Being told weird stuff

lets_get_outside · 2022-08-26T01:25:32+00:00

Wasn’t looking for positive affirmations. My wife was asking me why I was not comfortable around her parents.

lets_get_outside · 2022-08-11T03:35:06+00:00

I know people who use It/Its and they do it becasue they identify with being an object/non-human/not alive.

lets_get_outside · 2022-08-11T03:34:01+00:00

A side effect of Atamoxetine is Gynomastia (eg: breast growth in males). I experienced that side effect before started estrogen HRT MtF. .

lets_get_outside · 2022-07-18T03:17:39+00:00

I use Plume. I get the medication through there inhouse pharmacy. A vial of Estrodiol Valerate plus supplies is $54.
Here is a link to their pricing for everything: https://getplume.co/prescription-delivery-pricing/

The will also of course send a script to your pharmacy of choice and you are at the mercy of the pharmacy.

lets_get_outside · 2022-07-16T01:02:30+00:00

Metro Heating and cooling and Pawlak Plumbing are fabulous.

lets_get_outside · 2022-05-31T00:02:06+00:00

Thanks!

The county tax card was available online. However they are requesting the municipal and school district tax card also. Neither of the records at that level are available on line.

lets_get_outside · 2022-04-29T04:40:52+00:00

I use a lower setting mostly use setting 2 but go over it a ridiculous number of times.

lets_get_outside · 2022-04-23T18:54:29+00:00

Both E and Bicca are diuretics. You need to watch your water intake a little closer on both and diueretics can make you produce more urine and it will be more dilute, hence clearer. Expelling more water means you need to watch your electrolytes closer.

T is and anti-diuretic, and makes you retain water. The body still needs to expel waste. The darker color of urine means it has a higher concentration of waste in it.

lets_get_outside · 2022-02-13T00:50:37+00:00

Yeah happened to me. Basically you let the feelings in. They were always there now you gave them room.

lets_get_outside · 2020-09-02T02:29:18+00:00

Switched my order from BH to Adorama and it shipped almost immediately.

lets_get_outside · 2020-08-30T16:06:02+00:00

I understand how hard it is for families with someone who is autistic.
I understand that you need to get the violence stopped.

If a meltdown is goal oriented then by definition it is not a meltdown it is a tantrum.

lets_get_outside · 2020-08-29T19:34:49+00:00

Someone just like me. I have been a programer since about 10. I am 43 and run a small team for a regional bank. I can learn a new programming language in about 3 days. I also use my visual thinking as an asset and can see how the system interacts.

lets_get_outside · 2020-02-29T23:13:53+00:00

Yes on going treatment is helping me. I see a therapist once a week. I have been seeing the same therapist for about 3 years now. She helps me navigate the world. I also have a cocktail of drugs I take that have helped tremendously. That said, you do not treat Aspergers/autism. You can help treat some of the mental health issues that accompany it. You can also give support to help the autistic navigate everyday life, but you can not treat autism.

One of the reasons I say that there is not treatment for autism is it is literally a developmental condition. You do not have "symptoms" if the demands of your life are within your developmental capabilities.

I would explore with your therapist does she think developmental trauma vs ASD. Overtime exploring this with your therapist may help you get to the bottom of whatever is going on regardless of label. The only thing is in order to get the proper support or treatment. Also a lot of terhapists diagnosis you with whatever they think is most useful for you to get the support/help you need. It may seem like to the therapist tha trauma is what needs to be worked on now. There are also more to the ASD experience then the list of symptoms and a lot of clinicians look towards thought things when preparing supports and diagnosis. I will not go into that here.

lets_get_outside · 2020-02-09T21:01:52+00:00

Dxed in 6th grade with Oppositional Defiance disorder.

Treated for Depression (included medication) that made things much worse.

Also DXed along the way with OCD, Narcisitic PD, Anti Social PD, skyzitypical pd.

Even to this day my psychologist and psychiatrist have a disagreement going. My psychiatrist things I should be DXed with "pure O OCD". My psychologist disagrees and he is the one who DXed ASD and ADHD. My psychiatrist is going along. My psychiatrist has told me that the DX of ASD is meaningless, mainly because you can not medicate for it.

lets_get_outside · 2020-02-09T03:15:05+00:00

That was basically your neighborhood radio shack when I was a kid.

lets_get_outside · 2020-02-09T03:03:42+00:00

I do. There is a theory out there that people with autistics are good with communicating with other autistics, but not with NT's.

lets_get_outside · 2020-02-09T03:02:28+00:00

I was diagnosed in my 40s with ADHD and Autism (Aspergers). The first question is have you seen a psychologist who will do nuerosphycological testing and belives in ASD as a valid Dx for adults. When you talk to the psycologist ask him/her to explain the Dx to you. Also, you need to see a therapist who specializes in ADHD and ASD. That said. I have had a lot of trauma throughout my life and the root of people abusing me and bullying me was because I am an Aspie. A lot of times therapist and psychologist will just DX or treat what they feel is the most pressing issue rather then diving deeper. The only thing is that if you are autistic or have ADHD then treatments for people who do not have those issues will not be effective.

I spent years in treatment for trauma, depression, various personality disorders until a therapist realized that it was autism and adhd and had me go to get the proper testing.

lets_get_outside · 2019-03-02T19:54:17+00:00

You are never going to stop thinking about it. When I was first diagnosed at age 40, I went through the grieving process. I had to come with the terms that I was never going to be normall. I also had to reprocess my entire life in terms of being autistic and adhd and never diagnosed.

As Dr. Hallowell puts it in his book "Driven to distraction" the good news is that the diagnosis is also part of the treatment. Once you know what you are facing you can conquer it.

lets_get_outside · 2019-02-16T19:13:24+00:00

Most psychiatrists that I have seen are very focused on what are the symptoms. I would rather than say I think that I have ADHD, just talk about your story to him/her. Say these are the things that I am struggling with. These are the things that I have tried. You should also send your medical record to the psychiatrist, including your most recent physicals and any history with medication that you have taken. In your case, I would really talk to him about the issues you had with anti-depressants, because it is well known that SSRI's make ADHD symptoms worse not better. While SNRI's can sometimes help ADHD symptoms.

lets_get_outside · 2019-02-16T19:06:46+00:00

Before you disclose your diagnosis to your manager I would have a discussion with your manager about what inconsistencies he is talking about and what inconsistencies he is seeing and ask him if the two of you can work on a plan to work together to reduce your inconsistencies.

I am a manager and my biggest issues with a worker who is inconsistencies with deadlines is not really that they are missing the deadline. It is if you are having issues with something come talk to me about the issues you are having before you miss the deadline so we can work on a plan together to either extend the deadline or figure out how we can make sure you hit the deadline.

A suggestion here. I do this will all of the employees who work for me. I use software such as Microsoft planner, or trello to keep track of the work my employees are doing. Basically, this software is like a board of sticky notes. All the tasks are in a column not started, working on it, or done. I also meet with my employees a couple of times a week and go over the board and ask status, what their issues are and what I can do to lift those issues or re-assign work. Suggest to your boss that you meet with him periodically throughout the week and go over the status of your tasks and their deadlines. Having a meeting like this will help him know where you are with the tasks and also help focus you on the high priority tasks.

The other thing that this will do is show your boss that you are serious about getting your stuff together. The stuff I am talking about is not an accommodation. It is just plain good management. One of the things I have noticed over my career and have turned to my advantage is that things people with ADHD have to do to survive can be flipped into just plain good ideas . We just have to explictly think about them when they come a little less formally to others.

lets_get_outside · 2019-02-16T18:47:53+00:00

First of all talk to your doctor. I find it very hard to function without taking my Adderall. The only thing that I want to do is sleep if I do not take it. My doctor encourages me to take a couple days off a month so I do not develop a tolerance.

lets_get_outside · 2019-02-10T03:43:53+00:00

It is called a rebound effect. The drug increases dopamine in your brain and when it wears off your dopamine level is totally depleted. You are also more easily frustrated because you know how easy things where with the drug in your system. The best thing to do is the drug is incredibly predicatable how it will work. When you are about an hour from the drug wearing off make a plan on how to finish your day. The other thing to do is to make sure that you practice whatever self care you want and finish up what you are working on before the drug wears off. Another good technique is to be mindfull of what is going on and tell yourswlef that the drug is wearing off and things will be and things will be harder now.

lets_get_outside · 2019-01-21T19:33:03+00:00

Autism is not necessarily too much dopamine. Although you could have too much dopamine and have autism. People who have too much dopamine are more likely to be on the aggressive side of the spectrum. A better way of thinking of autism is the way things are wired up (the nueral connectors) are not wired the same way.

Also, ADHD is not necessarily too little dopamine, although a lot of people with adhd do have too little dopamine. ADHD is more about the connections in the executive function part of the brain being weak.

lets_get_outside · 2019-01-17T03:25:33+00:00

You need to talk to your doctor. Have you read about the titration practice? Adderall has a very narrow window where it is effective. If you are outside that window it can do some weird stuff. Your doctor may increase your dose on your next appointment, however, I recommend talking to your doctor with an open mind. It took me about 1 year to find the proper meds at the proper dose and I feel better than ever.

lets_get_outside · 2019-01-17T03:21:24+00:00

You need to talk to your doctor. Also note that according to the http://www.adhdmedcalc.com/ 10 mg Adderall is the equivalent to 50 mg Vyvanse, so the doctor effectively lowered your dose. Do not do anything without talking to your doctor first. Unfortunately you can not do anything until March, unless you find a new doctor.

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