Hi guys i'm a 23 year old male from sydney Australia i was Diagnosed with Adhd Inattentive Impulsive about 4 months ago and was initially put on dexamphetamine which really didn't work well with me i wouldn't eat and wouldn't sleep and go through major periods of depression when it wore off and would feel like i needed more. I'm now currently taking ritalin and find it works better than the dex but im currently going through a really bad gambling problem which hasn't just come out of no where i used to gamble heaps but stopped now that im on meds i seem to have to gamble i'm not sure why even though i know that i can't afford it and i tell myself that im only going to lose my money i still wind up gambling even if i have $10 in my pocket and its all i have i would gamble it on the slot machines and leave my self with nothing. I would say win money and be up big like 5 nights ago i won $1600 playing poker at the casino from only $200 and only wound up putting it all in a slot machine. The whole time i know im going to lose the money but i can't stop myself once the impulse to gamble creeps in to my mind i dont stop till i have left myself with absolutly no money what so ever to the point where i wind up either walking home and have no money to buy food or get myself till next pay day and its not just with gambling i am like this with every aspect of my life. It's really frustrating and depressing i lost my partner of 5 years over my obsessive and compulsive nature. I can't afford to see my doctor for counselling as i dont have private medical insurance and my sudden gambling issue is leaving me absolutly broke. I don't really have any friends left as most of my friends sort of dropped off after i settled down with my ex and after 5 years its left me with no mates at all and no support. I'm sorry for my life story and not looking for sympathy i just need some advice from maybe someone who has been through a similer situation.
Thanks Regards Rabs

Yo dude from Aussie land, I hear you. I hate gambling as it just seems I should just hand you my money.lol.

23 huh , young dude , 41 here in US land , You don't mention your circumstances ,But I know plenty about impulsive behavior
strangely enough always managed to pull out alright as I'm sure you will also because we ADHD are creative and clever.

Welcome to the forums and peace to you

Well bascially since i was a child i have had concentration issues and EXTREMELY bad impulsivness. I have never been able to stop and think which was what my mother used to always ask when i got in trouble"Don't You stop and think of what you are doing" my reply was always i didn't mean to do it. I would only wind up doing the same thing the next day. I never failed at school i just passed but never studied i always managed to buckle down a night before an assignment or project was due to barely pass. As i got older things got worse i was in toruble with the law and went through a really bad Amphetamine problem and marijuana problem and now its gambling. I can't really think of anything more at the moment as im feeling a little scattered as i havent taken my meds today, but can answer any other questions that may help in being given some advice