smittythepig
04-02-07, 05:07 PM
Hi,
New here. 30 year old male. Got a diagnosis of ADD from 2 different people (psychiatrist and psychologist). Despite this I am still wondering if I actually have this problem. However, I think what might be happening is that my case is mild but over the years I have built up a lot of bad habits that now affect my work and daily life.
So I am unsure about being medicated for this. But I have been giving it a try. I started with 10mg of XR per day, which didn't seem to do much. I found out later this is a very low dose for an adult in most cases. I then went up to 20 per day of the XR for a few days, and if anything it made me a little more 'foggy' feeling.
I am thinking about trying 30mg tomorrow to see if maybe the dose simply isn't high enough. My psychologist said that even 30mg of XR can be considered very low since i'm only getting 15mg at a time. Is it possible to have these foggy feelings if your dose is too LOW? I have heard that happening when people are on too much. Then again, the foggy feeling could simply be ADD symptoms, or the fact I am obssessing about how I feel. I have anxiety issues and some OCD.
Anyway, I think if anything I am either inattentive or hyperfocused or both. Definitely not hyperactive. I don't recall many issues when I was a kid - though my report cards usually said I was too talkative and bothersome to the kids around me. But ironically I was at the same time extremely shy around anyone I didn't know extremely well. I did very well in school up until high school. Then I started to slack off immensely and only got back on track right before college. My first 2 years in college I did pretty well, but then slipped again and did poorly the last 2 years. I don't think I ever read more than a chapter of any book. And never studied or wrote papers until the night before. Ever. And I often have dreams/nightmares now of being back in school and skipping tons of classes and forgetting about exams until it's too late. Yet I i'm not in school. My work performance reports are usually average at best and recently I got a 'needs improvement.' Also, I spend ridiculous amounts of time on the internet when I should be working, and hate complex tasks or anything requiring long-term planning. I should be smart enough to handle it but feel really dumb and brain-locked when confronted with such things.
Thanks!
New here. 30 year old male. Got a diagnosis of ADD from 2 different people (psychiatrist and psychologist). Despite this I am still wondering if I actually have this problem. However, I think what might be happening is that my case is mild but over the years I have built up a lot of bad habits that now affect my work and daily life.
So I am unsure about being medicated for this. But I have been giving it a try. I started with 10mg of XR per day, which didn't seem to do much. I found out later this is a very low dose for an adult in most cases. I then went up to 20 per day of the XR for a few days, and if anything it made me a little more 'foggy' feeling.
I am thinking about trying 30mg tomorrow to see if maybe the dose simply isn't high enough. My psychologist said that even 30mg of XR can be considered very low since i'm only getting 15mg at a time. Is it possible to have these foggy feelings if your dose is too LOW? I have heard that happening when people are on too much. Then again, the foggy feeling could simply be ADD symptoms, or the fact I am obssessing about how I feel. I have anxiety issues and some OCD.
Anyway, I think if anything I am either inattentive or hyperfocused or both. Definitely not hyperactive. I don't recall many issues when I was a kid - though my report cards usually said I was too talkative and bothersome to the kids around me. But ironically I was at the same time extremely shy around anyone I didn't know extremely well. I did very well in school up until high school. Then I started to slack off immensely and only got back on track right before college. My first 2 years in college I did pretty well, but then slipped again and did poorly the last 2 years. I don't think I ever read more than a chapter of any book. And never studied or wrote papers until the night before. Ever. And I often have dreams/nightmares now of being back in school and skipping tons of classes and forgetting about exams until it's too late. Yet I i'm not in school. My work performance reports are usually average at best and recently I got a 'needs improvement.' Also, I spend ridiculous amounts of time on the internet when I should be working, and hate complex tasks or anything requiring long-term planning. I should be smart enough to handle it but feel really dumb and brain-locked when confronted with such things.
Thanks!