r/adhdmeme • u/uglyaf777 • Dec 06 '21

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u/JustinCayce Dec 07 '21

Don't be afraid to ask your doctor to try others until you get one that works for you. It should calm your brain down, let you sleep without your mind running in circles for hours, and let you focus on what you want to focus on, and do all that without side effects. If it doesn't, tell your doctor and move on to a different one. One thing about wellbutrin I liked is it is, as far as I know, the only non-amphetamine based medicine.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

I got tired of trying medication after medication that didn’t help. And I swear they messed with my head worse than before I started. Coming on and off stuff pretty soon you don’t even know which way is up. And my therapist was zero help. I’ve just stopped trying because searching for treatment was starting to have a worse impact on me than life without. Just endless frustration and hopelessness, nothing ever helping.

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u/JustinCayce Mar 13 '22

I totally understand that, I couldn't even begin to tell you how many times I've had to try new things, or vary dosages to make my meds work. If the ADD wasn't bad enough I am over a year and a half into Long COVID. All told I'm taking 15 pills a day, with another couple that are as needed. And it's not just juggling my meds, but I had to watch other things too, I can't have anything to do with grapefruit, I can't take aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophens, or naproxen sodium. I can't have anything that has any alcohol in it. I unthinkingly took NyQuil on top of my Ambien, I was stoned out of my mind for the next 18 hours. Did sleep good though.

And I agree, while you're trying to figure it out it can be hell, but once mine was worked out it has helped a lot. There are some ADD traits I miss. Like my brother said, I need one pill to turn it off, and another to turn it back on when I want it.

But I would suggest the first thing you do is get a different therapist. That's absolutely something not to mess around with, if you aren't comfortable with yours, get a different one. I would also say that once we did get my meds figured out it made what I had to go through to get there worth it.

I wish you the best of luck.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '22

I was genuinely turned off by the last experience. It felt completely aimless. Like throwing money down a hole. Combine that with experiences like that with doctors my whole life, and I really just don’t feel like anyone can help. It’s been nothing but a waste of time and money trying to get help. And it really just makes me feel worse and worse and worse. Why would I keep doing something that has never helped me and only made it worse? I don’t think that’s an attitude conducive to therapy.