I Have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

oh god.. I know the feeling.. trust me I really do:(
I HATED having to the pill when I first got it .. It messed with my moods dramatically and made my anxiety even worse. It's been a few years since I was first diagnosed with A.D.D and prescribed Concerta ( I was in gr 9 - I'm in gr 12 now:)!

I don't think you need to take concerta everyday ( I don't), I take it when I get home from school so I can do homework and study. I also take it on test days and the days before tests so I can pay attention more. Also, depending on how high your dose is, you could probably cut the pill in half on certain days when you don't want the effects to last as long or be as strong - I do this often and I find it pretty helpful:)
I don't know if a doctor would suggest this but the truth is this is YOUR body and YOUR mind and everyone reacts differently to the medications. Finding a healthy and safe balance for when you need the pills and how much of the pills and when you take them is important. Remember the medication is a tool and it shouldn't be looked at as anything more than that.

Just because our minds race and wander and can't stay on track doesn't really matter as much as we (or other people ) would like to believe. It's the way we are:) our brains weren't put together in a way that was conducive to focus but that doesn't mean you can't learn. It just means you learn differently. It means you've got to get good at taking notes and reading things more than twice and not get upset with yourself for having to do that. I also means we work at our own pace (often pretty slow - Im pretty slow aha)

I know it's hard but trust me once you find a balance it gets easier:)

YAY I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I'm 20, and just discovered that I have been on the A.D.D. train my whole life. It makes so many things in my life make sense. School was the worst part for me too. I only made it halfway through Grade 3, before my parents pulled me out because I was falling so behind and struggling so much. Hah, now I have tears in my eyes. They decided to homeschool me. It was really hard on my Mum, but I would've been worse off in school. I've always been confused coz I feel so stupid and dum, yet sometimes I write brilliantly or create intricate things, and am really clever in other areas. I don't have the equivalent to HSC (high school certificate) like almost every single other person my age (that fact alone makes me feel like I'm a failure) but I did alot of other interesting things while they were all in school. I have however completed a Cert 3 and a Cert 4 course since then. I never want to study again though, even though I love learning and have things I want to learn about. I also don't raise my hand/offer suggestions or answers incase it's wrong or dum.
I don't think I would've been able to go through high school, so good on you for getting this far!! Good luck xx

I know the feeling I myself have add so I know exactly what thats like and where your coming from and wait now the pill is called concerta wow must be a stronger form of medicine or something back when I took it first I had it when it was called ritlen if I spelled that right than it was called aderal if I even spelled that right but anyway I have not taken any pills for it for a long while now I was taken off I cant remember when but I was taken off cause my parents were concerned of my weight cause I was skinny but I know what its like to have add short attention span I forget all the symptoms to it but I remember that one

i know how you feel i have had been taking pills since grade 2 and stopped in grade 8 because i was sick of it, now in grade 12, school is hard but i still manage :) and i dont have an aide or get treated differently because i keep my mouth shut. people dont need to know i have ADD, but im proud of my uniqueness :)

hey, dont let what others say bring you down. I have add real bad, like, Real bad. I get teased A LOT but hey, sticks and stones may break my bones but the truth cant hurt me. I know its hard, ive been officially diagnosed for 10 yrs now, but instead of giving up i said "challenge accepted" and i have been top of the class since 4th grade.