Hey all.
I was just diagnosed with ADHD by a local psychiatrist. This will be work to read, but please do, because the circumstances all play into the overall question.
I have abused marijuana and ecstasy in the past. My drug of choice, however--and the most detrimental to my health--was methamphetamine (I'll just call it "meth" to shorten my typing). I didn't need it in increasing quantity, but I did need it consistently, and on a daily basis.
I was found guilty in March, 2007, of dealing stolen property, which I sold to get money for meth.
I explained these things to my psychiatrist, and he asked me questions about my history with the drug. One such question was the effect of the drug on my mind. I told him that it didn't make me super-high or super-low, but kept my thoughts at an even, soothing pace. In one word: order. I also told him that it made me more personable, whereas normally I felt like I didn't have time to have a personality or be "chatty" with people because I was too busy (even if I wasn't).
After all of this explaining, the Doc told me that what I am describing is what people would consider "normal." He then proceeded to tell me, in his exact words, "This may sound strange, but I would like to prescribe you methamphetamine." Of course, I think he meant Adderall or Dextro.
I told him no because of my past problems with the street version of amphetamines. So he prescribed me Straterra (sp?), which we shall see works or not (I started today).
My question is this: was I wrong to say no to the psychiatrist's first professional recommendation? Is my worry about the past preventing me from making a correct choice?
HELP!
Lumination
I was just diagnosed with ADHD by a local psychiatrist. This will be work to read, but please do, because the circumstances all play into the overall question.
I have abused marijuana and ecstasy in the past. My drug of choice, however--and the most detrimental to my health--was methamphetamine (I'll just call it "meth" to shorten my typing). I didn't need it in increasing quantity, but I did need it consistently, and on a daily basis.
I was found guilty in March, 2007, of dealing stolen property, which I sold to get money for meth.
I explained these things to my psychiatrist, and he asked me questions about my history with the drug. One such question was the effect of the drug on my mind. I told him that it didn't make me super-high or super-low, but kept my thoughts at an even, soothing pace. In one word: order. I also told him that it made me more personable, whereas normally I felt like I didn't have time to have a personality or be "chatty" with people because I was too busy (even if I wasn't).
After all of this explaining, the Doc told me that what I am describing is what people would consider "normal." He then proceeded to tell me, in his exact words, "This may sound strange, but I would like to prescribe you methamphetamine." Of course, I think he meant Adderall or Dextro.
I told him no because of my past problems with the street version of amphetamines. So he prescribed me Straterra (sp?), which we shall see works or not (I started today).
My question is this: was I wrong to say no to the psychiatrist's first professional recommendation? Is my worry about the past preventing me from making a correct choice?
HELP!
Lumination
