Psychiatrists don't just throw stimulants after you
Mine sort of did! It really, really, really is a thing that happens.
To be fair, he prescribed adderall last, after we tried some more mild ones. He didn't just throw the hard stuff at me immediately.
But, he absolutely did not discuss all the other means of managing ADHD: proper sleep, diet, exercise, supportive environment, etc. In my experience I find these even more important than medication.
A lot of psychiatrists are pretty old school (predating the explosion in ADHD diagnosis/awareness) and/or are generalists within the field of psychiatry and therefore aren't really experts at any particular malady like ADHD.
To be fair to psychiatrists, a lot of "generally accepted" ADHD management techniques are not officially recognized. For example, dietary modification is specifically not recommended due to lack of supporting evidence even though many (including me) find it very important. So, I can understand why my psych didn't discuss it with me, even though that was a real missed opportunity.
I am not anti-psychiatry, but IMHO I don't expect much from them except drug-related solutions.
To be fair, he prescribed adderall last, after we tried some more mild ones. He didn't just throw the hard stuff at me immediately.
But, he absolutely did not discuss all the other means of managing ADHD: proper sleep, diet, exercise, supportive environment, etc. In my experience I find these even more important than medication.
A lot of psychiatrists are pretty old school (predating the explosion in ADHD diagnosis/awareness) and/or are generalists within the field of psychiatry and therefore aren't really experts at any particular malady like ADHD.
To be fair to psychiatrists, a lot of "generally accepted" ADHD management techniques are not officially recognized. For example, dietary modification is specifically not recommended due to lack of supporting evidence even though many (including me) find it very important. So, I can understand why my psych didn't discuss it with me, even though that was a real missed opportunity.
I am not anti-psychiatry, but IMHO I don't expect much from them except drug-related solutions.
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