Posted by CaffeinePoet on April 30, 2011, at 13:16:23
Hi folks,
I'm 35, and I have ADD-inattentive type symptoms. I actually have hypothyroidism, and treating that with added T3 really helped but seemed to provoke Thyroid Eye Disease, so I had to stop the T3.
My biggest problem is low motivation. But I am also not getting anywhere in my career because of being late to meetings, interrupting, and procrastination. I feel that I have been overlooked as a possible ADD-I diagnosis in the past because I am fairly smart, and it took several years of failures (job loss, course failures, etc.) after reaching more complex work, for me to seek help.
Oh yes, and I have anxiety.
I have worked with a therapist for about a year now to try to overcome these symptoms behaviorally. The hypothyroidism just complicates the pictures.
Now, after a final failure, I am moving on to medication. What do you all think about Strattera? Would you try that first, or would you try to go straight for the stimulants?
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