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I am 16, and female. I suffer from anxiety so the meds did seemingly make that worse. I also experienced awful side effects, I am quite sensitive to medications as it is. My previous schools did not know about the ADHD, and my school were happy and behind me with whatever treatment and help/support I choose to recieve and did not pressurize anything on me. I was given a trial from the psychiatrist who diagnosed me with it, and suggested it could help. They also said "If the medications help, you have ADHD", which is bull, because you cannot base a diagnosis on reactions to medications. I am sensitive, recieved many side effects, and was tried on Concerta and Ritalin, so it was not a large trial exactly, therefore it is a completely inaccurate statement to say even if it were true. I did concentrate better and it made me much less restless; however, I could not handle the effects of it and the cons outweighed the pros. Medication, however, does that to many people, and there are other options available. (Stimulants can make non-ADD/ADHD people concentrate and focus, so you couldn't really base that whole "If it helps, you have ADHD/ADD" bull) I, however, do not recieve any professional help with my ADHD. I was in CBT(Cognitive Behavior Therapy) but that didn't work out as I'd liked it to and I just decided to call it off. I go to a special needs school, which in itself, provides support and an enviornment for those who are challenged with difficulties and disorders like ADHD, amoung other disorders, so that is quite good, although the school staff can be horrible to me a lot of the time and spiteful. But I have met an amazing tutor, one in a million, very special to me, and it'll be hard when I leave in a few weeks... she said herself this year will be so hard because she's worked so closely with me and she adores me and loves me a lot and cannot think of me leaving and how she will be able to cope with it, that's how close we've gotten, and she has said I'm one of the students she's so close with. All in all, I think I am coping, though struggling an awful lot, with ADHD. It is by far easy, it is a huge rollercoaster, what with the zoning out, the not being able to retain/remember/absorb things, the restlessness, the impulsive mind, the muddled, jumbled mind, the impatience, the short fuse, list goes on... but, we have good days, and bad days. As long as we keep trying, that's all anyone can ask.

Had OCD for years. Compulsions, obsessive thoughts, intrusive thoughts, need to confess, excessive reassurance, so many things, OCD is ###### for me, has been and continues to be. I rarely do my "checks" anymore though - they used to be SO exhausting, SO draining, SO horrible and extremely annoying, but no longer do them as much as I used to, thankfully. I do, however, get frequent obsessive, intrusive, need to confess thoughts & require reassurance. I feel I am a bad person for thinking things, and then "confess" the thought(s), and require reassurance on them. This spirals in circles, I was doing well with resisting this, it was going amazing, but it seems I'm slipping again and they are causing a lot of distress. So, I'm pretty much struggling with OCD, though it's not at its worst, it's one of the things that can cause great distress for me and anxiety/fear(s). *waves*

Hey there, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with ADHD - Combined in 2007. I have difficulty with it a lot. Restlessness, impulsive, distracted easily, procrastination, short fuse/thin skinned, etc. I was trialed on Ritalin and Concerta - didn't work out, didn't wanna be on a pill to prevent me from being who I am and how I am, so I was taken off. I deal by myself now. I go to a special needs school, it helps a bit but not as much. ADHD is a part of me, it's not a disease, it may be a flaw, but also a gift in some ways, too. So, yeah. Hi.