Posted by Emily Elizabeth on April 30, 2005, at 19:37:00
In reply to Re: Why can't I have a fresh assesment ??, posted by crazychickuk on April 30, 2005, at 18:13:56
You would think that they should be reading your history so that they DON'T give you what hasn't helped in the past. I guess that is in a perfect world huh? I'm sorry to hear that hasn't happened for you.
i would encourage you to tell your current (or next?) pdoc durectly about this concern. Say that you do not want to try what you have tried before because it hasn't been helpful. Tell them that you are sick of retrying the same old things.
Also, I have a nasty history of anxiety, but I take dexedrine (to augment antidepressants, not for ADHD) and it seems to be fine so far. In fact, my pdoc said that this is the sort of thing that is hard to predict. Stimulants don't always increase anxiety in anxious people. I also should note that even the tiniest dose of wellbutrin put my anxiety though the roof, so I was particularly worried about starting a stim.
Perhaps you need to find a different doc. Or maybe you could tell him/her that you read online abt some anxious people doing well on stims and you want to try to see if you fall into that category too.
Also, most stims are so short-acting that if they make you anxious, you can just stop!
Good luck!
EE
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