Mar 28 • Ask ADHD Adam (Q&A Zone)
Hi I have been battling for years & never knew why or what this was about??!!
Hi there My Name is Dave Hughes & I am 56 years of age
I have been a personal trainer (pt) for 25 years & always battled with mental thoughts, hence retraining from the corporate world 25 years ago to be a pt & body transformation coach.
In this process I moved to Australia from the UK for 1 year in 2000 & lost 60 pounds in weight & got myself healthy through diet & exercise & qualified over in Australia
The reason i got into coaching is that exercise makes me feel good & I find when I am exercising I look after myself better - hence making this my job for all this time.
Before this i was in the corporate world & drinking too much at weekend but always exercised in the week.
Around 8 years ago I was super low & not having great thoughts & my Doctor tried to put me on Anti Depressants which I refused & tried so hard to fight this through exercise & food. I found that even though i exercised I would also like a drink on a Saturday night to switch off.
I find that over the last 20 odd years I get these cycles of when things start to overwhelm me i get this again & again
I am constantly either up or down & pushing myself physically to give me motivation.
Some days I am on fire & other days i feel i have to act ??
Some days I feel really low / anxious or even depressed
I use exercise to fuel me
I started Ice plunging 475 days ago & do this every morning around 5am before work to make me feel alive before I starts coaching.
My wife watched a youtube - podcast with a UK reality star that had ADHD & was talking to the host about his behaviour - OMG it was like he was talking about me
So yesterday I had a meeting with psychiatrists from London - OMG I have been told I have Severe ADHD ??
I am literally just finding out what this is about & after reading the coursework its like is talking about me!!!!
I cannot believe i have found this & I cannot thank you enough Adam for letting me in your lovely group
I actually feel now I am not going mad :))))
Can I ask they are trying to put me on Medication but I want to try & fight this through natural supplements 1st ?? Or are you better to try the medication for 3- 6 months & then reduce off it slowly ??
Sorry for asking these questions & apologies if i am not allowed to ask questions regarding medication?
I have always done stuff naturally & scared to go down the medication route.
Any positive comments would be much appreciated
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Hi I have been battling for years & never knew why or what this was about??!!
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