When I read the article "How My Workout Worked Out" and then I read your post I was in tears. I realized that Im in a worse position than you are with neither a job, savings, friends or wife. I have lost everything and just cant find a way out of this.

I stay in Dubai which is such a artifiicial place and not even one good doctor to meet for ADHD and with the kind of side effects that I have heard about the ADHD medicines I better survive on my own.

Just dont know how to move ahead in life

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i know it is tough. a divorce finally imploded my life as my symptoms sky-rocketed. i finally got in trouble with the law for drinking /child-endangerment. i was put on disability which put a floor on the situation but life is forever changed.i damn near died with alcohol and tranquilizers ending up in psych wards. don't go this route. my child is on add meds and this is starting to make sense. get to the doctor and protect yourself because it can always get worse. hope this helps.

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I can empathize with you. Been there, done that. I had over 20 jobs in 29 years on the job force. I lost everything years ago, after divorce. It's taken years to get back to normal. I'm not on meds, and now I don't have insurance, because I just got fired less than two weeks ago, from a job I had almost six years, which was a record for me.

Fortunately, I'm of age now, so I cashed out my 401-K and retired early. I'll eventually have to get a part time job, but at least now I have some breathing space, and time to work on my problems.

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My feeling is that a minority have it as bad as us, most people I talk to are not divorced or lost jobs.....they have been close for sure but somehow got lucky........I posted a similar post on another busy forum ``addforums`` and nobody identified with it for weeks...... i tried to remove it i could not for some reason.......

All I can say is that Adderall saved my life, it is as honest as it can get. I have been on this journey for less than 6 months so I am getting used to the idea of a permanent change in lifestyle. always needing a pill for our brain to function sort of normally and not lead us to certain disaster sounds like a sad one to me but some people have it much worse.........

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Read your post (just joined this site).

I don't know what to say. My situation is similar and dire. I'm unemployed for 10 months and simply can't function. I am losing my house, no insurance, in huge debt. I don't think I'll have a place to live by Christmas. I've live with a girlfriend (4 years) & her two wonderful girls, but have lost all of her support, I sleep on a couch. Pets, what's going to happen to them, they're very important to me. I’ve had them for 13 years – I haven’t been with any other living thing for even half that long.

Just, putting a resume together is a disabling experience. The one I put together is poorly produced. I've spent the last two days just trying to write a new - good - opening summary. I can't. I can no longer write positive assertive things about myself. "Strong leader with achievement and drive..." I look at my past work and see the negative results of my ADD actions. I have lost contact my professional relationships. I just can't call anyone - I sit there and know they see me as that spirited thinker, zero completer, that never kept in touch even while I was employed. (Not a feeling, it’s true). I been diagnosed with ADD for 18 years, I'm over 50 and I can no longer present myself as a capable professional to anyone. I had a six digit salary 10 years ago; I have an MBA from Ivy League school – the best program on the planet, I am a freakin genius, no kidding) But I've had major life events impact my last 6 years. I'm not sure I'm going to get through this one.

I’m sorry, I really don't know what to tell you. You posted your note a while ago, have things changed?

You said you were off meds., if you have no (little) income, go to the pharma company website for the meds you use and sign up for their low cost drug program. I paid $5 for my ritalin LA script with no insurance. They give you a card. I have a doctor friend who'll write me a script. You'll need to figure out that part. Also, generic Ritalin is $8 at Walmart. Unfortunately I just did it last month after going without for 9 months. For me, the impact of being off meds has been catastrophic.

Why am I writing this note? Because my resume lays in incomplete fragments in a Word doc open in the next window. It’s been like that for days. I can face it right now. I could say I’m looking on the net looking for the Light. But I’m not. I just can’t keep my attention on the resume. I’m smart enough to know the Light is not there. Steve

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I'm having problems at my job as well. I'm skating on thin ice and this is my final "warning" Now that I think about it, I've had problems at all my jobs if it was in a structured environment. I'm trying to find some coping strategies, thinking about hiring a ADHD coach... I've ordered books and they should be here soon... I wish I had more advice to give but I take it minute by minute. It has effected every part of my life. I was diagnosed in my late 20's... I wish there was a local support group for adults. Most groups focus on children. I hope we can be a support system for each other on this site.

Hang in there and wishing everyone the best!!

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