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[Geoduck]

LOL! Thanks, Blackdog! For both the kind words of support and for coming to the defense of ADHDers everywhere who use Adderall.

I did see my doc. We have decided to see what happens without Adderall, or any other meds. His non-ritalin suggestion was Straterra, which is also an anti-depressant. My last experience with anti-depressants didn’t go so well, and I just don’t want to go there. He’s being extremely patient with me, and agreed to see how things go unmedicated, for now. I have another appointment next week.

I enjoy being back on the bean. Oh, how I missed coffee. So much fun. However, for all the bad rap Adderall gets, I have less tolerance to coffee and really can only do about a cup or two a day. My heart doesn’t like it as much as my brain does.

I’m getting along a lot better than I thought I would. Emails are a mess, but those were on meds, too. Really, I only see a difference with my motor mouth. I’ve started finishing other people’s sentences again, and interrupting. Oh, then there’s the jumping to conclusions thing. I’m told that’s a smart people thing, too. I’m going to pretend it’s all because of genius, and not ADHD. Okay, it’s ADHD. I know.

Other than that, I’ve got tools and strategies going in my life to help out. Summer is coming, which helps greatly. I may have to back off of a few activities, but am waiting to see, so as not to dump stuff impulsively- I’m trying to be cautious here.

Really, coming off the adderall was fine. No withdrawal symptoms and the anxiety seems to have disappeared. So far, so good.

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