skittlezzzz said:
hi, i was reading through some of your posts and i saw that you mentioned you had ADD/ADHD and you only took your medicine when you needed to study. i recently took a neuropharmacology class and we went into ADD/ADHD pretty in depth and i have come to the conclusion that i may have the disorder. i have taken diagnostics tests online to see if it may be likely i have ADD and the tests say i should go see a medical professional about it.
i am scared to talk to my family doctor about the problem because i dont want him to seem like i want medicine for no reason. my question is, what kinds of things did u mention to your doctor when you saw him/her about having the disorder? i also suffer from minor anxiety but i will not mention that to him because i feel like going on a certain medication for that will just make it worse. lastly, did u have to see a psychiatrist in order to get the prescription for the stimulant you are on or was it just your family doctor that wrote the Rx for you? any information you give will be very helpful. thanks
Don't got pm access yet.
The positive thing about an ADD/ADHD diagnosis is not the prescribed medicine as much as it is the extra that time they give you to write your exams. If you are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD by a certified psychiatrist, you'll get extra time on all your university/college exams. I got +50% time on all my exams.
Also, the medication doesn't make you read faster, it makes you focus 8 hours in a row instead of like 5 minutes lol...
Now related to the medicine, yes you need to see a professional but NOT THE UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST!! Those idiots always give 25% time at most...when the right thing would be 50%. See a private one, pay him if you have to. The medicine can be prescribed by almost anyone including your family doctor...you just walk in his office, you say hi, I think I got ADD, give me dex so I see how I feel. I don't think you'll have a problem getting it but for the long run, see a psychiatrist.
I never had ritalin so I can't tell you about it, all I know is that you gotta take them like once every 4 hours cuz the half life is 2-4 hours. With amphetamine its 12 hours.
Also, you don't have to have ADD to get dex. My friends score dex during exam periods so they can study for a long time...and they don't got jack! It's a boost, that's all man.
lmk if u got other questions,
cheers!