Mohkia

Thanks for your input. I am going to try. I have an appointment with my GP and my gynecologist next week. Yes, I finally made the damned appointments. I'll see what happens I guess. Really don't like doctors. Need to do something before i devolve into even more of a mess though. Going to ask for therapy and assessment referrals from GP plus blood tests i think and then ask about peri stuff with gynecologist plus get those not fun tests done. Meanwhile my damned job keeps giving me more work...I'm like noooo....I am going to freaking loose my mind. 🙄 sorry it wasn't easy for you to get assessed and they didn't want to listen. If the meds work though isnt that a sign its real. Don't doubt yourself, you know your struggles. And yes, I know that's easier said than done. Once again thank you and I wish you well.

Yep, me too. Worse around my period. Stupid hormones!

Late genX here. Haven't had to many physical symptoms yet but my mental health has taken a dump this past year. I've had issues through my life but its gotten way worse. It's funny too because last time I talked to my dad he said he is the one that had to mention it to my mom who is early genX as she was freaking out as to what was going on when it happened to her. He tried warning me and I'm like yes dad. I know. Lol. Sad that so many women are clueless about this. Its not talked about enough.

Anyways, I'm glad more people are discussing it, and I'm happy to have these support groups as it does make things easier. I have some appointments coming up next week and I'm going to do what I can to get some help. Hopefully they listen. Tired of women's issues being dismissed.

I don't carry much, wallet, phone in keys. I usually have a jacket or something that has pockets. I also try and pick out pants with the biggest pockets I can find. Which usually fits my wallet and keys and then I just carry my phone. I can't do purses, I'll just accidently leave them places. To risky.

Hate that this has to be a worry. Makes it harder for people that actually need help to get help. If I was drug seeking there are easier options than going for a freaking adhd assessment. Oh well, try not to stress over it, and I know it's hard not too but you can always go to another Dr. Just makes it a pain in the ass. Good luck of you do decide to go through with it.

Holy crap I'm this squirrel. My hobby seems to be collecting hobbies. All fear my hobby hoarding!

Pizza for breakfast, skipped lunch and now my husband is making fajitas for dinner. I am thankful he feeds me. Lol. If not for him I would probably forget to eat half the time and then wonder why I feel like crap. Or I would live off chips and beef Jerky or something dumb like that.

I am not diagnosed but have good reason to suspect I have adhd so I am in the process of trying to get a diagnosis. This is kind of it for me too. My brain never shuts up. Weed slowed my mind down and of course made me feel good like you said. I actually had moments if i didnt overdo it where it gave me motivation to actually do something with myself. Fine line though on the amount, kind of needed to microdose for that affect. Otherwise it just numbed me to my own issues and kind of made me not care. Only reason I quit is because my problems i wasn't dealing with started to catch up with me and I hit a really bad depressive state that kind of scared me after literally everything was crashing in on me. Maybe eventually I will use it recreational again but for now I'm staying away and trying to get real help.

I lost so much freaking weight after I quit. I had zero appetite and had to force myself to eat the bit I did. It was like I was going through a depression or something. But yes, 2 weeks sounds about howblong the worst of it was for me too.

I hear you on the meds. I'm not sure I'm to enthused about those but people keep saying they help so I don't know. I also know I need to change my behavioral habits I've developed over the years but it's not easy. Just going to go with whatever the psychiatrist says and gk from there. I'm just so tired of my own crap at this point. And yeah, weed made it easier to just be. And I don't think you have to take medication if you don't want too. Don't think they will force it on you.

Used weed for the past 20ish years to make my damned brain shut up and for sleep issues. I quit about 4 months ago after the realization that I might have adhd. Wanted to see if things got better after stopping. They really didn't. I had no clue that this could be the source of my issues until recently so now I'm over here waiting for an appointment. Self medication and drug/alcohol use is apparently really common with undiagnosed adhd. But damned do I miss it. The first couple weeks where rough, and i do feel like I was having some withdrawal effects from quitting despite people saying it's not addictive. It was literally giving me easy dopamine so your comment makes alot of sense.

Gender can affect how it presents. For example it seems easier to catch in males vs females. Females tend to be more often inattentive vs hyperactive, though personally I keep scoring combined type. It's different from person to person. Most of these screenings ask for email. I've probably taken every screening test on the damned internet at this point and most ask for emails. Make a fake email if you have too. I have my spam emails for stuff like this so my main email doesn't get bogged down.