Rats,
It’s rough being an adult with ADHD, most of the medical community still does not accept that adults need treatment as much as kids. I know that the big insurance companies are fighting the option of having to pay for medication for adults.
It’s also true that so much of our solution is education education education. look up every definition of education and it does indeed apply. The act of learning helps us to learn to live a better life with our new companion. That being said, and true. The medication makes the sometimes impossible education possible.
a nasty dang can of worms dilemma. A catch 22 from hell. (I hope some of you guys remember that movie) It’s the best analogy I can come up with. And it fits perfect because learning to live with ADHD is very much like war. Just as traumatic.
The worst part is the thing about being late!. if we’re late too many times, we don’t get treatment. many of us need medication/education in order to not be late!!!!! AAARRRGGGGGHHHH CAN’T WIN DITTO DITTO DITTO.
I’m so grateful my doctor trusted me. Fortunately I’ve had the same GP doc for a very long time. So he’s been with me through the long strange trip of my health care. I almost feel something similar to survivors guilt because my diagnosis wasn’t as much like pulling teeth as so many I’ve read about. I had 3 molars taken out one time, all same visit. IT WAS A CAKE WALK!!!! seriously. not one of them broke into pieces, the dentiist had expert aim with the Novocain. And seriously, it sorta felt good, I could feel just enough to feel the pressure decrease as he slid each tooth out. I’ve heard some awful stories about dentist nightmares. Again. It’s kinda like survivors guilt.
jensters1205,
I take wellbutrin as well as methylphenidate. That might be an option you can ask about. I’m pretty sure it’s the wellbutrin along with the generic ritalin “cocktail” that makes the difference for me. I’m not crazy about the way methylphenidate mellows me out. It takes a little bit away from my curiously funny/quirky sense of humor. But I’m “me” much more consistently, so it’s absolutely worth it to not always be “mrfunnybone” (that’s part of my email address) I remember the music of my daughters snicker when I told her that email address when I first got it. none of the people that really know me are comnfuzed by my choice for my email address. And I can still enjoy my creative way around not being able to spel rite. Hek, not everyone gets my jokes. but I bust my own gut all the time when I’m writing. I think that could be why I’m still in front of my computer instead of being at church almost an hour ago. I got to 3 churches right now, so even if I miss a little here n there, I still get my spiritual nourishment. In fact, I can still show up late for the Sat night services and be able to visit/fellowship with some very cool folks. N probly crack a few jokes. Corny Christian jokes are a little more difficult. I’m much better at nasty, gross and tasteless jokes. Hypocrisy is a stubborn foe. foe sure.
You’ve got options. Stick around and remember you can search this site for medication answers in many ways. Like using google to search this site.
example
if you want to search totallyadd.com for info on ritalin, methylphenidate. type the subject you’re lookin for info on, then put a colon… hmmm. I couldn’t find billd’s post on the DEAR JIMI (wish list) forum, he wrote an example of exactly how to use google to search a particular site. is he missing? that’s really freakin me out!
I hope I remember this correctly.
type this
ritalin, methyphenidate dosages : site totallyadd.com
in the google thingy. I’m not sure if I got the code right. here’s the result of my 1st try
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ritalin,+methyphenidate+dosages+:+site+totallyadd.com&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 I hope I don’t shut down this thread 
Good luck,
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