Recent ADHD posts

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Focus at work

Anyone else struggle to stay on task at work? The smallest little thing will distract me and I’m gone for a little while. I’m having to work late all the time to hit my KPIs and I know it’s just becau...

how to get up with the first alarm?

or even second or third or fourth? it’s a recurring problem. i sleep a ridiculous amount every day because i have no motivation to wake up.

Adderall dosage?

What do you guys take? The generic seems to be fine too. I am getting used to the dosage so fast!! But I really need it to be functional at all! 😭😭 Also, I have a psych who is afraid to prescribe m...

I'm so proud of myself. Today I did a task I had been putting off

I finally got up and focused and called the irs. I have been putting it off for a whole month even though I knew it needed to be done. Well now it's done and I can breathe a little bit. I'm so proud o...

I'm not alone after all!!

I am new to this site and, well, new to this disease, this condition, this infliction. I'm not sure what they refer to it as but I was recently diagnosed with it....AT 56 YEARS OLD! That is hard for m...

Eid

Today was my first Eid w knowledge of adhd. It’s not to be cheesy or sentimental, but rather to highlight the quest for knowledge and the acceptance or embrace of circumstances is a blessing. My Eid a...

Family non-believers...

Does anyone else have a hard time with your family (parents, siblings) not believing that ADHD really does affect all areas of your life, and not in a positive way? I'm 52 and as I am learning more ab...

Dyslexia but with numbers?

I'm definitely not dyslexic with letters/ words. I don't mix up letters while reading and am a fast reader (paying attention to the information and committing it to memory is a whole other thing, thou...

Burn out/stress

Currently experiencing what I think is burn out due to work stress and have very physical symptoms; sickness/heart palpitations/feeling lethargic and randomly have swollen hands. I have called in work...