Remedies

Spoke to one of my sisters and, although ADD can be hereditary or the result of a knock on the head (which, by the way, I have had a couple), we are both pretty convinced ours is hereditary. She has always seen the symptoms in herself, so now I have someone with whom to talk and to laugh about our ADD related predicaments and past. Well, she talked to someone who took Ritalin with some annoying side effects. When he got tired of the symptoms and stopped being able to afford the medicine, he looked for a cheaper and natural remedy. He began taking Focus Addult (double d is intentional) and says it doesn't work as well as the Ritalin, but it's cheaper and he has not noticed any side effects. It's liquid form and you have to do a lot of drops in a day, so it might get to be too much trouble. We always want a magic pill. Speaking of which, have I mentioned how prescription drugs should not be advertised on TV? The US is one of only about two or three countries who allow it. OK, that's another rant.

So, my sister went online and bought this stuff. She's going to be a guinea pig for us. If I try it, I can use this blog to track my progress, or lack thereof. That's good, because I started to think keeping an online blog was slightly narcissistic. Now, I have an excuse to send my thoughts out into cyberspace. I can use the excuse that I can view it and add to "my journal" from anywhere, although I probably won't. Mostly I like this because it is not on my personal computer for prying eyes, because, yes, I still feel like writing about myself and my experiences is self indulgent. Oh, and I prefer typing to writing, since my handwriting is pretty bad for a woman, not to mention all the edits I need to make. I love friends' travel journals and nature blogs, but just writing about something so internal doesn't seem right.