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Apr 17, 2013, 10:28 AM
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Member Since: Dec 2012
Location: new england
Posts: 7,733
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Originally Posted by robflee23
hi all!
so, im a 20 year old male, bound to be a junior in college, and diagnosed with both depression and ADHD. i currently take Concerta 27 MG which helps with both, but whenever im not medicated, i get INSANELY lonely.
ive been in 7 different relationships, the longest being 7 months, the shortest being 4 months, and i havent been in one for about 2 years now. when im on medication, which i am back on now, im perfectly fine. no problems whatsoever. but about 2 weeks ago i did an experiment on myself and went off of Concerta for 2 weeks after being on it for 5 months to see how i would react, and man did it hit HARD.
loneliness was the ONLY thing i thought about. i was literally obsessed with finding and holding onto a girlfriend. and i would just literally sit in my room all day, find a picture of a pretty girl (emma watson, jane levy, etc) and just stare and cry at it.
like i said, when im medicated im perfectly fine as i should be, but i was curious if anybody else gets like this when theyre "sober" as well? would this be classified as a codependency issue? or just a classic case that i miss being in a relationship?
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I think, if what you say is accurate, you need to take your medication and accept that you do need that medication. Going off the meds is like a diabetic tossing out the insulin, they/you begin to become ill. Did the end of relationships coincide at all with stopping meds? How is the relationship you are in? You may also want to ask yourself what you get out of experiencing the loneliness and obsessions that you would deliberately bring this on. We do find some comforts at times in out own illness/demons and/or want to believe we can "do it without..."--it isn't as if it is a matter of willpower. Being off medication is not being sober. It took me a long time to admit I need medication...and to be consistent in using it.
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