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[thomasdemonaco]

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[actuallyadhd]

I have been off medication for 6 yrs. because of some bad experiences i had with Adderall, and finding ways to control my ADHD w/o meds. it has been working really well, but recently i went to see a new dr. and when i explained to him that i wasn't seeking treatment for my ADHD, and he gave me the biggest eye roll. My question is, do other people just control their ADHD themselves or is it wrong that I am not seeking professional help? Should i just take this guys judgment with a grain of salt?

If you feel that you do not require medication in order to control your symptoms, then you do not require medication in order to control your symptoms.

Yes, it really is that simple.

Keep the option in the back of your mind - another medication may work better for you than Adderall - but don’t let someone else’s ideas about what you need pressure you into something you don’t want.

You may eventually decide that your systems and methods aren’t working well enough on their own anymore, and that you want medication to help you with things. That is not being weak or anything like that, it’s being realistic about what you are capable of at a given point in time.

There are people who think that because medication can help with ADHD symptoms, everyone who has ADHD should be on medication no matter what. These people are wrong.

Medication is a tool. It is not a cure, it is not certain, and it is probably not forever. You use it while you need it, and you go without it when you don’t. It can be tremendously helpful (I have found it so) but it can also be unbearable (I have also found it so). The question always needs to be which state is worse for you, personally: life with medication or life without medication? Go with that.

-J

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