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<blockquote data-quote="Gigimac19" data-source="post: 762366" data-attributes="member: 29487"><p>These posts are so wonderful. I am 45 right now. I have been on ADHD medication since I was in 5th grade. And as it was put in a previous post is is definitely a merry go round. It still is to this day. I am currently having problems even as old as I am. And believe me, no matter what people tell you, YOU DON’T GROW OUT OF IT! Make sure you and your children stay up to date with an entire ADHD well being program for their lives so they can live their best life possible. And believe me, it is well known the ADHD individuals have AMAZING POTENTIAL if they can just live up to it. Anyway. I want to than you all for your posts, As one of the first children in my town diagnosed with ADHD and as a former teacher I have seen first hand from parents, students and even friends that were left floundering because their parents either heard horror stories of the side effects of ADHD medication and thought The side effects would be worse than the disorder or tried one medication without success and assumed all ADHD medications were the same. While the world has changed today thanks to the internet. And we have access to more information than we could ever consume, none of that matters if people like you don’t speak up and educate each other about your own experiences. And yes each and every child, adolescent and adult with ADHD (ADD) is different. Their problems that go along with ADHD are different. And the way their bodies process the medications are different, even from one day to the next. But every detail is important. I believe we should look at our ADHD well being as a Police Investigator. Analyzing every detail of our lives and learning all that we can about how others with the same disorders function. It also helps to learn about dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin. ADHD and many other disorders and vulnerabilities in us are controlled by the way our body regulates these chemicals. There are many things we can do with exercise, diet and vitamin that can improve the regulation of these chemicals or on the other hand can cause detriment. Once again it is a situation of the more you know. However, I would never recommend 100% Hollistic without ADHD medications. But that is just me. I have tried both multiple times ove the years and there is no substitute for pharmaceuticals. Sorry I have written so much I will bring this to a close. But I will leave you with one last thought. For those parent out there who are new to this and are having trouble understanding what your child is experiencing I will give you a little window into their world. In my experience before my medication started working if I was reading a book (text book, English, math, history, or even a book of my choosing that I enjoyed) I could read the pages over and over. I wasn’t absorbing or understanding page after page. Even as I went back and reread the page. It was as if I was reading pages in foreign languages. Then the moment my medication kicked in (and believe me if It’s the right medication you can tell the exact moment it kicks in), all of a sudden it’s as if the pages magically turn to English. I can read them, I can understand them. And I can learn them. It’s a wonderful feeling to magically learn you really are smart. I graduated college with a 3.96 GPA And I have 3 degrees. I was president of Teachers of Tomorrow. Member of Golden Key Society at Ole Miss and I did it on Scholarship. I am not bragging but I just want to make it clear to anyone one out there who worries about their children’s future that ADHD (ADD) people have great potential. I do no not consider myself as one of those people. I didn’t even start applying my potential until my freshman year in college. I didn’t have the information you do now. Please for yourself or your children take advantage of it. And thank you to all those who are posting here making it helpful for everyone else to learn. If anyone would like to ask me any questions about my ups and downs through the years or pick my brain you are welcome to. You may contact me at <a href="mailto:gigimcc77@gmail.com">gigimcc77@gmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gigimac19, post: 762366, member: 29487"] These posts are so wonderful. I am 45 right now. I have been on ADHD medication since I was in 5th grade. And as it was put in a previous post is is definitely a merry go round. It still is to this day. I am currently having problems even as old as I am. And believe me, no matter what people tell you, YOU DON’T GROW OUT OF IT! Make sure you and your children stay up to date with an entire ADHD well being program for their lives so they can live their best life possible. And believe me, it is well known the ADHD individuals have AMAZING POTENTIAL if they can just live up to it. Anyway. I want to than you all for your posts, As one of the first children in my town diagnosed with ADHD and as a former teacher I have seen first hand from parents, students and even friends that were left floundering because their parents either heard horror stories of the side effects of ADHD medication and thought The side effects would be worse than the disorder or tried one medication without success and assumed all ADHD medications were the same. While the world has changed today thanks to the internet. And we have access to more information than we could ever consume, none of that matters if people like you don’t speak up and educate each other about your own experiences. And yes each and every child, adolescent and adult with ADHD (ADD) is different. Their problems that go along with ADHD are different. And the way their bodies process the medications are different, even from one day to the next. But every detail is important. I believe we should look at our ADHD well being as a Police Investigator. Analyzing every detail of our lives and learning all that we can about how others with the same disorders function. It also helps to learn about dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin. ADHD and many other disorders and vulnerabilities in us are controlled by the way our body regulates these chemicals. There are many things we can do with exercise, diet and vitamin that can improve the regulation of these chemicals or on the other hand can cause detriment. Once again it is a situation of the more you know. However, I would never recommend 100% Hollistic without ADHD medications. But that is just me. I have tried both multiple times ove the years and there is no substitute for pharmaceuticals. Sorry I have written so much I will bring this to a close. But I will leave you with one last thought. For those parent out there who are new to this and are having trouble understanding what your child is experiencing I will give you a little window into their world. In my experience before my medication started working if I was reading a book (text book, English, math, history, or even a book of my choosing that I enjoyed) I could read the pages over and over. I wasn’t absorbing or understanding page after page. Even as I went back and reread the page. It was as if I was reading pages in foreign languages. Then the moment my medication kicked in (and believe me if It’s the right medication you can tell the exact moment it kicks in), all of a sudden it’s as if the pages magically turn to English. I can read them, I can understand them. And I can learn them. It’s a wonderful feeling to magically learn you really are smart. I graduated college with a 3.96 GPA And I have 3 degrees. I was president of Teachers of Tomorrow. Member of Golden Key Society at Ole Miss and I did it on Scholarship. I am not bragging but I just want to make it clear to anyone one out there who worries about their children’s future that ADHD (ADD) people have great potential. I do no not consider myself as one of those people. I didn’t even start applying my potential until my freshman year in college. I didn’t have the information you do now. Please for yourself or your children take advantage of it. And thank you to all those who are posting here making it helpful for everyone else to learn. If anyone would like to ask me any questions about my ups and downs through the years or pick my brain you are welcome to. You may contact me at [email]gigimcc77@gmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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