Hi guys – I have just (last week) formally been diagnosed with AD/HD but my psychiatrist thinks I am predominantly inattentive. However, I do get pretty hyper sometimes but she thinks it might just be anxiety caused by the ADD. She prescribed a low dose of MPH fast release, 3 times a day (not the real stuff, Ritalin) and suggested increasing the dose if it didn’t work.
I was a bit scared of taking it at first but I did and what an emotional experience. It was like suddenly being able to see the world in focus and in colour instead of fighting through fog. I didn’t feel the need to fidget, I didn’t even kick the photocopier when it jammed like I usually do. So it was emotional because I just thought what life could have been like if I’d done this earlier.
Anyway, my question is about the Ritalin (methylwhatever). It seems to work for me – I get an effect with 10 mg and I’ll try 15 mg tomorrow just to see. BUT I just saw a video on YouTube that said that Ritalin and equivalent doesn’t work on the inattentive subtype because it just makes them even slower. Is that true in your experience? Is anyone out there who’s inattentive and been prescribed Ritalin and find it works?
If the YouTube video was right then I have some hyper-stuff going on too?
Thanks.
