Re: In Edmonton and burdened…

[Anonymous]

Hi! I’m new…to this site and to AD(H)D. I am 55 years old, female, and have battled depression and anxiety most of my adult life. Medication I have been taking for quite a few years seems to have stopped working. In my quest to feel better, I searched and came upon a quick AD(H)D test – I scored 85% (meaning there was an 85% chance I have AD(H)D). BTW, I keep putting the “H” in parenthesis because hyperactivity doesn’t seem to be an appropriate label for me. I started seeing a psychologist about a month ago. My biggest question right now is, can AD(H)D make you extremely tired? I can’t drag myself out of bed; I struggle to get through the day. I exercise 5x a week, eat a pretty healthy diet, don’t smoke or drink; occasional caffeine from soda, not coffee. If my boss wasn’t so caring and patient, I wouldn’t have a job! I can’t get out of my own way, can’t get anything done. I am drained…worn out…just plain tired. My gp who knows me well and is the only one who prescribes medication for me just prescribed ritalin 20mg and advised me to stop taking Wellbutrin which I have taken for years (it seems to have stopped working). I have backed down from (Wellbutrin) 450 XL (yes, 450 for a short period of time), to 300XL to 150XL and now none. HELP! Does ritalin work? Do I need more? Have only been taking it for a couple of weeks. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum…I have never participated in any forum or blog, etc.

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