Posted by SLS on August 26, 2014, at 8:05:01
In reply to back to school tomorrow, posted by 10derheart on August 25, 2014, at 0:38:46
I admire you greatly for your deciding to go back to school. I think you are determined enough to overcome your challenges. I hope that some sort of behavioral remediation helps. My doctor treats a great many people with ADHD. He considers Straterra to be a disappointment. I know at least one person for whom it worked wonders, but I don't think attentional deficits were his prominent symptoms. He had a great deal of problems with organization and mood. In any event, you might want to take a look at Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) should you become frustrated with other strategies to improve your academic performance.
I'm afraid that school is not in my future. If I were to ever attain sufficient improvement to be capable of returning to school, I would also be capable of returning to work. At 50+, I can't justify deferring establishing some semblance of financial security. Almost none of my college credits are transferable. They are simply too old. A BS would still take me four years to achieve. No way.
Good luck to you.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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