Posted by Benzylboy on February 25, 2004, at 14:49:55
In reply to Re: Adderall-Ritalin-Adderall, posted by Kacy on February 25, 2004, at 14:21:53
That must be unbearably frustrating - the potential of 5 more weeks of downtime. I have learned that there is a phonebook full of psyc-docs, all competing for my business. I hate to say it, but if one doctor doesn't agree with what I feel I should be prescribed, another doctor will.
I like to think of the doctor as a teammate. I'm a responsible adult, I've read heaps on medicating a.d.d., and my intention is to go on X medication at Y dose. My doctor agrees, I give him $65, and I'm on my way with the Rx. I guess my point is that one needs to feel that one's happiness, stability, functionality, etc. is in his or her own hands, not the doctor's. I'm not out to get high; I'm out to control my a.d.d. with minimal drug dependence and avoid drug holidays at the same time - I just hope the doctor sees it the same way!
> On the last note, I'm with you. I have little time to work things out in the right mood—but that's because the time I have is limited to when the stimulants work, and that time is limited to when I am allowed to have them at effective doses.
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> Last month was lost to a brand that didn't work. That was four weeks of zero help after two and a half months of progress. Well, I know I have to try them. This month, I finally conceded to try dexedrine instead of Adderall. Contrary to what the doctor had said before, he started me on a lower dose. Now it will be five weeks of what for someone like me is a starter dose. "Fail on this and then we'll try more." At that point, he wouldn't let me out of it, meaning he wouldn't write a prescription for Adderall. Three months titrating up on Ritalin. Three months titrating up on Adderall. Can we learn from the past here? Have we learned nothing? Try to be sincere. Thank you, Doctor. (I don't think I got it out.) Power, opportunity and corruption: it applies everywhere, doesn't it?
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> Some of the most depressing times I have are after seeing the doctor, and this guy's probably better than most. I get tired of paying the price for all the people who abuse drugs, the price exacted by the right in their war on people.
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