If someone of you have been following my posts, you’ll know I said that i probably can’t get stimulants due to a bad ticker. but i saw my GP yesterday, and while i was there, i asked her about whether my heart problem would stop me from being on stimulants, and she said no!

So hopefully when i see my psychiatrist, i will give him a copy of the holter monitor results, and hopefully he will be able to give me stimulants if he diagnoses me with ADHD!

  • matelt@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    Wow, I have the same predicament (pending diagnosis). I have heart failure, what is your issue if you don’t mind me asking?

    • allriledup [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      I thought the doctor said something like arrhythmia, but i got my results the other week sometime, and it wasn’t anything. she said there’s nothing showing as something that would cause me to not be able to take stimulants

      • matelt@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        7 days ago

        Oh right, I’m glad for you it wasn’t anything! Now go get your stimulants tiger!

        • allriledup [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          gotta get dx’d first. I have my computer test in a few weeks, then i will got for my follow-up, and hopefully get diagnosed. tbh, I’m not 100% sure i actually want stimulants. I had insomnia for 1.5 decades. i can’t go back to that. But it’s good to have the option available.

          • matelt@feddit.ukEnglish
            3·
            6 days ago

            Would ADHD meds cause insomnia? I have no idea, I thought the drug would be out of your system by bedtime, although if you’re anything like me and can’t sleep because you looked in the direction of a bag of coffee after 1pm, I’d imagine it’s very possible it could affect your sleep. And I agree that’s not something you’d want, perish the thought! Well best of luck to you!