please respond only if you have ADHD and are a recovering addict who has sought legal medication treatment. Thanks!! :D

Recovery is an odd word, I think. I have not recovered from my syndrome. I have adapted, and getting appropriate medication has been part of that adaptation. I would definitely NOT be very well at all if I were not on medications.

ME :D

I agree, recovery is an odd word. my usage of it goes back to narcanon. we are always in recovery (or the process of adapting) due to our disease (condition). I say the terms interchangably although I am aware some prefer different terminology. thanks for the reply as I am very interested in how medication effects ADDers with addiction. I am very glad meds have helped you! :)

It has helped me tremendously.

I've only been on medications about 6wks....I'm finding out that I can concentrate better during the meeting....I don't get as distracted & can usually follow & comprehend what has been said...boredom has been one of the biggest obstacles for me in recovery....I would get bored during meetings & with going to meetings...I'm going to see if things change the longer that I'm on the medication.....


Nick

I could never figure out why I always felt the need to be on something to be happy. I dabbled here and there with marijuana, cocaine, and speed very little. I found that on the stimulants I was not only content, but I was able to get so much done that I could not get done before. I didnt seem to get as lost, or lose my train of thought as easily. Well, I failed a drug test for work, and nearly lost my job so I had to go through some programs and satisfy the requirements for keeping my job.

Through a Medical Doctor, I was referred to an addiction medicine specialist and psychiatrist. Without even knowing it, I had ADHD. The physician and I went through several meetings with my family and my past before coming to the dx of ADHD Inattentive, Combined. This physician put me on ADDerall and instantly my life became a real life again. Without the use of Alcohol, or Drugs. Though I was not a very heavy user, I did abuse some drugs for years up to the diagnosis. Yes, the treatment has greatly reduced my impulsive desire to use drugs. I am around them everyday at work and would never even think of doing something stupid just to obtain some type of feeling to numb my ADHD inflicted mind....

Yes, the treatment has greatly reduced my impulsive desire to use drugs. I am around them everyday at work and would never even think of doing something stupid just to obtain some type of feeling to numb my ADHD inflicted mind....
wow great response. I am feeling more hopeful about meds the more I read on this forum. thanks all who have voted so far!