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Lisa Johnson replied to Lisa Johnson's discussion Ritalin LA

"Thanks Kristina. This is encouraging. I'm looking forward to feeling great like I did on Tuesday, and not feeling like crap and vomiting all day like I did on Wednesday. "

Mar 18, 2010

kristina replied to Lisa Johnson's discussion Ritalin LA

"I was not officially diagnosed with ADD until I was 70. But I had similar problems to what you describe all my life. I take Methylin (which is generic ritalin) 10 mg tablets. 1 in the AM, 1 at noon, and one in the PM . I take them 1/2 hour before…"

Mar 18, 2010

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Ritalin LA

Hi, I'm Lisa J. I am 47 yrs old and was diagnosed with adult ADD, inattentive type just last week. I guess I have known, for most of my life, that I was different from the average Joe or Jane. I have managed to "get by," but not without huge efforts. In elementary school, some of the teachers said, " I was lazy", "in another world," and was far more intelligent than evidenced by the work I produced. Well, in spite of my difficult life, I have two degrees, one in art, and another in…See More

Mar 18, 2010

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Lisa Johnson replied to Lisa's discussion messy bedroom???

"Does anyone morph into a OCD neat freak when PMS hits? Yes, once a month, I turn into some sort of cleaning "Monster." If it gets in my way, it goes in the trash or the "Thrift Store" box. God help me when I go through…"

Feb 14, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Lisa's discussion messy bedroom???

"This is so funny! Yet, it is like looking in a mirror of my habits. Only, when I get to the part where I can't find something, I become so wrapped up in lookin' for what I can't find, that I wreck the remaining "neat" areas…"

Feb 14, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Digi D.'s discussion Don't look at my feet

"I was adding this when I was disconnected: A coworker and friend of mine "out did" me when he accidently wore his "bedroom" shoes to work. A nurse in uniform and bedroom shoes? Well, he ended up putting those blue, disposable…"

Feb 13, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Digi D.'s discussion Don't look at my feet

"I work on my feet for 12 hour shifts, so I have two pair of sneakers and I alternate the days that I wear them. Well, one day I accidently picked up the left sneaker of one pair, and the right sneaker of the other pair. The funny thing is that I…"

Feb 13, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Sarah J.'s discussion Ever Lose your Car?

"Sounds too familiar. I can think of 2 instances where I lost my car, really good. The first time, I was a teen, and I drove my grandma to Crabtree Valley Shopping Mall in Raleigh, NC. Well, the mall is only about a mile long. Grandma and I shopped…"

Feb 12, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Jo Ellen's discussion Introductions for Artists with ADD in the group Artists & ADD

"I read Socali's thread, and I can totally identify with the hyperfocus mode and the lose interest mode. I wish I could stay in the hyperfocus mode, for sure. "

Feb 11, 2010

Lisa Johnson replied to Jo Ellen's discussion Introductions for Artists with ADD in the group Artists & ADD

"Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm another artist with ADD. I do many things r/t art, but my main focus, that is, if you can call it a focus, is painting using pastels, oil, or acrylic. I tend to gravitate to landscapes or wildlife art, but occasionally I…"

Feb 11, 2010

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