Posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 14, 2006, at 16:10:44
In reply to stimulants hard to get in UK? » Meri-Tuuli, posted by pseudoname on May 14, 2006, at 15:35:35
Hi PN!
> Are UK stimulants impossible? What do they give kids diagnosed with ADHD?
Under 16s with ADHD don't seem to have problems getting it. Although it seems that there aren't nearly as many kids here with ADHD than in the US. I reckon its underdiagionsed, particulary in females. But honestly, after 16, who knows? I suppose if you were diagnosed at a young age and kept with the same docs etc and then grew up and your symptoms were the same, then it'd be okay. But I've never heard of an adult being dignosed with ADHD for the first time. You know, as in, they've had it since childhood, but it just never got diagnosed til they were much older.
>If they do prescribe methylphenidate or other stims for it, can you find some ADHD symptoms in yourself? I'm not suggesting you fake anything, just that we all have attention problems that can be honestly highlighted in the right context — especially us no-motivation, apathetic depressives.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I could probably find alot of ADHD symptoms in me. Even my friends joke about it. The thing about getting into trouble because you said stuff before thinking -- I thought it was me being rude and tactless!! Actually, I'm desperate to try stims. Sadly I really don't think my pdoc (as amenable as he is) would let me try a stim. I've only seen him once, and at the moment, I'm trying to build up my trust with him. You know what I mean? If the drug we try next doesn't work, then I probably will suggest a stim. Yeah, I once did an online ADHD test and I was off the scale.
I honestly don't know what they do with ADHD people here in the UK, particulary adults. I suspect that there is a vast swave of people underdiagnosed with it, who are in all likeihood self medicating with things or illict drugs. I've never ever met an adult with ADHD here. Or rather, one that has offically been diagnosed as one.I honestly don't know why UK docs/pdocs are so anti stimulants. Seriously, their eyes would pop out if I asked for a stim. Still, I might anyway. One UK poster managed to get dexerine from a pdoc- but since then, he's been struck off.
Ed_uk would probably be better able to comment on stims vs the UK.
Its the same story for benzos too.
It really makes me mad that people here can't get access to the drugs that might help them.
> If not, Meri, good luck with lofepramine. I'm just thinking out loud.
Thanks!
Kind regards
Meri
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