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(Ted and Ralph, The Fast Show)

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[Arashi no Yoru ni]

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Seriously, abort, abort. Get a different therapist. There's shitty ones out there - trust me, I have the experience, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. When you're in such a vulnerable position you need someone you can trust.

I'd be very weary of someone not even naming which disorder he thinks you have.

For the record, btw, while Ritalin CAN make mood disorders worse, it doesn't have to. I have successfully taken it while having anxiety and it made my life better. Not to say you SHOULD, or that it can't cause problems, but it's not an either/or thing.

I cannot urge you enough to get a second opinion. This is giving me red flags all over.

Also, for the record. Depending on what kind of disorder you actually have: medication is not the end-all, be-all of treatment. There are therapies that are more based on talking, or developing coping mechanisms. I feel this person is too prescription-happy with you. That doesn't mean meds can't be useful. It just means you have other options if you're not comfortable with this.

I just want to try drugs because I feel like I've spent so much time talking to therapists (and talking, and talking . . .) It's been a long time since I tried medication, and I think it's worth trying again. With that said, I do have a second opinion coming up at an institution I think is trustworthy. I'll see what they make of this quack and his drugs.

I've taken Ritalin before. It made me so jittery I was unable to speak.

I do appreciate your responses to my posts on this, and I recognize that you speak from experience. I just want to ride this train a little longer, and see where it goes.

I didn't want you to feel like I was pushing you in a certain direction, I'm sorry. It seems my mind was clouded by my own experiences, for which I apologize.

But even if medication is the way you wish to go,there are often several types of medication for a certain disorder and not every type will work for you.It's worth getting exploring your options, is all I'm saying. The way you described it sounded like you did not feel comfortable with both the therapist and the medication, I'm sorry if I misinterpreted it that way.

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"I've taken Ritalin before. It made me so jittery I was unable to speak."

I am not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure that if amphetamines (like Ritalin) make you super-jittery, you are not ADHD by definition.

If you're just using him to experiment with different drugs, but you don't respect him, I...don't know what to make of that.

I would be so very done with that shrink by now.

I'm...no doctor either, but that's what I'm told, too. Ritalin doesn't make me jittery, just focused and...aware I guess I'd describe it.

Another thing with AD(H)D is that some people who have it react differently to caffeine - i.e. it might help you focus but won't keep you awake (in some, even the contrary).

I basically used to drink waaaay to much Coke until I figured out it won't keep me awake.

This is not a given, but it's another hint you might have it.

That being said, Ritalin CAN fuck you up if you have secondary conditions.

Edited 2014-08-07 01:30 (UTC)

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