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Jan 19, 2009, 12:09 AM
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Hi,I am new to this site and still learning my way around.I'm not so new to A.D.H.D. I am just looking for aplace to connect and learn all that I can. Like I think my gp doc is lying to me about not being able to prescribe more than one dose a day of a stimulint med, I can't seem to find a straight answer. If anyone could help me with that I would be greatfull. Or to just drop a line.
Thanks alot 
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Jan 20, 2009, 12:57 PM
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Just wanted to say Welcome Aprilkay
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Jan 22, 2009, 01:33 AM
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If your doctor isn't straight with you, then I would get a new doctor ASAP!!! What good is a doctor who lies? I get a thirty day prescription. That's the norm.
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Feb 01, 2009, 02:08 AM
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Hi all,
I'm new here and interested in checking out other people's perspectives about ADD. I've found that I can spend a whole day working on one paper for school and not even finish it. There's no way I can go at that rate and have so many other classes to be worrying about. In the past, I've been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and some of that might be true. I've taken prozac and celexa and cymbalta at different times. I've noticed that I can sleep better and get less irritable, and feel that it has helped my mind to slow down and focus a bit better, but I've not have the improvement that I had hoped for. The last psychiatrist I saw did a lot of screenings to rule out ADD. I'm a nurse with significant psych experience, but not so much with ADD. In thinking about my history, it is unclear whether I had these symptoms as a kid or not because I did a lot of partying. What came first, the chicken or the egg? I am compelled to at least give adderal or something else a try to see if I get some improvement. I can recall for decades not being able to stay focused during lectures and day dreaming all the time. My first grade teacher would say I was a good student but that I day dreamed too much. The thing is that I have done well academically as an adult. I am working on my second master's degree and I have managed to get into great, competitive schools. This seems to create an argument for my psychiatrists about having some impairment in functioning. To compensate, I end up sleeping too little and always feeling like I am about to screw up and can't manage my time well. I am in a relationship that I feel I neglect because I prioritize school after wasting so much time doing nothing or preparing myself to focus. In any case, does any of this sound familiar to anyone out there? I'm not jumping for joy thinking about HAVING to take meds, especially as I am learning to precribe them for others. My education around this tells me that there is a biochemical basis to this and not a reflection of any personal shortcomings, but still, I'd rather not take meds. I hope everyone is well out there. |
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