Post by fudge on Sept 13, 2020 15:06:51 GMT
Hello my people.
I was diagnosed in 2016 so obviously am only just getting round to sorting medication out now. I am 45, female, a mum of a 10 year old, married, with a business that between my ADHD and covid19 might be run into the ground.
I have booked doc appt for Tue 15 Sept and I wondered if I can please get advice from you.
I imagine I am going to be met with difficulty so need to have strong arguments.
This is what I want to say:
1) I have tried without meds but feel so in the clutches of my attention deficit disorder it feels like this is my only option
2) I have for the past 2 years gone long stretches without alcohol because that is advised. I struggled with this as I think ADHD made me impulsive and prone to drinking. I could never drink sensibly of course. I hammered it down. It is staggering to me that I can now go for weeks without a drink. My life is way less disorderly as a result but am still a mess in working and personal life
3) First time I took speed everyone took the piss out of me because I fell asleep. I know from the very few times I have taken amphetamines that I feel way more 'normal' than not. I have investigated buying adhd medication/amphetamines via dodgy sources over internet and paying by bitcoin but am too worried I'll be scammed.
4) If I wasn't asking for adhd meds I would be asking for antidepressants. Covid19 has impacted so many people in a negative way but it has tipped the balance with me. Something has got to give and despite feeling extremely dark thoughts over past 18 months or so I know that having meds might actually make me the competant with it human I long to be
Long speech!
I know docs only have 15 mins with patients.
Should I say less. Or more?
I really do not want to be a drain on the scant resources of our beloved NHS but I think I might be of use if I could just get control so it is worth it. I hope.
PLEASE ADVISE ME WITH ANYTHING I SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT SAY!
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I was diagnosed in 2016 so obviously am only just getting round to sorting medication out now. I am 45, female, a mum of a 10 year old, married, with a business that between my ADHD and covid19 might be run into the ground.
I have booked doc appt for Tue 15 Sept and I wondered if I can please get advice from you.
I imagine I am going to be met with difficulty so need to have strong arguments.
This is what I want to say:
1) I have tried without meds but feel so in the clutches of my attention deficit disorder it feels like this is my only option
2) I have for the past 2 years gone long stretches without alcohol because that is advised. I struggled with this as I think ADHD made me impulsive and prone to drinking. I could never drink sensibly of course. I hammered it down. It is staggering to me that I can now go for weeks without a drink. My life is way less disorderly as a result but am still a mess in working and personal life
3) First time I took speed everyone took the piss out of me because I fell asleep. I know from the very few times I have taken amphetamines that I feel way more 'normal' than not. I have investigated buying adhd medication/amphetamines via dodgy sources over internet and paying by bitcoin but am too worried I'll be scammed.
4) If I wasn't asking for adhd meds I would be asking for antidepressants. Covid19 has impacted so many people in a negative way but it has tipped the balance with me. Something has got to give and despite feeling extremely dark thoughts over past 18 months or so I know that having meds might actually make me the competant with it human I long to be
Long speech!
I know docs only have 15 mins with patients.
Should I say less. Or more?
I really do not want to be a drain on the scant resources of our beloved NHS but I think I might be of use if I could just get control so it is worth it. I hope.
PLEASE ADVISE ME WITH ANYTHING I SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT SAY!
XXXXX