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| PA_4_ADHD |
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PA Student -- Anyone in medical field?
Hello! My name is KC and I'm a physician assistant student (PA-S) --struggling with adult ADHD. I am currently finishing graduate school. I have not struggled from my symptoms like this before, but with mounting stress and obligations, I'm having a pretty hard time. I'm on the right track, but it's still not easy as we all know! This is my first time writing on a forum, but I'm hoping to find support & advise from others that I know understand how I feel! I spend each day learning how to diagnose and treat others, but I now understand that I need to learn from others how to take care of myself. So, if there's anyone out there (especially in the medical field) that wants to be a "mentor", let me know : ) |
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7 Apr 2008 @ 6:34 AM
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| lost hodag |
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Hell-o PA student
I am also in the medical field as I am a registered nurse who was also recently diagnosed with ADHD. What I have kearned is to take to someone an educator who can explain what ADHD is and help you understand you aren't crazy or dumb. If you are involved with someone please have them accompany you as they need to be educated also. Go see a psyciatrist regarding the possibility of medication and be closely monitored. Responding to you has made me feel better about myself. Good luck, Lost Hodag |
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8 Apr 2008 @ 8:36 AM
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I am also work in the medical field as a nurse. There have been times when my ADHD got in the way of my job. I talked to my charge nurse about it and told her that sometimes I needed to be redirected. She acted as a coach for me and would give me ques when I was about to blurt something stupid out or got misdirected by the details of something else. She was very good for me. When she left I was lost at first, but then I realized that I was starting to catch myself in certain behaviors. Especially the impulsiveness. Although Impulsiveness was what made me awsome in a code situation. I didn't have to think of what to do. I just did it. Hope that this helps you with your future needs. Stress was a tough one for me. Sometimes I had to stop everything that I was doing, no matter how busy I was and step into the staircase to catch my breath and reorganize my thoughts and then jump right back in to get something done instead of spinning wheels which I did at times. Hope this helps. |
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9 Apr 2008 @ 10:21 PM
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I too am in the medical field, as a physician who late in my career was diagnosed with ADD I have had time to reflect on my Pre-dx and post diagnosis issues. Pre: sometimes it is helpful to deal with 4-5 people coming at you with questions (now known as multi-tasking) and it was also difficult to focus and block the conversation outside the exam room door without appropriate medication. Post dx: more focused and more time (as in behind much of the time) but also much more thorough when I look back at medical records especially. The hardest thing for me was accepting the type of medications-stimulants. ADD is not a curse and it can be a blessing but it will take time to understand who and how you fit into this world that is sometimes a cluster----. Hang in there and just do your best and your nitch may emerge as you experience medicine and dont feel bad if you dont enjoy everything but migrate to and accell in the things that you enjoy. |
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