A brief introduction and history

I'm an adult male, age 46, who lives with unmedicated ADD. I've been unmedicated for about a month now, and I can tell you unequivocally that it sucks. You could say I'm unmedicated by choice, and you'd be partially correct. I got tired of the side effects of stimulant meds like Adderall (massive migraine headaches), and although Strattera worked fairly well for me for a few months, somewhere along the way , about a month ago and also very close to the time it became available as a generic (imagine that!), it from out of the blue stopped working for no reason Include determine, so I stopped taking it. A secondary reason I decided not to try any other ADD meds was to see if somehow they contributed to my regular and excruciating migraine headaches. I really needed to know this, and that's the real reason I continue to remain unmedicated today.

I also take Wellbutrin for depression. Looking and behold about 2 weeks ago my pharmacy switched generic manufacturers. I went from Actavis (a small, white, circular pill) to Global/Ampax (a medium-size, yellowish, oval pill).

Bottom line is the last week or two have been extremely difficult at work. I don't care what all the med-free advocates say, all the strategies and techniques in the world can't begin to scratch the surface of what a working ADD meds can do. None of them put a dent in my ADD right now, and it's killing me.

I started taking a magnesium supplement as a preventative for my migraines, and I'm happy to say that I've been mkgraine-free for 10 days now. That's a new modern record for me, so I'm very grateful for that. Once I get to two weeks mkgraine-free, I'm going to call this a success and figure out what I'm going to do next.

I think I'm done with generic meds. I don't care what any medical or pharmaceutical professional tells me, generic meds manufactured by different drug makers do no have the same effect on me. I've seen this many times, and I'm tired of pharmacies throwing unforseen variables into my life. Whatever I choose to do next, it will almost certainly involve brand name medications.

Where I am today

Living with my ADD unmedicated is killing me. I struggle mightily most days to be productive at work. Sometimes a cup of coffee really helps, and other times like today it seems to do nothing for me. It's gotten so bad for me at work that I dread going ginto work every day. Because my efforts to be productive aren't working very well, I'm feeling more and more depressed and even anxious about losing my job.

Thanks for reading.