It took finding six different psychologists over the span of six years, and countless sessions where I tried to explain how sudden my decision can be, how I always get distracted, how eccentric that makes me and how flappy my whole life is and has been, and all the underlying issues, until I finally met one who understood me and had expertise in the field.
Tomorrow, I will starting with a dose 18 mg of Concerta.
It really sucks it has to be this way. This really is true.
I now feel like I can put down my heavy armor, my sword and my shield.
Aw HUGE congratulations!
Currently trying to get a diagnosis as well, my country’s system is also super bad.
Congrats - it sure is a milestone…
I was diagnosed at 44yo, finally got to a psychiatrist who said to me: you’re doing every single life hack/strategy we could possibly ask an ADHD sufferer to be doing to manage their symptoms… Did you want to try some medication?
I was like: “so that means, yes, I DO have ADHD?”
He just smiled and said: “yes, absolutely!”
I was so relieved to finally have some kind of answer I broke down on the spot, and had to defer the meds conversation till the next months appt as it was all too much at that point.
I’m 8-9 months in, and wish I’d been diagnosed 35 years ago!
My journey wasn’t anything like yours, it only took 12 months once I decided to pursue it, but even I had to laugh when my GP gave me a list of a dozen psychiatrists and told me to call each one to see if they were taking referrals…
I looked at him and said: you’re giving me a list of 12 things to do with no deadline so I can get diagnosed with ADHD… Isn’t this a terrible idea?!
Congrats! Hope it helps, I’m on a stratera generic and I think it might he having some effect, but I’m still having concentration issues. Only recently started it, going on a bit over a week right now
Thank you
Here’s for us getting help we need 🍻
Like an SSRI, Straterra takes a bit to build up and start having an effect. I titrated up to 80mg over the course of either 6 or 8 weeks, increasing dosage every 2 weeks. It was about a month before I really started to feel any difference.
Congratulations on getting here!
Please keep in mind that medication does have negative side effects you’ll need to manage. It’s not a golden bullet. But it’s very, very, very helpful to those of us it helps (I’m one)! I hope you get the results you’re looking for!
Thank you.
What side effects did you feel?
I thought it was gonna be 6 years of attempting to schedule an appointment.
Lmao
Honestly, I gave up a year ago but my fiance told me it was worth fighting one last time. I am very lucky to have her.
Wait, you guys schedule appointments?
No, no, I’m thinking about scheduling them!
Congrats! ! !
Thank you
Congrats 🎉🎉
Thank you
