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So, for those of you local people:

Paganfaire is this Saturday, 10-5, at the World Forestry Center, in Miller Hall. Ritual to follow, that sounds like it was taken almost directly from the Earths' Children series, does Jean Auel know about this? Hm. I'm sure that some of her titles for people are copyrighted....but whatever, I never go to their rituals anymore really.

Heather Alexander's been confirmed, and to be honest, that's reason enough for me to go to the Faire part.

On a totally random note, someone had Bjork as a last name today, with a normal American first name. Okay, WTF? That's confusing, to be honest.

Icelandic names are done differently. Your last name is your dad's first name, plus dottir or son. If a guy's name is Jon, his daughter would be So'n'so Jonsdottir and his son would be So'n'so Jonson. People are listed by their first names in the phonebook.

That's how you end up with Scandinavian-descent people named Lars Larson and shit like that. They get here and start doing their names the American way--everyone has dad's last name.

So it still makes no sense for someone to have Bjork as a last name, unless it was one they adopted, either upon immigration here, or because they're that much of a fan.

Oddly enough, I'm listening to Bjork right now.

Help, my medication's wearing off and I can't shut up!!

Have gotten into some debate about ADD in veganpeople, of all things. *sigh* I knew that would happen after I posted. *shrug*

On the other hand, I'm always surprised to realize how much I know. I am the shiznit.

Looked up anatomy and physiology at PCC. To take the one for science majors, you have to take Biology. To take Bio, you have to take Chemistry. To take Chemistry, you have to have math. Except for the math, these are three-term series of five credits a term.

*bangs head on wall* darksage96, you are bonkers. The medical field is not for me.

The fact that I'm thinking about it shows how fucking crazy I can be.

Besides, who the fuck is going to fund naturopathic studies on ADD?? Unless it ended with something you could patent, well; nobody, that's who. Unless I find some rich dot-commer who doesn't react to the medications or something.

Don't want to be an MD. Those residencies are goddamn abusive. Not happening. LPN? They don't design research. Grrr.

In other news, I think I could live on pasta, olive oil, garlic, and some canned tomatoes here and there.

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From The NIH Consensus Statements on ADHD:

There is wide variation among types of practitioners with respect to frequency of diagnosis of ADHD. Data indicate that family practitioners diagnose more quickly and prescribe medication more frequently than psychiatrists or pediatricians. This may be due in part to the limited time spent making the diagnosis. Some practitioners invalidly use response to medication as a diagnostic criterion, and primary care practitioners are less likely to recognize comorbid (coexisting) disorders. The quickness with which some practitioners prescribe medications may decrease the likelihood that more educationally relevant interventions will be sought.

No freaking shit. Have I told you guys how I was diagnosed? I went to my family's doctor strongly suspicious that I had ADD. Without hardly looking at me, the conversation went like this:

"Your dad has it."
"Yes."
"Your youngest brother has it."
"Yes."
"You know what it is. Do you think you have it?"
"Um, yes."
"I'll write you a prescription for some Ritalin."

When I came in a month later and said I didn't like the Ritalin and explained how it felt to me, he gave me an odd look like he didn't believe me, and then wrote me one for Adderall instead (I'm on Adderall XR, much different feel). He never recommended counseling of any kind, and I gave up after Adderall didn't work. I didn't start seriously trying different medications again until the fall of 2003.

When I realized I was depressed as well, I had to all but ask for Wellbutrin outright.

Gawds. I like my new doc, Dr. Barry, so much better. I really felt listened to, and like I was part of my own care. When we talked about my dosage, he asked me if I wanted to go up to 30mgs or try 25mgs? I like that he had the confidence in me to think about it.

Woo, I'm post-happy today.