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It sounds as if the Ritalin was working for you.
That “nothing” you felt was actually the calm focus that results from taking the right med for you, to stimulate your right pre-frontal cortex (which is the part of the brain that isn’t firing properly when you have ADHD).
And you were finishing tasks you’d started, which means that the Ritalin was controlling your ADHD symptoms!
Your doctor failed to recognize this—and, in fact, completely mis-diagnosed it—because ADHD is completely outside his field of expertise.
His comment that “if it was working, you’d feel like you’d smoked a joint” is completely inappropriate, and shows his ignorance and hostility regarding ADHD. In fact, he sounds like one of those older doctors, who refuses to believe that ADHD is real.
Therefore, you will have to educate your doctor about ADHD and how to treat it.
To do this, you must get the psychologist who diagnosed you, to educate your doctor about what ADHD is, and to explain how it is treated. It is NOT imaginary. And it is NOT just an excuse to get drugs.
You also need to get your pharmacist involved, to teach your doctor about ADHD meds and how to tell that they’re working.
Because ADHD meds are controlled substances, there’s a big liability issue around prescribing them. You’ll never find a doctor who will prescribe them to you without being fully acquainted with you and your medical history. That rules out any doctors at after-hours clinics.
If your doctor refuses to accept the expertise of your psychologist and pharmacist (and Dr. Umesh Jain, who is a leading expert on ADHD, and who co-founded TotallyADD.com), then you will have to find another doctor—preferably a younger one, who has had more recent training, which includes the latest information on ADHD.
There is so much new information, so readily available, that there is no excuse for doctors NOT to be familiar with it. Most of it is right here, on http://www.TotallyADD.com, in the Videos section.
Encourage your doctor to view these videos, to familiarize himself with ADHD. He can consider it an opportunity to consult leading experts, free of charge, at any time.
Ask an Expert: http://totallyadd.com/category/experts
Straight Answers: http://totallyadd.com/category/straight-answers
What Is It?: http://totallyadd.com/category/what-is-it
Getting Diagnosed: http://totallyadd.com/category/getting-diagnosed
Medications: http://totallyadd.com/medications (6 videos, with unbiased, factual information)
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