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Could i have ADD?
by Mercury6m, Mar 11, 2008 06:59PM
Hi, I went to the doctor's a couple of years ago because I couldn't concentrate on school, music, writing, or reading. I had never been a really good student, never got good grades, but was in the gifted program for high IQ. my doctor said my concentration problems could be anxiety. but after being treated with prozac, effexor, xanax, and now Wellbutrin, I realize that if anxiety were my problem concentrating, these medications would have helped me to regain the concentration that has been slipping away increasingly over the past 5 years.
-my brother and sister both have ADHD
-in the gifted program in school but never once got straight A's
-often got in trouble for talking and not doing homework, which i just couldn't do.
-difficulty reading and writing. i'm smart but i haven't finished reading a novel since i was 14-- i've just cheated and lied about it ever since.
-haven't had sex in 2 years, antidepressants didn't help.
-can't play guitar or piano, once my passions.
-can't make art, used to be able to paint and photograph for hours.
-inability to remain organized
-difficulty watching television or movies or remembering them. sometimes i'll see a movie 3 times and not remember.
-procrastination
-forget what i'm doing or what i'm talking about in conversation
-frequent desire to quit my jobs
-started smoking about a year ago, i know it's bad but i feel it helps me.
-my brother and sister both have ADHD
-in the gifted program in school but never once got straight A's
-often got in trouble for talking and not doing homework, which i just couldn't do.
-difficulty reading and writing. i'm smart but i haven't finished reading a novel since i was 14-- i've just cheated and lied about it ever since.
-haven't had sex in 2 years, antidepressants didn't help.
-can't play guitar or piano, once my passions.
-can't make art, used to be able to paint and photograph for hours.
-inability to remain organized
-difficulty watching television or movies or remembering them. sometimes i'll see a movie 3 times and not remember.
-procrastination
-forget what i'm doing or what i'm talking about in conversation
-frequent desire to quit my jobs
-started smoking about a year ago, i know it's bad but i feel it helps me.
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