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Post by healthy11 on Jun 14, 2017 8:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by melvinhoward on Sept 19, 2017 9:02:34 GMT -5
These are indeed helpful.
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Post by shawbridge on Oct 3, 2017 13:27:29 GMT -5
I thought I submitted this yesterday, but it didn't show up, so I'll try again. My D who was diagnosed with ADHD, which seemed linked to or caused by anxiety, has been working for a year as a Nurse Practitioner doing primary care. When she was in school, she needed Ritalin for classes/homework/studying/exams. She did not take Ritalin for many of her clinical rotations -- except for cardiac ICU as she felt one moment's inattention could lead to someone's death. In primary care, she is seeing on average 18 patients a day. She loves her job (and is very good at it). Lots of variety. Reasonably fast-moving. She likes the relationships with patients although she does urgent care on weekend day every two (?) months. Anyway, for a person with ADHD, this seems to be a very good and satisfying job.
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Post by healthy11 on Oct 4, 2017 8:10:07 GMT -5
Shawbridge, thank you for sharing. For parents and their teens/young adults who are reading this discussion thread, and considering future career paths, it's great to hear about different options.
Do you know if your daughter still takes Ritalin? My son also needed medication (Adderall) when he was in school, but doesn't use it at work. (Of course, after four years in an engineering role that involves more desk-work than he anticipated, he now says it's boring. Perhaps if he did still take Adderall, he wouldn't find "sitting" to be as frustrating? Then again, it's never good to become stagnant in a job, and gaining a variety of experience is generally helpful, especially early in one's career, so a change for him is probably for the best.)
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Post by shawbridge on Oct 4, 2017 20:51:11 GMT -5
I don't believe she takes Ritalin on a day-to-day basis but I'm not sure. I suspect that the lively pace of the practice keeps her engaged. I'm pretty sure that she didn't feel the need to take Ritalin (which really helped her with tests and studying) when she was doing her clinicals (except for the cardiac ICU, which really is a life or death place).
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Post by shawbridge on Mar 19, 2018 11:39:29 GMT -5
Another thought. We have a friend who is very ADHD and he is an ER doc at a major downtown hospital. The fast pace and frequent intensity works for him.
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Post by healthy11 on Mar 19, 2018 17:08:07 GMT -5
At one time my son considered a career in law enforcement, figuring days would be less predictable (consequently more interesting) and he wouldn't be stuck at a desk. More recently he wondered aloud about switching to a medical career, although I can't really see him going back into a school setting full time to obtain that kind of degree. I also think he may be coming to a realization, through his girlfriend who is a nurse and is frequently "on call," that there are pros and cons to almost every job, especially if one desires a work/life balance. People who find a career they love, and don't think twice about what else they could be doing if they had more free time, are the fortunate few.
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