I'm Always Late!!!
MariaNajaka posted:
I have a dx of ADD and one of my many challenges is I'm always late! As long as I have been responsible for getting myself places, I have been late. I try to set several alarms on my phone as to when I need to get up; shower; get ready to leave and be out the door but now, I've adjusted to the alarms and turn 'em off or hit snooze. How do I change this after a gazillion years of doing it? I'm starting to get into trouble at work! Help!
2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:I'm Always Late!!!<i>I have a dx of ADD and one of my many challenges is I'm always late! As long as I have been responsible for getting myself places, I have been late. I try to set several alarms on my phone as to when I need to get up; shower; get ready to leave and be out the door but now, I've adjusted to the alarms and turn 'em off or hit snooze. How do I change this after a gazillion years of doing it? I'm starting to get into trouble at work! Help!</i>
mpace1954 responded:
Adderall is to help you stay concentrated on one thing at a time, so your mind isn't jumping from one thing to another and you can finish projects ect. Problem with that is, if you get concentrated on the wrong thing at the wrong time... well you see what I'm saying. You may need to speak with your doc about this being late problem. If your dose is too small, your mind will be like a shotgun blast, kinda all over the place and you wont get accomplished what you need to, too much and you will get "stuck" doing the wrong thing. This usually gets better after you've been on the Add for a while. You didnt mention how long you've been on the meds. The Dr. may want to adjust the dosage or sometimes just changing the time of day when you take your Rx. Sometimes keeping the mg. the same, taking 1/2 2xday or 1/3 3 times a day is all that is necessary. Get into a morning "get up and get out the door" routine. Good Luck.
Report This| Share this:I'm Always Late!!!Adderall is to help you stay concentrated on one thing at a time, so your mind isn't jumping from one thing to another and you can finish projects ect. Problem with that is, if you get concentrated on the wrong thing at the wrong time... well you see what I'm saying. You may need to speak with your doc about this being late problem. If your dose is too small, your mind will be like a shotgun blast, kinda all over the place and you wont get accomplished what you need to, too much and you will get "stuck" doing the wrong thing. This usually gets better after you've been on the Add for a while. You didnt mention how long you've been on the meds. The Dr. may want to adjust the dosage or sometimes just changing the time of day when you take your Rx. Sometimes keeping the mg. the same, taking 1/2 2xday or 1/3 3 times a day is all that is necessary. Get into a morning "get up and get out the door" routine. Good Luck.
ALC36 responded:
I have the same problem! I've lost jobs from the tardiness. I just started back on vyvanse 70mg. due to financial reasons, I have no insurance and shire has a patient assistance program. I am going to talk to my md about possibly prescribing an immediate release adderall to take as soon as I wake up, my counselor recommended this and she specializes in ADD/ADHD. I understand completely the "late" issue as I have dealt with it my entire life, still working on it!
Report This| Share this:I'm Always Late!!!I have the same problem! I've lost jobs from the tardiness. I just started back on vyvanse 70mg. due to financial reasons, I have no insurance and shire has a patient assistance program. I am going to talk to my md about possibly prescribing an immediate release adderall to take as soon as I wake up, my counselor recommended this and she specializes in ADD/ADHD. I understand completely the "late" issue as I have dealt with it my entire life, still working on it!
