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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 679379" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Actually, if he does have a mood disorder of any kind, or if that is suspected, the correct protocol is to get his mood stabilized on medications for that, before prescribing stims for ADHD.</p><p></p><p>Especially as mood disorders and/or anxiety can mimic ADHD. </p><p></p><p>ADHD stims are also contraindicated in patients suffering from anxiety disorders.</p><p></p><p>SWOT, it isn't only "kids" who abuse Adderal; it is also hugely popular with adults of all ages who are into abusing stims. Not only is it snorted, it is also injected, which like injecting pills of any kind, is a good way to lose an arm.</p><p></p><p>I personally was misdiagnosed as having ADHD and put on methyphenidate early on in my journey towards a bipolar diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>I nearly lost my mind. The only thing that kept me from going to the ER was that I could keep telling myself that "It's RItalin. It only lasts 4 hours, max." until the darned stuff wore off. And then I crashed into a horrible depression that lasted a couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p>on the other hand, my late husband, who was diagnosed with ADHD during medication discharge outprocessing from the Army, was prescribed Ritalin then. It was a godsend for him. He preferred Ritalin because of the short effect. He could take it PRN for when he needed to concentrate and be sharp, without dealing with the stimulant effect all the time. Other than that, copious amounts of coffee and strong English style tea kept him going because he couldn't take Ritalin if he wanted to be able to eat or sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 679379, member: 1963"] Actually, if he does have a mood disorder of any kind, or if that is suspected, the correct protocol is to get his mood stabilized on medications for that, before prescribing stims for ADHD. Especially as mood disorders and/or anxiety can mimic ADHD. ADHD stims are also contraindicated in patients suffering from anxiety disorders. SWOT, it isn't only "kids" who abuse Adderal; it is also hugely popular with adults of all ages who are into abusing stims. Not only is it snorted, it is also injected, which like injecting pills of any kind, is a good way to lose an arm. I personally was misdiagnosed as having ADHD and put on methyphenidate early on in my journey towards a bipolar diagnosis. I nearly lost my mind. The only thing that kept me from going to the ER was that I could keep telling myself that "It's RItalin. It only lasts 4 hours, max." until the darned stuff wore off. And then I crashed into a horrible depression that lasted a couple of weeks. on the other hand, my late husband, who was diagnosed with ADHD during medication discharge outprocessing from the Army, was prescribed Ritalin then. It was a godsend for him. He preferred Ritalin because of the short effect. He could take it PRN for when he needed to concentrate and be sharp, without dealing with the stimulant effect all the time. Other than that, copious amounts of coffee and strong English style tea kept him going because he couldn't take Ritalin if he wanted to be able to eat or sleep. [/QUOTE]
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