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Originally Posted by WanderingOak  Personally, I think ADD, either in children or adults, is overdiagnosed, and that in most cases, drugs are not the way to deal with the problem. |
This is such a common statement, usually followed up by something about what a shame it is that in today's society we're "always looking for a quick fix." And it's usually made by someone who has either never truly suffered from the symptoms of ADD or has never tried medication for it. (I apologize for this infantile generalization of mine, WanderingOak, I'm just feeling ruffled!)
As someone who's faithfully undertaken the 'cures' of meditation, diet, and exercise for several years, let me just say that medication is the only thing that made me feel "normal." Immediately. It wiped away the intense desire to do anything other than the task at hand, to question the meaning & value of every single thing I had to do (and ultimately, the meaning of life itself), to flit from sensory input to sensory input.... and replaced that with the magical ability to focus, work hard, and enjoy my work for at least a good eight hours a day if not more (whereas before, an hour of real, solid work was an accomplishment).
Unfortunately, as I stated in an earlier post, the med I was using (combined with an anxiety-producing incident), put me into a 3-day panic attack, so I stopped. As much as I dread another such episode, right now I'm thinking it's worth it to be productive once again, so I may be jumping back in, maybe trying a lower dose....