Posted by Noa on October 15, 1999, at 2:50:41
My pharmocologist introduced a thought that intrigues me. He said he thinks I have ADHD. I happen to be familiar with ADHD from my work, an am skeptical, but interested. His thought stems from how I react to medications. I have to ask him to give a more detailed account of his reasoning, tho, as there wasn't time in our 15 min. meeting. A lot of my problems as a kid could be explained equally, perhaps even more convincingly, as a result of depression and anxiety (daytime eneuresis, not finishing projects, nightmares, low self-esteem, etc.) I did not have school problems until high school, and tho these were due to poor study habits and disorganization, writing phobia, etc., which one could possibly construe as being related to ADHD, could also be attributable to my internal distractions. I was definitely depressed in high school. Lately, I have more problems that could be seen as ADHD--have become extremely disorganized, unable to focus on things I generally like, such as reading, etc., and on meds, the fidgety, hyper feelings. I don't know.
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