TGIF!

TGIF -- well almost.   Seems my middle daughter is now sick with this horrible stomach virus that won't leave my family alone!!  Ok so I'm being a 'little' dramatic but it seems that one of us has had it in some form for the last few weeks.  Amazing that I've accomplished anything at all.  Being a single mom is hardest when you have sick kids.  Being an ADD mom makes it even tougher.

Something I discovered while I was not feeling well myself was that I had a tendency to not want to take my add meds.  I felt that I was too sick to be needing the use of my brain I guess...lol.  What I found was that I felt more functional on my meds even when I'm sick.  That surprised me alot.  I was wondering if add symptoms are more obvious when you are sick?  I sure felt like my brain was in this fog - more than usual.  Has anyone else had this happen to them?  I would love to hear from you! 

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Comments

[Cathy Jantzen]

Hi Megan,
What you describe - meds help even when you're sick - is so true. A lot of folks with adhd seem to be extremely sensitive. And, it seems that the right medication can improve what can be tolerated. In the hospital a year ago, I tested that theory out, involuntarily. The admittance process somehow missed my adhd meds. Half way through day two of recovery from major surgery, my pain medication system malfunctioned. The level of pain I experienced was unbelievable! Once my husband brought my adhd meds I was able to slowly unpeal myself from the ceiling! Too bad we couldn't fix the pain situation as quickly. Amazingly though I was much more successful at tolerating the pain with my adhd med.