Recent Development in Mental Health Diagnosis

This past Thursday, I had an appointment with my Medication manager. We discussed a running pattern which had been taking place over the last 20 years (Since the end of highschool). Basically a situation where i struggle at the start... ramp up to great within a given situation... then i push just a little bit past 100%... and end up running out of steam or burning out within the situation. I can think of atleast a few times this has happpened. 17, 22, 31, and damn near 37. The root cause of this... might have been discovered. 

While we are still on the early stages of the diagnosis... and i haven't been treated yet with Medication (I picked up the medication but i am not starting it until tomorrow night (Sunday) due to a work obligation. I am hopeful that in 6-8 weeks we can make a good determination as to whether or not i - in fact - have ADHD. When thinking about Highschool and Middle school. The likely reason these symptoms didnt present themselves is because I had more than enough physical activity to keep me going and not let the symptoms set in. But... once i got to college... my level of exercise was deminished overtime and eventually the symptoms started presenting. It would explain why currently I have issues with:

1.) Staying in one place for very long
2.) Staying engaged on a task for an extended period of time
3.) Keeping and maintaining routines

I am hoping that by the time i see my doctor next... I am in a good position to finally have some good news for her.

In other news... I am working overnight tonight. It's overall a long shift. But i somewhat enjoy the overnight shifts. I'd move to them perminently if i could, But it seems like my employeer has other plans for me... I'm not sure what they are. I just hope that within five years I still have a job.


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