when I was 16 or 17 years old I was diagnosed with ADHD and they put me on medication well my parents could not afford the meds so stopped taking them well now I am 23 years old and I have horrible mood swings... I feel depressed a lot I have no energy and when I do feel good it changed drastically to I've been just feeling depressed and feeling low and I often will feel like I need to sleep during the day or I will just need to lay down and rest I have anxiety and will get really bad headaches and I can't focus on anything very long I lose interest within 5 or 10 minutes and if I make myself focus I end up getting a headache or ill start sweating and my hands will get sweaty also I can't sleep at night and when I sleep its not for very long I just can't do this anymore I need some kind of relief I am lost and I just don't know what to do
Hello I have a question about ADHD I've asked it once before also but I am rewording this time?
- Asked
- 16 Oct 2010 by soulreaper
- Updated
- 29 October 2010
- Topics
- attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd)
Responses (7)
Soulreaper, I am so sorry to hear about your situation and what you are going thru. I will hope you won't mind my Prayer for you to receive the strength to work thru this. I only know that you do sound desperate for an answer and hope one comes soon. I do not know much about it, but will try and help by saying there is help out there and if I were you, not knowing your situation I would try Social Service or look for a special group that has this and could guide you! Please know that I do understand what you must be going thru, because having Cancer and facing a death sentence has been a road so hard that I have had thoughts of just stopping my Chemo, which is keeping me alive, but we have to stop this type of thinking as hard as it is.
That sounds a lot like me before being treated for the depression. I wasn't ever diagnosed with ADHD as a child or young adult, but I was never tested. I have been tested twice and gotten differently diagnosed each time. The first time was i had ADHD and needed to be on adderall. Which helped me focus a lot. But the effects only lasted four hours. So I got a second test done showing that I was more so depressed than anything. Since then I've been on prozac and adderall. Now I have noticed that I don't need as much adderall throughout the day. Down from 40mg normal dose to 10mg usually. Bad day for me know is 20-25 mgs. My advice is to see a psychiatrist, if you're seeing one now maybe to get a second opinion wouldn't hurt. And don't give up, there's plenty of options and time. Talk to friends you'd be surprised how common people treating depression with meds is. Get advise from everyone you can and make a decision.
Hi i'm not wanting to add fuel to the fire, but do you think it is possible that you don't just have ADHD but other undiagnosed conditions as well? It just strikes me that you sound like you have depression, or even bipolar symptoms. I hope i'm wrong but have you seen a Dr recently or had any check-ups/psychiatry screenings? I have varying degrees of 'all the above' which maybe is why i can identify with your symptoms.
Do you have any close friends or family members you can confide in or a trusted health care worker to ask for advise?
I don't always agree with a lot of information on the internet, but you can do online tests, by entering your symptoms, it isn't 100% accurate by might give you an idea of exactly what you're dealing with and maybe suggestions to help you feel better or the next step to take. Good luck anyway and let us know how you are getting on : )
Delila,
I think you may have hit the nail on the head. I, too, wondered if there might be some other underlying problems. Good call.
The meds for ADHD are amphetamines. They are like speed. Short lived in that they give you a burst of energy and help you to focus, but then let you down later and you must take more to keep feeling better. It could be that you are having these symptoms due to stopping them so abruptly. My son also was diagnosed with ADHD and put on meds, Ritalin. Because the school system refused to teach him unless I got him some help. This was long ago when he was in second grade. He is now 32 and takes no meds for it. He has many of the problems you mentioned above. With the exception of depression now, he takes Elavil to help with sleep and depression. It helps him to sleep which very important in helping with the feelings of despare. See a Dr. and tell him about your feelings. There is help out there. I too suffer these same symptoms and have not been diagnosed with ADHD, only clinical depression.
soulreaper, all of these responses have valid points. I find that I have dealt with the same symptoms you describe. My doctor put me on vyvanse and now adderall IR. It helps only to a point so I am seeing a psychiatrist who is testing me for add while looking at my depression, anxiety/panic disorder, possible bipolar disorder. The good people in this community helped empower me to do more for my mental health. So, I am urging you to listen well, my friend, as our mental health is the most valuable commodity we have in this life. It takes a lot of work to get to the bottom of these debilitating conditions and it won't be easy. Nothing worth having ever is right.
Soul Reaper,
Please google your questions on google.com. I am a certified Peer counslor in the Mental Health field and also a patient for the past 19 years. You need to not give up and do your home work. Look for mental health sites for your symtoms. You may have adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or AAHD. Look for your symtoms. If you are low income- apply at your city,county welfare office for medical help, counties should have a fund set-up for this as required by law to do. Also apply for Social Security Disability. SS has their own doctors to do evaluations in this matter. If they turn you down, do not be alarmed, just appeal this decision. They will have to supply the appeals form and instructions for this process. YOU DO NOT NEED AN ATTORNEY TO DO THIS YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF. Most of all be kind to yourself. I have asked to be notified for email responses, if you require futher help.
What is it with this sight? Is this site a Gladalator Event for the point system? How distastful! Shame on you!-
Midgewood
Ha ha, Midgewood, I can see why you might think that. I don't really like point systems either but if one gives bad advice it's one of the ways to weed through and know what is quality and what advice one should try to avoid. I would agree with you all the way if the people on this site were not so awesome in acquiring the knowledge to post responsibly. Being bothered by the point system has more to do with our own egos than anything else. I don't look at whether I have up or down points I look to the responses from the members to gage my own adequacy. You gave good advice on this response in my opinion.
Springer 10-
Thanks for pulling me up from the depths of paranioria! Gosh, almost got caught in my own web making! Ha-Ha on me! Thanks for the well intentioned advice friend! Keep a smile on your face and be kind to yourself! Best wishes for conintued awlsome good spirits coming your way!- Midgewood!
Hey! Here is a little test to a person who has a Mental Health dianosesis. And only one answer is correct out of the others given. Can you choose the right one?
Here's the problem given by the Psychristist to the patient: The Psychristist wants the patient's explaination to the following saying:
" People, who live in glass houses, should not throw stones."
Answer #1-
" People should keep their decency about their living arrangements, for when I lived in the glass house, all I did was wave.-"
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I agree with Psyched. No offense, but reading your question makes me feel like your going way too fast!! You have been on the medication before, yet all of a suddened you need it right now, like thats the only answer. Call a hotline, or something that keeps you occupied. Listen to some music take a walk, do some laundry..anything (nothing that will get you in trouble). I have generalized anxiety and panic disorders. It seems like time can't move fast enough. Get a hold of you doc 1st chance..good luck and let us know.
Sweetpea