comeonnow

My psychologist diagnosed me with ADD about 5 years ago. My doctor has tried me on Adderall, Ritalin, and Dexadrine, none of which helped my symptoms. I just started a temp job recently and after not working for quite awhile, it's been a real change for me. I thought I'd lose it the first couple days, as I really was struggling to keep my composure. I went to my doctor and described the feelings I'd get, like my face getting hot, my hands sweating, feeling overwhelmed around people, etc. He said that it sounds like my inability to concentrate and get work done isn't so much caused by the ADD as much as it is by Panic Disorder, which I didn't know I have. He put me on Klonopin and Lexapro and they've made such a difference. At first I felt really tired on them and still do feel more tired than I did before I started taking them, but I'm willing to put up with the sleepy feeling rather than go back to the way I was before. So I just thought I'd tell this in case any of you have tried ADD meds with no luck. Consider the possiblity that you might be like me and have Panic Disorder. I'm not saying that I don't have ADD, but I do think that my bigger problem is the other one.

Not only do I feel better at work now and able to accomplish more, but I don't feel like such a scatterbrain around the house anymore. Before, I'd have lots of things laying around waiting to get done, but now I can actually focus and do the things instead of keep putting everything off. I feel like I've accomplished more here at the house in the past week than I have in the several months before that. I used to go from one room to another thinking, "Now what did I come in here for?" or "Oops, I forgot to bring the other thing along I wanted." I'd end up going back and forth, back and forth, but now it's like my whole brain pattern has changed and I can think ahead and put things in order in my head. My husband has noticed the change in me too. Klonopin and Lexapro have really made a huge difference for me!