Feeling hopeless, can anyone relate?
I (22F) recently got diagnosed with adhd early April. I knew that I had it for sure since the beginning of the year, I barely discovered what adhd is. Fast forward, I made my appointment and they referred me to one of the clinic’s psychiatrists. She did not seem very involved for the intake appointment, I didn’t feel like she was trying to understand me, to diagnose me she used a questionnaire online and diagnosed me with severe adhd, prescribed me with Strattera. By the second week it was giving me the worst headaches and I was starting to see floaters, I reached out to and she said that the side effects were worth my body adjusting to the medication. I ended up stopping the medication because I just couldn’t tolerate the headaches anymore they were pulsating and I would feel lightheaded at times. A couple days later the psychiatrist dropped me and I did not get an explanation.
The clinic scheduled another intake appointment with another psychiatrist, she was nice and I liked her as a person, but mentioned adhd was not her specialty. She prescribed me with qelbree, I haven’t started it because I just have a feeling that it’s also not going to work out for me, if anyone has taken it, I would like to hear your experience! Anyways I called her office to see if I could speak to her about taking vyvanse but she was not available so I left a message, that was on Tuesday and now it’s Friday. I haven’t heard back and all I received today was her sending in my prescription for qelbree. I feel hopeless and unheard, my adhd is so debilitating. I’m a stay at home mom, and I can’t even finish my daily chores, I shower 2 times a week, the dishes pile up for days, I haven’t mopped in like 2 months, and I only have one baby who’s super happy and loves independent play so i definitely have the time to get everything done. I am internally screaming for help.
Has anyone had a similar experience and finally found the light at the end of the tunnel??