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Can this be OCD with ADHD?

by adl30, May 03, 2008 10:49PM
I have been dx with ADHD and have been on 100 mg Strattera qd for over 6 months. I am 30 years old and my husband and I own a company which I am in charge of the office for. At first it was right up my ally because I like control of things I can master and accomplish. I was working as an L&D RN at our local hospital before that for 2 years and was hitting the walls because I was a perfectionist. That took a toll on my stress level. Things started becoming more of a problem when our small business trippled in business in a relatively short period of time and we went from an at home run business to an office in an industrial park. I managed it fairly well at first, then I began to be unable to accomplish things that had absolute deadlines because they weren't perfect or I needed more information and wasn't able to find the time of attention span to get them done, so I saught help and began Strattera. Things were so much improved at first. The only way I could explain it was like the "static" finally left that I never really noticed was even there before. I was a different person for about 2 weeks. Then things began to spiral again and I would get frustrated. Anyway, I'm giving too much detail I think. Jump to recently, I have started having much more severe symptoms that I've not had before or at least haven't had to this degree. Things like inability to complete simple tasks after being in the office for 9 hours and constantly "looking" for distractions it seems like. At home, I can't run the washing machine without wiping down every surface and removing dispensers to clean each part first. The other day I came home and not even taking the time to realize how wierd it was, took shears outside to cut the grass my husband hasn't gotten the weedeater after yet. I haven't been able to focus long enough to get all our bills paid in a timely manner for a while and as a result have begun having serious problems with my husband over finances. I really do want to get it done, and we have the money, I just can't get it done. The things I do attempt, I obsess over. It took me over 10 hours to detail my vehicle last month. I get so detail-oriented it drives ME crazy. It is obsurd because when you walk in my house, you would think I never did anything. I have my Christmas decorations still packed here in boxes because I'm afraid I'll find something I've missed once I put them up. Same goes for winter clothes, and I have three children. That's a lot of clothes. I can't bring myself to get the clothes out of their closet that are too little because I worry I'll miss some and have to start over. If I feel overwhelmed, I procrastinate much worse. Am I losing it, or how can I get my life in order. Even as a child I would lie in bed at night and if I moved a toe on my right foot, I'd consiously move the same toe on my left foot to keep it symmetrical. I worried about marrying my husband because the number of men I had had sexual relations with wasn't an even number (including him) and I didn't know if I could live with that. I know it sounds crazy to me, I need a professional opinion. Thank you.
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