Getting an ADHD diagnosis 20 years too late has been more devastating than finding out that I have bipolar. Let that sink in.
I was feeling vindicated since my suspicion about both has been confirmed, even though a previous shrink has just laughed about me (he didn't give a fuck about me in general). But it was also heartbreaking, since not getting help in time is another way in which I've been failed by my parents. Who have also gave me a lot of verbal abuse for things that I did (not) due to my ADHD-PI.
My father has been screaming at me for minimum an hour every day for 5 years as I could not understand math at all and was constantly in danger of failing (despite being considered a smart, mature for my age girl). Instead of hiring help, he has been teaching me math himself. He was a poor teacher (think Walter White) and constantly shouted at me out of frustration. Every day, I was verbally abused, being called stupid for not understanding things and had to just take it because otherwise I would fail, get put behind (which meant even bullying me). Then a few hours later he would smile and tell me he is sorry... The next day, the same thing was happening. It had a horrible effect on my self-esteem and outlook on relationships in general. I'm used to taking a lot of abuse others hurl at me and keeping quiet to hold up 'peace'.
And it's not even the end, I've been criticized constantly for fucking up small things ('WHY did you not close the toothpaste???') by different people, been constantly living in fear of losing my job or hurting someone due to some small mistake... I cannot even do the things that I care the most about (writing), etc., etc, etc... The torment just goes on and on.
It's horrible how misunderstood ADHD is despite how life ruining it is.
Fun fact: ADHD highly raises the chances of suicide (bipolar does too - with both being passed genetically, I guess I never stood the chance).

The study of nearly 22,000 Canadian adults found that 14% of those with ADHD had attempted suicide. That was roughly five times the rate of adults without ADHD, at 2.7%.
The findings among women were particularly worrisome, the researchers said. Almost one-quarter of those with ADHD said they had attempted suicide.

 

[Sepultura]

I don't have an ADHD diagnosis but it seems that I have all the characteristics. Got a depression diagnosis but it really seems that being depressive is a consequence of not functioning properly. Took meds for depression two times and it didn't work at all.