Posted by Vanillintabaktöne on April 25, 2004, at 13:08:02
SYMPTOMS ARE:
Mornings: Once out of bed, hard to get "awake". Sluggish, ocassionally grumpy. takes about 4 cups of coffee and 2 smokes to really wake up.
Between Morning and Noon: Relatively OK. Feels anxious, tense, sometimes can't really focus 100 percent, constantly on the go or else boredom sets in fast. Experiences hand tremor quite often especially in a one on one situation or at the centre of attention, in meetings etc. However, not in the supermarket or store,malls etc.
After Noon to approximately 4 pm or 5 pm: extreme mentall fuzziness, drowsiness, lethargy, sets in regardless of meal size or type [originally thought to be post prandial hypoglycemia, AND IT IS NOT! No thyroid trouble either. Its at its worse between 1 pm and 3 pm.
6 pm: Comes home and the tiredness sometimes wears off by 7 pm'ish. Between 7 and 8 pm, he COMES ALIVE so to speak. Not bouning off the walls or dancing on the roof tops, but concentration is 110%, motivation is up, work can be done. However, multitasking ensues and causes alot of frustration and agitation. E.g. Doing homework assignments, go into kitchen for a drink, end ups washing up the dishes, then making a snack, then watching T.v. then remembering about 1-2 hrs later that an assignment is has to be finsihed. Ends up in bed at about 1 am, thinking about what has to be done tomorrow, and finally falling asleep by 2 am if lucky.
Then the vicous cycle begins again at 7 am the next morning.
All in all, day to day fluctuations in intensity. Very high strung, anxious, tense, a few angry short lived out bursts, very feeling that "inner contentment" peace if you will, always worrying especially about events about 2 or 3 weeks down the road. Angry outbursts, although rare, are always followed by extreme drowsiness and totally mentall and physical drain. Been fairly good at profession and achieving in high school and college, but has a very very low tolerance for uninteresting subjects. No patience!
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP! Is this a personality thing or a latent disorder? 30+ years old, cant live like this any longer, its too stressfull!
poster:Vanillintabaktöne
thread:339859
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