Re: Yay! First consulation appointment over, 2 more visits to go!

[Anonymous]

Well, when I first talked to the secretary when booking the appointments, I said, I really am not upset about the hyperactive aspects, tons of energy, very creative, etc. but other aspects are really starting to be troublesome for me.

I did a trial of my husband’s Ritalin for 3 weeks (and took a dose again today after the appointment) and it really does help me. But I am starting to understand a little bit about why some of the newer forms would be better rather than the quick on, quick off effects of Ritalin. So I’m really looking forward to getting through the two months, actually it will be hard for me to wait, very impatient at times, and now that I know meds can help, it will be hard to stay off his (he has a bit of a reserve as he never really took it for very long).

The consultant gave me a copy of a DVD he produced, and my husband and I were finger-pointing at each other at various points throughout when we watched it at home. There was an ADHD coach in the adult section of the DVD and she said meds and a multi-approach can really improve the quality of one’s life. When I am done, I am hoping my husband will book an appointment for himself and get a proper assessment with treatment recommendations. His family doc was probably too quick to prescribe without assessing.

That’s funny about hitting the enter key. I’ve done that, and then, I’ve also hit it when I intended to, but then wanted to reach my arm into the computer and yank back the email or post that I shouldn’t have sent! 😯

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