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Oct 27, 2016, 09:35 AM
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It was somewhat after the beginning of this year when I was diagnosed with ADD. Of course, this came as a huge shock to everyone, nobody in my family (that I knew) had ADD. But, for my Ma, I took the tablets. I took them even though I lost a scary amount of weight because of it. I mean, I stopped taking the tablets but everything is going down that dark spiral again. Everything is turning into the way It shouldn't. I'm becoming the old me again and I'm terrified.
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Oct 28, 2016, 10:23 AM
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Was the weight loss the only reason you stopped the meds or were there other reasons (it didn't work, too expensive, etc)? Each medication has side effects but there are ways to deal with them, your doctor might adjust the dosage, switch you to another (a nonstimulant that wouldn't cause appetite supression for example), or add one to compensate the issues.
A nutritionnist can also assist if the main difficulty is eating related. What kind of help would you like to have? If you are a student, accommodations might be useful as well. If you're looking for the therapy route, maybe your GP/psychiatrist can recommend someone too. |
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Oct 28, 2016, 03:12 PM
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Hello It's_Leslee: I'm sorry you are having such a difficult time.
 You didn't mention if you're receiving any kind of mental health services at the present time... either seeing a psychiatrist or a mental health therapist. Hopefully you are. The sooner you put an end to your downward spiral, the better. (I'm sure I'm not telling you something you didn't already know.) Anyway, please take care & keep posting here on PC. It can help too. 
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Oct 29, 2016, 01:31 AM
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I think that while possible, ADHD medication shouldn't cause a worsening of mental health symptoms (I'm not sure if the dark spiral you mention is depression?). Like the above poster said, you should definitely talk to your pdoc about this. It might just be that this isn't the medication for your - there are other meds to treat ADHD if you decide you want to continue taking medication. It takes some time to figure out which one is the best and what dosage is the most effective.
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