Posted by leslye on June 7, 2000, at 11:49:01
In reply to someone please please help!!!!!!!, posted by ryan_s on June 6, 2000, at 16:01:38
ryan, have you found your local chapter of CHADD (children and adults with ADD)? If not, go the their national web site (www.chadd.org) and find your closest chapter - you can call them, and usually they will have a list of local docs who are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of ADD in adults- your story is extremely common - often we see parents who have tried their kids' ritalin or adderal, or college students who have taken their roommate's meds- I think it is human nature!!!Docs who treat ADD aren't as shy about using stimulants - and, my belief ( and I beleive the consensus of the current treatment community) is that even in adults, stimulants are still first choice. you may end up needing a supplement of another agent if your anxiety doesn't respond to the stims, but alot of folks do well just on stims. Good luck hunting down someone who really knows what to do with adult ADD. leslye
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