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Originally Posted by AlethiaSi
I'm not really hyperactive either, but my doctor gave me adderall and for the first time in my life, I could concentrate and focus! I'm not sure of the difference between ritalin and adderall, etc because I've only taken adderall. I also take anti-anxiety and anti-depressent meds for the last 5 years... I'm at my lowest dose now, and as a fully developed "adult" I have just as many ideations as I did as an teenager. However, though I do have episodes, this is something that I have struggled with since I can possibly ever remember.
Medication working with therapy is the most effective treatment for depression, because it is imperative that people (especially adolescents) build up the cognitive abilities to counteract the ideation and negative thinking. I think that is a piece of the puzzle that some people don't often include in therapy, even after all of these years and advancements in medication.
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You know, I've always wondered how I'd be on stims instead of the Strattera. (Adderal and Ritalin AFAIK work essentially the same way). My brother takes Concerta and every now and then I just sit there and wonder... would those work better? But at the same time, I really don't want to have to deal with being unable to get more than X number of pills in X number of days and all the controlled substance issues that stims have these days.