Re: Scared to take Medicine

[Anonymous]

I finally noticed the title of this forum: “Scared to take medicine”.

May I ask:

If you were diagnosed with diabetes, would you be afraid to take meds? If you were diagnosed with nearsightedness, would you be afraid to get and wear glasses? If you were diagnosed with flat feet, would you be afraid to where orthodics? If you were diagnosed with deafness, would you be afraid to get and wear a hearing aid? If you were diagnosed with a physical brain disorder like ADD, why should you be afraid to try a med? Stimulants are over 45 years old. They know exactly how they work. If they don’t work for you, or give you an unpleasant side effect, you can stop and try or not try something else. Simple.. But get a doctor who actually BELIEVES in ADHD and who will keep a good eye on you. Write your feelings/effects in a journal so when you go back to the doctor, you can tell her/him every feeling. Also research the BEST way to take the meds you choose. That made all the difference with me.

I’d say: Give it a chance.

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