Posted by Peter on March 9, 2003, at 20:35:47
In reply to Re: Another horrible 'episode'-so sick and tired of it » Peter, posted by Ritch on March 9, 2003, at 16:10:33
> P.S.-Got a question for you. When you were diagnosed with ADHD, were you tested? The reason I ask is that when I take stims and esp. WB (for some reason), the sense of time passing slows almost to a stop. Is that a symptom of ADHD (sense of time passing very rapidly)?
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> No I wasn't tested; my doctor said he doesn't believe in the 'diagnostic tests' for ADD. He just asked a lot of stuff about my history, etc. I never really had a 'singular' type of ADD - like only impulsive or only inattentive; I read somewhere rhat it's so much harder to detect ADD in adults because a lot of the physicality of the disorder becomes internalized; instead of just running around and fidgeting like a child with ADD, you sort of get that restlessnes in your mind as an ADD adult, and it could likewise become more complex, combined with varying degrees of other comorbid symptoms-anxiety, depression, symptoms of bipolarity, etc. As for the time thing: I don't know. I don't remember ever feeling time rushing by when I was a child. But ther stims are wierd for me in that, while they help me concentrate, sometimes I'll be involved in something, and then I look at my watch and 6 or 7 hours have elapsed. It's sort of disorienting. I'm sure that's the med and not the ADD itself, at least for me.
Peter
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