@brentitude, I wouldn’t be so quick to dis Wikipedia. It’s no different than what you’re doing here, getting information from the forums and blogs – this is a Wiki of sorts after all. There are no longer authorities to be trusted above all, doctors included. Peer-sourcing is here and is the wave of the future; if you’re clever enough you can sift the wheat from the chaff and get the information that you need. It really is a new paradigm, and it’s your choice if you want to live in the present or be stuck in outmoded hierarchies of the past.
@tonyminch, if you’re experiencing weight issues, consider switching to a plant-based, preferably all-organic diet. You will lose weight and possibly improve your ADD behaviors as well. You can Google Bill Clinton and Wolf Blitzer if you want to hear how and why Bill did it. Now there’s an authority (on himself..) 
Check out the Drs Campbell, Dr Esselstyn, Dr Ornish, even Dr Oz – and they’re all doctors!
I wish you all good luck with the meds. I personally am looking at non-pharmaceutical solutions; I’ve tried to find the meds that will make it all better, or go away; they don’t exist. And you’ll find that the more truthful psychiatrists will tell you that, they can only mask some symptoms, but never cure, and they always come with moderate-to-severe side effects. I have to say that the discussion here sounds like a bunch of teenagers who just go their medical marijuana cards and are busy trying and comparing every single strain on the market, and combinations thereof. I have noticed that many of these forums focus almost entirely on meds, and while this is touted as a safe and accepting community, you really turn on a person who says something you disagree with or don’t want to hear.
There is so much evidence that blood pressure medications have a multitude of negative side effects, including, btw, disorientation; and as much evidence that dietary changes eliminate the need for these horrible things. There is so much proof out there that this whole chemical imbalance business is an unsubstantiated theory. But you know what, don’t listen to me. Listen to Gwen Olsen, who excelled at selling these until her niece took her own life by setting herself on fire after taking anti-depressants. Even one casualty is one too many, can’t you see that? Except that there are many, many more. Or watch “Sweet Misery”.
I’m sorry if it looks like I’m raining on your parade – you can blame the ADHypoD if you want – but I’m just putting my (researched) opinion out there.
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