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Went off my meds

I haven't told my Doc yet that I went off them on March 18th. I see him this Thursday.
I might be sort of a mess but I FEEL so much better!

Permalink Reply by Bryan Hutchinson on April 7, 2009 at 1:18pm: Why did you go off of your meds Dawn? I am glad you feel better, but, that indicates something was wrong with the medication... still off and have you discussed it with your doctor yet?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dawn on April 10, 2009 at 7:02am: Hi, thanks for asking.

I went off on March 18th. The Adderall was great at first. I was getting so much done and my head was so clear and quiet. But around mid February, I just wasn't feeling right. From the beginning of my taking them, starting in I think June. I would take it and be so tired at first and then I couldn't fall asleep at night. I was going to bed later and later. I was up at 2 am and would have to force my self to go to bed and had to get up for work at 6:30. I was sleep deprived and my head was just a clutter of fog. I started feeling sort of crazy and like I had this big WALL and when I needed to think, it would come up and I couldn't think past it.

I discused it with my doctor yesterday and am now off ADHD meds and will go back in 6 months to see what I'd like to do at that point. I told him I wanted the summer off to figure it out and try some alternative ideas. If I need to go back on meds then I will see him before the six months is up.

I'm going to see another doctor next month. He does Biofeedback that I'm interesting trying. He doesn't do it for ADHD but I'm going to see if he will for me. I also want to talk to him about how to be organized and how I can retrain my brain to be more focused. I don't want to be on meds for this stuff so I'm going to work hard at doing my best.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Hutchinson on April 11, 2009 at 1:32am: Hi Dawn,

Unfortunately, medication doesn't work for everyone. You could always try another type, but, there is no guarantee. I personally do not agree with the medication dance as the side effects can get out of hand. However, that's a personal choice and many do find medication that helps and just as many, it seems, don’t. I have no experience with biofeedback; please let us know how that goes for you. It may be a while before you have results and I will still be here to hear about them :-); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dawn on April 14, 2009 at 6:20am: I still feel better without the Adderall and it's been just over 3 weeks. I'm back to drinking tons of coffee again but this time I'm not having any after 5pm so it doesn't affect my sleep. I will let you know what happens with the Biofeedback. Yes, it will be some time before I know anything my apointment isn't until May 18th. I'll keep you updated.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dawn on April 10, 2009 at 7:14am: One more thing I forgot to say was that my OCD went wild. I'm a Christian and go to church and am a Sunday school teacher. But I became so obsesed with God I was driving my friends and family nuts. I love God but Geez I was just nutty about it. Since I've stopped the Adderall I've come back to reality and acctually have taken a few steps back farther in my reading my bible and praying in order to get a grip on reality.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Halstead on April 15, 2009 at 7:00pm: I had this same reaction to Adderall. I'm not OCD but on Adderall my mind would lock on to something and wouldn't let me go. It was hyperfocus on overdrive.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dawn on April 16, 2009 at 7:21am: Yup that's sounds alot like what I was doing. Yiks! Well, I still feel better now that I'm off them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tara McGillicuddy on April 9, 2009 at 9:35pm: How did things go with your doctor?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dawn on April 10, 2009 at 7:06am: Hi, thanks for asking.

It went well. I am now off meds for ADHD and will see him in six months to decided what I want to do. Or I'll go back if I need to and get meds.

I'm going to go and see another doctor next month and talk about alternatives to meds. I want to try Biofeedback and learn some new ways to be organized. I'm going to work hard at staying off meds.

How about you? Are you on anything?

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