Asked my pacyhologist SEVERAL times. I've already been put on anti-anxiety meds, I'm scared as all hell of ADHD meds.
Also, a new psychologist would cost me money, which I simply don't have, as I'm living paycheck to paycheck.
Also, a new psychologist would cost me money, which I simply don't have, as I'm living paycheck to paycheck.
I've known a lot of people with mental illness who feared their medication, and sometimes I don't think they were being unreasonable. Some of those medications can really mess with you and can permanently change your brain/personality!
Still, I had no problem with ADHD drugs. Drugs like adderall go into your system, does its thing, and then leaves. If you take it as a child it can help your brain to develop more normally, but as an adult it's not going to make you into a different person and you don't have to worry that there's no going back. You stop taking it, and you're right back to where you were.
There are still some questions surrounding long term use of the stuff, but with the number of people who have been on those drugs for their entire lives it's pretty clear nobody is just dropping dead after x number of years at typical therapeutic doses.
If you think you've got ADHD, it's worth getting checked out. Don't let fear of the drugs stop you at least. A lot of people who only got diagnosed with ADHD as adults morn the years they lost because of not treating it.