Over coffee with a friend this afternoon I remarked that there was a local support group forming for adults with ADD.

"I mean, I know we joke about our attention spans, but do you think that might be it? I mean, is it possible that I really do officially have Attention Deficit Disorder?"

Pause.

"You have something," he replied.

This particular time, I didn't tell him to fuck himself, but I'm sure it was understood. And I'm sure that if he got that message through the ether he realized I meant it in the kindest possible way.

Posted by: Attila at 06:43 PM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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1 Hi. I don't know how serious these last two posts are, but I'm being serious. My sister (age 32) took medication for depression for some years, but it didn't do the trick. Then some doctor or another diagnosed her with adult ADD, and prescribed amphetamines. (No, it's not a joke. Amphetamines (not methamphetamines) are recommended for adult ADD.) She took (is taking) the amphetamines, her depression is unnoticeable any more, and her ADD is also gone. And, she lost weight. Just a thought.

Posted by: jb at January 29, 2005 07:41 PM (Dr6qO)

2 Wellbutrin? Ritalin? I'm leery about amphetamines, since I have sleep issues, and am convinced that what I realllllllyy need—just like the Ramones—is to be sedated. But I'll check into it; thanks.

Posted by: Attila Girl at January 29, 2005 11:55 PM (RjyQ5)

3 Tried melatonin for sleep? One 3 mg time release melatonin, and I'm down for the count. L-Tryptophan is back on the market too, I recently learned. It makes a great sleep aid, though I find that melatonin seems to be quicker acting and quicker to wear off, come morning. (L-Tryptophan converts to melatonin and/or serotonin in the brain.) L-Tryptophan works well against depression for some people. I don't know what it would do to ADD.

Posted by: Desert Cat at January 30, 2005 12:47 AM (c8BHE)

4 Men are not the most perceptive. I find that I have to be told to fuck off. Amphetamines? I think I might have ADD myself.

Posted by: Pile On® at January 30, 2005 07:51 AM (Y/BZf)

5 I'd already flipped him off at least once within the same two-hour span, and I'm trying to work on my hostility issues. Feel yourself coming down with ADD, huh? Maybe you just have that 24-hour kind.

Posted by: Attila Girl at January 30, 2005 01:40 PM (RjyQ5)

6 Hmm, had to really think about what to say. Tell you what: I want to buy you your favorite ice cream. I'll do whatever to get LMA to smile

Posted by: William Teach at February 01, 2005 03:56 PM (HxpPK)

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