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I would be happy to answer all your questions here so others might use this info for their benefit unless it is something you do not want to share with others.

I went thru hell getting to the point I am right now and places like this might spare others the pain and greatly improve their quality of life.

 

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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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Hi Roy,

I have ADHD. Talking from experience here:

There is no best medication. Each ADHD person is different and will react differently to the medications. My advice , try one at a time and do not “fix” side effects with something else like alcohol or weed or whatever, because you will never know what works. Also try each med and dose of it for at least 4 days. This will tell you for sure what you feeling.

Ritalin, Concerta are same family. I personally found them giving me focus but extreme intense feeling. Also I was very irritated. This one is a no go for me.

Weed works “well” on its own without anything else, problem is you have to constantly smoke it. I find that it takes care of anxiety more so i can make myself work. When I tried smoking with medication (Adderall or Concerta) it made my anxiety worse, plus I actually felt high, which is not what I wanted.

Adderall XR – I am on this right now, since in Canada we are very limited on types of meds we can get. I find it best out all the rest at the moment.
This medication releases half of its dose in 20 minutes after you take it and than the rest during the day. You need to start with 15mg right away or you will get discouraged. If you feeling speedy (kinda anxious) in the morning just after  you take the pill and than you feel it ease up 4 – 5 hours later, than this means that the dose in the morning is too low. In civilized countries they have Adderall IR which would work as a booster in the morning – usually another 5 mg, but in Canada you cannot get that so just go back to the doc and ask for next step up so from 15mg to 20mg or you look on internet how to make your own booster using Adderall XR.

There is another medication Vyvanse. This is a bit different than Adderall but similar as chemical substance. The main difference is the way it is released. You body must start breaking it down before you start feeling effects. I have not tried it but just the mechanism sounds like it will take at least 1 hour before you notice anything. Although a lot of peps say it is good I think that the Shire company is using this as a replacement for Adderall since their patent expires and greedy company needs money. They will prolly lobby to ban Adderall after that since they need to stay monopoly.

There is also more meds like Straterra and other non stimulant crap. they might work for you.

You need to patient with the meds and be self-aware. See what helps and in which way and than go to next med. Do not believe anything you hear without reading about it. Also if the doctor does not want to try other meds for you, just find another doctor right away. Noone understands ADHD better than us – people that have it, doctors are there to write the prescription (I am only relating to ADHD, not other medical conditions), and I am talking form experience here.

Do not be afraid to experiment as well. If you think that something will work better than other, than try it  ( of course with limits ! ) but looking at you age I believe you are responsible enough to take care of your own health.

If you feel like you are abusing the meds in any way, do not tell the doctor or you will be done. You must take control of the meds not the meds take control of you. Frankly speaking keep the weed out of the doctor – patient conversation, as well as any substance abuse or anything illegal. This will save you the trouble of switching doctors due to their lack of understanding. ADHD people are all substance abusers ( well not really since we self medicate ourselves to function properly). People out there do not understand that, but who gives a damn for stupid people anyways.

Hope that helps.

 

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