When I try to sit down and read, my eyes go out of focus. Its like I have to constantly force them to refocus on the text in front of me. I think my ADD is like, WOAH, reading - not for me dude. Eyes - Focus Shutdown. lol Damn ADD got me again!

Do you wear glasses, or have you had any check-ups on your eyesight?

Are you reading on the computer screen, or from a book?

How is the lighting, are you trying to read when the room is dark or brightly lit?

Is the text you are trying to read in very large paragraphs, or are they broken up into many smaller paragraphs?

lol, No I dont wear glasses. Laptop screen, but same happens with books. Lighting is normal, open windows etc... Text is normal size, but I can increase or decrease. I also noticed that when I try to read I get very tired, and I just fall asleep.

Infact, lately I have been really tired. I cannot do anything, I just sleep. I am super irritable, and have no patience. No energy either. Life can suck sometimes. Adderall is the only thing that gives me the ability to sit and read, and understand, and it also gives me energy.

Maybe wellbutrin will work for me, as i have ben sleeping way to much lately.

if i want to read about a subject and i cant get into a reading mood i try and do this.

First i will gather up pictures of the subject iam interested in, i will look at this pictures and let my mind to its thing. After awhile ill will put myself into a reading mood ill read the descriptions to those pictures ive been looking at and if im overly interested in the subject ill do some furthur research.
This helps me most of the time reading for my liesure and for school. Pictures ---> thinking ---> reading ---> learning is one of my approaches

Im sure there is a condition out there for that.

But I cannot remember what it is called. :confused:

yea, that works for me too for about 5 minutes. I used to think I had depression, but I am starting to believe I really have low dopamine, or some kinda add. Can someone verify this?;

Tired all the time when waking up from long sleep
Sleeping a lot during the day
Cannot focus
Reading is difficult, and I forget what I read immediatly
Cannot get my words out effectively (when medicated people tell me how intelligent I sound - because i really am intelligent, i read all the time every second I get when medicated. I LOVE reading - so needing meds to read bugs the **** out of me)
Better vocabulary when medicated
Driven to cut my toe nails, finger nails, pick at skin, browse the net doing nothing, all instead of reading or stuying like I should be doing. Its almost like when I try to be effective its rejected.

You said you sound more intelligent when you're on meds... what were you taking?

Adderall. When I say more intelligent, I mean better articulated.

Adderall. When I say more intelligent, I mean better articulated.

I understand. I have the same sort of problem with being articulate sometimes. It's like my brain thinks it is a hassle, because I know what I want to say and I don't want to have to belabor over wording it. Interestingly, it's gotten a lot worse in the past year for reasons 99% likely to be unrelated to AD/HD. Which is that I quite literally find myself caring less and less about bothering with explaining things to people and think to myself, "They're either going to get it immediately, or they won't, no matter how articulately I phrase it."

When I try to sit down and read, my eyes go out of focus. Its like I have to constantly force them to refocus on the text in front of me. I think my ADD is like, WOAH, reading - not for me dude. Eyes - Focus Shutdown. lol Damn ADD got me again!

I wouldn't be so quick to pin it on the ADD, I have ADD and I do not have these problems. I have trouble concentrating when I read some things but I have problems keeping my mind focused not my eyes,

Geez if I had to concentrate on keeping my eye focused there would be no concentration left for comprehending what I read and remembering it would be out of the question.



Worthy consideration perhaps (http://www.convergenceinsufficiency.org/)


eyestrain (especially with or after reading)
headaches
inability to concentrate
short attention span
frequent loss of place
squinting, rubbing, closing or covering an eye
blurred vision
sleepiness (especially while reading)
trouble remembering what was read
words move, jump, swim or appear to float on the page
problems with motion sickness and/or vertigo
double vision

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I'd be curious about checking for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS, or"IRLEN Syndrome").

It has to do with the eyes Rods and Cones and how we see Contrast of Text against Background.

(Forgive me for mistakes: about 10 years since I took that Perception psychology Course!)

Some people find that reading thru colored/tinted sheets/lenses will help them read better.

Many years ago, my ADD psychologist sent me to an optometrist who specializes in vision related learning disorders. I had trouble with changing focus, and with binocular coordination. I went to vision therapy for a few months, had lots of exercises to do, some of it involved reading through red and green sheets, or with different strength lenses.

It did help, I can shift focus more easily and my binocular vision improved. Now I have other eye problems that make them more tired when I read, especially at the computer.

Might be worth thinking about.

eyestrain (especially with or after reading)
headaches
inability to concentrate
short attention span
frequent loss of place
squinting, rubbing, closing or covering an eye
blurred vision
sleepiness (especially while reading)
trouble remembering what was read
words move, jump, swim or appear to float on the page
problems with motion sickness and/or vertigo
double vision


i get thT eveytime i reasfd anything

dorm

from source hyperlinked in my last post


What is Convergence Insufficiency?

An eye muscle disorder in which the eyes do not look at near easily. An eye teaming problem in which the eyes have a strong tendency to drift outward when reading or doing close work (exophoria at near). If the eyes do drift out, the person is likely to have double vision.

To prevent double vision, the individual exerts extra effort to make the eyes turn back in (converge). This extra effort can lead to a number of frustrating symptoms which interfere with the ability to read and work comfortably at near.


Many undiagnosed children and adults avoid reading and close work or use various strategies to combat symptoms (using a ruler or finger to read, taking frequent breaks, etc.). The typical patient who seeks diagnosis is a teenager or young adult, complaining of gradually worsening eyestrain, headache, and blurred vision after brief periods of reading, and, sometimes, double vision with near work.2 Convergence Insufficiency can be diagnosed and treated at any age.

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