healthwiz
01-16-05, 01:46 AM
It Is Working!!!! It Actually Works
Wow, this stuff is working, better than any ADD drug I have ever taken in 9 years since diagnosis.
Now, I have to admit, the one drug that did wonders was Stratterra, but its ability to help me declined over a few months and then became nill, and it was also compromising the health of my prostate, not a good idea, so I quite Straterra.
However, this drug, GHB, has no side effects, and is in and out of my system fast, and has no addiction, and has a tremendous effect on my ability to think clearly, remember things, do tasks I normally hate doing, get motivated to work hard, talk intelligibly, communicate - really communicate, etc, etc, etc.
Today is probably marking the one week since taking GHB. Today I got more work done today than ever. And I communicated better than ever with my family, like never before. I'm not a bad communicator to start with, but truly, today I exceeded myself for sure. My insights into each person were sharper, I knew what I was trying to say, and why, and instead of just saying it, I knew the insights I wanted others to have. This is far more together than I ususally am. Usually I get frustrated because I want others to understand a point, but I don't have enough info to really influence them. Today I was so on target, had a family meeting, influenced even the toughest of them all, my wife, you know, the boss! She was influenced in a way that I have never been able to really influence her, I broked through barriers that normally stop me, and therefore stop us, from achieving our goals for the day. My children jumped on board on the family project of really fixing up the house, and we accomplished tons today, through sheer hard work and team work.
The end result was that we got a lot done today, and we were on track. I did not take a stimulant this week, just the GHB at bedtime and once more in the middle of the night. That is it. By the time i wake in the morning, it is already metabolized out of my system, and I begin my day by opening my eyes feeling well rested. I get my coffee, and eat a little and start my day. The day feels normal in the beginning, except in my mind I have a clearer concept of what is on my mind, what day of the week it is, what I intend to get done that day. I don't wake up hyper, I wake up slow, and need my coffee. I don't get hyper in the day like taking the stimulants. I simply cruise along throught the day. But I don't lose track of time, and I don't get off task.
Well, this is a miracle, and I hope for myself, that it keeps on working. The doctor told me there is no adjustment to the drug, so I won't have to keep increasing the dose. He also told me in his experience, that he thought most of my ADD symptoms would dissappear after I take this drug. I was very skeptical. I have to admit though, i think he might be correct. Would that be a miracle? He also said i can take this drug for the rest of my life, with no known side effects.
One nice thing too, that i did not expect, is my appetate, which is normally voracious and constant, subsided to normal. I eat normal now, and have no desire to double stuff multiple portions of food. Hopefully this will bring me back down to a normal weight too. I don't feel nausious nor do I feel "not hungry", I just don't feel like I have to eat constantly in order to get energy to stay awake.
Okj, enough for today. I'll keep you all posted if this sounds interesting to you!
Don't forget, this drug is probably not for you if you don't have a sleep problem. I'm dual diagnosed, first with ADD and then with a sleep disorder. You p[robably would not want to go through all the testing I went through to discover whether you have a real sleep disorder. Its a lengthy process. It did uncover for me, that I not only had ADD but I had additional interference from a sleep disorder, and well, it actually uncovered that I had two sleep disorders, not one, and that can really change a life. I think for most people discovering they have one sleep disorder would be enough!! But no, I had to have two!! :) I think it would be expensive for most people to even try to get the testing I had. Thankfully my insurance covered all my sleep studies and treatments, except some typical co-pays, some large some small, but which were not so bad. Most people probably would not want to pay those co-pays though. I'm glad I had the money and insurance to attack this problem from more than one angle. Lucky I had insurance. Damn lucky I ran into a sleep specialist who was also specialized in cases that require GHB treatment. I doubt most people would even have access to such a specialist. There are only a few hundred of them in the entire country (USA). You know, what I am wondering, is how many people are out there, who are diagnosed ADDers who call themselves niteowls, like I did, who actually have a sleep disorder with ADD or maybe just a sleep disorder that no one understands the ramifications of. Its kind of scary to think about it, and it is damn frustrating to have such a disorder and never be diagnosed, and have to wake up feeling frazzled and unable to track time and then feel totally worthless throughout the day. I know for me, it can really make a person feel awfully worried and frightened about their own ability to manage their life. It's very disturbing to think how much money can be uselessly spent going to more doctors all the time, and how few of those doctors would even be knowledgeable of the connection between ADD symptoms and sleep disorders.
I doubt many people here can relate to this method of treatment, but 'll keep you posted on my progress if your interested, just in case someone else out there is fed-up with their combination of nite owl symptoms and ADD symptoms. If it werent for the high number of ADDers with sleep problems, I don't think this post would be that relevant to that many ADDers.
Jonathan
Wow, this stuff is working, better than any ADD drug I have ever taken in 9 years since diagnosis.
Now, I have to admit, the one drug that did wonders was Stratterra, but its ability to help me declined over a few months and then became nill, and it was also compromising the health of my prostate, not a good idea, so I quite Straterra.
However, this drug, GHB, has no side effects, and is in and out of my system fast, and has no addiction, and has a tremendous effect on my ability to think clearly, remember things, do tasks I normally hate doing, get motivated to work hard, talk intelligibly, communicate - really communicate, etc, etc, etc.
Today is probably marking the one week since taking GHB. Today I got more work done today than ever. And I communicated better than ever with my family, like never before. I'm not a bad communicator to start with, but truly, today I exceeded myself for sure. My insights into each person were sharper, I knew what I was trying to say, and why, and instead of just saying it, I knew the insights I wanted others to have. This is far more together than I ususally am. Usually I get frustrated because I want others to understand a point, but I don't have enough info to really influence them. Today I was so on target, had a family meeting, influenced even the toughest of them all, my wife, you know, the boss! She was influenced in a way that I have never been able to really influence her, I broked through barriers that normally stop me, and therefore stop us, from achieving our goals for the day. My children jumped on board on the family project of really fixing up the house, and we accomplished tons today, through sheer hard work and team work.
The end result was that we got a lot done today, and we were on track. I did not take a stimulant this week, just the GHB at bedtime and once more in the middle of the night. That is it. By the time i wake in the morning, it is already metabolized out of my system, and I begin my day by opening my eyes feeling well rested. I get my coffee, and eat a little and start my day. The day feels normal in the beginning, except in my mind I have a clearer concept of what is on my mind, what day of the week it is, what I intend to get done that day. I don't wake up hyper, I wake up slow, and need my coffee. I don't get hyper in the day like taking the stimulants. I simply cruise along throught the day. But I don't lose track of time, and I don't get off task.
Well, this is a miracle, and I hope for myself, that it keeps on working. The doctor told me there is no adjustment to the drug, so I won't have to keep increasing the dose. He also told me in his experience, that he thought most of my ADD symptoms would dissappear after I take this drug. I was very skeptical. I have to admit though, i think he might be correct. Would that be a miracle? He also said i can take this drug for the rest of my life, with no known side effects.
One nice thing too, that i did not expect, is my appetate, which is normally voracious and constant, subsided to normal. I eat normal now, and have no desire to double stuff multiple portions of food. Hopefully this will bring me back down to a normal weight too. I don't feel nausious nor do I feel "not hungry", I just don't feel like I have to eat constantly in order to get energy to stay awake.
Okj, enough for today. I'll keep you all posted if this sounds interesting to you!
Don't forget, this drug is probably not for you if you don't have a sleep problem. I'm dual diagnosed, first with ADD and then with a sleep disorder. You p[robably would not want to go through all the testing I went through to discover whether you have a real sleep disorder. Its a lengthy process. It did uncover for me, that I not only had ADD but I had additional interference from a sleep disorder, and well, it actually uncovered that I had two sleep disorders, not one, and that can really change a life. I think for most people discovering they have one sleep disorder would be enough!! But no, I had to have two!! :) I think it would be expensive for most people to even try to get the testing I had. Thankfully my insurance covered all my sleep studies and treatments, except some typical co-pays, some large some small, but which were not so bad. Most people probably would not want to pay those co-pays though. I'm glad I had the money and insurance to attack this problem from more than one angle. Lucky I had insurance. Damn lucky I ran into a sleep specialist who was also specialized in cases that require GHB treatment. I doubt most people would even have access to such a specialist. There are only a few hundred of them in the entire country (USA). You know, what I am wondering, is how many people are out there, who are diagnosed ADDers who call themselves niteowls, like I did, who actually have a sleep disorder with ADD or maybe just a sleep disorder that no one understands the ramifications of. Its kind of scary to think about it, and it is damn frustrating to have such a disorder and never be diagnosed, and have to wake up feeling frazzled and unable to track time and then feel totally worthless throughout the day. I know for me, it can really make a person feel awfully worried and frightened about their own ability to manage their life. It's very disturbing to think how much money can be uselessly spent going to more doctors all the time, and how few of those doctors would even be knowledgeable of the connection between ADD symptoms and sleep disorders.
I doubt many people here can relate to this method of treatment, but 'll keep you posted on my progress if your interested, just in case someone else out there is fed-up with their combination of nite owl symptoms and ADD symptoms. If it werent for the high number of ADDers with sleep problems, I don't think this post would be that relevant to that many ADDers.
Jonathan