How to tell Dr you think you have ADHD - ADD / ADHD Message Board

cheryl1121 · 07-25-2007, 08:03 AM

I am 56 years old and as far as I can remember I have known something was wrong. Then when I happen to be reading a magazine one day I found an article on ADHD in adults. The symtoms all were exactly how I have felt for most of my life. I sit here now and look at things in my house and see things like one curtain hung in the bedroom and the other still sitting on the dresser for over two weeks. Painted one wall in the kitchen two months ago and never felt like doing the other. I start so many things and never seem to get them finished before I start something else. I put my paperwork and taxes off until the very last minute, just can't get motivated and when I do it is only for a short period. I go from one extream to another. One day I am on top of the world and can't stop talking and the next or even a few hours later I won't talk at all to anyone. Should I tell this to my doctor or do I sound like maybe I am just nuts.

td9997 · 07-25-2007, 09:37 AM

Hello,

If you have not finished school YEARS and failing grades is a good sign of ADHD if you've achieved a college degree you cannot say you have ADHD

Im not sure (JMO) if not hanging a curtain or finishing painting a wall falls under that category
might be Procrastinators (sp)

self diagnoseing they say were usually wrong

index.html · 07-25-2007, 11:38 AM

As td said, your symptoms may or may not be ADD symptoms. While many ADD'ers have trouble with motivaton, procrastination, and follow-through, the predominant symptom is one of inattention.

What were you like as a kid? What did your teachers have to say about you?

cheryl1121 · 07-25-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by index.html

As td said, your symptoms may or may not be ADD symptoms. While many ADD'ers have trouble with motivaton, procrastination, and follow-through, the predominant symptom is one of inattention.

What were you like as a kid? What did your teachers have to say about you?

Got expelled in eighth grade twice, I was always trying to get attention I guess, quit school in 11th grade, been married three times, seems like I always feel for someone I felt sorry for. Never held a job for more than a couple years I always seem to get board as soon as I figured out the job.

index.html · 07-26-2007, 03:56 AM

Cheryl,

I do think that being evaluated for ADHD is a logical step for you. In fact, I wouldn't limit it to ADHD, but would instead ask for a referral to a psychiatrist for a "thorough evaluation". Explain to your physician that you are having trouble and that you think it's time that you got some help.

Good luck to you! Let us know what you find out.

Oh, and no, I don't think you are "just nuts".