Re: 26 years of my life feel like a complete waste ADD, oh yay, lucky me!

[Robbo]

Wsup GaiusJ?

Jus checkin in to see how yer doing. I don’t understand what you mean by <<Okay I lied, now it’s time to research lol, peace out.>>” Stick with us okay?, could you elaborate on what you meant with the above post?. Ya got me curious.

Unfortunately there’s not a lot of easily found help for those of us with ADHD n related struggles. On the Internet, or in the health care system. Keep on posting here and letting us get to know you, ukay?. A lot more people are reading and want to help than actually post responses. I can’t say I can relate to everything you say, but I do understand quite a bit. There’s a very wide variety of ways this ADHD spectrum of problems affect us. We have some very general things in common, but very unique differences. Keep reading here, a lot! okay?. Are you looking for a book or two? I found out they’re less expensive than I thought.

This is a long difficult but fruitful road you’ve decided to trudge along. It won’t be easy, but I can tell you I’ve grown a lot since almost a year ago when I first let go of my denial about how seriously the ADD has affected my life. This has been one of the best, if not the hardest years of my life. My difficulties with ADHD have paid off big.

It’s true about healthy food being cheap. Especially the fruits and vegetables. That can change seasonally, but much less than in the past. Imported fruits n veggies can be more expensive, that’s why I like to try to get the stuff in season. Do some more research on the Ginkgo Biloba and St. John’s Wort. I’ll be interested in what you find out. I took Gingko Biloba for years, but I stopped while trying the new medications and making changes to existing ones. I don’t miss it. That’s all part of being honest with my doctors. I’m guessing you’ll find that for the most part herbal medications are unregulated and it’s extremely hard to find any independent studies about how well they truly work. Mostly I’ve found advertisement. Usually what studies I have found were funded by the people most likely to make money off the sales of these supplements. Check the fine print at the end of the web sites.

My daughter is a dietician. More educated than a nutritionist. My offspring got her BS degree, and did her Internship at Cal Poly SLO. She’ll be the first one to tell ya that whole foods, good and low on the good chain. (fruits, veggies, whole grains) are the best source of vitamins. That being said, I’m living proof that additional supplements are sometimes needed. I’ve had many surgeries as a result of spinal cord injury related pressure sores. Better nutrition, and less pot smoking would have prevented much of my pressure sore, infection, and surgery problems. We live and learn though.

Try not to be too hard on yourself about smoking a little herb. Be more proud of the fact that you told us the truth about it. I can’t tell you that I’ve ruled out weed completely. I have chronic pain, it’s real bad; weed, (not smoked) is still an option depending on what my doctors say. They agree that it’s about the worst thing a person with ADHD can do. At the same time, the neuropathic pain I have as a result of spinal cord damage sometimes hurts my ability to pay attention more than weed. It’s the long term affects, cost, and risk of handcuffs weed comes with that I don’t like.

Make your own decisions, you’re the only one who’s gonna have to live with them, mostly.

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