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brewski said:
Hi all,

I have a very weird story. I was seeing a therapist in the summer and was diagnosed with ADD among depression and eating disorder (bulimia). The bulimia and depression are getting better but the ADD comes and goes. I'm taking Wellbutrin XL 300 mg and that is working for 2/3 but I started seeing a psychiatrist to manage my medication. He upped my WB to 450 mg (visit #1), and that was too much for me. Next he suggested Strattera (visit #2) but I told him I didn't know much about that medication and wanted to research, so he said to come back in 2 weeks and talk about it. I researched and found that Strattera is not very effective, is the newest, can have GI side effects, and there is a warning on Medline not to take with wellbutrin!! I saw him again today (visit #3) and began explaning this and he said well I think you should try Strattera. And I said I know, but I am not comfortable taking that and you asked me to research it...so he said that he wouldn't have accepted me as a new patient if he knew i was ADHD and that he was not comfortable prescribing anything but Strattera, and that he had enough patients on adderall. He offered to give my co-pay back so I took it!!!

Umm...can someone please help me figure out what this is about?? I finally found a reason for why I've felt all over the place for 15 years and have admitted to a weakness and was looking forward to some help and he basically accused me of asking for Adderall or Ritalin. He expressed concern for those medications and eating disorder history, but I am taking Wellbutrin and that is contraindicated for eating disorder and i'm fine. I am mad, frustrated, and in a worse state of mind than when I began going to see him in the first place. I don't understand why he didn't tell me this on the first visit, not the THIRD. Help I am so confused and distraught!!

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<font color="blue"> Hi there Brewski----
The reason your doctor didn't want to treat you with the first line treatment of choice (and ery effective) stimulant class of drugs, is because he is incredibly ignorant about ADHD, and is afraid of stimulants as he obviously thinks they are nothing but addictive or otherwise harmful. This guy is what, a psychiatrist? Or??? I've been diagnosed for almost two years now with ADHD (Combined Type), and in that time, I've discovered how much ignorance there is out there. I would think the best thing to do is to find a psychologist who has a lot of background with ADHD. This was probably a good thing to know about your quack doctor early in the game, rather than later. Better to take your healthcare into your own hands and be an active participant like you have started doing (with research and education) than to blindly follow the doctors preference. FYI---Wellbutrin doesn't work well for ADHD, and is an anti-depressant. It is used off-label as a second line medication for those who are contraindicated to take stimulant meds. A good therapist is also a good idea to help manage the ADHD with the other disorders. Let me know how it all works out-
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