Well, where to start. In high school I had a lot of issues and went to a psychiatrist. He diagnosed me with Manic Depression and put me on several different medications. Seriously, I was a teenager and that in itself should be considered a disorder. I tend to have a hard time getting motivated and an even harder time organizing myself and my thoughts. Some may see me as lazy, but it's not that I don't want to do what I need to do, just sometimes the fact that I don't know wheee to start overwhelms me to the point that I cannot function. Later, after high school I went to another psychiatrist who diagnosed me with ADD and put me on different drugs such as concerta, basically ritlan. It worked really well, but I think it was concerta that was too strong and all forms of ritlan gave me insomnia issues, but still, that was the best I have ever felt in my life, or should I say the most normal I have ever felt.
Since I have been living in Las Vegas, which has been 13 years, thee has been one reason or another that I have not been able to seek treatment: no insurance, not enough money, etc. And now that I am able to seek treatment I am having a hard time finding a good psychiatrist. They are all the same and want to put me on anti depressants which do not work. Ephedra helps but causes heart issues excetra and I don't want to do something unhealthy.
I understand that some people misuse ritlan, so I can understand their hesitation in prescribing it and I am willing to try other things but not anti depressants. I just want to be able to function. Any advice? Doctor referrals? Home remedies/coping mechanisms?