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• Chiggers! The outdoors apparently holds a grudge against me.  Each time I spend time outdoors something reacts to my body – one time poison sumac, which turned into a staph infection; another time poison ivy; that same weekend infection in both of my feet; last time swollen ankles; and now, chigger bites.  I have well over 90 chigger bites on feet, legs, and back.  My body is unbearably itchy right now and only time will cure it, alas.

• Driving… I cannot retain numbers or numeric facts, which according to my doctor is common with ADHD patients and this makes passing the permit exam impossible.  Thus, I am desperately searching for friends who will practice driving with me sans permit right now.  The lack of options and restricted independence have become just too much and I have to find my way out of this situation.  I intend to save funds to purchase a vehicle once I get a license, or during the process too of practicing for the driver’s test.

• Job Insanity. My job continues to be ridiculously busy, with ten-hour straight days becoming more and more common (today I worked 10 ½ hours straight).  In spite of my productivity there is a never ending source of work to be done.  The drama continues on too, which leads to increased frustration and growing negativity within.  It is exhausting.

• Meds. I was put on an ADHD med called Straterra a couple of months back, which stopped being effective rather quickly.  The doctor prescribed a different ADHD med that is a part of the Adderall family of drugs.  It has done incredibly for me, leaving me 100% more productive and focused.  I am so much more efficient at work.  The meds work for about 12 hours a day when in my system.  I only wish the effect of the meds last 15 hours instead so after work, in personal time, I could be less distracted and more focused as well. (Heh).

• Plans Changed. I have decided against purchasing a home right now, for many reasons.  I have considered the implications, the permanence, the limited options (within my price range), and certain things that ought be a higher priority first.  The stress of the buying process too has become more than I had anticipated.  I intend to rent another apartment, elsewhere, for a year instead and see where life takes me from here.

Tags: ADD and ADHD, Adderall, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Disorders, Health, Poison ivy, Poison sumac

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