GlamourGrammarGuru’s Profile

Open ADHD / ADD

I've been treated since I was nine years old for ADD.

Treatments

Adderall Working / Worked

I take two time-release pills, each 25 mg, every morning, and I take one regular pill of 10 mg when I get home in the afternoon.

Concerta Working / Worked

This was the second medication the doctors tried for my ADD.

Ritalin Working / Worked

This was the first medication I was ever on.

Wellbutrin Working / Worked

I take a pill of 300 mg every morning. The doctors think it aggravates my movement disorder, but whenever they tried to taper me off it, I couldn't handle not having it in my system.

Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

I was diagnosed with depression when I was ten years old.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

I see my therapist weekly. I've been seeing her for about three years now.

Cymbalta Working / Worked

I was on Cymbalta but it wasn't working as well as the one they switched me to.

Meditation Working / Worked

I try this sometimes. I learned meditation through my Yoga P.E. class during my freshman year of high school(I'm now a junior).

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

I try to do this, and if I don't on my own, my friends or my boyfriend remind me that I need to be positive.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I've been seeing my therapist weekly for about three years now.

Seroquel Working / Worked

I take three pills, each 25 mg, every night. The doctors thought at first it might help with my movement disorder, but the effects gradually wore off, and I couldn't continue upping the dosage because I wouldn't be able to stay awake come morning.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Wellbutrin Working / Worked

I take a pill of 300 mg every morning. The doctors think it aggravates my movement disorder, but whenever they tried to taper me off it, I couldn't handle not having it in my system.

Writing Working / Worked

I used to write more, but I do need to get back into it. It usually helps. I'm also thinking about writing a story based off my life. A lot of people have told me I should, seeing as I do have a rather interesting case study.

Zoloft Working / Worked

First one I was on for OCD, depression, etc. Worked for a while, but I eventually came off it since it wasn't doing much anymore.

Open Teen Anxiety

I have been suffering from anxiety, OCD, clinical depression, and ADD since I was about ten years old. It wasn't until recently that I was officially diagnosed with the disorder causing these problems called Sydenham's chorea.

Open Diets & Weight Maintenance

I used to weigh about 98 lbs. and when I realized I was underweight, I tried to gain weight. This backfired. I had always had a fast metabolism, but now I weigh 140 lbs. I know that's not -that- bad, but I hate this.

Treatments

Physical Exercise Working / Worked

I'm trying to ride my bike five miles frequently, hopefully daily. Lately it has just been so cold and rainy, but I don't want to make excuses.

Open War & Terrorism

I want to help spread awareness about the situation in Darfur currently.

Open Family & Friends of Cancer Patients

My mom survived cancer for the second time in her life. She went into remission on July 18, 2007. I'm having trouble with our relationship, and the fact that she was seriously ill brings a lot of guilt and frustration.

Open Avian Flu

I want to know more about the news about Avian Flu and research being done on it.

Open Codependency

I have always been codependent on friends and my boyfriend, as much as I dislike admitting it. I don't know if I could ever be independent.

Open Stress Management

Stressed out. Constantly.

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

Patience Somewhat Helpful

Physical Exercise Working / Worked

Biking.

Open Healthy Eating

I want to lose 25 lbs and am trying to maintain a healthier diet than the one I've had all my life.

Treatments

Physical Exercise Too Soon to Tell

Riding my bike. One exercise I actually enjoy. Also doing other basic exercise routines in the morning and evening.

Open High School Stress

CONSTANT stress over pretty much EVERYTHING to do with high school.

Treatments

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

I don't want to say "Somewhat Helpful" because it has helped more than that. I guess the status of the effectiveness of therapy is dwindling, so "Worked" fits well enough.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Not sure what to say about it.

Open Teen Sexuality
Type: Abstinence

I'm not a virgin, but I want to stop having sex until my boyfriend and I are married.

Open Medical Mysteries

I have Sydenham's chorea and wasn't diagnosed with this movement disorder until last year. The theory: I developed this chorea when I was 9 years-old; I used to get strep throat a lot & the doctors think the streptococcus bacteria caused a problem w/ my brain chemistry, leading to this rare disorder. It happened b/c once I had strep & had to get 2 penicillin shots b/c the first didn't work b/c I was immune to it b/c I had it often. Got OCD, GAD, ADD, depression, & a movement disorder b/c of it.