Comments on: The 4 Secrets to Success with Adult ADHD

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:25:36 +0000

Lindsay. I’m sorry you don’t have any idea what you are commenting on. Perhaps you are good at math and should post on a site about that. Doing math with ADHD is like trying to work a jigsaw puzzle wearing mittens You may know what to do but you can’t hold onto the pieces long enough to do anything with them. Take your codesension elsewhere.

By: Lyndsay

Lyndsay — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:37:50 +0000

This is kind of dumb. Of course you would be highly motivated to do the things you’re good at. And of course it’s going to be easier to focus when you’re enjoying what you’re doing. Sorry that you don’t like math so you can’t concentrate – doesn’t mean you need to medicate yourself over it.

By: wade

wade — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:13:25 +0000

I have just been put on 10 mg of ritilin 2 times a day. of coarse i have an exteme lack of focus, never finish a project, ect. my therapist had me on depakote, mood swings he says, I simply said I have no get up and go, where to start, what to do. after one week, im now sliding back into the whole of no concentration, but I can feel like I know what has to be done. the first few days was off the hook, felt great and got things done. I do have a problem with taking medications though, for instance, I just dropped methadone, It put me on a shedule but my life seemed dull, 20 mgs a day for chronic pain. one month clean from a cold turkey stop. Maybe coming off the methadone isnt near over and the ritalin is not working as well because of that. My concentration will come and go. Just having issues on what to do first in my day, its almost like the ritalin has almost stopped working. I work 8 months on the road and have summers off. I actually go nuts and just think about all i have to do while im not working, So, basically I just need to get up and go get it done, My mind is so creative at the same time , I feel no hurry to rush and get it all done, At the same time, I feel the need to rush and get it done. I think the ritalin is actually chillin me out. Does this make any sense at all, please help.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:58:19 +0000

haha im dyeing to write down my feelings and miraculous vyvanse story but I ran out of vyvanse 2 days ago and cant get my thoughts together to do so. Am going to the doctor tomorrow to hopefully prescribe another prescription of vyvanse. Just wanted to thank you all for your input, I was having a really hard time today and you peeps storys have done what vyvanse has been doing for me the past 60 days. Thank you all very very much for your honest input and understanding of add. Its people like all of you that I feel are legitimately genuine.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:57:08 +0000

Sherry, don’t know if you’re still reading this site but wanted to tell you about my granddaughter, 9yrs, who lives with us full-time and has been diagnosed with ADHD since 1st grade. We started her on 10mg of Adderall and huge difference in helping her be able to sit and complete work in school. She had a master teacher who understood these kids and saw their struggles almost immediately disappear. Like you we didn’t like the side effects of stimulents, but hers mainly was the lack of appetite. Whe dropped 5lbs the first year on it but has since gained back …we just keep feeding her right up to bedtime when her appetite seems to increase. Calming activities a half hour before bedtime like puzzles or coloring calm her and usually she drifts off to sleep by 9pm. We have had to double her dose this year to 20mgs for effectiveness and is having a bit of struggle getting to sleep. We tried Stratera but didn’t see much effect for her and caused headaches. Vyvanse is one we may try maybe in summer , ….I’m sure by now you have tried something for the school year but just keep in there and encourage your daughter …tthey need something to help them be able to learn and have successful friendships at school.

By: Sherri Anderson

Sherri Anderson — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:48:15 +0000

My 10 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADD and learning disablities when she was 6 years old. She has managed to get average grades, until she entered the 4th grade. It has been a challengeing school year for her (and her dad and I). Her MD recently recommended Adderall XR. However, I’ve been reading so many mixed results of this medication. I have not given her the first pill, as I am so worried about the side effects. I want to do the right thing for her, and I don’t want her 5th grade year to be such a struggle. Not sure what to do, and wondered if there were other parents who have had good or bad results they could share to help me make up my mind?
Thanks~Sherri

By: Ramzan Boudoin

Ramzan Boudoin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:33:13 +0000

adhd article

By: jmk

jmk — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:33:38 +0000

Ditto! I am amazed that I finally found someone who understands what I am going through and pinpointed exactly how I feel. I have been feeling this way since 8yrs old and am at my last straw. Friends have suggested adderall and says that it works great. I have tried 3 other types of medications without any results so I will give adderall a try even though my doctor wants me to try vyvanse. Thank you so much for speaking out in our favor and helping the world understand what were going through.

By: Glenn Guillory

Glenn Guillory — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:27:42 +0000

I read most of the posts in this thread, then ran across one I wrote about 4 months ago. I’m 65 with ADHD, and reading these posts seemed pretty unfamiliar to me, then there it was, I’d been here done this, already and didn’t remember. I read my note–it is disorganized and illogical, however it does say that I feel better on some form of ADHD medication, and Vyvanse feels good, but I don’t write any more. I had pumped out four novels in less than a year…using a disciplined approach and self-dicipline on Concerta. Now, I’m better at exercise, walks, long pre-dawn walks, and move about more, stopped eating in the middle of the night but am retired, and don’t find I am as interested in getting out of the house anymore. I do not miss Concerta: lots of small muscle movements, and pressured speech now on Vyvanse gone, but I am always wanting my next dose–I seem to feel both that the Vyvanse is never in my system enough, and simultaneously it is too stimulating all the time…but in practice I am more relaxed and everyone notices I focus better, communicate more in a friendly social manner, and I’ve slowly begun to restructure how I organize and keep my areas clean and orderly, sort of a combination of self-hypnosis (Using Erick Brown’s self-hypnosis program especially ORGANIZATIONAL stuff, but also Right Brain supportive stuff) and GETTING THINGS DONE is my favorite book to reread. I miss out on a lot because I block on names, people names, plant names, names of items, but I can read complex philosophy, have learned Portuguese on my own just from Internet, read a book or so a month on creative writing, and another book a month on some science issues. I am a total news junkie, and expert on foreign relations and how we’ve basically been digging ourselves into a corner hole for years. My fears are being realized in Egypt at this moment.

I was able to stay focused on an old friendship that had so many issues that before I alienated my good friend, but now, on Vyvanse, I’m interacting with humility and generosity and the reward of regaining my favorite but long lost friend is big big big. I tested myself on why I can’t write novels any these days, and there is no problem writing 4,000 words a day…so the mechanical ability and creative ability it there, but I am planing what I write now, and I’m not pressured,..and before was writing stuff that was too controversial for me to want to publish, but now I’m finding I have much more rewarding communications in writing online with friends, and much more ability to focus on characterization and plot structure…more analytical in a way, but more energy and less speeding…speeding for speeding sake is missed but not missed, because it was fun but I never got traction.

So, I’m saying…I am better on meds. I learned this in 1967. I despise the process of getting a prescription a month like I am a child and cannot be given refills, but my doctor is a friend, too. I like him and he likes me, but the rules of getting the prescription once a month is just an inconvience. I find that I am able to deal with my prayer issues and faith issues more on an adult level, and although I am deeply grounded and drawn to mystical interests, I’m also able to embrace social justice and be more interested in pragmatic spirituality, like being concerned about the state of how the poor need care, how children are victimized, and less focused these days on trying t achieve nirvana.

I have fibromyalgia and it is a constant added problem. The high procrastination and the tendency to daydream is less on Vyvanse.

THE ONE BIGGEST thing that happened was going from little exercise to one or one and a half hours of rigorous fun listening to iPod music WALKING at pre-dawn time each day, unless it is colder than 30 outside, then I skip that day.

Some sexual improvement on Vyvanse and the impotency of Concerta and Prozac combined is not as much an issue. Sex is less an issue too, and I suppose that I am somewhat glad to be out of the pressure cooker on that one.

Good luck everyone. It is necessary to communicate to your significant other: Hey! I am listening to you but I have trouble focusing some times and say, would you repeat to me what you just said, since the part about on the first day there was a void and he created light….

By: Carina Yubero

Carina Yubero — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:19:23 +0000

I’ve been on Vyvanse since my freshman year in highschool- I’m a senior now. In terms of my academic performance, it has helped me tremendously. I was able to focus in subjects I have always had issues with- math in particular. My grades were mainly all A’s throughout high school and as a result I have been accepted into some of the country’s best colleges- Amherst College and Brown. However, the medication has also impacted me in negative ways. Socially, I’m way more awkward. I was once the social-butterfly that would make friends in a matter of minutes. I have a hard time articulating my thoughts (I feel like my thought processes happen faster than my ability form them into coherent sentences, and I can never find the right words to express myself.. this leads to horrible headaches and major frustration) it has robbed me of my creativity- I used to be an incredible creative writer, now everything I write seems forced and unnatural (although my analytical writing has improved greatly). I feel like I’ve become way more logical, which is both good and bad. I’m not as impulsive and think my words through carefully. I feel like I never live in the present because I’m too busy thinking of the next thing that needs to be done and I over-analyze everything I do. Honestly, I wish I was normal to begin with and never had to take these things in the first place. But at the same time they are the reason that I will be going to Amherst in the fall……. I wish I could focus without having to give up my personality and my creativity. It’s something that has really affected me and is constantly on my mind, both on and off the meds.