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Post by annie86 on Mar 20, 2021 18:55:12 GMT
Hi there,
Hope you all are well.
I am new to this forum and was looking for some advice if anyone could spare some please.
My boyfriend was diagnosed with ADHD before Christmas (he is 36 years old and it went undiagnosed in his youth).
He has been prescribed Methylphenidate, during the titration period he started off on a low dose. He is now on 54mg. He also has issues with alcohol dependence and is taking Naltrexone for the Sinclair Method treatment.
Since after Xmas he has started saying that the meds are very strong & he gets too much of a rush from them in the morning (he gets lots of nervous energy & he says he feels odd off them).
Also, 3 times since Christmas he has ended up taking 3 x his normal dose (mostly when under the influence of alcohol). Are these the right ADHD tablets for him? As they are stimulants, when he is under the influence of drink he has urges to take more.
Does anyone else experience this? Or is anyone on a different med that they can recommend, I've heard Atomoxetine and guanfacine are not stimulant meds any perhaps these are better?
This is all very new to me so any help would be really appreciated !
Many thanks
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 1:51:55 GMT
For some of us, alcohol makes the watered down stimulants they give us more effective.
When you're desperate to turn your life around, you're more likely to push the boundaries and I imagine every adult-diagnosed ADHDer on the planet pushes various boundaries in the first 12-24 months of starting ze tablets.
Concerta, in particular, is very subtle. Subtlety is generally not appreciated by newly diagnosed ADHDers. Elvanse is less subtle but probably less effective.
In short, this is probably just a phase and you should ignore it.
If you're *really* worried, you can dig out some of the studies of congenital heart failure associated with stimulant abuse and then ask him to role play how you will drag his limp body to the car so you can rush him to A&E if he becomes unresponsive.
Act like you're deadly serious and make him go through the motions with you.
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