ADD Night Owls

People with ADD can have a tendency to stay up late and can have difficulties getting up in the morning.

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[redsockjunior]

omg... i wrote so much. and then i clicked wrong. :( i'm starting to get depressed.. this day has been a shit day. really. Anyway.. like many other I've also have a hard time falling asleep, even when i'm tired! haha. And wake up really easily, although I'm still very tired, but it's the action: to get out of the bed that is the main problem.. I could, like, lay in the bed, awake, for 2 hours before I have motivation to go up. And, people nags att me, and I feel like a retard, cus it's so hard.

[BuzzBeeSocialMedia]

THIS IS TOTALLY ME!!!!!!!! I am going for testing next week. I already know I am Add/adhd. I am SUPER EXCITED about finally getting some treatment. I have an excellent doctor that I am going to see who specializes in Adult adhd. Is it normal to feel excited about starting this process?

[BUSTINMOVER1]

I agree 100% , i have just had a 3 month straight bad episode loseing a job trying sleeping tablets , which i do not recommend as being ADHD its easy to do all or nothing syndrome which i suffer with , i lost nearly a month being a hermit up all night then sleeping by day , But guess what i feel normal again , ready to take on life again , i have had 4 hours sleep i guess over the past few days , and still feel ok , but i know the crash is coming , and i will sleep :-)

[TheSinisterKitty]

I have found that a combination of light therapy (with a blue light) and dark therapy (using amber glasses) provides much improvement in this area. It is more practical to alleviate, rather than merely accommodate, one's symptoms.

[ChrisWilsonOnline]

Wow, it took me this damned long to get a clue. Thanks for really sharing. I have actually looked for something to help me focus for a while now. I feel better now for some reason. I too am a night owl and I even listen to instrumental music while reading and researching on my Mac. Is that sick or what?

CLW

[mixerjason]

This is so me...wow

[nzlook11]

Thanks, I am ADHD. Am trying strattera. I work afternoon shift, finishing at aboutt mdnight.

You are very helpful, thanks!

I can relate to your comments on transitioning too, i struggle with that a bit. I think we need a job where we work in bursts and are our own bosses in terms of we have no one standing over us.

[FATKATKY]

That would discribe me. Hoot, hoot.

[suzsawyer7]

Funny. I sloth around the house until about 4:30 -5:00pm. That's when I start to get my burst of energy. Also , I can drink Pepsi all day and wake up in the middle of the night and drink it and go right back to sleep.

[frls50]

I'm definitely a night owl and have problems in the morning... Haven't been diagnosed yet, but the more research I do, the more I think I have ADD... I had to rewind the video 2 times to hear what you were saying because I kept looking at the dog, snoozing on the couch...