Medications

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I finally went and saw a psychiatrist for the first time ever

yesterday. I have to admit, I was happy with the appointment.

Happy? With a doctor appointment? Yup! Believe it or not. I

initially went to get some medication for my ADD. I used to see a

neurologist for it, but apparently they don't treat ADD anymore. So,

the psychiatrist is putting me on Vyvanse. I used to be on Adderall

XR and it seemed to work. The Vyvanse is suppose to last longer

during the day. Has anyone been on it?

Also, because I seem to be immune to sleeping pills, she is putting

me on Seroquel. Antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds haven't helped

me sleep either. Has anyone been on Seroquel?

I'm just trying to get an idea of how well these meds work. I know

that medications work differently on diffrent people, but I wanted to

get an idea if anyone has had success with them.

I go back in 2 weeks. She wants to start me on Wellbutrin. She

knows that I have CFS and believes that I am mildly depressed b/c of

my struggle with doctors and CFS. I was so happy that she didn't

say " You don't have CFS. You are just depressed. "

Oh, and after talking to her, she feels I have ADHD, not just ADD. I

had to laugh. You wouldn't think that someone with CFS could be

hyper. I'm not " bouncing off the walls " hyper. I am " I speak a mile

a minute " hyper. She also believes I have GAD and OCD. I finally

feel like I am getting somewhere. I am still saving up to see Dr.

Lapp, though.