Guestbook (not for questions)
wrote on 24 January 2014
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Hi Jochem, First of all, thank you very much for creating this site! I came across your website via Facebook, where I could read several stories of people who also have a form of ADD or ADHD. Your site immediately appealed to me because the creator himself knows what it is, which makes me more likely to believe you than the "pill industry" I was not diagnosed with ADD until I was 25. At first I went along with this, or in other words I was open to any kind of help. I then immediately started taking Ritalin, which was unbearable for me after a few weeks. I lost a lot of weight and could talk even faster than I normally do. I had always had several jobs, but with Ritalin I worked late into the evening and got up early to work again the next day. Not normal if you ask me, but I went like clockwork. The first few months I slept an awful lot, quite normal according to the doctor. Besides the weight loss, I also suffered a lot of rebounds and felt like a junkie for months after quitting. Cold chills ran through my body and my jaws tightened constantly. Then Concerta was prescribed, which I also wanted to get off after three months, although I have to say that that stuff "worked" better than Ritalin. For the first time in my life, I thought/did/felt like a "normal" person feels. And I can only say one thing........What a SAAI it was! Having multiple thoughts mixed up and being nicely off-kilter is WHO I AM. I was put together neatly by my parents and everything is there.... Read more
Hi Jochem,
First of all, thank you very much for creating this site!
I came across your website via Facebook, where I could read several stories of people who also have a form of ADD or ADHD.
Your site immediately appealed to me because the creator himself knows what it is, which makes me more likely to believe you than the "pill industry" anyway
I was not diagnosed with ADD until I was 25. At first, I went along with this, i.e. I was open to any kind of help. I then immediately started taking Ritalin, which was unbearable for me after a few weeks. I lost a lot of weight and could talk even faster than I normally do. I had always had several jobs, but with Ritalin I worked late into the evening and got up early to work again the next day. Not normal if you ask me, but I went like clockwork. The first few months I slept an awful lot, quite normal according to the doctor. Besides the weight loss, I also suffered a lot of rebounds and felt like a junkie for months after quitting. Cold chills ran through my body and my jaws tightened constantly. Then Concerta was prescribed, which I also wanted to get off after three months, although I have to say that that stuff "worked" better than Ritalin. For the first time in my life, I thought/did/felt like a "normal" person feels. And I can only say one thing........What a SAAI it was! Having multiple thoughts mixed up and being nicely off-kilter is WHO I AM. I was put together neatly by my parents and everything is in place. There is nothing wrong with me, I might have a bit more trouble than another with simple things. Ok I may not be the easiest person to get along with, but a day with me is never boring. In my work, I sometimes suffer from it, but also have fun with it. I can think very creatively and freely precisely because of these qualities. My rich imagination and enthusiasm has brought me out of deep valleys many times. I try to sleep/eat/exercise as much as possible and, above all, find a purpose in life for which I am here. There's a reason I was born the way I am and I hope that other ADHDérs (or other labels we don't really like at all, because we're not the diagnosis, we just got it stuck on us) will come to see that we're pretty cool people. Greetings Merel Collapse
First of all, thank you very much for creating this site!
I came across your website via Facebook, where I could read several stories of people who also have a form of ADD or ADHD.
Your site immediately appealed to me because the creator himself knows what it is, which makes me more likely to believe you than the "pill industry" anyway
I was not diagnosed with ADD until I was 25. At first, I went along with this, i.e. I was open to any kind of help. I then immediately started taking Ritalin, which was unbearable for me after a few weeks. I lost a lot of weight and could talk even faster than I normally do. I had always had several jobs, but with Ritalin I worked late into the evening and got up early to work again the next day. Not normal if you ask me, but I went like clockwork. The first few months I slept an awful lot, quite normal according to the doctor. Besides the weight loss, I also suffered a lot of rebounds and felt like a junkie for months after quitting. Cold chills ran through my body and my jaws tightened constantly. Then Concerta was prescribed, which I also wanted to get off after three months, although I have to say that that stuff "worked" better than Ritalin. For the first time in my life, I thought/did/felt like a "normal" person feels. And I can only say one thing........What a SAAI it was! Having multiple thoughts mixed up and being nicely off-kilter is WHO I AM. I was put together neatly by my parents and everything is in place. There is nothing wrong with me, I might have a bit more trouble than another with simple things. Ok I may not be the easiest person to get along with, but a day with me is never boring. In my work, I sometimes suffer from it, but also have fun with it. I can think very creatively and freely precisely because of these qualities. My rich imagination and enthusiasm has brought me out of deep valleys many times. I try to sleep/eat/exercise as much as possible and, above all, find a purpose in life for which I am here. There's a reason I was born the way I am and I hope that other ADHDérs (or other labels we don't really like at all, because we're not the diagnosis, we just got it stuck on us) will come to see that we're pretty cool people. Greetings Merel Collapse