Someone is making a killing on the increased diagnoses of ADD.
Not just ADD, all problems today seem to be solved with a pill. It's almost an epidemic. And yep, the pharmaceutical companies are making a killing. I've worked in the mental health field and have seen first hand how the doctors are influences to presribe certain meds. It's a total racket if you ask me. Sorry for my rant. Don't mean to discount anything about your treatment mrscac. I truly hope it works for you. My H was on an AD before he left and he truly thinks it played a role in his poor choices. He said "At least when I was depressed I had a certain level of anxiety that was fairly realistic. With the AD's, it wiped out any anxiety and made me feel like nothing I did would cause stress." So he left is the haze of AD's that made him feel somewhat invincible in a way. And not in a good way. I also think this may explain some of the higher rates of suicide among people on certain AD's. The normal anxieties of life that can protect us in some ways are removed and you get this "I just don't care anymore" attitude. I saw that happen first hand to H. He went off them and is so much better today. I've never been on them myself and don't think I would ever try them. But that's me. I know they have really helped other people. You really need to research what you are taking though.
