I am not on any medication and have no clue if meds would be right for me. I'm not a guinea pig and don't want to "experiment". I do plan on talking to my therapist about meds but I am curious to hear how other people made that difficult decision.
All I've read about meds makes me scared. I don't want to become suicidal or increase my insomnia. I don't even know if my symptoms warrant medication. I guess they might because my symptoms have wrecked havoc in my life - even though today they are manageable.
I have had issues with laxative abuse and eating problems. I'm concerned that my therapist and/or doctor may be reluctant to put me on meds because I am overweight. I don't want to become addicted in any way. But on the flip side, if meds will help me, I would be open to trying something. But which medication?? How does one decide which one is right for them to try first?
I'm really confused.
i think each person reacts so differently with each med i think u would just have to pick one and try it. maybe look a few up and see how they work or ppls experience with them. when i started giving my son meds a few months ago i started with concerta b/c i know that it works for alot of ppl and i have heard a few things about it. it didnt work for my son. our second try was adderall but that didnt react at all with him. it was like he didnt take anything. then we saw alot of ppl were using vyvanse and it was working very well. we tried that and it works very well for my son. he is on 30mg. we will use this unless it stops working or if we have any problems with it. so far so good and its been about 6 weeks. i dont think anyone can really tell u where to start. i have heard that on average ppl switch meds about 3 or 4 times and then have to adjust the dose level after that. dont know how a stim would react to u but i have heard some ppl do have trouble sleeping at night and have a loss of appetite. well i would talk more to your dr about it. good luck.
kim
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