No problem Sugargrmlin, its interesting to compare experiences!
Day 5, the calm feeling was gone and I couldn’t decide if things were woking anymore. Is it the meds or my own focus because I know what has to be done? I managed to re-focus myself and bring myself back when distracted. Still working on a big project and am managing not to panic that its not done yet.
Went to bed around midnight at which point the med had worn off. It’s the first time in ages my mind was all over the place – racing from one thought to another. Almost considered getting up and taking a Ritalin just so I can sleep! Not sure what that was all about. it wasn’t this bad with other meds.
Day 6 – I had to go to the hairdresser and was out longer than expected. I was antsy but far more calm than I normally would have been. Had other errands that needed to be done afterwards. Because of the time screw up I normally would have blown them off but instead managed to take a deep breath, re-group my thoughts and get done exactly what I had to too in record time. Went out to a movie with friends in the evening. My conversational focus was better than it normally would have been, could focus on the thought and say what I wanted to without pausing. Between from when I got home from the errands and going to the movie I had about 2 hours – I did a full mornings worth of housework – very targeted. So I think this is working. Only complaint so far is the super alertness I felt with RItalin is not there.
Day 7 – Need to work on a project today that will require my entire focus and due on Friday as well some prep work for a meeting tonight I am running as part of a community group. Now I need to direct myself so that the volunteer thing doesn’t corrupt my time. So off I go, will try not to get distracted and spend my time on this site instead 