Alphabetania wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
Well if things work out it will take time......I mean along with the aspergers and possible ADD I already have depression, anxiety and PTSD. Its very hard to deal with it all, especially when I am trying to do ok in college on top of it all. Maybe I should not have gone back to college before getting all this sorted out...
Sometimes it is good to stay in college or in work, because it drives you. If you get out you can sometimes get even more depressed because you spend a lot of time focusing on yourself and your problems instead of getting some fulfilment from the involvement in what you are doing. I am not saying that staying in the situation is
always a good thing, because sometimes one really can't cope, and then there's no point in trying to push it.
Specialists in ADHD, such as Dr. Shabeer Jeeva, say that if you are working on the actual underlying problem of ADHD whilst treating the symptoms which have developed as a result of it (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, anxiety, low self-esteem, etc.) the long-term prognosis is much better.
That is, assuming you do have ADHD.
About medication: Different things work for different people. Concerta and Ritalin (both contain methylphenidate) work well for me. About 80% of ADHDers do well on methylphenidate.
For what it's worth, instant coffee helps me
sleep! Many other people have told me they find the same.
80%? I doubt that....well maybe adhders but even that is a stretch.
Even if you found a study to support it i still wouldn't believe it...I don't know anyone who has faired well on methylphenidate and it usually craps out after a month and then you have to raise it to astronomical rates.
I have drank coffee to sleep before, if it has a little bit of milk in it makes it more effective.
Also an alternative medication could be wellbutrin (bupropion) xl could be a good solution.
You don't get a lot of the wierd sensations from stimulants, your dosage isn't going to change (300mg) and it's not going to work one day and others not.
Least that has been my experience...I am back on wellbutrin xl, I was on bupropion SL for a year or so but quit for reasons not related to the medication. Am now back on it but hasn't been long enough to tell a difference as it's only been a week. (takes a month to work)
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17 Feb 2011, 1:18 pm
