Hey folks --

Please do me, and really, all of us, a favor. Please, when you reply to a
post, cut out all of the crap, like this ......

--- Chicago-ADHD-Adults@yahoogroups.com wrote:




Blah blah blah. And please cut out as much as possible of the original
post, you know --

> At my next appointment she said that the logical next step would be to
> try an alternative drug (non stimulant) like Straterra. But I asked ...

> I didn't take anything for a couple of years after that, partly
because
> that didn't help, and because it didn't help, I didn't know how much
....

> One was remembering to take it, especially the second of the day.
The
> biggest were the relatively short action (3-4 hours) and the ....


Etc. Only retain just enough of the previous post to make your reply make
sense. In other words, EDIT! There is just a tremendous amoung of
repetitive junk to wade through in these posts, especially if you're
getting them via email, and especially in "Digest" form where you may get
10 posts all at once! Thanks for your cooperation.

And now for some of my comments.

Conor said:

> > I've always had a somewhat erratic sleep schedule, always been a
> "night
> > person" (as lots of us with ADD seem to be). ....


Yup.


I'm
> self-employed
> > and can pick my own hours, or not work when I don't need to. I know
> > this sounds like a dream situation to a lot of people, and I know I'm
> > very lucky to be able to do it, but sometimes it seems like a curse -
> > the total lack of structure that would be chaotic to a lot of people
> is
> > magnified with ADD in the picture.


Yup! I've been "cursed" with that sort of flexibility in two jobs. I did
not fare very well in them, at least as far as self-discipline and getting
all the work done on time.

Hey, Conor, about your spreadsheet idea: I have started doing a similar
thing (I had the idea years ago, but never started doing it till
recently). But mine are hand-drawn. If you could email your version over
to me, I'd appreciate it.


Adrienne wrote:
"Canada banned Adderall because there were several
(less than 10) deaths of children taking the drug.
However some of these children were reported to have
underlying heart disease. The FDA's position is that
there is not enough evidence of these deaths being
caused by Adderall to ban the drug in th U.S.A."


I have been watching news regarding the drug industry and I couldn't help
but note this. Isn't it funny how the FDA and all the politicians will get
all hysterical because of a handful of deaths attributed to a natural herb
which has been safely used for thousands of years, such as ephedra? (Most
of the "victims" of ephedra, too, either had preexisting health
conditions, had simply ignored the dosage information on the label, used
the ephedra with other substances, and were involved in extreme exertion
such as professional sports, so there is no hard evidence of what caused
their deaths). Yet when people die after using a pharmaceutical drug,
there is no such rush to judgment... in fact, dangerous drugs stay on the
market for years and years. Could it be about .... money, and which
industry has the deeper pockets and political clout? Naah, couldn't be.

That is all.

davidharrell.


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