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I find it ironic that once someone with ADHD is ‘successful’ that folks automatically think ‘he or she must be alright’ or that the ADHD can’t be that much of a problem/obstacle.

And, how many of you have tried to explain ADHD only to be told ‘oh, yeah, I do X, too…I guess we’re all a little ADHD…’

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Try this for getting back into running (even if you have NEVER run before). It’s a running schedule for the Sun Run and it’s a very reasonable, incremental running program that I’ve given to many people who have NEVER run and who finished (or finished but maybe walked a little bit–hey, no one’s perfect!) a 10K run with 13 weeks of training only 3 times a week.

http://www.vancouversun.com/2012sunrun/pdf/InTrainingGuide2012.pdf

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Sorry if someone else said this (because I was too impatient to read through them all

There’s two things you can try (and they work in compliment):

One, get some (7-10 days worth) Imovane from your doctor so you can put yourself on a schedule that suits you (so, first, be sure you know what schedule best suits you–keeping a diary for a month recording when you go to bed, what you slept and felt like, how you felt when you woke up; and, possible reasons why you might not have slept well is the best bet here).

You can read about Imovane here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopiclone

Basically, it is VERY short acting and simply helps you GET to sleep. Even if you only sleep 4 hours the drug will be out of your system by that time. It is NOT like normal ‘sleeping pills’. I took them and I HATED them because I’m very sensitive to drug effects…and Oh, do they affect you!?!

Imovane did not.

You ONLY want to use it (a) once you’re sure what schedule you want/need so that (b) you use the Imovane correctly.

It is EASY to build up a tolerance to it, so if you find it failing stop taking it–reset yourself–and try again (it took me several attempts to do this).

You can go back on it when ever you identify times during the year when you’re likely to fall off your schedule. For example, where I am a teacher, I tend to have difficult falling asleep before a semester starts because I’ve got planning on the brain (not worry, planning). So, I simply try to ensure I have Imovane before-hand.

The second thing: if you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night the thing that sleep experts (yes, the really exist!) say is most likely to interfere with your sleep is not waking up, rather you waking up and WORRYING about being up.

So, if you wake up, get up (leave the lights low or off!!), sit n the couch and read (unless you know this will wake you up–it does for me!) or listen to music–classical has been the best for me, as has been the music of my youth (i.e. Pink Floyd, Led Zep., Supertramp, etc)…nostalgia is a good entrance to sleep!

In regards to the Imovane: consult your doctor who knows your ADHD and/or on ADHD medication. I was on Adderall and it had no negative drug interactions.

Most importantly, DO NOT fall into the “I don’t need more drugs” attitude–simply put you’re already your own worst enemy

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