adhd

elpresdentde

had adhd for years and i want to go back to colllage this year so any ideas how to deal with this.those ritalin work if so is it percribed in ireland .
sorry if its the wrong forum

muboop1

i doubt there will be many ppl advising you here, as far as know its against the rules to give medical advice...

i have never heard of ppl being on ritilin do, but im sure there is some alternative if it isnt available? best thing to do is go see your gp!

elpresdentde

thanks but i only want general advice and peoples own experiance

Marksie

The only advice on the medication is to go to the doctor. We cannot give medical advice. The thread will be closed if such advice appears

raemie21

It is interesting that most people visualize a preschooler or young school age child in a typical ADHD case but obviously no one is 'cured' and the same issues persist into adulthood.
If you were diagnosed with ADHD I presume that you previously attended some sort of Child/Adolescent Mental Health Service or attended in Community Services? Link back in with them and get some sort of report or official document of your involvement.
Most colleges now have as student disability service if you would like their support - in fact check out their admission criteria and supports beforehand - but you'll need detailed and thorough reports for them to help you out - and for yourself too. For adolescents and adults with ADHD, services are pretty poor to be honest but what seems to be most beneficial is for the person themselves i.e you - to be aware of your strengths and your areas of need. ADHD in college generally means procrastination, poor reading comprehension, note taking, disorganisation, time management and generally not achieving potential - probably the same difficulties that you encountered maybe in previous education. You may be able to access accomodations such as extra time in exams, supportive strategies, having a tutor or peer support group, setting appropriate goals, sensory items to have for the restlessness... Sure medication is an option but there are lots of other steps you can take beforehand, take responsibility for your ADHD and make the most of your abilities. You're obviously really motivated to change which is great and well done for getting this far. Best of luck!


Also, lots of books ouot there for practical strategies - e.g.
Bramer, J.S. (1996). Succeeding in college with attention deficit disorders:Â Issues and strategies for students, counsellors and educators. Plantation, FL: Specialty Press.

board om

Hey OP,

I have posted on this before. No, Ritalin is not usually prescribed in Ireland. Ritalin would be more for children and young teenagers. there are a few types of medication prescribed to adults but they work in a differnt way. Ritalin you can take and they work straight away, so you could take them one day if you had an exam, and not take them the next day. so basically like using a pair of glasses to help you to see so to speak. with the medication prescribed to adults you have to take them for a few weeks before they start to work. they have to build up, so you cant just take them as you need them. there are also a lot of side effects. but definitly check it out because everyone is differnt.

if its any help due to ADHD when i was younger i was never able to accomplish much in school. although i had a high level of intellignece, I never had the concentration to sit and study or do exams. so i pretty much dropped out of school. but i was always good when it came to the practical side of things so i have always done very well career wise. when it comes to working i know exactly what i am doing so i have never had a problem there. then years later, in my mid twenties, i seemed to have my ADHD a lot more under control so i decided to go to college as a mature student. i knew exactly what i wanted to study becuase it was what i always wanted to do, so i gave it a go. unfortunetly it was the exact same as being back in school. couldnt concentrate, couldnt do exams, etc. i did brilliantly on assignments, but i always handed them in late. so a complete (expensive) disaster really. i just came to the conclusion that i would never been the studying type.

just make sure you know what you want to study before hand. it might be an idea to do a short course first, maybe a few months long, just to see if you can do it. if that works then think about a longer course. i made the mistake of jumping in at the deep end and doing a degree over 3 years at night, and it didnt pay off for me. if i could do it again i would have done a shorter course becuse i would have known then i didnt have the concentration for it.

feel frree to PM me if you want any information on getting diagnosed or on the medication here in Ireland.

all the best.