Curious to here examples of things that really mess with your ADD to the point where it doesn't matter if your taking meds or not.

- My Adderall is great for focus and attention but not so much for impulsiveness.

If I'm having a bad day anyway, the medication doesn't really take effect in some areas like my temper, my impulsiveness, but it helps with concentration still.
If I'm really in a bad mood, the medication doesn't really feel like it's working.
I get really tempermental sometimes and if someone really hits one of my soft spots, I'll let loose, medication or not.
But it does help on some days.
I'll feel calmer, more focused, less impulsive, less restless, but I guess there is no cure for ADHD and we'll always have some of the symptoms in us, medication just helps for some of them & lessens the severity.

But what aggravates my ADHD?
When someone says something so personal to me, I won't hold back
If I can't do something, I'll get a bit restless and frustrated
I mean, I'll always be how I am, that's just me, I have a very short temper, nothing can really help with that, it's just how I am in general, the ADHD doesn't help a whole lot though lol.

an unsympathetic girlfriend!

Having to "mask" who I am in the work place :(

Life.

stress. stress. more stress. and my insomnia (which causes me stress).

If I'm having a bad day anyway, the medication doesn't really take effect

Yup. Being under stress and feeling like a complete moron will almost make every symptom 20X worse than they really are.

Work:eek:, Depression, and not knowing who I am:confused:

Above all insomnia, and loud noises. I find it impossible to concentrate when the television is on or a lot of people are talking, my mind becomes a fly and circles around everything in the room. My adderall is no match for CNN, The Simposns, or even the weather guy.

crowds, crowded restaurants, too many people talking to me at once. I don't know why people tend to do this to me, sometimes it almost seems like a cruel joke!

also, sometimes when I get really excited or happy I get more adhd, I'm less inhibited, I let go more and so the ADHD comes out!

Stress, getting depressed, people being angry w/ me, negative self talk

Work:eek:, Depression, and not knowing who I am:confused:

Haha, yeah, not knowing who I am, I get that one a lot. I just think sometimes...wait, who the hell am I?? What am I doing??? Freaks me out a bit.

Err, I seem to randomly go mental at people when they disturb me from when I'm concentrating on something. Even if they just say something as innocent as 'oh, hello'. Yeah, so...unncontrollable rage : S

Insomnia, stress in general, crowds or being trapped, and people being mad/disappointed in me are huge ones. Not eating, being uncomfortable/in pain, and heck everything contributes to it... lol

My Partner lol.. Seriously though, people asking me questions about what i'm doing, praise, it makes me feel like I don't have permission to not be successful, it makes me feel too much pressure.

Exams... A bad start to an exam often make things go so fast, the wheels fall off. My head goes so fast I can't even see anymore. And before I know it, I've been staring at the paper for 3 hours and haven't written a thing. Has happened a lot lately...

I gone through yours words and I found this great article. Here's the link http://www.drugs.com/adderall.html

Adderall is also work for impulsiveness, sometimes it won't work for some one better to consult doctor so that you find other medicine which helps in focus attention and impulsiveness.

For me, one of the things that aggravates it is relationships. I feel like I'm under a microscope, being observed. Especially if I'm living with the person, lack of privacy. I hyperfocus on my many projects and hairbrained schemes and freeze them out :(

I also get resentful because I imagine they're judging me, and I feel really self conscious about things like neglecting the housework, taking sick days or abandoning projects....

I find that when work gets extremely stressful, and I have to work tons of hours, and then piece in that my wife chooses to bring up a discussion of why I was the reason for the state of our relationship after I get home. I tend to not be able to function at peak performance.:eek:

being awake.

.....when i'm asleep, it does'nt seem to be a problem.

LOL!

stupid systems (which require more effort to adhere - than is merited
- and which could easily be replaced by less contrived, fairer, better and more efficient systems (if it wasn't for greed))

economics is one

and which should be renamed

economic$ of maintaining inequality

so that there's no doubt over the morally bankruptcy which sits at the core of financial systems (particularly evident in the people with an obscene amount of it - who fritter it away on papering over their self-pity)

whilst others do not have any.

noise..lots of repetitive noise..clicking, whistling, droning noises...

aaggghhhh!!!!

Waiting for the employer call backs ... and waiting ... and waiting.

A few things aggravate it... waking up... some loud unrhytymic noises make me feel like strangling myself and people talking to me during a moment of hyperfocus.

triggers for me are.....
Mincan
serious situations,
anytime I have to be still or quiet
when I think people are mad or unhappy at me.

aaanndd people who say "MEOW" :)

Just kidding mincan ;) LOL

triggers for me are.....
Mincan
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people talking to me during a moment of hyperfocus.<!-- / message -->
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triggers for me are.....
Mincan
serious situations,
anytime I have to be still or quiet
when I think people are mad or unhappy at me.

aaanndd people who say "MEOW" :)

Just kidding mincan ;) LOL

Do you wanna play repeat?

Do you wanna play repeat?

*smile*

The hype of going against the clock (enough for me to not take them intentionaly), more ADHD people around, no sleep, hunger, etc.

AWWWW! 'c'mon guys...I was just kidding ;)

MEOW! me-ow? funny?

Were you hyperfocusing? LOL!!

The hype of going against the clock (enough for me to not take them intentionaly), more ADHD people around, no sleep, hunger, etc.

How delightfully insightful! Thanks.

Nah, no hyperfocusing here... I don't think... why don't you shut up ;)

Nah, no hyperfocusing here... I don't think... why don't you shut up ;)

Now you listen here meow. I will shut up when I feel meowt to! Just because meow are hyperfocusing, and I am hypermeowing. This type of SHENNANIGANS will not be tolerated! Meow!:p

ok..I'm shutting it up..

hypermeowing.. hyperfocusing.. sometimes I think it's the same thing. :)

hypermeowing.. hyperfocusing.. sometimes I think it's the same thing. :)

Really? What exactly is hyperfocus? and what does Going against the clock mean?

I don't know what going against the clock means... but hyperfocusing is fun when it happens... it's kind of like being in the zone, having the concentration of Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan on something... the bad part is.. sometimes that something is so irrelevent to some worthwhile....

I don't know what going against the clock means... but hyperfocusing is fun when it happens... it's kind of like being in the zone, having the concentration of Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan on something... the bad part is.. sometimes that something is so irrelevent to some worthwhile....


Michael Jordan is my hero! No kidding! I was at the Wizardz game when he scored 50some points! but thats not why he's my hero.........it's cause of his dad and his dedication.......and um mmmchocolate milk!

dEll: irrelevant or non-priority ... IYKWIM!!

Here's what triggers ADD: http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=559550

Is what aggravates it any different than the things that trigger it? Or is it always aggravation, because the ADD is already there in your brain?

I would like to know what you think ... unless you're hyperfcoused, otherwise distracted or tied up (MEOW)! ;)

dEll: irrelevant or non-priority ... IYKWIM!!

what do all those letters mean?

otherwise distracted or tied up (MEOW)! ;)

Hilarious, you are Max! 10-4 ~ 99

AK: See http://www.netlingo.com for the acronyms (this one means If You Know What I Mean)!

Thx, 99! ~ Max

when im really focused and i'm interupted by something that annoys me- usually a pitch of specific peoples voices

dEll: irrelevant or non-priority ... IYKWIM!!

Here's what triggers ADD: http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=559550

Is what aggravates it any different than the things that trigger it? Or is it always aggravation, because the ADD is already there in your brain?

I would like to know what you think ... unless you're hyperfcoused, otherwise distracted or tied up (MEOW)! ;)

A little of both non-priority and irrelevent. Last summer when I was painting the window sidings or whatever they're called, the screwdriver I used to open the can of paint fell out of my back pocket... I didn't notice it for probably an hour or so, but when I did, I picked up the screwdriver and for some reason (well not really some reason it was an ADHD moment) I went back inside the house and started tightening screws that I remembered were loose... even though they weren't loose enough to cause a problem or even noticable by my wife... forgetting I was painting for a good 1/2 hour. I think that was mixture of irrelevent and low priority.

On to the 2nd question... I really don't know what "triggers" it or "aggravates" it to be honest... I think I took the word aggravates and ran with what aggravates me during a typical ADD moment. As far as triggers... that's interesting and I think a lot of what I read on that thread you linked too are very much triggers for me. I've actually never really thought of that though.

Sorry about the delay in responding... I had to work the 4-12 shift tonight.

Michael Jordan is my hero! No kidding! I was at the Wizardz game when he scored 50some points! but thats not why he's my hero.........it's cause of his dad and his dedication.......and um mmmchocolate milk!

Gotta love MJ. I seen him play live once... and I'll tell ya, his first step his probably 100 times quicker in person then on TV. I like yogurt.

well, I got an answer to this question yesterday.

......I cleaned my room, it was perfect.

I went to go to work...
.....and I lost my meds!

I put them in a "safe organized place" instead of right infront of me.

.......where was this place??

I was freaking out.

I was late for work...and destroyed this "clean organized room"

it looked like I was robbed when I can back.

all the drawers were emptied, it looked just like I did nothing to it
and I worked on it for hours.

.......the mounting feeling of running out of time, and the threat of
not having meds to work....aggrivates my adhd.

I talked dirty ro myself, calling myself incurable, damaged, stupid, and
needing to drop dead.
.....I sat in the floor and cried.

I found my meds.
.....right on the shelf by the door, with my other first aid stuff.

I thought of this thread.

pressure minus adderrall = meltdown