I think I may have ADHD

[amalthia]

I was reading yahoo news or maybe it was the New York Times and I ran across a ADHD checklist located: Here and scarily enough on many of the items I scored an often. :(

Not sure what to do with the information or if I should rely on a self diagnosis.

Comments

[waketosleep]

I think if you have attention problems and you'd like to go see a doctor who'll inevitably give you pills for it, then do that. Otherwise, you've lived this long.

[zillahseye]

Oh God, according to any adult ADHD test I score ten zillion. I can't afford any meds, so I only assume that I should shut up and cope until I can. :-/

[cathalin]

Yeah my husband scores off the charts on those and there's no doubt. For him, it's manageable and he's been able to be successful but has learned a ton of little things to try to keep his life together (and zip his mouth shut haha not always successful there)).

For a woman I met in a master's program though, who was a mom and in her 40s, discovering she had it and then getting treatment in the form of meds made a HUGE difference in her life. Like, she was so affected by it she really couldn't have held a professional job before. Even now she struggles but she describes it as a fog she'd been in her whole life lifting.

Seems like as with a lot of things, the question is whether it's affecting your life negatively in a way that interferes with your goals/happiness. <3

[devon]

Some meds are more expensive than others. The non-time-release tablets are quite cheap, and even the time-release are available in generic for almost all strengths. Well, I guess "expensive" is relative. Without insurance, I would be paying $30 a month for a low dose of generic Adderall, the blend of amphetamines that works best for most people.

[astridv]

Huh, I'm pretty convinced I'm not a candidate for ADHD (I'm good with tedious tasks even if I hate them), but on a number of questions I scored a 'very often' when I would've thought that they applied to everybody. I mean: When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started? - isn't that something really common?

Interesting, anyway. 1 and 2 are a clear 'never' but 3-6, not so much. I caught myself fidgeting with my hands as I was reading that question. ;)

[blnchflr]

I think most people, myself included, could answer in the affirmative, but I don't think it means we all have ADHD.

Rather I think it's indicative of a self-centered view where everyone else has it so easy, and the protagonist is one of the chosen few Suffering. This rubs me the wrong way, same as someone on the internet thinking they're a speshul snowflake for having mental problems. Really, on the internet you think that makes you special O_o ??

Big Pet peeve, sorry for sounding bitchy!