Posted by katz on May 10, 2001, at 9:00:09
In reply to Re: Adult ADHD/ADD - getting stimulants (UK), posted by Carl Nolan on May 10, 2001, at 7:10:08
Hi Carl,
Leonardo would be the one with the information you are looking for. Unfortunately he has not been posting lately. He finally succeeded in getting an ADHD diagnosis and subsequent treatment after a very long & difficult struggle with the medical community in England. Hopefully, he will get these posts in his email and respond to your questions. Leonardo, if you're reading this, please let us all know how you're doing.
Good luck,
Kathy
> Hello all!
>
> I have for the first time bagan reading about ADD after suspecting for some time that I am affected by it. The psychiatrist that my GP referred me to has no doubt that I was probably diagnosed with something compatible to ADD as a child, whatever that means. I live in London and at my local hospitals, The Royal London and St Bartholomew's, the adult mental health department has no experience of diagnosing adults. In order to establish if there is a depressive component, I have been prescribed Venlaxafine (Efexor). The medicine is ineffective and causes side effects also, nor am I depressed. Please can somebody tell me more about the Maudesley. A friend of mine told me that there is a unit there, but I thought perhaps they saw a poster on the wall or something. I have been told that if I find a specialist I can be referred. At 27 I am despairing. I have had many jobs, no idea what to do next, am easily distracted, thoroughly disorganised, know the score? Something that I have noticed, not once have I read anything, from anyone talking about ADD, about the dangers of ADD. Does anyone not cross roads without realising? Do you know if a response to Ritalin would be treated as part of a diagnostic aid? I am going to try and acquire some. Are there any ADD groups meeting here in London? Will write more soon.
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