Okay... so today starts a kind of personal log where I want to kind of track what's going on. Of course, being the kind of guy I am, I'll post it out here where my friends and others can see it and give me feedback.

A little background first... My daughter was recently diagnosed with ADHD. My wife had long suspected it (being a Special Education teacher and having lots of exposure to it) and it usually a genetic issue. During the conversation with the pediatrician we basically determined that there was a pretty good chance that I was the one who brought it to the party.

This really got me thinking about me, my personality, work ethic, and how I interface with the world in general. I did some researching on the internet. Thought about it. Did some more researching. Watched my daughter's reaction to her medication. Thought about it some more. Then I decided to talk to my Doc.

We talked for about 45 minutes, where I learned quite a bit more, such as that ADD and Sleep Apnea can effect people the same way, in fact they can be confused. Huh? What? That really got me thinking because even though I was/am being treated for Apnea, the sleep dr. said I was a very mild case (56 out of 100). I also found out that STRESS can aggravate ADD, which makes sense, although I'd never seen that happen. HA! Anyways, I walked out of his office with a script for Ritalin and here we are.

He recommended (wrote) 20-30mg (2 -3 pills), every 4 hours, not to exceed 9 a day. I'm going with just 20 for the first couple of days. I don't think I'm going to be doing an evening dose. I don't know - still thinking on that.

Day 1 - Morning - I think I'm a little too aware of my own brain right now. I think it's working but I get the oddest feeling that something is missing. I'm doing my normal morning drive, but it feels weird. I guess the only way to describe this is to say that I'm LISTENING to the radio and that's ALL I'm doing. Does that makes sense? I'm not thinking about the band and where they are playing, or the next song, or how blue the LCD is, or how I need to clean the van, etc. etc... When I try to put my finger on it, the only think I can say is, I'm the one clicking the button on the remote.

side effects present: slight headache in the middle of my head. Really wierd, feels like it runs from between my eyes, over the top and down into the base of my skull. Oh - and I was really wicked thirsty this morning. Almost like I had "cottonmouth."