[Pamela Choi]

I am a new member at Psych Central

I am 33 years old and was diagnosed with ADDHD when I was 6 years old. I started Ritalin with I was in 6th grade and was labeled with a leering disability. I did not like taking my medications and was embarrassed going to nurses office to take my pills. I stopped the Ritalin when I was in 9th grade.

I just started taking the Ritalin again but I am still dealing with the day to day issues. For example; appointment, saving money, paying bills, keeping thoughts in my head for more than 5 minutes i.e. this post, and staying on track. I seem to jump from one topic to the next and have a very hard time understanding and comprehend both when I am reading/memorizing and listening to instructions. I am always side track, from thought to another.

Do you think the Ritalin is working, or should I try something else?

[sneschalmers]

That depends on whether the ritalin works for you. If you find partial but not complete symptom control consider asking your doctor to increase the dose or try a different stimulant. You could also try strattera or wellbutrin. Since you mentioned learning disabilities some of your problems could be related to that and there is no medication on earth that will help learning disability related problems. You should talk to your doctor and consider psychoeducational evaluation.