Dependant on stimulants. no prescription. they feel like a miracle. i want to tell my doc the truth. scared tho. i can go w/o them. think im add anyws?

Not unusual: Be very honest with your doctor. You would be very surprised at the number of people that learned that they have add or adhd because they try someone else's medication and rather than feeling "up" on it, they find that they can concentrate and pay attention much better, that they can read and retain what they've read, and that their productivity goes up considerably. There are also other possibilities why you may feel better on them. I noticed that one of them is that have excessive daytime sleepiness. Psychostimulants are also used for disorders of sleepiness so you may have to go through a sleep study. In fact, i think it would be recommended because of the20% overlap between depression and sleep apnea for example. Sleep apnea is one of the most frequent causes of excessive daytime sleepiness. Other people simply feel better when antidepressants are augmented with psychostimulants. This is commonly practicedhere in the midwest. For reasons that are not quite as clear to me the practice has not historically caught on much on either coast.I would recommend that you go online and fill out an epworth sleepiness scale and the vanderbilt adhd scale and take them both in for your appointment along with a copy of this note.Best wishes.

Not worth the risk: Telling your doc the truth is very important in a doc/pt relationship. If you let them know about your add suspicion, you can be evaluated and treated.I would also recommend mthfr (677 ; 1298) genotype testing as many of the symptoms you talk about (add/depression/fatigue)can be "fixed" with a supplement of l-methyl folate, (folic acid) p5p (active b6), ; methyl cobalamin (active b12)@bellevue pharmacy. :).

Truth is needed: A doctor's job is to help you and not to judge you. Thus withholding information from him is like leaving a major cut unstitched. Holding back information may actually harm you in the long run.