Re: How do I best approach my family doctor?

[Anonymous]

I went to my mom’s family doctor in the 90s to be assessed for narcolepsy (my mom had it, thought it might be genetic) and he told me that they studied sleep disorders for about 10 or 20 minutes in med school, so it was an easy thing to miss. That’s part of my concern, I guess, that my family doc will dismiss it since she might not know about it. But that’s all worry about nothing, I’ll have to see what is when I go.

I think my mom might have been able to look back (if she could remember) and see if there were any symptoms that matched what she knew about her own ADHD. I think it must be helpful to have a family member who can recall the past – I don’t really have anyone I can ask.

As for my husband, it could be that he was attracted to my high energy and creativity. He is the opposite type of ADD, not very expressive, quiet (I think he replays being chastized a lot as a child growing up) and somewhat depressed. At least now that we both know we have ADD/ADHD, we can talk a lot more about what’s going on and what’s similar and different. I have a whole different appreciation for his challenges (and mine), and don’t get upset as much when he doesn’t do things I wish he would. And he can see that some of my issues are ADHD, not my fault, and not necessarily controllable (or easily controllable). We can joke about it too.

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