better off w/o the meds? | ADHD Information

I have not experienced any of the things mentioned in the original post.  I'm happy, no mood swings, no yo-yo side effects, and I found my correct dosage quickly and without any problems.

I did start with Strattera.  So it took my switch from strattera to Ritalin LA to find the right med.  Strattera seemed to do absolutely nothing.  No side effects....good or bad.

I am currently on 50 or 60 mgs of Ritalin LA a day.  50 in the morning and if the day is going to be a long one I take another 10mgs in the late morning (10am for the second dose....the first dose is when I wake...around 7am)  I don't "feel" the drug while on it except for the fact that I'm focused and productive.

 

I do understand that the story is different for others however.  I'm lucky in the fact that there are not other issues to address mentally/medically except for the ADHD.

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anyone wonder if they are just better off without the meds? without the constant battle of trying to maintain that focas/happiness? without the constant battle of the yo-yo side effects? constant battle of finding a new medication? new dosage? right dosage? the mood swings? does anyone feel like this all made things more complcated than they were before the meds? or is this just me overthinking????!??

just a thought...

 

I'd say overthinking lady.  Common ADHD trait and you are forgiven for it.

I'd say I'm so much better off with meds that they'd have to pry the bottle from my cold dead hands before I'd switch off.  That's how strongly it has affected me.

My life is better in all ways.  I have come to so many realizations and it's all like I'm seeing through new eyes and hearing with new ears.

I've had to up my meds once but I've researched both my meds and my disorder until I knew it well enough that I often give insight into it to my therapist and MD.  I have chosen to take med vacations 6 times a year (when I can do that) and regulate my intake carefully.  Well worth the little effort it honestly takes.

Mood swings are minimal and most side effects vanished by month 3.  I now feel only the happiness and clarity that was promised.  Very nice.

A therapist combined with meds is what I believe was the true key to success.  I also had to be totally ready to change - which seems essential in most life changes like quitting smoking, alcohol or leaving a bad relationship.  One must be ready to accept change before it can really occur.

Get help is what I say to you.  Whatever help you can.  Don't be shy or proud.  Ask.  Demand.  Get.

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I never really thought that I would give up meds because the problems that you mentioned I did have too, not all of them, but some - but that being said, I would never have given them up because they gave me so much more.  They gave me a life I never had before and I just couldn't go back to the way it was before - I was always in a fog, always disappointing myself by forgetting important things.

I have only given them up now because the crawling exercises have helped me more.  It is funny, but it is really helping me.  (check out the "crawlers unite" on the alternative post)  I feel better than even when I was on medication. 

They may not be for everyone, but they might help more than just me out there. 

Good luck to you.