Re: Why am I so scared??? 53 and just discovered it wasn't a joke :

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@2muchtodo : Congratulations on making this important step. You’ll soon have the relief you deserve. My life changed for the best 2 years ago when I started on Concerta. That’s when my son was diagnosed with ADHD too. Double relief. I can understand his distress and yours. No pill is a miracle, but I can say that for myself, there’s a great improvement. What remains to be worked out are routines and organization. Impulse control is great. I don’t spend for no reasons. No more buying 10 t-shirts because there on sale and because I must have every color they make (even if I only wear black, white and pink). I stopped accumulating so much. I’m much calmer and at peace. Concentration is now possible. Even the piles are smaller, there are less forgotten appointments, I manage to find my keys. Once, my keys got stuck in a laundry basket that’s been sitting there for many days…

My life started at 43! I’m sure the worst is behind me because everything was a mess before. Of course I’ll always wonder about ‘what might have been’ if I hadn’t had ADHD or if I’d been treated 35 years ago. I do get frustrated sometimes about the lost opportunities, but I know it won’t bring back all that time. My life starts now. I spend less time comparing myself to others because they don’t have my story. I compare the new ‘me’ and the former ‘me’ and I can’t believe it. Baby steps, of course. One day at a time. I have a second chance to make it better and so do you and everybody in this forum. We all offer tremedous help to each other and that’s the best therapy. Reading all the great threads is like talking to the best specialists in the world, because we know first hand!

Hang on, you’re almost there and you’re not alone with this forum. Keep us posted.

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