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Hello Everyone,
I am not sure how many of you feel about being diagnosed with A.D.D. I know that when I was first diagnosed and perscribed ritilan at fifteen my response after a few months on meds was to reject the whole idea. Twelve years later at the age of twenty-seven, still mostly scatter-brained but pulling my weight with school and work I thought to myself that perhaps there was some merit to this whole ADD thing.
I went to a shrink and got some Adderall. First everything was nice, I was motivated, organized and focused as all hell (who wouldn't be on speed though right?). Then I broke out in hives, my shrink said to continue and see what happens. They did go away. About a month later I started bruising really bad, and if anyone else is bruising I would like to hear your experience. I told my shrink about the bruising and that I didn't really think the Adderall was working anymore, and he upped my dose before I walked out the door. A little taken a back by his choice I started to do some research of my own. It was hard to figure out what has been happening, but I finally found out that it is a type of allergic reaction to medication which causes the body to attack platelets in the blood.
I found out a lot of startling information about Adderall mostly from posting boards like this one, but also on government sites and through correspondence with doctors. Obviously, I am not trying to tell you what to do, but I would think hard about it and investigate further than the label on your med bottles before you continue (and sooo much worse give it to your children. their bodies and minds are much to small for these AMPHETAMINES).
In all honesty, I am beginning to think the pharmaceutical companies and psychiatrists see a lot of green through over diagnoses. I also think that, in a time of computers and technology and multi-multi-multi-tasking, Add might be a perdictable reaction from many of us rather than an abnormality.
I talked to a psychiatrist about this, and told him that I had taught myself how to pay attention in class (things like sitting in the front, chewing on a toothpick, keeping notes and asking questions) and he said that Add behavior can be modified, and many people with Add learn how to cope by changing their behavior, but it just takes more work and time. hmmm....says I, "no external immediate gratification? no easy route out? but perhaps the quality of my body will last a bit longer, and maybe and perhaps I'll truly heal if I confront my various procrastination tactics rather then get them all jacked up....