Posted by girlygirl on October 19, 2003, at 15:46:04
In reply to Re: So tell me about adult ADD (LONG!), posted by cybercafe on October 19, 2003, at 13:07:21
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> assuming these meds worked for you -- you weren't depressed -- could you concentrate okay?
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The only one that really worked was lofepramine - the rest (the SSRIs) just seemed to make me totally numb and lethargic. I lost interest in everything, cut off from my friends and ended up totally alone... and didn't really care that much. I was on Prozac during the really bad stage of my depression but when I went to my GP to ask for a change of meds or some other kind of help she instead gave me a lecture about trains and sent me away. Concentration-wise, my problems with it were the same as they always have been - with something that interests me I can sit for hours with it and not even hear things going on around me, but with most things it takes me forever to get started and usually it's only the panic of a looming deadline that focuses my mind.> because you were depressed, anxious, or just happy to be alone and do your own thing?
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> i have been alone for extended periods of time due to depression and anxiety but i'm still an extrovert
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Hmm.. I enjoy being with groups of people if I am close friends with them all anyway, but groups of people I don't know very well I've never been comfortable in. I worry so much about what people think of me I can't relax. When I was really depressed I couldn't even face seeing people I knew well because it was too difficult and frightening. But I DO like attention from people I trust. I don't know...>
> oh yeah for sure.... in my case ... i worked my butt off and then found i couldn't handle a job and all my dreams suddenly were crushed.... that was very depressing....i totally think ADD can cause depression
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why couldn't you handle the job?> sorry to hear that........ i hope you get well soon... my heart goes out to all patients of the NHS :(
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Yeah, we need all the sympathy we can get! the NHS is great for emergencies but truly abysmal for mental health (among numerous other things). If you swallow a bottle of paracetamol no problem - but since I am holding down a job the doc just wants me out of his office. I'm waiting for the day I earn enough money to pay a psychiatrist (hah!) hey, but I know I'm lucky. At least I've started to pull myself out of it (touch wood).So what do you reckon then, ADD or not? Clearly no substitute for a consultation with a trained professional, but since I'm unlikely to get one of those... ;-)
In the US, do you have to pay for all your meds or do they come out of health insurance automatically? GG x
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