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Hey.....uh, i need help with life problums. Sometimes theres no one to talk to, and so I come, here, cause you guys are smart and stuff, and might tell me something thatll b good for me. 

So anyways, to being with, Im struggling with some medical issues. Ive noticed a lot of things latley, like ill space out, forget where I am, compleatly block out a converstation, and Im really dizzy, all the time. I dont know if its from low blood pressure or low blood sugar, and how to fix it, or if its a sideaffect from the medications ive been taking for my migrains. Its also increased my ADHD symptomes significantly. So, I need advice, on the medications. Here are my options. 

1. Stop taking the meds. I will get migrains, once or twice a week, which also does sugnificant damage to my premature brain aparently. But, hopefully my Hypoglycimia and ADHD symptomes will go back to normal levels. But, my blood pressure might decrease even more, whitch is bad, and is basically what the meds were helping me with, cause aparently migrains are caused by blood cells in the brain being cut off. Which is caused by low blood pressure or small blood cells or that one desease that has a really long name.

2. Keep taking the meds and continue with the symptoms. Unfortunatly, I have now learned that kids should not be taking these medications, a tleast not every school day like I do. They do affect my liver sugnificantly, and can cause blockages in the blood resulting in strokes and heart attacks, and even seizures (which runs in the family, so im even more likey to have that happen). They also have smaller symptoms which are gradually building up as the level of the subsance rises in my blood. These can cause bigger problums which Im probably too late to avoid anyway. (But it does make cancer less likley) also, this is the only medication for migrains that my parents will probably ever let me use, so switching meds will probably not be an option. 

3. I now have the option to move to a lower altitude level. This is definatly my last resort. First off, Ill be a Juinor next year, and moving to a new school halfway through high school can be very rough. Plus, I just came to terms with all my friends, and know practically everyone in the school in a way. And I found my place, I guess. In the school, and basically know my path for the rest of school. But all that is gonna change when I move, if I move. Ill also have to quit dance. Which, Im not so siked about because its how I release all my fealings and my super athletic self needs a sport. The people down there arent really sporty either, which is a problem, because even at my highschool when Im not involved in a school sport, I suport them and we all go to the gym together. Ill feel like a total jock in this new school, which believe it or not, im not in my current school. I guess were all jocks in a way. The whole schools a jock. Away, that will happen, and I dont really want to start over. Not again. There is a 70% chance that we will be moving anyway, so I can either resist or go along with it. 

And heres my second problum, my parents dont belive I have ADHD. Im 'a highly gifted visual spacial learner' which they think comes with all the ADHD symptomes, and aparently the only valid way to test it, is staying at a boot camp in Boulder for a week or so. So, they told me I can go talk to the dissability coach. And thats when it hit me, Im dissabled. Yes, I know, big thing wow, but its just....so hard to think of yourself that way. Of others thinking of you that way. Am I going to have to have a chaperone following me everywhere, testing me, telling my teachers that I 'cant think properly'? Its scary to think about. It might just be anxiety jumping in, but maybe I should just let the whole thing go? Who cares if I have ADHD? Maybe theyll start actually teaching me, but is it worth it? Am I going to have to sit with them now, and not my friends? Cause I mean, ADHD isnt my only problum. My brains really messed up. (Frontal lobe has some deformities, I think, at least thats what all my reasurch is telling me). But maybe it wont go down that way. I mean, theyll probably follow me around for awhile, but hopefully I wont have to go sit with them for an hour or so every day, and maybe they wont tell the whole class theres something wrong. AHHH GUYS HELP THIS IS DIFFICULT........

so....um....any advice would be great.....Admins? You probably know more about this then me.... 

You've given this a great deal of thought. I suggest you discuss all the above with your doctor and your parents and maybe another trusted adult friend,too--a teacher, nurse, or neighbor. Then listen to what they say and trust their experience to know what's best for you. Doing your own research is not always a good idea. There's so much contradictory information available from sources of varying authenticity. I'm not medically trained or a counselor, so please look for advice from those who are. And I think some Chatterboxers will have some good ideas for you, too! Stay in touch and let us know how you're doing.

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