My God, what disrespectful posts by the physicians here to the person expressing how they felt the RX's worked for them. Did it ever occur to you that some people are up at 4AM because of school? Because of a job where they work the evening shift at a hospital and can't fall asleep until ~3 or 4:30AM due to their altered sleep schedule from work? Have you ever experienced such a thing, or are you just jumping to the conclusion that this person is prescribed amphetamines, therefore, they're abusing them and/or are up at an ungodly hour to you because they are, in your eyes, simply a mechanism and effect of their medications?
I get home from my work at the hospital at 1 AM. I can't sleep until about 3-4am, depending on how stressful the day was and whether I have work the next afternoon. I also currently work the evening shift at an inpatient psychiatric hospital. I do not choose the evening shift. It was the only position open, and I chose it because it was incredibly relevant to my career interests.
It is incredibly bizarre and disconcerting that these comments in this thread, responding to a patient, were made by attending physicians.
I am not facing the issues that krushedonyxx is, but, let me tell you my story. I too am on these two medications. I went to a great college, was a Psych major, but struggled academically and went undiagnosed with ADHD and horrible anxiety for years. A couple of my family members also have ADHD. I did not truly understand why one of my (untreated but very successful) parents acted the way they did (e.g., their ADHD symptoms I thought was just....quirky or inattentive behavior) until I sat down and started to talk through it with my psychiatrist. I was not so lucky - my ADHD wasn't a benefit for me like it was for one of my parents.
But I graduated albeit with a mediocre GPA and some grades that were totally all over the place. I took the step to see a psychiatrist to talk about my anxiety after college...but we didn't click. Then a psychologist that specialized in anxiety. Then another psychiatrist...finally someone who was able to take the damn time to sit down and talk to me and work through each and every issue step by step....and, we clicked. It was extremely challenging to make that first step to see someone. I'm glad I did. Over time, I came to work on my anxiety, and discovered that I had ADHD that had probably gone undiagnosed my entire life.
These were NOT the first two medications I was prescribed. It was not my goal, nor my doctor's, to be on these medications. The goal was to find what worked.
Fast forward several years.
I was accepted into medical school 2 weeks ago, and have a strong desire to go into psychiatry. I am grateful I took that first step to see a Psychiatrist.
Please do not lose sight of your patients as people. Please do not lose your empathy. Making condescending remarks like the ones above does nothing to further the field of Psychiatry. We all agree the field is not perfect. Help be the positive change in that regard, not the condescending, arrogant physician who sits in their ivory tower judging without thinking.
Wow,
I am glad you are only a student because apparently you know nothing about modern psychology at all. You have have read the physcians drug reference or the dsv 4 or maybe googleed drug interations, however my doctor has saved my life using this combo plus several other rx psych meds. Modern psychology is way different from the traditional where a stimulant and a depresant may cause a rubber band effect. But, some more progressive psychistricts have patientd who trancent textbook percentiles and ratios.
My doctor has outweighed the risks and found the benefits of prescribing a patient with debilitating GAD, PTSD, and bipolar spectrum patient these medications realizing that adderally actually provides an antidepresive effect in those who have taken anti depressants and only have came up with sucidial side effects. Hopefully by this point you have steered away from this field years later because if youre still working under a judgement and scrutinized thumb with the mentally ill - then in my professional opinion you made need some psychiatric assistance for your biogotted narcissism and delusions of grandeur.
Haha!
Also, everytime a student doctor has interferred with my.psychistricts relationship and I, my medications have changed and I nose dive for the worst. So, to all those out there who are judging people like this person due to a lack of experience in the field. I suggest you sit back and listen to people, learn from the doctor, and if you make it to DR in this field one day - then PER your practice you can make judgements on your own patients and see how many people come to you for help or end up seeking out help somewhere else due to unorthodox and bogus, uncomfortable (inside the box) ideals.
Look at the timing of the post. Too much of a good thing, those helpful amphetamines....
Hmmm. Need more klonopin.
Edit: grammar and typos and such...shouldn't have tried typing all of this without a proper keyboard