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Have you ever been evaluated for OCD? » Rjlockhart

Posted by Racer on October 24, 2006, at 22:36:27

In reply to My current meds, posted by Rjlockhart on October 24, 2006, at 19:35:20

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> I need to be on something to help me focus so bad.
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> Matt

Matt, you've written this a lot of times. At this point, it really sounds as though you're attaching some magic to meds that they just don't have.

Yes, you do need help. Absolutely. But you don't necessarily need that one particular medication in order to function. (Trust me on this one, Matt.) What you're describing really sounds as though your biggest issue right now is a combination of severe anxiety and a lack of coping skills. The anxiety you're taking medication for. The lack of coping skills you can address without a psychostimulant.

As for the whole minuet with your mother and the doctor, here's the same thing people have told you in the past: after your 18th birthday, you became able to see a doctor yourself. You have the right to contact him, and say, "My mother does not want me to take Dexedrine. She has taken my prescription from me, and says that she will contact you to tell you not to prescribe it to me anymore. I have tried to tell her I need it. Do you need a new release signed in order to tell her that you will prescribe it as long as you feel it is in my best interest?" You don't have to dramatize anything, you don't have to make him understand what goes on with you and your mother. (Trust me on this one, Matt: if your mother bears any resemblance to the person you've described on this board, your doctor *will* figure that out. Probably within the first few minutes...)

I've asked before, and I'm going to ask again: are you seeing a therapist?


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