Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,195,535 members, 7,958,647 topics. Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 07:39 PM

ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? - Family - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Family / ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? (1580 Views)

A Woman Whose Marital Sacrifice Has Left Her In Adult Diapers / What Does It Mean For Babies To Be Looking Through Their Legs? / ADHD: My Experience And How It Has Affected My Life (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 10:13am On Sep 25, 2018
......

1 Like

Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by themonk(m): 1:35am On Oct 08, 2018
Have you tried getting medicated?
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 1:36am On Oct 08, 2018
themonk:

Have you tried getting medicated?
no
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by themonk(m): 2:01am On Oct 08, 2018
EMMAUGOH:
no
I think you should see a doctor who would refer you to a psychiatrist and put you on medications if you are evaluated to have ADHD. People with ADHD are very intelligent and creative so it's nothing to be sad or ashamed about and once you get medicated you will be able to switch from the hyperfocus the medication gives to the creative brain of ADHD when the medication wears off.

I have ADD or ADHD-PI (self diagonised for now) I went to see the doctor on Thursday and coincidentally the doctor also had ADHD, he was so emotional when I told him what was wrong with me because he could relate to almost everything I said. We chatted for a long time and I talked about being afraid to take medication because of the negative reviews I've seen online. He said I should never refuse to take medications except I react to them badly, that he stopped because he had the bad side effects but he still struggles on everyday basis. He said if you don't have the side effects it would change your life totally and that I shouldn't mind the reviews I see online. There is no way the FDA would approve bad drugs for the public and ADHD medications have been studied for decades so their long term effects are also known.

We talked about college and he said it was a miracle he made it through college that he barely could focus but passed all his exams. I told him it seemed like he was describing me because I find it extremely difficult to focus on things that are boring to me like reading boring textbooks but I was smart that I could expand on concepts in the exam and pass.

He gave me a referral letter to meet a psychiatrist on Tuesday. I'm a very smart guy and I was amongst the top of my class in the university and I've excelled more than any of them in real life so I'm not ashamed to meet a psychiatrist to do better.

Most symptoms I have include:
Anxiety
Lack of focus
Procrastination
Social media addition (cause I don't like boring stuffs)
Short attention span
Low working memory
Lack of emotional control
Day dreaming

6 Likes 1 Share

Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 2:05am On Oct 08, 2018
themonk:

I think you should see a doctor who would refer you to a psychiatrist and put you on medications if you are evaluated to have ADHD. People with ADHD are very intelligent and creative so it's nothing to be sad or ashamed about and once you get medicated you will be able to switch from the hyperfocus the medication gives to the creative brain of ADHD when the medication wears off.

I have ADD or ADHD-PI (self diagonised for now) I went to see the doctor on Thursday and coincidentally the doctor also had ADHD, he was so emotional when I told him what was wrong with me because he could relate to almost everything I said. We chatted for a long time and I talked about being afraid to take medication because of the negative reviews I've seen online. He said I should never refuse to take medications except I react to them badly, that he stopped because he had the bad side effects but he still struggles on everyday basis. He said if you don't have the side effects it would change your life totally and that I shouldn't mind the reviews I see online. There is no way the FDA would approve bad drugs for the public and ADHD medications have been studied for decades so their long term effects are also known.

We talked about college and he said it was a miracle he made it through college that he barely could focus but passed all his exams. I told him it seemed like he was describing me because I find it extremely difficult to focus on things that are boring to me like reading boring textbooks but I was smart that I could expand on concepts in the exam and pass.

He gave me a referral letter to meet a psychiatrist on Tuesday. I'm a very smart guy and I was amongst the top of my class in the university and I've excelled more than any of them in real life so I'm not ashamed to meet a psychiatrist to do better.

Most symptoms I have include:
Anxiety
Lack of focus
Procrastination
Social media addition (cause I don't like boring stuffs)
Short attention span
Low working memory
Lack of emotional control
must i get a recommendation before I get the drugs?
And which of the drugs did you buy

1 Like

Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 2:25am On Oct 08, 2018
themonk:

Have you tried getting medicated?
Seems spams bot wiped ur last reply.
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Dumas32(m): 8:14pm On Oct 08, 2018
Is there a way to reach you?
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 4:04am On Oct 09, 2018
Dumas32:
Is there a way to reach you?
Yeah. Ugohemma@gmail.com
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by davidflipcy5856(m): 2:36pm On Oct 09, 2018
Some of the things you listed here do affect me, not all. But does it mean I also have ADHD? I don't know. But sometimes I do odd things, which make some people I think am kind of physco or crazy. Let me read more on this, this is the first time am reading this, maybe this might open a new chapter in my life to know why I have been doing those odd things.
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by davidflipcy5856(m): 3:01pm On Oct 09, 2018
What I read on the internet about this is scary. I have most of the symptoms. lol
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 9:12pm On Oct 09, 2018
davidflipcy5856:
What I read on the internet about this is scary. I have most of the symptoms. lol
Bro that's how majority of us in this part of the world found out we are ADHD. Will post an Audio of 211 mb about ADHD. The funny thing about ADD is that almost every person suffering from it behave the same way and what makes it unique is that if you read about the symptoms for the first time u feel someone is talking about you.

5 Likes

Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Nobody: 3:34am On Feb 27, 2019
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by valgbo(m): 1:38pm On May 21, 2020
Hi can we chat here's my number 09037472316 I am a patient too
Re: ADHD Symptoms In Adult. How Does It Affect You? by Mindlog: 4:38pm On May 21, 2020
valgbo:
Hi can we chat here's my number 09037472316 I am a patient too

Were you diagnosed?

(1) (Reply)

Free Yourself From Spiritual Bondage & Grow Ur Finances / How Should A Man Property With Two Or More Wife Be Shared In The Absent Of A Wil / Is A Male Child Important?

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 24
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.