I am 21 years old and have been recently diagnosed with ADD by my new psychiatrist. I never knew that all the symptoms I had over the years were due to ADHD since I have the inattentive type. When I was a young teen I was diagnosed with Anxiety and then later on Depression. After years of stress I have moved back home to my parents after quitting a job I had and reaching a breaking point. I have already been hospitalized this past year for depression and I felt I was on the verge of getting hospitalized again. So I moved home.

Fast forward 3 months later and I cannot get along with anybody. Everybody is getting on my nerves and bothering me. I know an argument is going to break out every couple days or so because of something I didn't do or feel like doing. I told this to my new psychiatrist as I had to pay cash for because I just could not deal with people anymore. Everybody was getting on my nerves and I was impatient and ready to move out. Then she started asking me questions about my past like school (was tediously bored and not paying attention) and if i were forgetful (yes I forget to do a lot of things i am supposed to) and if i started things i didn't finish (i have never been the one to finish paperwork and when i did it was past the deadline) and if i was impulsive.

Anywho, people are not so eager to hear this as an answer (my family). After everybody told me to go to the doctor to get my medication checked, I tell them this and its like a make believe disease. So whatever, I am not too worried about it. My doctor prescribed me Effexor XR for my anxiety and depression. This is in addition to the Prozac I already take. She said next month when I come back in for a follow up she will maybe think about adding Vyvance (she says it causes anxiety as a side effect and she wants to get rid of the anxiety first). I still suffer from terrible anxiety and depression but I only just started the Effexor this week.

It's just now I feel like how could all the other doctors miss this? I can't afford a second opinion as I have no insurance and must pay the whole doctor's visit. She says she has a lot of experience with ADD. I read all the symptoms online and I do have pretty much all of them except I usually stay quiet and not blurt out things around most people (except close people and that's where it gets me into trouble). Everything is tediously boring to me. I tried making a to do list but I don't even want to to do it or begin it. During the evenings is when I get the most bored. I think I purposely start stuff just for the stimulation (calling old boyfriends, talking to people i can't stand, start making elaborate life plans).

The job I had while I was in college was an office assistant which was the best job I ever had because I could bounce from office to office talking to everybody when there was hardly any work. I didn't have to sit in once place and i spent most of the day rattling off whatever popped into my mind. When I didn't feel like going to work, I didn't go which was at least once every 2 weeks. This worked out good because I was a student and they understood I needed days off for projects and stuff however I just didn't feel like going in.

Anyway, what shocks me is I graduated college at all. I switched my major and still managed to get out on time. However, I don't want to work in the field I studied anymore. So I am trying to go back to grad school (well TRYING, too much paperwork).

Anway I feel like I got off the original thing I wanted to ask. I just wanted to know how everybody deals with people when they become impatient. My reaction is to get "snappy" and "sarcastic" which causes many arguments and heated tensions in the household. Thanks.

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