Ritalin

[Greenbeeps]

I’ve been trying a new regime of Clonidine 100mcg at night and 30mg Elvanse on waking.

I don’t think it’s working and as before the Elvanse seems to give my a physical feeling of angst which is hard to not focus on…also somebody wrote on hear recently that they feel they ruminate more especially in regard to family…I do that…it doesn’t help they’re not interested in my adhd diagnosis.

I have a friend who was diagnosed when he was 7….hes tried many different medication regimes and he keeps suggesting I try Ritalin. I want to ask the consultant for this as I believe my friend is probably right but firstly my paranoid side of my brain gets anxious the consultant will think I’m drug seeking….they put me on Elvanse because you can’t abuse it….when I was assessed I admitted to using coke and speed in my late teens early 20’s….I probably used it 10 times over 4 years!

Will Ritalin (immediate release) also give me that angst because it’s a stimulant?

Also…….im going to the GP to discuss HRT as this ‘angst’ sometimes feels worse especially just before my period….i did try hrt for a few months before but my ankles became oedematous and I hated it so I just stopped….i also felt more depressed when I was taking the progesterone for 10 days.

Looking forward to hearing your views 🤘

[Mamamichl]

based on what I’m reading, you have tried drugs, but were not addicted or tried to self medicate. Do you have a history of addiction in the family? If any doctor asks, you don’t take drugs. If you only tried them, you shouldn’t have to put it on your doctors notes when they ask. I tried tobacco and that was many years ago, and it was about as much as you did. I don’t even tell the doctors anymore. It just complicates things. If they ask if you ever took them in person, you can say you tried some, but it wasn’t for you. You didn’t actually USE drugs. You tried them.