Adult, new to group w/ ADD has questions.

[Guest guest]

...thanks for sharing your story. I found it very informative

if not heartbreaking. My son is almost 5 and we " may " be dealing

with ADD down the road with him due to vaccine damage. He is very

mildly affected at this point and has come a long way thank God.

I dont have the answers for you about your treatment but we have so

many on here that are full of terrific knowledge and I am sure will

reply to this.

Take care

Sherry

>

> I have some questions and I want to share what it has been like

> growing up with ADD so people might know what thier children might

> face if they do not work hard at dealing with the problem. I have

> known for years that I had something wrong with me and for the

past 8

> years that it was was ADD and possibly ADHD. I was born in 1950. I

> don't know if the vacinations back then had traces of mercury in

them.

> Over the years I have thought of ADD as a gift and a curse. As far

as

> creativity goes ADD can be wonderful but in many ways my life has

been

> a living hell; bringing me to the depths of suicide ideation often

and

> I followed through with my thoughts to completion once. By the

grace

> of God I am still alive. Many years ago before we heard of ADD a

> theripst asked my why I wanted to kill myself. I told her because

when

> it came to life, I had a very short attention span.

>

> My best grade in school was a D and I dropped out of school at age

16

> because I would have failed. I was adamant that I wasn't going to

> repeat the year; yet I applied and was hired at the Naval Research

Lab

> in Wash. DC at that age. (I just looked up the word naval because I

> still can not remember if it is spelled navel or naval) I had a

very

> high IQ. I am self educated and at age 50 my 3rd wife talked me

into

> getting my GED and aced the exam. I have had more jobs then even a

> person without ADD could remember. I get lost driving in my home

town,

> forget important appointments and hate to move because it may take

me

> months to be able to remember my new home phone number and address.

> Then a few years later I suddenly won't remember it again for a

day or

> two. I tried going to college at age 51 but failed misurably.

Without

> a degree(s) I can't get an interview. When I do get a job, I

become a

> manager quickly and have been promoted to positons created to take

> advantage of my creativity and problem solving skills. I loose my

jobs

> just as quick. I have actually worked my way out of many jobs by

> solving company problems. Still, I can't go to a large corporation

and

> tell them I am a genious and can fix any problem in the company if

> they will let me observe the situation for a few weeks. Without a

MBA

> they say no way.

>

> My question is this. When I was about 6 years old I some how broke

a

> thermometer in my mouth. My older brother drained the mercury into

a

> jar lid and I remember playing with it. Being 6, I am guessing I

might

> have pushed that facinating mercury around with my fingers. At age

12 I

> had a chemestry lab and managed to get a hold of some mecuric

oxide. I

> wanted to heat the powder up and watch it turn into mercury. I am

sure

> I inhailed the fumes and possibly touched the powder. I was not

> wearing gloves, protective eye wear or a mask. ( Hey I was twelve).

> So, would those events explain my condition? Should I be tested

now for

> mercury poisoning or would it be to late for accurate results? What

> treatments are available? I am sure I could read a lot and figure

all

> of this out myself but to be honest at age 54 I don't care enough

to

> do it. But then thats probably because I have ADD.

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm the same age and have similar problems and skills without much of the ADD

part. I also did the thermometer thing at the same age, had one of the earliest

polio shots, drank ant poison (arsenic), art school almost killed me and have

the full array of problems, mcs, intermittant porphyria, chronic fatigue and

pain. It all comes and goes.

My problem with reentering the workforce is that I've spent the last 18 years

raising and repairing my two children. Just on a practical level, I'd recommend

finding a good temporary service or two to hook up with, like Accountemps or

something closer to your expertise. You get to check out companies and they get

to try you out. You're ususally walking into a mess to be solved, so it can be

quite engaging. One of the best programmers I ever met didn't learn to read

until he was in 7th grade, is wildly ADD, rocks in his chair and chews on his

shirt.

I won't comment on mercury. It's all here. Amen's books are the best

I've seen on ADD and we've gotten solid results from a little, cheap subliminal

biofeedback program. http://www.adhd-biofeedback.com/subliminal.html

My son has had the same response that someone I know who has taken her son for

professional neurofeedback training. The subliminal is likely not as good as

professional neurofeedback but seems to be working well for us, is a cheap way

to try and some of the professionals use it along with direct training. My son

sat down and started to read books and has nearly stopped watching television.

About a week in, he opened winamp and upped the loudness of the message (he's

deaf in one ear). That was my best clue he liked it and how he felt.

Neurofeedback has come a long way and looks very interesting for certain

symptoms. Symphony in the Brain is a good book.

Message: 25

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:06:19 -0000

From: " dwsamson2002 " <dwsamson2002@...>

Subject: Adult, new to group w/ ADD has questions.

I have some questions and I want to share what it has been like

growing up with ADD so people might know what thier children might

face if they do not work hard at dealing with the problem. I have

known for years that I had something wrong with me and for the past 8

[Guest guest]

, If I were you I would certainly have a DDI hair analysis done and apply

the counting rules. If you have any mercury amalgam dental fillings, you would

have to have them properly replaced prior to chelation, though and it sounds

like it would be worth it. I had mine replaced about 13 years ago.

S

My question is this. When I was about 6 years old I some how broke a<BR>

thermometer in my mouth. My older brother drained the mercury into a<BR>

jar lid and I remember playing with it. Being 6, I am guessing I might<BR>

have pushed that facinating mercury around with my fingers. At age 12 I<BR>

had a chemestry lab and managed to get a hold of some mecuric oxide. I<BR>

wanted to heat the powder up and watch it turn into mercury. I am sure<BR>

I inhailed the fumes and possibly touched the powder. I was not<BR>

wearing gloves, protective eye wear or a mask. ( Hey I was twelve).<BR>

So, would those events explain my condition? Should I be tested now for<BR>

mercury poisoning or would it be to late for accurate results? What<BR>

treatments are available? I am sure I could read a lot and figure all<BR>

of this out myself but to be honest at age 54 I don't care enough to<BR>

do it. But then thats probably because I have ADD. <BR>

<BR>

Thanks,<BR>

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