Psycho-Babble Alternative Thread 282881

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need support : don't want to go back to meds

Posted by Francesco on November 23, 2003, at 14:11:58

Here is my situation. I have ADHD or something very similar to that. I have taken antidepressants for several years to target those syntoms before discovering the existence of ADHD.

It's been two years and a half I have not been taking meds on a regular basis and I've not managed to make almost anything concrete.

In the last weeks I have begun to experiment with suplements but sometimes I think I'm wasting my time and that my p-doc (who would like to me to take a mood stabilizer + an antidepressant) could know better than me what could be useful for me.

I would like to hear some success stories with suplements because I don't want to go back to meds. I dislike very much how I used to feel when I was on them but at least I was able to do was I was supposed to do.

Thanks in advance

Re: need support : don't want to go back to meds

Posted by Sooty on November 29, 2003, at 9:52:51

In reply to need support : don't want to go back to meds, posted by Francesco on November 23, 2003, at 14:11:58

> Here is my situation. I have ADHD or something very similar to that. I have taken antidepressants for several years to target those syntoms before discovering the existence of ADHD.
>
> It's been two years and a half I have not been taking meds on a regular basis and I've not managed to make almost anything concrete.
>
> In the last weeks I have begun to experiment with suplements but sometimes I think I'm wasting my time and that my p-doc (who would like to me to take a mood stabilizer + an antidepressant) could know better than me what could be useful for me.
>
> I would like to hear some success stories with suplements because I don't want to go back to meds. I dislike very much how I used to feel when I was on them but at least I was able to do was I was supposed to do.
>
> Thanks in advance

Francesco: I also have ADHD...and there actually can be plusses and minusses to having the problem. Not to be nosey, but what symptoms are bothering you the most? Are you sure you have it? I have had it for a long time and just felt like I was weird. I have also felt very happy to have an unruly, active mind for some applications. For years, I never knew much about it, only that I had a heck of a time sometimes trying to deal with whatever was/is different with me. Depending on how much your symptoms are affecting your everyday life, you may/may not need a little bit of extra help with medication...particularly if you are trying to concentrate for classes, for instance. You might like to take a look at this website for an overview of attention deficit disorders: http://www.erikfisher.com/ADDBklt.html#_Toc420252987 - Hope you can find some helpful info...Sincerely, Sooty

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