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What Are The Symtpoms Of ADHD?

I am 90% sure I have ADHD and I plan to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. I ve taken vyvanse before and the side affects were minimal and it helped immensely. Would a doctor look down on me having taken vyvanse having not been prescribed? I don t want them to think I m just trying to get vyvanse for recreational use, I just know it works for me and would like to try that first before anything else.
Tue, 2 Dec 2014
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can assure you that if you go and meet psychiatrist and say that you have ADHD, they will surely think you are asking for vyvanse for recreational use. Please tell psychiatrist your symptoms. Let him decide what you have and what medicines you need. That is their job. They use so many techniques including differential diagnosis to diagnose your problem, for which you are not trained. Self diagnosis can create anxiety.

Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Psychologist,  Dr. Psychologist K. V. Anand's  Response
Dear
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can assure you that if you go and meet psychiatrist and say that you have ADHD, they will surely think you are asking for vyvanse for recreational use. Please tell psychiatrist your symptoms. Let him decide what you have and what medicines you need. That is their job. They use so many techniques including differential diagnosis to diagnose your problem, for which you are not trained. Self diagnosis can create anxiety.

Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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What Are The Symtpoms Of ADHD?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. I can assure you that if you go and meet psychiatrist and say that you have ADHD, they will surely think you are asking for vyvanse for recreational use. Please tell psychiatrist your symptoms. Let him decide what you have and what medicines you need. That is their job. They use so many techniques including differential diagnosis to diagnose your problem, for which you are not trained. Self diagnosis can create anxiety. Psychotherapy techniques should suit your requirement. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.