My Experience With Adult ADHD

As an active college student on the brink of entering a fast paced, mentally demanding profession, the problems I had been experiencing throughout my entire life begin to surface and affect my life more than ever. My interests in adult adhd were sparked by a family members recent diagnosis with add. After doing a bit of research, I learned that adult adhd can manifest itself differently than it does in childhood. The information I uncovered highly resembled what I was experiencing and had me on the edge of my seat. I was never the child who was constantly falling out of their seat or causing problems. I always had good grades as well. However, school never came easy to me – I had to work hard for what I earned scholastically. I read many articles from highly respected sources and took tests for adult adhd as well. They all augmented to my previous speculations. However, as an educated individual that is about to enter the medical field (fingers crossed) I knew better than to put too much stock into what the internet had to say.

So I went to the doc in a box and discussed my symptoms. I told him that when the situation called for heightened concentration, I became restless and fidgety. I would bounce my leg up and down rapidly and had a relentless habit of twirling my hair. My mind would shift from topic to topic – each of which was irrelevant to what I needed to be paying attention too. Needless to say, I was aware that I my hair twirling tendencies gave me the demeanor of a very nervous child. When I needed to study for an exam, distractions spawned themselves constantly. I could write for hours about the many correlating characteristics that I found online that matched what I was experiencing. Anyways, after several lengthy, unorganized ramblings, the doctor concurred with my conjectures and wrote me a prescription of adderral. I talked with the doctor about not breaking the bank because I was already on several other medications that were already leaving my wallet a bit light so he found a good generic.

I had some anxiety about taking the medication because of what it was composed of. However, I knew this drug had been around for a long time and helped many others with adhd. The first time I took my prescribed dosage was reminiscent of the day I wore my glasses. I remember that first day I tried them on and was astonished that trees had individual leaves – before I had only known them as green blobs. Well, for me, adderall was great. As someone who was previously anti- social and withdrawn, I found myself able to carry on conversations much easier and was able to sit attentively through painstakingly lengthy lectures in the classroom. I felt a “high” the first week of taking it, but that eventually wore off. However, the increase in my ability to focus remained. So far, my studying has been much more efficient and I have a much longer fuse (less irritable). I have also read a lot of information on forums about tolerance and will ask my doctor about that in a previous visit. So far so good for me.