I have had multiple diagnoses and all have been addressed except the adhd without hyperactivity.socialphobia gone,depression gone,self esteem and anxiety is coming along but this add!! what is this madness?I could be done with it if it took just believing but it won't budge!I cut myself shaving I get d.w.i's I go full speed and can't look ahead..Can medicine help me or since I have lost control with alcohol can I even be trusted with meds.I take elavil for depression and klonipin for social phobia and I don't abuse them .I don't drink anymore because alcohol works too well,but it doesn't if you know what I mean.I'm going crazy with the constant urge to plow ahead but where am I going I forgot! Can more medicine be of help and if so what kind ? I know this is all too much to say but I'm really aggravated and in some pain here so help me if you can..thanks..

Since you are already on Elavil (I'm surprised, actually, that elavil hasn't helped some of these problems, but you just never know) Klonipin, a stimulant is probably the best choice for you. Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, etc.

Yes, meds might help. About 90% of ADDers repond well to at least one type of stimulant.

If none of the stimulants work, Strattera is an option as well, but given your current cocktail I'd try the stimulants first.

Good luck!

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I agree, a stimulant may or may not help your situation, I would talk to your doctor about what is best for you. Many individuals need different things. I am currently on 5 different medications and I have YET to address all of my dx's...I wish you all the best. Keep us posted as to how it goes with your doctor :)

Caveat: I opened my mouth (fingers/keyboard) w/o thinking and really should have noted that I AM NOT A PSYCHIATRIST!

I apprieciate the idea of the stimulant and am using caffeine with the elavil and klonipin but is caffeine a good stimulant to use with my meds? I thank you for your help and I understand that you offer me opinions and you are not responsible for any results from the information I receive on this site.

I apprieciate the idea of the stimulant and am using caffeine with the elavil and klonipin but is caffeine a good stimulant to use with my meds? I thank you for your help and I understand that you offer me opinions and you are not responsible for any results from the information I receive on this site.
Caffeine isn't going to do it. It won't do anything for your dopamine levels; it's a self-med technique that has a lot more negatives than benefits. You need to talk to your doctor about the possibility of adding a prescription stimulant (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Focalin....). Sorry, but there's just no way around that, and believe me I tried EVERYTHING while waiting for my first prescription.

Good luck!

O.K got that. I am making an appointment with doc tomarrow. One more thing,yesterday I had a perfect day.I remembered many measuruments at once and walked over and cut them and everything fit the first time.My mind was clear.Today I was running around all day finding tools I lost,My measurments where wrong even after 3 trys! I made mistakes and the chaos in my mind was terrible.But yesterday was so perfect, why?Is this common with adhd without hyperactivity?Oh I do pray that I'm getting close to finding this out because the perfect days are very far apart. Thank you very much for the support Barbyma.

Everyone has good days and bad days.

You might think about what you ate and/or did differently. It's very very rare, but there are some people that have food allergies.