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PinkRoxy02,

You description sounds like Primarily Inattentive Type ADD.

Let's go down your list.

* My brain doesnt function when I am tired as NT's will be able to still function normally when they are tired.

Can those without ADD can function better than us when tired? Safety experts say driving when excessively tired is more dangerous than driving drunk. The deficit in attention is so severe that overly tired drivers drive into on-coming traffic, trees, poles, over banks and into creeks -- a far cry from normal.

* My brain appears foggy and sluggish in the afternoons alot of the time and/or when I'm tired.

Everyone's brain goes foggy and sluggish in the afternoon. However, in our case, we go brain dead in the afternoon. Medical attention will help.

The next three are typical of ADD primarily inattentive.

* As a child and teen I would always appear in a daydream and am totally unaware of what is going on around me. (still is like that but not as much)
* Always felt like I had a lazy brain, I always felt lazy in school work because my brain would feel too fatigued to learn anything or take any info in.
* When I'm tired I find it hard to talk or hold a conversation comfortably with anyone its like its too exhausting to do so and I dont have the energy to do it.

You AND me have the same brain bug. We are hyper and impulsive because our brain's have bad attention process voltage regulators. We find it difficult to control our energy and impulses because the controller cannot get the neurotransmitter signals of sufficient strength to brain modules, where for example the neurotransmitter dopamine triggers the neuro hormone dopamine in sufficient quantities to meet the demand.

Voltage regulators are used to balance supply and demand in electrical systems. If the demand exceeds the generators supply, the lights go out. It doesn't matter a hoot if the generator is working just fine if the regulator is bugged up. The regulator shuts down the generator when the regulator thinks supply is exceeding demand.

PET scans have repeatedly shown that our brains shut down when they should fire up. In a very real sense, we can not control our energy and impluses when the out-of-balance state is too great.

Its like I'm hyper and impulsive when I'm not tired and inattentive and SCT when I am tired, I always felt my tiredness does have a great affect on me to a degree which i always had to make sure I had enough sleep before work or an exam.

Similiar, we cannot "muster up" energy when tired. Not to worry. No one else can either.

You have the solution to fatigue caused attention deficit. Eat well and sleep well before tackling demanding tasks. There is NO other solution.

Our ADD differs in that when I get tired is when I get hyperactive. I need an non-stimulant ADHD medication for my evenings. I use Intuitive.

Our ADD is similar in that we both need a stimulant medication for our day job.

You must find a good psychiatrist that will work with you. I am forever freaking out when very good people come here and ask what to do about ADHD medication problems. It so disturbs me that so many doctors including shrinks are absolute morons when it comes to medically managing ADHD.

I asked a psychologist friend of mine to refer a psychiatrist. Finally, I got me a very good psychiatrist. Medication management is as complex as complex gets. We all need the services of a good psychiatrist to beat this beast. It is not something to be left to moron doctors or well intentioned layman like me.

Best wishes,
Bob

PinkRoxy02, I just now saw you are in New Zealand. You may not have the "shrink" problem we have in the States.