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last drug i will ever do is shrooms. i wanna trip once in my life.

Hi JayRich36,

New here myself and feel at home already. 

Have not done "less than legal chemicals" in the past (can't really call them drugs given that some of the meds used here are pretty potent!).

Regards,

The Buccaneer

Hi All,

I just found this site and I feel very encouraged.  I have been reading through to see what type of meds seems to be the one that has the consensus of helping AD/HDer's the most.  I see the name strattera quite a bit, but the potential side effects frighten me..  Does anyone know if this is a stimulant?  I had a bad experience a long time ago, about 30 years, actually, when I was 14 and tried the one and only drug I would ever try.  It was some really, really, bad acid and it seems to have done permanent damage to a part of my brain and if I take certain anti-depressants they seem to trigger some bad side effects reminiscent of the bad trip I went on years before.  I am terrified of most drugs that work on the brain because of that.  I had heard about another drug called celexa.  Is anyone on that and if so how has that worked for you?  I am desperate to find a way to beat this AD/HD.  It has been wrecking my life.  I am so, so, so pleased to read your posts and realize that it isn't just me.  Whoever founded this site, I owe you a sincere debt of gratitude.  I have a book that I have been trying to write for years....I guess you can all figure out how far I've gotten with that.  If you said as far as the title, thank you for your generosity.  I look forward to any and all replies and I will be on this site for a while, I think.

big thing I learned was to write from the middle and work outward, get
the idea down then worry bout the opener and closer[QUOTE=jayrich36]

It was some really, really, bad acid [/QUOTE]

You too, eh?  What fools we were.  I escaped any long term damage, but it certainly wasn't an experience I'm in any hurry to repeat.  Maybe the ADDer's brain is just too chaotic for Acid.

Anyhow, a big welcome to the forum.

Mark -

Welcome, jayrich !!! 

I am still fairly new myself.  I love it here and I've found a lot of support.  This is one of the few places that I call my home away from home.  And I feel comfortable saying pretty much what comes to mind.  I was just dx with this disorder and like you, it has been wrecking my life for three decades.  I'm not on meds yet, but will be within the next three weeks.  I am so looking forward to finding out if medication will be a partial solution to my problem.  Meds can't make everything better, but I know they help.  But I've got a lot of work to do on myself, as well, if I want to succeed.

I hope you will gain as much from this site as I have.  Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.  Cya on the board.

Peace,

Ladyhope~ 

Hi Jayrich,

I'm not on any meds, and I haven't tried any bad acid, but I can at least answer a couple of your questions. Straterra is the only NON stimulant med approved for ADD. From what I've heard, many folks who don't respond well to the stimulants do well on Straterra.

Celexa is actually an anti-depressant. I've read that some of the tri-cyclic anti-depressants are helpful in treating ADD, but I'm not sure if Celexa is one of these or not.

I hope some of that was helpful. Welcome to the board BTW!