Re: Dopamine? Am I doomed to be depressed? Does my Consorta make me who I am?

[Anonymous]

Sadona . . . Have you missed doses, or discontinued the Concerta without medical advice ? All kinds of medication. . . and especially ones that involve neurotransmitters, or homones must be tapered under medical guidance to avoid nasty side effects. The slow taper allows your body’s systems recover and react. Don’t mess with your meds without expert guideance. On the other hand, if your question is out of fear, really “Am I going to be on this forever”, “what will happen if I go off it?” . . . would you be asking yourself these questions if it were blood pressure medication ?

Also – depression . . .although often associated with ADHD. . . is a separate medical issue. You need to find a psychiatrist who is knowledgible about ADHD and depression.

And keep going back . . . if you are still depressed despite medical treatment . . .and seeking other support through counseling, exercise etc. . . keep going back to that doc and say . . “Not good enough” !!! So often people will not go back to the doc . . who never gets a chance to find out that in fact any intial improvement has not been sustained. .. and if they do not know, they cannot help you.

GOod luck . . . Been there, done that, doing it right now. . .

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