Update

It's been a week since I last posted here; things have been a bit hectic, and a number of things needed my attention before I could turn back to this.

Anyway - first off, I signed up for a clinical trial at NYU's Department of Psychiatry; they're working on a new drug aimed at helping adults with ADD. It supposedly works the same as Methylphenidate, but without the side effects.

I've already gone through a pre-screening over the phone; should they decide that I'm a viable candidate for the trial, then I'll need to go in for a 4-5 full screening (!!!) before starting.

From what I've been told, it'll take 11 weeks for the study - 4 weeks on the drug, 4 weeks on a placebo. It's a double-blind procedure (meaning that neither they nor I will know which one I'll be on) and it's followed-up with weekly visits, at 90 minutes each.

Also, I'm looking at joining CHADD. It's looks as if I'll be joining the NYC branch, since a) Queens doesn't have one, and b) the Brooklyn one appears to be dedicated towards the Hasidic Jewish community.

And, I don't quite fit that bill.

Going forward, I'm going to be putting in a few links off to the side - I have quite a few of them already lines up, but I want to go over them before I do anything with them. I'm aiming for quality of links, not quantity.