Re: Self Medicating

[Anonymous]

I don’t know enough about those compounds to really speak intelligently on the subject but just from reading though the wikipedia articles it seems the effects would be subtle if any on dopamine levels and if you’re having as much trouble reading as @shootingallery then you probably need some proper diagnosis and treatment.

Difficultly reading was one of my main reasons for seeking treatment in the first place, I’m still not reading much more than I was prior to treatment but when I do it is a lot easier but I still don’t enjoy it and as the others said I strongly prefer audio books.

The doctor pointed out that reading is a skill and the fact I’ve avoided it all my life is probably a factor in addition to my attention disorder.

Also becuase of my extremely poor spelling and other specific difficulties the doctor suspects that I may have some sort of a learning disability along the lines of dyslexia.

I have self medicated a little bit in that I tried ADHD meds before I ever went in for treatment. I also noticed that psuedoephedrine (cold medicine) helped my productivity immensely even though I was miserable with a cold I would always get more done and feel more in control and organized when I was on it.

It does not work in the long term though becuase your body builds up a tolerance quickly and it can be addictive and cause all sorts of problems so please DON’T try to self medicate with it.

Go get a second opinion from an ADULT ADHD specialist!

It’s such complicated area of study that I would not trust anyone elses opinion, they simply won’t have access to the level of specific knowledge and experience that a specialist will. If they still don’t think it’s ADHD than you probably have some other issue causing your difficulties.

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