A Little Personal

Unit 8
After stuggling with my ADHD last month I finally decided it was time to talk to my doctor about getting some medical help. This is something I should have decided last quarter, but I thought I was near the end and that maybe I could do this without it. I was optimistic, but wrong.

I used to take Ritalin in school and I swore I would never take it again because of some personal side effects. My doctor suggested Strattera, a non-stimulant ADHD medication. It sounded good so I took it for three and a half weeks. The medicine did very little to keep me focused and cause me, a generally jolly guy, to be gloomy. There were side effects with this as well and it made sleeping a literal nightmare. I called my doctor and said I would stop the pill and made an appointment to talk to him about alternative choices. The discussion went well and another prescription was written. I started my first dose last Monday and the results were not only immediate, but amazing. I have seen great improvement in both focus as well as production. It's been a good week for my final project. I am happy to have the game solely back in my hands and proud of what I was able to accomplish as far as programming is concerned. I was reading so many Unity help pages and learning so much that I nearly finished all of the programming I needed for things I was having major issues with. Before I could barely understand what was needed to not only knowing, but learning and finishing as well. I wish I had made this choice sooner.