After months of logistical obstacles, I finally got into the city mental health clinic yesterday to see a therapist, and to talk about getting on antidepressants. (Aren’t you glad you don’t live in Canada, where you might have to wait?)
I really liked the guy who’s assigned to me. Embarrassed, I was trying to describe how much trouble I have completing mundane tasks: “It’s a hard thing for anyone who doesn’t have ADD to understand.”
He smiled. “I have ADD. I understand.”
The magic words. Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel.
That is FANTASTIC and I am very happy to hear you are receiving help if you need it! Be careful with the drugs (I know you already know that, but I just had to say it because I am such a big fan of you!)
Best wishes that you find something that helps, Susie. It can be a long road to find the right drug or combination of drugs. (I’m basing that on the problems I’m having with thyroid replacement drugs: Dayummm, but it is takes a long time to realize whether something is working better or not. I envy those who took a new form of thyroid hormone replacement and almost immediately felt better…. Also basing it on a freind’s troubles in getting balanced.)
Yeah Suze, join the crowd. We get a certain age and it seems that the body starts needing a boost in different areas. I was just diagnosed with severe sleep apnea; my therapy is using a cpap machine which seems to be helping. I’m happy you’ve found someone who understands ADD—–and can help you!
Really glad you’ve found someone helpful. Hope it goes well and you can get some help asap.
Start keeping lists. A side effect of SSRIs is loss of short-term memory. But you should be able to compensate for that with proactive list-making. But you probably do that already.
No, I don’t. Lists aren’t very helpful to me because I forget to look at them.