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This “I feel better, so I don’t need my meds” is typical behaviour in those with a mental condition. And it’s one reason why it’s so difficult to treat mental conditions. As long as you’re on your meds, you’re fine. When you stop taking them, without your doctor’s approval, very bad things happen. You could have withdrawal symptoms. You could become a danger to yourself and others. How many terrible crimes are committed by seriously mentally ill people who have been off their meds? ADHD isn’t in the same league as, for example, paranoid schizophrenia, but, untreated, it can lead you to do things that will screw up your life. Or, at the very least, make your life extremely miserable and seriously limit your ability to fulfill your potential. That tough time you’re having at work—Could you be fired over it? Or would you just suddenly decide to quit? Either would be a seriously career-limiting move. Not to mention an income-limiting move.
The bottom line: See your doctor, and discuss all this with him. Figure out why you keep going off your meds, and why you’re resisting the diagnosis. Second, you MUST take your meds, every day, as directed by your doctor, unless you have a serious side effect. Even then, you should discuss it with your doctor before stopping, especially if you’ve been on it for a while. This is a very basic, essential responsibility. People wait months to see a specialist and begin treatment. By not following that course of treatment, you are taking up time and resources that are so desperately needed by others with ADHD. It takes only a few seconds to swallow a pill. And maybe, if you keep taking those few seconds, you’ll discover your doubts are going away and staying away.
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