Hey guys!
I’m sorry for asking this ridiculous question but all my life I’ve always had Trouble focusing or staying on task, Easily distracted, Frequently forgetful or disorganized, and even when spoken to directly I just don’t connect unless I really try to focus. I don’t want to falsely diagnose myself with ADHD I made an appointment with my provider but I feel if I just tell them this they’ll prescribe me something rather than a throughly evaluate me. I always thought that these little dinks was just me growing up and getting older (24M) but it’s been getting worse. I feel disassociated with life but I try not to since I got a little 7 month old so I push through. My wife says I never connect with her and never really hear her out but I feel like I do but my actions show something else. I’m finally starting to reach out to get help and see what’s up with me. I don’t want to be prescribed a stimulant when I don’t need it when I could possible just go to a therapist or something. I hate to say this but I took adderall when It wasn’t prescribed to me and it finally opened my frontal lobe it unclogged my ears and cleaned my senses. Maybe it’s just the pill talking? I only took 1/4 a tab for this mini semester final exam since I’m taking 4 courses. Maybe I’m trying to tell myself all this just to be falsely diagnosed with something I don’t really have just to be prescribed something rather than going to an actual psychologist or therapist first? Idk. Any input?
How were you diagnosed with ADHD?
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Hey guys!
I’m sorry for asking this ridiculous question but all my life I’ve always had Trouble focusing or staying on task, Easily distracted, Frequently forgetful or disorganized, and even when spoken to directly I just don’t connect unless I really try to focus. I don’t want to falsely diagnose myself with ADHD I made an appointment with my provider but I feel if I just tell them this they’ll prescribe me something rather than a throughly evaluate me. I always thought that these little dinks was just me growing up and getting older (24M) but it’s been getting worse. I feel disassociated with life but I try not to since I got a little 7 month old so I push through. My wife says I never connect with her and never really hear her out but I feel like I do but my actions show something else. I’m finally starting to reach out to get help and see what’s up with me. I don’t want to be prescribed a stimulant when I don’t need it when I could possible just go to a therapist or something. I hate to say this but I took adderall when It wasn’t prescribed to me and it finally opened my frontal lobe it unclogged my ears and cleaned my senses. Maybe it’s just the pill talking? I only took 1/4 a tab for this mini semester final exam since I’m taking 4 courses. Maybe I’m trying to tell myself all this just to be falsely diagnosed with something I don’t really have just to be prescribed something rather than going to an actual psychologist or therapist first? Idk. Any input?
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My psychiatrist told me. And yeah, you took amphetamine it makes everyone feel like that.
Most people with ADHD have literally no clue they have it until they’re diagnosed with it because to you it’s just normal.
My shaking leg syncs up with everyone else’s when I’m out in public.
I was forgetful, easily distracted, and overwhelmed. If my wife said to me “clean the house,” it was like an alarm went off and there were too many things to accomplish and it would be easier to just lay on the couch and think of doing things, rather than doing them. Or if I had to make a phone call, I had to harshly mentally prepare myself. Or when it’s time to sleep, I delay sleeping as long as possible by doing other things.
I went to my provider, asked to get tested for ADHD, listed the things, and they set me up with a Psychologist.
The psychologist did a full exam, IQ, depression, anxiety, ADHD, the works. Answered a ton of questions. It took a couple months then they gave me a huge packet with a deep dive into my IQ and psychology, and it was pretty accurate for things I didn’t even know.
The biggest thing was the packet recommended counseling and it confirmed I had ADHD and recommended medication, took it back to the doctor and they got me on both.
Your provider won’t brush you off, they’ll probably schedule you with a psychologist. It’ll take time but you’ll get your diagnosis. Not saying you’ll be diagnosed, but you will be properly tested.
Take DHA, it comes in pill form, you can buy it in the pharmacy, no prescription.
I was diagnosed when I was a kid, my grandma worked Special Ed and knew all the people in the area doing the early work on it.
Therapy can help with the communication skills, so definitely recommended, but it does nothing for the ADD/ADHD itself.
But, seriously, DHA, it smooths things out and helps me focus. It also helps me sleep better.
Look up Andrew Huberman and ADHD, he’s got recommendations for non-drug stuff.
He also recommendations creatine, I still need to try that daily (I use it only for exercise now).
I cried in preschool when I couldn’t find a toy that was in my hand. Teacher had seen it a thousand times before apparently.
I had to see a psych on court order when I was 12 after attacking my bully. He did a couple of different tests, one being following lights on a board and another was a computer program that flashed letters at you very, very briefly and quickly and you had to input what letter you just saw. My psych told my mom I had the attention span of a piss ant and put me on Concerta.
3 years later, I did a full battery of psychiatric and IQ testing while in a long term residential facility. My ADHD diagnosis was confirmed, along with a schizoaffective diagnosis.
I highly recommend getting a referral to see a professional. It’s becoming increasingly more common for people to be diagnosed later in life. Meds help, but I’ve found therapy to be of far more use.
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I was never diagnosed. Can’t have a conversation with someone if a TV is on behind them. But never diagnosed. I was always able to sit through class and get good grades, soo …
I know there is supposed to be a process but I booked directly with a psychiatrist. A filled out a worksheet of ten or so questions and we talked about it, then he prescribed me meds saying that’s the best way to confirm if I have ADHD or not.