I have ADD and I am confused,lost, and angry and have no Idea what to believe, a!


Question: I have ADD and I am confused,lost, and angry and have no Idea what to believe, are add meds unnecessary?
I've always been weird and I get so many different opinions and beliefs that it's hard to find our what's actually true or not. When I am on add medications, I feel more normal, assertive, I can function, I feel a lot smarter, I don't get high but it tires my body a little bit when it wears off. I told my mom that it tires my body then she told me adderall is not good for me and that it is not helping me 0_0 she can " when she observes me" I need it to study and I feel complete on it. My psychiatrist told me I seriously have add. My mom thinks that I don't need medications and it's all in my head, but she is wrong because I only feel normal on medications. My other doctor told me it just might be depression, but I tried running on my treadmill for like 5-7 miles and I still don't feel that much better, well I feel a little bit better, but I still can't concentrate on anything nor am I assertive. My close friend that looks out for me told me the medication is just giving me a state of mind making it believe that I'm only normal when I'm on the medication, but I don't really know what to think of that when he told me that. I don't know what to believe.

This is what my friend told me

theo le 12:47 am
(12:47:49 AM): the doc n ur mom
(12:48:08 AM): dude if u start doin normal **** u shoould b fine
(12:48:14 AM): its u thats is actin out
(12:48:25 AM): n makin ur mom give u drgus
(12:48:30 AM): n the drugs is ****** ur mind up even more
(12:48:52 AM): if u think ur normal n start bein normal u get used to it and u wont need drugs.

I have no idea what to believe in because I feel so complete on the medication. Someone please help me, I am lost, I don't know what to believe in..

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It's hard to argue with your mom and your best friend because they know you better than we do. What have your teachers said about you? Here is what I understand about ADD and the meds:
1) ADD is real. So is depression. Psychiatrists try to determine which one people have based on their evaluations.
2) You are the best one to know how you feel and what you need and what works for you. But you may just be beginning so it may be hit and miss for awhile
3) Given you have been honest with your psychiatrist and not fabricated feelings just to get meds, then they have perscribed for you what they think you need.
4) Keep communicating with your doctor. Make an appointment once a month until you are certain what you have and what you need. You are worth it.
5) Longterm, untreated ADD will most likely result it behaviours that become habits. So after meds start, you may still have some bad habits.
5) Adderall can act a bit like an anti depressant. You might be depressed still. But if the ADD med is working for you, just cut down on the dose so you don't have that wasted feeling at the end.

I feel for you because you are losing confidence because of what people near to you are saying. Try just being systematic about what's going on. Maybe you could journal for a month. Write down days you use the med and days you don't and how you feel and what you get done.

Personal experience. I've been recently diagnosed with adult ADD. For quite a few years, I was forgetting to do important things, not able to focus in the moment, losing things, not getting anything accomplished, completely uninterested in doing things at home. Plus, I was getting anxious last year at work due to the stressful situation. My friend suggested an evaluation: lo and behold, ADD or possible major depression. I take only 10 mg of adderal a day and hate the thought of anti depressants.



Start reading psychology books/studies relating to what your doctor has diagnosed you with. By understanding a little more of how the mind and body works/and doesn't work sometimes you will learn a great deal that will give you some of the answers you might be looking for, and more!

As for whether or not the meds truly work, from my own experiences of people who take ADD/ADHD meds they certainly work short-term and can be useful for periods in the day when the person taking them needs to be calmed down... however... the after effects are never nice.

My own belief is that there are people who are just 'more' hyperactive than others... which I think is a good thing! ...but these people seem to be a small minority and because of this they are unfairly forced to take medication to help then live with their 'condition' (I hate to use the term condition tbh)... so it's never going to be easy.

But like I say the more you learn about yourself on a biological level the better a person you'll become, regardless of who/what/how you are!



No psychiatrist can prove you have ADHD...it is an opinion based on symptoms. Check out the many conditions that mimic ADHD>>>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/adhd/mis…

Of course you will feel more focused on adderal as it is an amphetamine. If you go to the drug dealer down the road lol you get can buy the cousin methamphetamine so you can see why your mother is not crash hot on you being on these drugs. Legal or illegal they are drugs and they all have side effects. "High doses and long-term use of amphetamines are associated with erectile disorder and other sexual dysfunctions." ummm >>>http://www.adderall.net/

50mg - 200mg Suntheanine (patented pure form of L-theanine - found in green tea) naturally stimulates activity in the brain known as alpha waves, which are associated with a relaxed but alert mental state. No adverse side effects. Used as a natural alternative to adderall.

Click on this link to see the brain wave activity of l theanine...slide the bar across from 45 to 105 minutes to see the effects. >>> http://www.lipton.com.au/ltheanine/brain…

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RedAngel



My daughter has ADHD and believe me, your mom is absolutely WRONG. Meds help! It is not all just in your head it is something that is real and there is a show on PBS that is really great it's called ADD and Loving It, if you can find it to watch somewhere on tv or maybe online, it would be good if you and your mom watched it together, it really explains well what goes on when you have ADD. Whatever you do, if YOU feel the meds are helping DO NOT stop taking them. Why make your life harder than it already is? Having and living with ADD is very frustrating when you do not treat it. Good luck!




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