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@Seabassd, @Breeze, @Chica, this is the best place to start: http://totallyadd.com/medications.
It’s current, unbiased information, compiled in consultation with ADHD specialists. These online videos will answer your questions, and reassure you. They’re entertaining too!
As you watch them, you may want to write down the things you want to discuss with your doctor.
Oh, and strong coffee with stimulant meds is NOT a good idea! Caffeine is a stimulant too, so you may find you don’t need it at all, now that you’re taking proper meds.
I love the taste of coffee, but I’ve trained myself to make it VERY weak. Just enough for the flavour, not the caffeine, since my brain is now getting the stimulation it needs, from Concerta instead.
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@Breeze, 3 x 10 mg might be a little high to start with, but try cutting out the coffee for a few days, and write down the results of taking your meds, each day. Take this “meds journal” with you to your doctor’s, and discuss it.
It can take a few weeks for your body to adjust to a new med and/or dose. So, give it a chance. And do NOT change your dosing until you discuss it with your doctor.
Above all, don’t worry about becoming a “druggie”. That’s just a result of all the misinformation out there. In fact, getting proper treatment for ADHD is a lot safer than trying to self-medicate with risky behaviours, booze, junk food, or street drugs…which is what a lot of us do before we get proper treatment.
If you were diagnosed with Diabetes, and you had to inject yourself with Insulin several times a day, would that make you a junkie? No! Your body just needs insulin to help it to function properly. Just as you’re not a junkie if your brain needs Ritalin in order to function properly.
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