Posted by Saragram on January 7, 2003, at 11:39:59
I went to a new GP yesterday, hoping to try Adderall or Ritalin for ADD that my therapist believes I have. Unfortunately, it seems that the new doc is anti benzos AND stims. She halved the number of Xanax tablets I can get at one time (says she's afraid I might get robbed by a coke addict if they found out I had them).
She also says she won't prescribe me a stim until I go to a psychiatrist for more formal testing. She thinks I'm simply a "disorganized procrastinator that just needs to exercise more self-discipline." That's what I've been hearing since first grade (52 years ago) and it's no help!
I just hope that testing will validate what I strongly feel is the case, that I DO have a neurotransmitter problem. I ran out of gas on the way to work today (probably the 6th time in the past year) right after stopping at the post office/gas station to get my mail. I had a bunch of other things on my mind and just didn't look at the gauge. These things happen to me all the time. I spent half the morning looking for a phone number and a package of vacuum cleaner bags that were in plain sight.
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