Posted by trent on May 2, 2007, at 21:21:25
In reply to Re: aadhd/medications, posted by crenshaw387 on April 27, 2007, at 23:51:31
> i never took any meds for ADD till this year.
> im now 27.
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> my mom went ballistic with the schools whenever they suggested i see a psychiatric professional for ADD screenings and refused to take me....
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> she told me that ADD was a form of "retardation" and the meds are just "tranquilizers" to control kids with brain damage.....
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> if only i had been able to have the clarity in my mind that dexedrine gives me now, back when i was in school....
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> i also take wellbutrin and started that beofre the dexedrine but i never noticed much help from it as far as the ADD goes. it did help with depression however quite well, which is what i take it for.Yes, jealibeanz, I was diagnosed at an early age for adhd. And according to my family ,my neurologist/PP, and my personal wreckage, I've never grown out of it. I,ve tried stopping meds for months at a time & the results have been . . . . . . . expensive. . ,emotionally,spiritually,and seriously financially.(Sometimes legally for that matter). I would love to find a way to stay LEVEL but balance for me has never been habitual. It has always been a lesson in self-analysis and constant re-evaluation.I score very high on I.Q. tests,(which I've heard alot of adults w/ our condition do), always aced my classes(when I was there)
and can learn to do anything . but when it comes to impulses,decisions,forethought,etc. etc. I've driven myself ,wife, parents,children, & friends to DISTRACTION. yeah,i know ha,ha. I really think this Adderall may help.....the Wellbutrin leaves alot to be desired, focuswise, and longevity of the effects.
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