Anyone else have add Innatentive type?

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Today was kind of a reminder of who I can be sometimes, not in a good way but rather the brain fog really hit me again as it does sometimes. I mean I was literally sitting in a chair for 5 hours doing nothing but attempting to do my homework. After waking up at 7 am to try and get started on my homework I was unable to overcome the brain fog until about 1-2pm. Trying very hard though, reading paragraphs then getting side tracked forgetting where I was when I return to the page ten minutes later then repeating the same sentance over and over again. It's an easy thing to forget that my brain chem is messed up for what ever reason. This day was very maddening, maybe my autistic traits- maybe not. I started hitting myself in the head in an attempt to get my brain to work. This is something I used to do a lot, now adays I do it maybe once a month have a hitting frenzy. Well this might be off path again.

Anyways....does anyone else have add innatentive type as well?

I have been diagnosed with that but I wonder if that's completely accurate because I think the diagnosis specifies periodic hyperactivity and I've never had a hyperactive moment in my life. I was just asked a few questions and they tried medication and it helps. I do still have major problems with inertia and motivation and executive functioning. The meds help me last a little longer and also help me to prioritize small tasks but only to an extent. I guess for all practical purposes I do, but I wonder about that periodic hyperactivity. Seriously, I was born tired.

Yes. I know that brain fog. It's very obnoxious.

I have inattentive type ADD - and when tested I had no evidence of hyperactivity or being easily distracted. What I do have is difficulty focusing on things that others want me to focus on, or things that aren't interesting to me. I also have a somewhat weak verbal working memory, so often I have to intently focus to understand and retain what is being said to me.

Here is an interesting article about ADD without hyperactivity. The researcher, Adele Diamond, suggests that ADD should be categorized separately from ADHD because there are distinct differences between the two.

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Yeah, I hate that brain fog.

My son has ADD and takes concerta xl - This has helped him tremendously in school, he is able to sit in his seat and focus on all his lessons. Before meds he would talk non stop (I mean for hours!) and would get frustrated so easily. However, I worry that he seems too quiet, like the volume has been turned down..? Also, when asked a question he seems to have trouble answering it, he says its like the words get lost from his brain to his mouth (although this could also be his AS). Plan to get him assessed for APD next month.

Yes, and I use low doses of caffeine to avoid drifting off.

also reminds me how much omega 3-6-9 is helping
(haven't taken it for a week and has been a steady decline

yep....i was on 60 mg adderall daily for a while because of it. helped out in the day, but every night the deep sleepless depression would hit. then they cut me off it on a dime.

f*** adderall.

yeah, 60 mg was ridiculous. i was like...high all day every day lol. that's sweet though wit the vitamins, i'll try that out sometime

i used to go through about a dozen packs of nails a week.. ive smoked two in the past three months.

i got a message from someone about this topic saying inattentives need way over the recomended dosage...I wonder if that's what people are saying around the psych community since my last psych had me on like double the max.

My new psych is reluctant to prescribe anything, so max quantities she also isn't likely to do.
(Which is part of the reason I am sticking with her because she isn't just trying to shove pills down my throat)

seems to me they need to find better solutions to the whole add/adhd dilema

Studies show that meditation improves ADD symptoms.

http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/news/mind ... in-8-weeks