Re: Survival in an ADD relationship…

[Anonymous]

I have terrible mood swings, hyperness and impulsiveness. Couldn’t get to sleep, too many random thoughts ..noisy, wake up

early .. self medicated with alchol for years, finally stopped after drunken raging. Recently diagnosed with ADH.

On Wellbutrin XL 300m per day for a month now …. neither of us see much improvement.

Also on hydrochlorothiazide for blood pressure and Lorazapam .. 1m .. 2 a day but dose increases as my

body adapts to the drug.

Will check out the videos. I can’t tell if ADH makes my behavior or if I do … constantly had to be good.

Sadly, Mental Health on Vancouver Island offers 2 part time psychiatrists for all of us … no others here it seems.

Was told that bio feed back works on some people .. trying to get a next appointment with psych, as need to

have a doctor’s referral each time .. and only a walk in clinic …but I was in Toronto for decades and no one

guessed ADH, had to come here to find out about it .. irony. Trying to quell the hysteria is the hard part,

learning slow breathing…. suspect I am a pain in the ass to live with at times .. not sure if AHD covers it.

I was given a printout on Irrational Thoughts .. the automatic things we think that are not rational and can

cause problems: mine are ‘shoulds’ i drive myself nuts on should be s etc … helps to be aware of them.

Baby steps .. i get 1 forward and slide back 2 … sick pet last week, i was near rigid with anxiety even after

really good vet took care of things … hope i guess .

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