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I Have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Life Is Difficult Enough! (A.D.D) Makes It Worse...... My whole life I have struggled with school. I'm scared to even raise my hand in class because I don't want the other students to laugh at me if I say something stupid. It's so hard to focus, and I always hear people say stuff like "yeah I'm so out of it today I think I have (A.D.D)" like its some joke but I take it offensive because people don't realize how much it really sucks until they have it. I hate when teachers say to me "do you want me to make the test easier for you" because it makes me feel stupid. I don't want to take my tests in a small room because I have A.D.D. I don't want to have the worst memory in the world and not be able to do average on a test. I don't even know if I will even pass high school. I just want to be normal, I want to be smart! And I hate having to take Concerta everyday for it. I just want to be able to learn without a stupid pill.

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smjd

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:)