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[domadhd]

This is my opinion only, so take it as you wish:

I am going to assume here that you do have ADHD. The only way to know is to read about people experiences and read medical articles – than be brutally honest to yourself about the symptoms eliminating the ones that you know are just your laziness or something. You have to remember that ADHD meds will make non-ADHD person high, unstable and eventually will ruin your  life, plus after some time they will stop working on non-ADHD brain so you will want more and more until there is no more.

Assuming you have ADHD – you should stop Prozac ASAP, but only with medical help, meaning tell the doc you don’t want it and he can tell you how to stop safely. You are treating side effects of ADHD and not the condition itself. Depression, anxiety, alcoholism, substance abuse, criminal record, bad driving habits are usually effect of untreated ADHD. I used weed for years to kill anxiety so I can make myself do work but it never helped the concentration. You cannot be taking any other “mind altering meds”
when trying ADHD meds because you will never be sure about the results.

Go talk to some smart doctor ( and in ADHD peps case there isn’t many smart docs out there ) and get ADHD diagnosis. This might take some time so do not get discouraged. From the first day you see your psychiatrist, after max 4 visits – he/she should have an answer for you. If they do not – push for decision or change the doctor – do not waste your time.
After that is the meds time. Noone that is an adult ( and for me is 21 and up ) should be scared of ADHD meds. They are here to help us with the symptoms and if properly taken with medical supervision WILL help you.

There are many “other” treatments of ADHD (like drinkin tons of coffee which is a stimulant ) and they might work for you but the chances are slim.

Another thing is that most-likely the first time you try any medication you will not have positive results, bad side effects etc. Do not get discouraged, specially in ADHD everyone responds differently to meds. I like Adderall but others like Concerta but once you get diagnosed stay positive and hopefull because it is very important to have the right state of mind. You WILL find the solution but not without going thru some hurdles first.

I always say this to everyone !! Read and research about everything. There is way to much assumption out there. Amphetamines (and such) are for ADHD like heroin ( morphine) is for pain.

 

 

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