I have been told I might have ADD. And am also pending the sleep study, which after much red tape is finally scheduled for the 31st. In my case I am mainly going by reports that I snore, but they look at your mouth and throat in a kind of screening first to see if they think it's likely and they do.
For those who think they may have sleep apnea, be aware that it is said to cause some really serious problems like pulmonary hypertension and high blood pressure as well. Dana On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:36:00 -0500, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i was told i had symptoms, altho there was no 'official' diagnosis. a > psychiatrist I was seeing said the symptoms were there, and he > prescribed strattera. > > however, a few months later, i was diagnosed with sleep apnea (which > really has all of the symptoms of ADD). At that point, I dropped the > strattera and looked into treating the sleep apnea. Unfortunately, > the treatment is that you get to sleep with a huge honkin' machine > next to you and a mask over your face that pushes air into your nose > when you inhale. Even more unfortunate was the fact that 3 days after > I got the machine, I moved across country and needed to return it (it > was a rental thru the insurance from my previous job). As soon as > insurance kicks in at the new place (march 1), I'll look into getting > another machine (or possible surgical alternatives). > > long story short...might want to have a sleep study set up at a sleep > clinic. especially if you've ever recalled waking up not breathing. > I recall it happening to me on rare occassions...but they say if you > can recall it at all, it's likely happening more that you don't > remember (you wake up and fall back asleep without realizing it). > During my sleep study, they said I went 40 times over the course of > one night without breathing for 10 seconds or more (and that was > diagnosed as -mild- sleep apnea). > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:28:20 -0600, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm starting to think that I might have adult ADD. Anyone know how you go > > about getting diagnosed? Anyone else been diagnosed with it? > > > > Marlon > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142931 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
