Late diagnosis

[Mrlahey]

Hello. I'm 51. I'm a bit late and finally Diagnosed last year with prodominantly inattentive ADHD. 9/9 I scored. Lucky me. Also awaiting asd assesment. Same old story being fobbed off by GPS saying I just had depression. Awaiting titration for stims

[Mrlahey]

Does anyone else like me. Get many repetitive loops of stressful thoughts as soon as I wake up. Untill I am asleep. Or music loops which I can't stop them. I can't wait to be medicated an hopefully it stops. Drives me nuts.

[Mrlahey in reply to Mrlahey]

Social anxiety is cruel. I get extremely lonely. Broke up from 18 year marriage. I want to be alone a lot but hate being alone. I procrastinate about phoning people or visiting people. Hope the stims sort this out. It's nice to no more late diagnosis people on here. Older than me

[STEM_Dad in reply to Mrlahey]

I was diagnosed at 45. I'm now 48. (Married 20 years, but now divorced.)

I'm introverted, and don't mind being alone on that count, but I'm a family man and miss my loved ones when I'm apart from them.

While I was going though post-divorce depression, calls and texts with my parents, my grown kids, and my brothers really helped me out. I need to go on an antidepressant and go though counseling, too. But now I'm doing much better.

Now, my life is focused on my two younger kids, phone calls with other family members, and my work. (My career has finally reached a new level, after too many years trying to get here.)

[STEM_Dad in reply to Mrlahey]

The looping thoughts and music are definitely not uncommon. I had a song stuck in my head for two days recently.

Intrusive thoughts can be due to various things, but ADHD is one of them. (Also: depression, anxiety, OCD, various other disorders.)

Sometimes people are helped with intrusive thoughts with therapy, mindfulness meditation, medication. I've actually found that an over the counter supplement of GABA helps me when I'm having problems with intuitive thoughts. (It's mostly anecdotal evidence that GABA supplements work. However, research proves that GABA, a natural neurotransmitter, reduces nerve transmission...thus helping with things like reducing pain and quieting racing thoughts.)

I've heard that exercise can help, too.

[Mrlahey in reply to STEM_Dad]

Cheers. Does gabba require a GP prescription please

[STEM_Dad in reply to Mrlahey]

In the US, GABA is an over the counter supplement. I believe it's found naturally in some foods, but I know that it's created by the body.

The research is still limited. It's believed that some people just produce too much glutamate (the neurotransmitter which acts like an "on" switch for nerve transmission). Or perhaps some people produce too little GABA, which is short for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (the neurotransmitter which acts like the "off" switch for nerve transmission).

Outside the US, I don't know if GABA supplements are available.

I do know what the GABA supplement that I take works for me...it seems to help me sleep better, especially on nights when I've had issues with intrusive thoughts. (Sometimes when I take it, I will have strange dreams. I mean more strange dreams than usual.)

[SilverbackG]

HI,

I am a late diagnosed one; last year at age 56. Now 57, have 30 weeks of therapy behind me (still going, for as long as possible) and am doing fairly well. I am on Adderall (take 15 mg in the morning, it is extended release form) and it has been so helpful, truly life changing.

I played around with the dose, because of the shortage of the med! I tried to skip the weekends, BAD idea. So then I tried taking only 10mg and that was ok, but I could tell that it was too little on days when I had a lot to complete at work or was having higher levels of stress.

So I am back on the 15mg every morning and am happy about it.

I haven't tried other meds, but I have read that many people try lots of stuff before getting the dose "titrated" correctly.

I hope you have a good result!

[Knitting20projects]

ironically I think the endless loops are an adult version of hyperactivity. Instead of overt hyperactivity visible to outsiders, you have internal restlessness and an endless loop of thoughts running through your head. At least, this is how I have heard experts describe the transition from childhood to adulthood. I personally suspect many people diagnosed with inattentive type have combined type. But I could have this wrong. See YouTube videos by Dr Barkley, Dr Dodson, Dr Thomas Brown

[Mrlahey]

Thank you for responding 👊