AADD-UK
The site for and by adults with ADHD
Support group meetings are on the second Monday of the month, 7-9pm.
The venue has recently changed so get in touch with the group at contact@maddchester.com
Details of meetings appear on their web site here. The front page of their site is at www.maddchester.com.
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Hi Amburr and everyone else posting here. Please go inside the forum where lots of ADHDers are available to answer any question you might have http://aadduk.org/forum/ or mail contact@maddchester
Posted by planetdave | December 8, 2012, 10:37 pmAmburr, I can’t offer you much help but just wanted you to know I read your post and really feel for you. There is nothing worse than feeling you are in limbo with symptoms that drive you mad and little or no help being offered. Maybe someone else has replied to you offering information that can support you in some way, I hope so but until you are receiving the help and support you need keep on coping as much as possible.
Posted by Jackie Farmer | December 8, 2012, 10:08 pmHey, I was diagnosed with ADHD last year after a long, long wait. Recently it’s getting worse, I have depression and seriously bad anxiety, I had a panic attack in college over someone being unblocked, I feel like I’m totally alone and have no one to turn to who understands what I’m going though and I have to wait months to see a behavioural therapist. Sometimes I feel like giving up, I hate having
ADHD, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I can’t concentrate, my mind is constantly running, I can’t trust anyone and its ruining my life. I don’t have any mediation, I have to deal with this by myself and feel that most of the time I’m going crazy, I have ran out of ways to keep my self under control, but its no longer working, I’m just full of worry and rage, I’m scared and I don’t know what to do, please help!
Amburr.
Posted by Amburr | December 4, 2012, 11:01 pmHi Amburr,
I’m really sorry you’re feeling so awful. I’ve also felt very alone at times. Please come to the ADHD support group meeting this Monday 10th December 7-9pm; email lgf@maddchester.com for details.
I hope to see you there,
Rosie
Posted by Rosie | December 7, 2012, 10:23 pmHi, I’ve received a reply from the consultant psychiatrist today which states both clinical interview and assessment questionnaires indicate strong possibility of adult ADHD (not sure if this is a diagnosis). However he informs me there is no appropriate therapy for my concentration, attention and memory problems within the NHS local psychological therapy services and that medication is not suitable due to my heart condition. He does state that there is private ADHD coaching and psychological therapies but Salford PCT cannot pay for these. He does also say that even on a private basis it may only improve things to some extent. As I no longer work accessing an private therapy is out of the question, so not sure where to go now. Looks like I’m going to have to continue embarrassing myself in company, driving those close to me mad, and constantly having near misses with leaving the gas rings on, etc. Maybe when I eventually burn the house down and say “I probably left the gas on and put the tea towel on top of it but can’t remember” then someone will offer some support. How do you actually get a diagnosis that you have adult ADHD? Looks like I’m back to wondering why I’m like I am and how do I explain to people do I now say there’s a strong possibility I have ADHD. That definitely makes me sound even more odd.
Posted by Jackie Farmer | December 3, 2012, 9:41 pmHi, I’m in the process of being diagnosed with adult ADHD at the age of 53 yes that’s right 53. Known for years there was something wrong but, over the years going to see G.Ps and telling them of my appalling memory, struggle to do housework and generally things around me being so disorganised and messy I was always fobbed off with diagnosis for hormones, age, depression, etc.
After losing my job 18 months ago due to what i saw as a continuous string of line managers that obviously didn’t like me and went overboard to pull me to pieces about how i worked and failed to do a huge list of things like prioritising, meeting targets, being disorganised, etc. The list and management instructions were endless and on being suspended and then a hearing arranged with evidence in abundance I quit. Being totally devastated as i knew i’d put not 100% into my job but 1000% including my time, energy, even my own money buying things I felt totally aggrieved and extremely depressed.
Whilst being at home with symptoms appearing worse i.e flooding kitchen several times, burning food at least 2-3 times a week forgetting it was in oven, burning pans constantly by emptying them and putting them back on cooker with gas burner still on as forget to turn off, lots of sewing projects started but never finished, living my life by setting alarms throughout day and still forgetting to do things, go places, I could go on forever. Anyway after months of constantly thinking I must be getting dementia or Alzheimer’s and really need to get help but putting it off I finally went to GP and confessed my fears. On doing tests I was delighted he assured me dementia and Alzheimer’s were not evident at all. Then he dropped the bombshell, “I do think though that you may have adult ADHD and I’m referring you to see someone”. I had to laugh, but I’m not aggressive, I don’t give people abuse, I hate upsetting anyone and avoid conflict as I’m hopeless at arguing (so sorry people, but that was what I then understood people with ADHD to be like).
I came home and Googled Adult ADHD and couldn’t believe what I was reading – “it’s me, it’s like reading my life story” I told my housemate. Then everything about my job and career clicked into place. I only went out to work in 1998 as worked at home before that but at that moment realised there was no way on earth I could have done the jobs that I did to a good standard with the issues I had. Yes I was smart enough to get the positions I had but without
realising I had extremely big issues that I needed help with there was no way any manager would not have had concerns. It also explained why I had been to university twice and each time dropped out. I have always been like I am and so didn’t really know any difference except I knew I wasn’t right. I’ve now seen a psychiatrist who deals with adult ADHD who has indicated this is probably what I have but is waiting to do the diagnosis after receiving questionnaires from myself, my housemate and my mother who I might say have slightly different views about me than I do myself. Is thinking I’m not as bad as they say another symptom, I’m not too sure but hey, I’m now thinking it will be good to get an ADHD diagnosis otherwise I might worry myself to death wondering why I’m like I am. Sorry I’ve gone on so much and if you have actually read all of this thank you.
Posted by Jackie Farmer | November 17, 2012, 9:10 pmIt does sound as if you have ADHD, although it takes a psychiatrist to be sure. It sounds as if you are going along the right route, though.
Yes it is natural to be worried about everything, but you’ve found someone that seems to know about ADHD so hold tight and see what he/she says.
That’s okay, a lot of people think that. They only know about ‘naughty children’ and prisoners with ADHD. It is only the more dramatic stories that hit the headlines so public perception of people with ADHD is somewhat distorted. This part of why we set up this web site, to try and do a tiny bit to show the whole situation with ADHD. We can probably only change things very slowly, but every person that finds out about adult ADHD will tell several others so we’ll get there eventually. Thank you for helping spread the word.
NB If anyone reading this is a child or a(n) (ex)prisoner we don’t mean to exclude you. If a child, we will be waiting for you when you hit your late teens and if you’re an adult and you’ve had trouble with the law, there is plenty in this web site for you, but we just want people to know that not every one with ADHD does illegal things. The recent article about ADHD treatment helping people to avoid committing crime shows that a lot of people can get back on the straight and narrow if they get the right help.
Posted by AADD-UK | November 27, 2012, 11:53 amSorry, we wrote a long reply but the software lost it.
Essentially it said that you are going the right way, well done, keep at it.
Don’t worry, a lot of people think this because only the more extreme cases hit the headlines. One of the reasons for setting up this web site. The majority of people with ADHD are no more aggressive than the general population, and people with inattentive type may be less so. It is interesting to note that people with ADHD that get in trouble with the law might be able to get back on the straight and narrow (or not leave it in the first place) with the right treatment. See this recent article.
Posted by AADD-UK | November 27, 2012, 12:01 pmDear sir /Madam
I am Dipak Gandhi from India. It was 3 years back that I knew of ADHD for the first from a article published in Reader’s Digest.
Then I realized that my son (now,10 years old, studying in 5th std.) shows almost all the symptoms for ADHD mentioned in the article. I took him to pediatric,and he counseled us .I feel that his hyper activity has come down (by a very small margin),but his inattention continues. This is hindering his performance in class. Can you help me, please?
Ever since I knew of ADHD I keep reading about it on net for the sake of my son. And after all this reading I now realize that I myself (now 41 years old) have been the biggest sufferer of this ADHD. The symptoms of ADHD were in me since childhood. But being from rural family and having no knowledge of ADHD , I went untreated for this till today. As I grew up, other problems like continuous anxiety, depression, day-dreaming, isolated life from society(I have not a single friend, which is considered taboo here in our society) developed into me. I experienced a terrific depression during my short tenure in job (for 3 years) and I had to leave the Job as I was incapable of doing anything. Although my depression problem subsided to some extent, the day dreaming ,ADHD (newly realized) and cutoff social life continue to make my career (now in business ) and life miserable. Can you be of help to me?
Thanking You
Yours
Dipak Gandhi
Posted by Dipak Gandhi | February 9, 2012, 4:56 pmhi, thinking of coming to the manchester support group. Could you tell me how many people attend and what age groups? Feel like i need help and wanna know for sure if this is a condition i have. Are there any specialists in manchester that can prescribe the medication if deemed with the condition. I hear most doctors are sceptical. Many thanks,
Kind regards
Gavin
Posted by gavin | May 29, 2011, 11:54 pmDave here – the above information is out of date as the group has changed location. For latest information look at maddchester.com or e-mail contact@maddchester.com
Posted by planetdave | November 8, 2011, 1:32 pmHi,
We’ve updated it now. Let us know if there are any more details you’d like to put up in due course.
Cheers.
Posted by AADD-UK | November 8, 2011, 1:45 pm