Mucinex interactions concerta adderall

I’m currently taking 100mg of Escitalopram (Lexapro), 6mg of Aripiprazole (Abilify), and 60mg of Dextroamphetamine Sustained-Release (Dexedrine Spansule).
What are your thoughts on my treatment regimen?
Relevant info:
I have treatment resistant OCD and treatment resistant depression.
I have tried the following medications. These medications didn’t work for me:
Sertraline, Fluvoxamine, Clomipramine, Buspirone, Lorazepam, Vyvanse, Adderall XR, Concerta, Bupropion, and Risperidone. I might be forgetting one or two meds.
I have been hospitalized once and have attempted suicide a few times and have done some serious self harming in the past.
The meds I’m currently on help with my mental health disorders significantly and improve my quality of life immensely.

This is hard to share as I’m about to turn 40 and have struggled with these two conditions since 5th grade. I have recently changed jobs a few times and have a fantastic role but I’m beginning to struggle once again with motivation and productivity as the newness has worn off.
I’ve taken ADHD meds before such as adderall XVivanse but they always triggered my anxiety, countering their usefulness with crippling anxiety symptoms. I’ve never taken anything for anxiety and I have no clue the interaction between the two.
Does anyone have suggestions as where to start as I am fearful that I’m losing my professional potential with these untreated conditions.

Hello. I’m 41 and recently got diagnosed with ADHD. It felt like a huge relief, like maybe I’ll be able to finally function like an actual human.
My psychiatrist prescribed me 36 mg of Concerta. On day 2 of it, I literally couldn’t stop sobbing for hours and felt like I had done speed without any euphoria. My blood pressure and heart rate were also high. He now has me on 5 mg of Ritalin, taken twice a day. I am so tired I can barely function- I stayed in bed all day and my ADHD symptoms feel even worse.
I know everyone reacts differently to medication. I remember a friend giving me Adderall a long time ago and I felt amazing (this was obviously way before I was diagnosed). I feel weird telling my doctor that since it was a friend’s prescription and I don’t want to seem like I’m fishing for amphetamines. Also that was a long time ago and I don’t know if I’d have the same reaction. I’m really hoping that after a couple more weeks of Ritalin-style meds making me feel worse that he’ll try another route. Would love to know other’s experiences with inattentive ADHD and medications.
Thanks!

Soooo… I had this cough for over a week almost and tried all kinds of things including mucinex. My mom told me to try this Spanish medicine called rompe pecho and I just drank it, I did research and saw that dextromethorphan can interact with buspar. Anyone else know anything bout this or what to do?

I foolishly asked to switch from amphetamines to try methylphenidate-based ones. The problem is that the potency is so incredibly low compared to amphetamines. I honestly can't feel even 1/10 the effects of amphetamines. I fall asleep on Concerta; I NEVER fell asleep on adderall, not even after years of taking it, because it was a real stimulant. It's going to be difficult to get back on an amphetamine now, but I must find a way.

I was on concerta 36mg for 3 weeks and noticed no difference except on my mood, I was hoping it would help with my MOTIVATION AND ATTENTION DEFICIT ISSUES. I was shocked when the amount it helped w my mood. I ended up switching to adderall and adderall is not great for me, I’m having weird side effects, like the blues and it makes me tired. I’m wondering if anyone takes more than 36mg on concerta? That maybe I needed more? I also take Wellbutrin so I’m wondering if I’m not feeling the 36mg bc of the Wellbutrin. Any have these issues? Or suggestions? Thanks

I wanted Adderall but I am diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Tbh I just need something to help me get sh*t done because I'm constantly zoning out and just not present. I have ADHD inattentive, last time I was given that diagnosis I was around 10yo. Now 27. Self managed for 7-8 years but I am kind of self employed at this point and need a kick starter that will help me to be more productive. At the point I have been lately, socializing feels like a chore and my bf is tired of me being anxious and depressed all the time, frankly so am I.
I'm on day 4 or 5 on strattera and I feel super out of it I guess. I don't want to talk to anyone, eating feels like a chore, socializing is kind of pointless and exhausting to me. The first day I took the pill pretty late at night because I was worried about the side effects. I felt really loopy, dizzy, tired. I had insomnia and stomach pain. The second day I took the pill a little earlier in the evening and felt a bit better but I had a really bad headache with severe light sensitivity. I slept for about 13hrs straight. Honestly all I want to do is lay in bed. It doesn't matter if I drink coffee or not. Day 3-4 I just felt tired, I keep falling asleep at like 9pm and waking up at 6-7 which I don't mind but also, I'm not really feeling like I'm ready to tackle the day or do anything. I just feel whatever. I don't feel anxious which is okay but I still feel like a looming pressure and some feelings of overwhelm. I also am eating less and not as hungry.
It kind of feels the way I did on concerta except without the jitteriness. Is this just meds? I just want to feel normal. I don't feel irritable or anxious and I have more emotional control but I also feel, well, bleh. How long does it take to start feeling like a human?

Backstory: Before having my kids I nannied full time for years. I drove the kids to classes, took them places daily, and had no stress or fear or depression. I was truly happy. Important to note, I have ADHD and was on 54mg of concerta at this point.
After some significant life changes happened I began working downtown in a really bad area and I worked nights with no issues. My doctor switched me to 50mg of adderall shortly after this and I went into psychosis and had to quit taking any form of ADHD medication.
Covid shutdown happened, and I never felt more relief, happiness, or sense of safety in my life. It was one of the last times I remember consistently feeling happy every single day. I developed hobbies and just felt so at peace. When things reopened I went back to work downtown and my husband and I found out we were expecting. Everything started changing at this time and my anxiety got so bad I quit my job. *something did happen that caused me to quit that was very traumatic - a man out of his mind on drugs broke into our work with a weapon and destroyed everything and I had to run to the bathroom and hide and I thought he was going to kill me. I pressed charges but the police sent him to the hospital and he was released and because he was homeless nothing happened.
I had my first child and within weeks it was like my entire personality switched. I developed extreme OCD, anxiety, horrible depression, constant crying, fear of leaving the house alone, complete fear of driving, and starting having intense daily rumination about my childhood traumas or any sort of interaction that felt "negative." I had to go on Lexapro, stayed on it for a few months and then quit taking it because it was quieting my OCD and made me have no desire to clean or do anything.
Around the time my child was 1 year old things started to go back to normal, I was leaving the house a lot, and feeling a lot better. 2 years passed and we got pregnant with our second child. When second child was born, I had no postpartum depression and I thought I was past what I had gone through. Around the time second child was 4 months old everything restarted and it's been worse. I physically cannot leave the house alone, I can't drive without my heart racing and my hands going completely wet. I will do anything to avoid leaving the house alone. I wait for my husbands days off or a family member to have availability to go anywhere. Anything we need from the store I get through order delivery or pickup. When I drive, it's like I can't remeber any rules of the road and I have an intense fear that I will be pulled over and taken to jail for driving badly. I have had 2 tickets in my life, this is an unrealistic idea but it's so intense I can't override it with logic.
I am curious if anyone with similar experiences had a success with wellbutrin.

Basically that. There's so much that's wrong in my life. There's so much wrong with me and my brain. There's so much *wrong* that feels impossible to cope with, and no matter how hard I try or how much work I put in, nothing changes.
I don't recognize myself. I started treatment for my ADHD with Adderall 2 years ago, and it made things worse. I can't function with it or without it anymore. Without it, I'm pretty smart and funny but an emotional wreck with a hair-trigger temper and zero mental clarity. I spend my time daydreaming and getting sidetracked, perpetually overthinking, exhausted, overwhelmed by the simplest things, losing my temper, can barely hold a job for 6 months or make it through college. With it, I'm functional but an impatient, rude, unfeeling robot and don't care about anything or anyone that doesn't involve improvement/productivity. I can control my emotional reactions so not overwhelmed or losing it out of nowhere but I'm way too serious and insanely irritated just being around other people if they aren't focused on being productive. My life gets healthier on the surface but feels empty underneath. Until it wears off, and then I realize how alone I really am and feel morbidly depressed for a while then mentally numb. It's probably nothing to do with the adderall, really, just that it makes my situation painfully clear to me but I can't go off of it without my life falling apart and ruining my chance of getting out of this mess. Maybe going to talk to my doctor about something else but she's probably sick of me failing with every med and I am too. At this point no doctor seems sure of anything with me. Before I ever took adderall my temper was not this bad. I don't know if it's a psychological thing, like now that I know I'm not this incompetent failure I've been made to feel like my whole life, I am much more deeply angry about the state of it, or if it's the drug itself but I think I wish I'd never started it.
Either way, my social life is gone, what feels like permanently. It was never good, but now I'm either too anxious or depressed & convinced I'll ruin a social interaction before it even starts, so I subconsciously ruin it by being rude or distant or don't ever try... or I just don't want to/don't remember how to emotionally connect to people. I feel too miserable right now to have any kind of relation unless it's with a therapist. I deal with dissociation no matter what but I think my emotional memories have been damaged bc I can look at someone I do actually love and feel like I'm looking at a stranger. Memories of my son as a baby are all fragmented and emotionally detached. I look at my mom and have to remind myself that she's my mom sometimes. I think it's been obvious to my friends that I'm not really there and am just going through the motions so basically all my friendships have gotten weird or toxic and fallen off. Maybe I've never even had a real close friendship in the first place. I'm starting to wonder if I've ever actually been close with or trusted anyone. I feel like I "lost it" before I ever got a chance to "have it". Not even going into the isolated violent wreck of my childhood or battles with depression starting in elementary school but I don't think I ever had a chance. And now I have a small person relying on me to do better. And I am but I'm also not. I used to be a better parent but had an episode of manic psychosis or a mental breakdown or something that ruined my brain.
I used to know how to at least pretend to be myself when things got bad and suffer through work or hanging out with people. I could put on a happy show, be empathetic and motivated and engaged. Now I don't even know how to... exist around others. I don't remember how to fake it and I'm too miserable to try except for around my son. I've had two episodes of psychosis in the past decade. Both changed me for the worse. It took years to recover last time, and I'm not sure I ever fully recovered. Then, another one earlier this year. And now I have a whole life that I can't put aside to focus on recovering. I have a child who's being affected by my situation and mental health. I have a living situation that we need me to work to get out of, so I can't ask my family for help. I have to keep pushing through college to get a better job.
My family... basically we had to move into my grandma's house after I left my son's dad. I knew it would probably still be toxic, I left at 16 for a reason, but planned to keep my head down and work my way up and all that. I guess I forgot how bad it was. I'm 27 now. Without extremely strong boundaries, they will walk over me & take from me, so I have nothing left for myself. I tried to communicate my feelings for a long time and learned the hard way they don't respect me enough to take the conversation seriously or respect my boundaries, so I have to keep them in mind 24/7 and be ready to enforce them, All the time at home. That's hard when your mental health is crap. But if I don't it'll just end up in another cycle of overwhelm/resentment/confrontation/shame and blame/defeat which I've been going through for 2 years. If I ask for help they will but they'll hold the help against me and expect me to just be refreshed and motivated to do stuff for them if they help me. They don't want us to separate from them and move out or get my health/life together. They don't understand so I can't afford to be gentle with myself. And it makes me deeply furious and resentful. But I rely on them for housing(do pay rent and our own food/bills). I live in their house. See them every day. They don't ask how things are, if I need anything, how school is going, no normal family stuff.. Part of it is just how they are they aren't generally kind or caring people. That's whatever. The other part is just ostracizing me because I don't entertain their toxic bullying/gossiping/whining crap and won't play that game. They watch me like a hawk, and instead of being genuinely concerned when I'm struggling, they stare me down and avoid engaging with me unless it's to criticize. They make me feel like a caged animal. Any amount of concern on their part is purely selfish.
The part that gets to me and makes me feel hopeless is how they use it against me and make sure I can't win. They won't accept interactions from me or my son that have boundaries. Because I stopped putting my and my child's life aside to take care of them. I stopped accepting my role as the scapegoat/incompetent overemotional f*** up who couldn't do anything right but still cared about them no matter how badly they treated me after I realized they don't want anything to improve they just want to be taken care of/in control. I'm not strong enough to engage with them all day and keep my boundaries strong. So I mind my business and ignore their attempts to get under my skin, all of a sudden I'm being disrespectful and selfish, or they're "concerned" about my son and mental health... except they aren't really and I learned the hard way not to fall for it. If I make an effort to get along, or accept help, even a little bit, they drag me back in by asking about my life or my son, making me feel comfortable, and then projecting their absurd opinions/criticism, making me doubt myself while also expecting my days to revolve around them. "They" is mostly my grandma btw, but she's backed up by everyone else, and my aunt is worse in other ways. She talks about me behind my back to other family members, denies it, tries to get closer to my son when I'm upset with her, is really manipulative and toxic in general. I can't stomach it any more. I can't live like this. I'm sick of seeing their faces and feeling that horrible judgmental, toxic energy and desperately just wanting to be anywhere, anyone else. I'm sick of them acting concerned when I take my son out for the day, most of the weekend, because they know I mostly just don't want either of us around them but refuse to just let it be, let alone even consider asking themselves why that is. And I'm sick of the fact that it's NORMAL. It's NORMAL for people to take their children to the playground for the day or go run errands with them. I'm doing NORMAL things and trying to be a responsible healthy adult and they act like I'm being insane and childish. It's pure enmeshment. Every bit of independence is me being selfish. And it's worse because it's not just my grandma... her and my aunt and my mom and mom's boyfriend and my little sister are all attached to this dynamic of never going anywhere, doing anything, relying entirely on each other, just being toxic, letting themselves and their lives rot, everything is always the same and everyone has to play their part. I'm alone.
I need help badly. I know my family isn't 100% the problem but I have been trying so hard and keep falling down harder. I wasn't always hostile and hard to get along with. I take my meds and talk to my doctors. I'm open to and actively work on self-improvement and going back to therapy. I try to change my mindset. But I keep getting dragged back down. They aren't just, not encouraging, they resent and sabotage me when I try to improve. It's impossible to get better in this dynamic. I'm not mentally strong. I've spent 20 years letting them make me doubt myself and I'm disgusted by it. I'm furious. The years I'm spending now trying to work on my mental health and life skills and getting a degree/good job I also have to spend navigating this hell. I never had a chance to be happy. Or make it out of here for real. I can't let my son get dragged into this the thought is the only thing that keeps me going. but I don't think I'm strong enough to make it alone. Or healthy enough not to be alone. I'm so tired. My son, the only joy in my life and what I have to live for, is having behavioral issues, too, because my family treats me so that he doesn't think of me as an authority and runs to them when I enforce a rule or put my foot down... he's starting to refuse to cooperate with me on anything and it's transferring into school too. They encourage it and tell me I'm being too hard on him. But he needs rules and boundaries, he needs his mom. It's better for me to keep trying and learning than him run to them for comfort over not getting what he wants over and over again. But every single time I have to be the asshole who drags him back into a conversation or time-out while both he and they look at me like I'm a monster. Remind them to stop letting him do that. Try not to scream in my grandmother's face that she needs to get over the fact that I'm his mother and she's only encouraging this because she can't stand to see me succeed at anything. Let alone help me succeed. I try so hard for him, but all this has turned me into a version of myself I don't recognize and deeply hate. I can barely force myself to care anymore unless I'm angry. I love him so much. But I just go through the motions.
His dad is an irresponsible narcissist who tells him that he doesn't have to listen to anyone or do anything he doesn't want to do and then acts surprised about his behavioral issues. Gaslights me. He turns our son against me, tells him that mommy is sick and that's why she isn't happy. He's obsessed with making himself look like the "good parent" while putting all the responsibility on me for actually doing the research and parenting him and coming up with insights and ideas. Manipulating everyone around us to seem like we're working together meanwhile I had to BEG him to take something seriously for once and stop making every conversation about our son about his "love" for me/guilt tripping me for not wanting to get back together or give in to his manipulation... begging him to put our son first and just be an adult behind the scenes. I don't talk to him anymore unless it's about our son and even then I'm extremely short and refuse to engage in his fantasies. He regularly accuses me of sleeping around, not caring about our son, and other insane stories to fill in the blanks just because I won't open up due to him taking advantage of any amount of personable conversation. Everything with him is a complete and utter fantasy. Even talking about our son's behavior at school or how to work together on potty training he tries to drag me into a conversation about his feelings for me and how worried he is about me. I left him two years ago because he was emotionally abusive, controlling, and wouldn't help me with our son unless I was breaking down. Not remotely interested in rekindling that relationship or having a conversation about it. He knows if he tries the conversation stops there, yet tries every time, and then will eventually blow up and send me novel after novel detailing how much of a piece of crap he thinks I am. Then he'll apologize (finally, after years of it spiraling from there, he knows I log those conversations in case I need to for court) and act like it never happened until the hoovering starts again.
And it sucks that my mental health IS bad and I DO need help but I can't trust anyone around me to not take advantage of that.
I cannot trust anyone. Not a single person in my life. Healthier family members avoid me because I'm so miserable that it's toxic on its own. I don't want to talk to anyone about anything. I don't feel like I'm alive or have an ounce of sanity left. I'm not even a person anymore. None of this is fixable. I don't just feel like an empty shell of a person, I am an empty shell of a person. I'm hopelessness and rage and loneliness pretending to be a person. I used to be a person. I hate every single person that I know. I hate that I hate them. I hate that I pushed away the good people in my life because I am trapped in these toxic and draining but necessary relationships. I hate myself for dragging my son into this mess. I hate that my best option is to completely fake being okay with this groundhog day from hell until I get my own place to fall apart and heal. And right now I hate how impossible that feels. I don't want to live like this.
Anyway. I'm keeping on. Just... venting. After being silent and in my head for a while. Take it with a grain of salt. Thanks, if anyone read this far.

i’m almost one week on lamictal. this is a vent, with some questions. cw, paranoia around medication. i know this is long but please i need some answers. all of the text below is important.
i got serotonin syndrome about 4 weeks ago from an SSRI combined with adderall. i was already super afraid to take medication before then because ive taken 6 medications beforehand and had bad interactions with half of them, and my psychiatrist was fighting with me to just try it.
24hrs after my first dose, and the serotonin syndome fully set in. i wont get into it, but it was fucking traumatizing going through that, especially after being so afraid initially to try it…
ever since then, i’ve been super paranoid about medication. but i started lamictal anyways, because i was having a mental health crisis, and could not function at all. i was like fuck it, if this makes me worse i’ll go to inpatient.
why am i telling you this? well, here’s the thing. i kind of like lamictal. like, it makes me feel pretty normal, and the best i’ve felt in a while, mentally. but the physical side effects kind of suck, and when it wears off in the afternoon, i feel NOT okay… just weird, and physically sick. and it’s triggering my paranoia and somatic OCD.
i’m incredibly fearful that i’ll have a bad reaction to the drug eventually. i’m also afraid it’ll fuck my mind up too. i have an intense fear of losing my grip on reality, like the way i did when i was suffering from serotonin syndrome. i don’t want to get worse mentally, or get physically sick. idk. like i said before, im extremely paranoid.
i’m scared that i’ll have to do a dosage increase in the future, for whatever reason. i don’t know if i can do it. i see some people in this sub talking about increasing their dosage from 25mg to eventually 100mg, or higher.
why? how do you know if you need an increase? will i have to do that eventually??? will my tolerance of the lamictal just rise, until i need to increase the dosage again? and AGAIN? i don’t know if i can deal with that, or if i will be able to force myself to continue taking the meds if i get even a dosage increase to 50mg.
idk guys. i’m so afraid. i have to force myself to take it every morning and i go through the whole day with the fear of getting sick due to the meds, or my mental health getting worse. i hate being mentally ill. lol i really hope somebody answers this. i dont trust my psychiatrist at all after she prescribed me two meds that are KNOWN to have bad reactions… i need somebody who’s also taking Lamictal to answer the questions in the paragraph above.

To Adderall or to cook
I am at a loss. I finally found a med, Adderall and dosing that works for me without major side effects like peeing every 15 minutes (thank you, Vyvanse) or crying for an hour straight on concerta. I am a productive stay at home mom who can finally complete cleaning tasks, grocery shop and finally sell all no longer needed baby items. As a late diagnosed 40 year old I had found my way through life not knowing I was actually ADHD like I had frequently joked the past 20+ years. But these past few weeks on Adderall have been great with the exception of cooking and baking. Things that I’ve always considered a passionate hobby. I have always been able to whip up a meal with whatever ingredients we have in hand and creating something everyone begs me to remember so I can make it again. But since being medicated I can’t cook for shit. In fact, I’ve wasted numerous potential meals due to not being able to creatively produce anything edible. I struggle to read recipes medicated or not but the fact that I cannot recreate a recipe I’ve made so many times it’s imprinted on my brain while on adderall is deflating to say the least. I’m sad that one of my greatest joys as become a dark thunderous cloud of woe. I just want my cooking mo-jo to exist while medicated so I can continue to be the better version of myself while still being the which cook my family knows me to be.

Hey there lovely folks. Currently on Vyvanse 70mg, but have had very meh results on it the past year. It doesn't really ever feel like it's working well for me most days. I'm planning on consulting with my psych about other treatment options that might be a good fit, but my question is: I'm curious to hear if any people have good experiences going from being on a higher dose stimulant to a non-stim option and have equal-to-better results?
I started off on Concerta XR and tried every dose available and hated its effect on me, I've tolerated both Ritalin IR and Adderall XR pretty well.
I wouldn't want to do an IR-only route and with Adderall being in a never-ending shortage, I'm just trying to keep an open mind to non-stimulant options. So please share the good/bad/ugly. Not asking for medical advice ofc, just gathering intel on people's experience.
Thank you in advance!

I'm not asking for medical advise, simply options to present to my doctor for approval!
I was prescribed modafinil off-label for ADHD.
My psychopharmacologist was willing to go out on a limb with me because methylphenidate (in the past, I was on Ritalin LA or Concerta) and, god forbid, amphetamine (I tried Adderall for two terrible days) both make me feel wired and obsessive (worsened OCD symptoms) while also impairing sleep. My guess is that too much norepinephrine causes problems for my brain and body.
The problem is that modafinil does not always help me focus properly. I do well with modafinil (from modafinia) and a small amount of caffeine, however caffeine is usually too long-acting for me and keeps me awake at night.
Two questions, and I'll check with my doctors first, so please feel free to recommend anything legal (USA):
Are there any other (preferably over-the-counter) mild stimulants that mildly raise norepinephrine? Theobromine? Something more niche that I'm not thinking about? Alternatively, is there anything that would improve my body's ability to break down and absorb extra norepinephrine? TL;DR: I have ADHD, and I don't do well on methylphenidate/amphetamine. Rx modafinil is fantastic, but I need a bit more norepinephrine, and coffee keeps me awake for too long. Suggestions?

So I recently just starting seeking help for my ADD my nurse has changed me from Concerta to Adderall 10mg twice a day, and I don’t feel it really did anything to me throughout the day now in the night 11pm I got a really bad crash I started getting distressed, really down, crying and I started having suicidal thoughts and thoughts of cutting. I’ve suffer from depression but never to the way my brain got about it now. Im not sure if maybe that’s because it’s my first day taking Adderall on May 16. And it’s a at the end of the day crash. Because when I was on Concerta the first day I took it it was fine but in the night symptoms intensified, i got bad adhd, got super restless, anxious and forgetful no depression tho and that was only the first day at night. The following days was fine. So im not sure if maybe the Adderall is this first day thing and I should keep trying it or should I be really concerned and stop the medication immediately. Because I really did get worried at one point with the suicidal thoughts. I don’t have anyone to talk to about this at this time. That’s why im hoping someone :( on here is able to see this, and any kind words, advice or support would be so appreciated at these moments. Thank god now it’s 12 AM and I was able to calm myself down by going for a walk out of my apt.
-any comment would be appreciated again, I really have no one for support and it’s to late to speak to my psych 💔. Thank you in advance

So I recently just starting seeking help for my ADD my nurse has changed me from Concerta to Adderall 10mg twice a day, and I don’t feel it really did anything to me throughout the day now in the night 11pm I got a really bad crash I started getting distressed, really down, crying and I started having suicidal thoughts and thoughts of cutting. I’ve suffer from depression but never to the way my brain got about it now. Im not sure if maybe that’s because it’s my first day taking Adderall on May 16. And it’s a at the end of the day crash. Because when I was on Concerta the first day I took it it was fine but in the night symptoms intensified, i got bad adhd, got super restless, anxious and forgetful no depression tho and that was only the first day at night. The following days was fine. So im not sure if maybe the Adderall is this first day thing and I should keep trying it or should I be really concerned and stop the medication immediately. Because I really did get worried at one point with the suicidal thoughts. I don’t have anyone to talk to about this at this time. That’s why im hoping someone :( on here is able to see this, and any kind words, advice or support would be so appreciated at these moments. Thank god now it’s 12 AM and I was able to calm myself down by going for a walk out of my apt.
-any comment would be appreciated again, I really have no one for support and it’s to late to speak to my psych 💔. Thank you in advance

At least, to me that's its purpose. My psychiatrist thinks my anxiety is from ADHD which is a diagnosis I received in kindergarten. I think it's from trauma, but I will say that--so far--it's been helping a lot. I made an excel sheet for my AI art, I drew a shrimp, I organized the fridge; I got a lot done, and felt PROUD of myself (!) despite never feeling that way. I felt motivated to watch TV, which is huge for me.
A lot of users on reddit have posted that "adderall" (contains dextroamphetamine) induces psychosis. I find that I feel energized and motivated to do things again, after lacking this feeling for a very long time.
Does anyone else have experience with stimulants for ADHD helping anhedonia? Does anyone else at least have a duo-diagnosis of psychotic disorders and ADHD?
Edit: I'd also like to add that I feel motivated enough to post this and join the discord. I always dread social interaction... Very hopeful this isn't placebo.

So I have struggled with adhd and with adhd medications on and off since I was 4 yrs old. I have tried almost everything you can think of. I have tried every single nonstimulant, adderall, ritalin, concerta, vyvanse, wellbutrin, and adzenys. I have even tried weed.I have tried not medicating, eating healthy, getting more physical activity, reading books about organizing and even getting coaching, and even changing my sleep schedule. I went to my doctor who is basically like a doctor you would see on a college campus. I told her about my adhd symptoms and she decided to put me on wellbutrin at first which did not work and then guanfacine. I would not have any issuess with this if it were not for the fact that I have tried this and it was like taking a sugar pill. I tried to give her an example of a med that worked and she yelled at me ”no that med!”. I tried to explain that it has not worked in the past in the calmest manor i could and she just gave me some excuse about how me being on testsoterone might make guanfacine work. I am very skeptical of this because she prescribes this med to everybody that has adhd on campus and also because one of the nurses who took my t-shot for me made me get reevaluated for adhd because they did not believe me about having it. Any advice because I feel like I am losing my mind trying to be taken seriously by doctors and am about to give up. Sorry for the formatting, whenever I post stuff it will not let me indent or use paragraphs.

Just wanted to share my personal experience for those new to the life of prescriptions. I have been prescribed both Adderall (40mg xr) and Ritalin (36mg) as they each have specific use cases for my high funtioning lifestyle. Adderall (Dextroamphetamine) feels like Im on a rocket blasting off and I am in for the ride. I can put my head down and focus for 10-12 hours. Once the comedown hits the crash is violent.
Side effects while medicated: Mind feels numb and desensitized to my surroundings; I often bump and knock over things more than usual. Muscle weakness and stiffness.
Comedown side effects include: Muscle chills, irritability, fatigue, racing heart carrying onto the next day, lower quality of sleep, and lack of empathy/overall emotionless.
Concerta/ Ritalin feels like I am in a fast sports car but I am more in control of myself. Its a smoother experience because I am less wired. It isnt as intense and it lasts shorter. Better for social settings as I dont feel numbed out and emotionless.
Overall side effects are similar to adderall but on a way lesser intensity. Its also easier to get my workouts in compared to Adderall as my muscles don’t feel like jello. I also noticed I get better sleep and my blood pressure and heart rate isnt elevated during medication and after.
I take one of the two depending on what I have to do each day. One thing to keep in mind is to never mix these together (unless approved by your doctor).
Just my two cents Thanks for reading. Any questions are welcome here

So I have struggled with adhd and with adhd medications on and off since I was 4 yrs old. I have tried almost everything you can think of. I have tried every single nonstimulant, adderall, ritalin, concerta, vyvanse, wellbutrin, and adzenys. I have even tried weed.I have tried not medicating, eating healthy, getting more physical activity, reading books about organizing and even getting coaching, and even changing my sleep schedule. I went to my doctor who is basically like a doctor you would see on a college campus. I told her about my adhd symptoms and she decided to put me on wellbutrin at first which did not work and then guanfacine. I would not have any issuess with this if it were not for the fact that I have tried this and it was like taking a sugar pill. I tried to give her an example of a med that worked and she yelled at me ”no that med!”. I tried to explain that it has not worked in the past in the calmest manor i could and she just gave me some excuse about how me being on testsoterone might make guanfacine work. I am very skeptical of this because she prescribes this med to everybody that has adhd on campus and also because one of the nurses who took my t-shot for me made me get reevaluated for adhd because they did not believe me about having it. Any advice because I feel like I am losing my mind trying to be taken seriously by doctors and am about to give up. Sorry for the formatting, whenever I post stuff it will not let me indent or use paragraphs.

Hi!
I hope someone knowledgeable will be able to guide/help me.
I am 22 years old - my problem is that I have been experiencing a strong impostor syndrome from the beginning. I have done the DIVA test three times with different psychologists. Each time I scored high, and basically, everything fits together rationally. I do indeed recognize the impostor symptom in myself. I discussed this with a friend who is finishing psychology studies and also has ADHD, and he supports my perspective.
Additionally, my father, who committed suicide, most likely also struggled with ADHD (based on the DIVA methodology, I asked the family and matched it to events that complicated his life further, plus, of course, chronic depression).Everything was rather stable until 3 days ago when I had bad lack for a psychiatrist (where I did the last DIVA and a specialist was recommended) - an online visit. I don't want to sound conceited (also, I'm not a doctor), but I had the impression that the psychiatrist I consulted often didn't know the answers to my questions and was evasive. He seemed more interested in my money than in helping and understanding me (I have seen 2 psychologists, 2 therapists, and 3 psychiatrists, so I have a comparison whether someone cares or is genuinely interested). I have scheduled my next appointment with a doctor that is leading ADHD treatment here in Poland
Returning to the point, my impostor syndrome flared up additionally when the psychiatrist stated during the interview that "the symptoms I experience are rather mild, or I somehow manage them, otherwise I would have problems with studying and working" (my professional life is okay, but about 4 times below my potential because I have issues with fluctuations in activity - I work intensely for several days, and then have a few days of a depressive period - it's not like manic-depression, it's rather about activity and the ability to motivate myself to do things, not finding less painful activities, etc.). This surprised me because I perceive them differently (and they seem more concrete than just excusing my inefficiencies). So, of course, I continued the previously started research to feel more at ease.
I was prescribed a dosage that seems non-standard: Medikinet 10mg CR daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and I can double it and then report back after finishing.All this has led to many questions and overthinking. The first day, 10mg didn't make much of an impression on me; it settled me a bit, I felt some interest, took the second dose in the afternoon as recommended, and, of course, couldn't sleep (despite 6mg of melatonin).
Yesterday, I took 20mg in the morning and felt the need to organize everything, and I cleaned the whole apartment, including scrubbing under the closet.Despite this, the impostor syndrome is so insidious that I keep wondering if I'm imagining things, over-researched, and adjusted the answers or interpretations of my life and events to fit the thesis.It's generally a terrible issue because I hope that after years of struggling with "depression," it will finally be addressed, and I can stop dealing with such matters and just focus on work - I am 22 years old, and my first visit to a psychiatrist for depression was around 15-16 years old.
Currently, I have the biggest dilemmas in the following areas, and I really hope someone could shed some light or guide me:

1. **Methylphenidate in a person without ADHD** - I couldn't find anything concrete on whether I can verify this - if, for example, I don't have ADHD, how should it affect me vs. someone with ADHD. It's so vaguely described on the internet that it's not clear if there's a concrete way to verify this to avoid questioning my own observations. Obviously, a solid diagnosis like a blood test or MRI for other diseases won't be available, but by nature, I'm a skeptic and need it grounded to sleep peacefully and not get into unnecessary discussions with people who barely understand the subject.
   
2. **Effectiveness of diagnostics** - I haven't encountered any data on how often diagnoses are invalidated. I read on Reddit (unfortunately, there are few better discussion places with a lot of content) that one girl had an ADHD diagnosis, took Adderall, and after about 2 years, it turned out it wasn't ADHD but some compulsive disorder. Is there any information on how many people with an ADHD diagnosis and prescribed treatment are misdiagnosed? It's known that in the USA, people sometimes stretch the truth to get Adderall, but I'm sure you understand my point and the essence of the matter.
   
3. **Dosage** - I have a bit of time left before my next appointment and wonder what I can do (but nothing stupid). My friend, for example, has 30mg CR in the morning and then has those on-demand Medikinet, which keeps him okay later in the day and doesn't cause sleep problems; he's considering switching to Concerta. From my psychiatrist, I basically got the information I already mentioned plus to avoid abusing alcohol. Is there anything I can change in these recommendations to not waste time? If I just take 30mg or 40mg in the morning (of course, gradually and checking the response weekly), am I exposing myself to any problems? I found out on my own that I won't die, but I'm interested in the effectiveness of this treatment, not messing around.
   
4. **A question completely omitted by the psychiatrist, and I didn't get any specific information, which is quite important to me**. In all the DIVA tests, I scored higher in adulthood than in childhood. In the last one, it came out as follows: Summary of symptoms according to DSM-5: I. Attention Deficit: Adulthood: 8/9, Childhood: 7/9 II. Hyperactivity and impulsivity: Adulthood: 9/9, Childhood: 8/9 III. Experienced symptoms are a source of significant problems, manifesting in at least 2 areas of life in both childhood and adulthood. After my own analysis, talking to my mom and sister, it's hard to deny that I had serious problems in areas affected by ADHD plus many “less obvious” symptoms that I learned about from PsychiatraPlus from Mr. Jóźwiak (thanks God he records because books and articles in Poland on the internet are often a disaster) in quite significant intensity. I'm still afraid of cognitive bias and fitting the situation to the thesis.
   

I noticed an increase in many symptoms attributed to ADHD after 2022 (when my father committed suicide, which involved PTSD therapy because I saw a lot, plus a depressive episode). Before, I might have had 2-3 such severe depressive episodes. I skimmed through (I emphasize because I might have missed something that would answer my question, and I don't want to appear lazy coming for a free ready-made solution) meta-analyses (The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder). This fragment intrigued me: "ADHD is rarely caused by a single genetic or environmental risk factor, but most cases of ADHD are caused by the combined effects of many genetic and environmental risks, each having a very small effect."
This, of course, suggested a possible scenario - a father with ADHD + trauma could have exacerbated my symptoms, hence now they are more noticeable to me than before, although it resonates more with me that conditions, tasks, and challenges I face have changed. I didn't observe myself in this regard before; I didn't have the knowledge; I attributed my failures to a different “legend” (I wasn't taught consequences, laziness, lack of discipline, if I tried harder, etc.) than ADHD. Obviously, I'm not so infantile as to expect someone to try to resolve this issue, but based on the current conclusive knowledge, how do you assess my line of thinking, does it hold together? Could I check anything else additionally?
To conclude, I know I need to find a good psychiatrist; I have one in mind, but it's pointless at this moment when I have prescriptions and "recommendations" to schedule and pay for a visit since I'll probably get not very in-depth answers (I also understand doctors don't have 2 hours to give a lecture on how and why things work), rather reassuring and "we'll observe." Whenever something stresses or confuses me, I just try to understand it, and when it turns out that my inherent skepticism activated unnecessarily, the problem disappears from the radar.
I hope someone will guide me to the right materials that will tell me a bit more about these issues. Once again, thank you in advance for any response and time spent just reading this post. If additional questions arise to provide a better answer, I am happy to respond.

Hi!
I hope someone knowledgeable will be able to guide/help me.
I am 22 years old - my problem is that I have been experiencing a strong impostor syndrome from the beginning. I have done the DIVA test three times with different psychologists. Each time I scored high, and basically, everything fits together rationally. I do indeed recognize the impostor symptom in myself. I discussed this with a friend who is finishing psychology studies and also has ADHD, and he supports my perspective.
Additionally, my father, who committed suicide, most likely also struggled with ADHD (based on the DIVA methodology, I asked the family and matched it to events that complicated his life further, plus, of course, chronic depression).Everything was rather stable until 3 days ago when I had bad lack for a psychiatrist (where I did the last DIVA and a specialist was recommended) - an online visit. I don't want to sound conceited (also, I'm not a doctor), but I had the impression that the psychiatrist I consulted often didn't know the answers to my questions and was evasive. He seemed more interested in my money than in helping and understanding me (I have seen 2 psychologists, 2 therapists, and 3 psychiatrists, so I have a comparison whether someone cares or is genuinely interested). I have scheduled my next appointment with a doctor that is leading ADHD treatment here in Poland
Returning to the point, my impostor syndrome flared up additionally when the psychiatrist stated during the interview that "the symptoms I experience are rather mild, or I somehow manage them, otherwise I would have problems with studying and working" (my professional life is okay, but about 4 times below my potential because I have issues with fluctuations in activity - I work intensely for several days, and then have a few days of a depressive period - it's not like manic-depression, it's rather about activity and the ability to motivate myself to do things, not finding less painful activities, etc.). This surprised me because I perceive them differently (and they seem more concrete than just excusing my inefficiencies). So, of course, I continued the previously started research to feel more at ease.
I was prescribed a dosage that seems non-standard: Medikinet 10mg CR daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and I can double it and then report back after finishing.All this has led to many questions and overthinking. The first day, 10mg didn't make much of an impression on me; it settled me a bit, I felt some interest, took the second dose in the afternoon as recommended, and, of course, couldn't sleep (despite 6mg of melatonin).
Yesterday, I took 20mg in the morning and felt the need to organize everything, and I cleaned the whole apartment, including scrubbing under the closet.Despite this, the impostor syndrome is so insidious that I keep wondering if I'm imagining things, over-researched, and adjusted the answers or interpretations of my life and events to fit the thesis.It's generally a terrible issue because I hope that after years of struggling with "depression," it will finally be addressed, and I can stop dealing with such matters and just focus on work - I am 22 years old, and my first visit to a psychiatrist for depression was around 15-16 years old.
Currently, I have the biggest dilemmas in the following areas, and I really hope someone could shed some light or guide me:

1. **Methylphenidate in a person without ADHD** - I couldn't find anything concrete on whether I can verify this - if, for example, I don't have ADHD, how should it affect me vs. someone with ADHD. It's so vaguely described on the internet that it's not clear if there's a concrete way to verify this to avoid questioning my own observations. Obviously, a solid diagnosis like a blood test or MRI for other diseases won't be available, but by nature, I'm a skeptic and need it grounded to sleep peacefully and not get into unnecessary discussions with people who barely understand the subject.
   
2. **Effectiveness of diagnostics** - I haven't encountered any data on how often diagnoses are invalidated. I read on Reddit (unfortunately, there are few better discussion places with a lot of content) that one girl had an ADHD diagnosis, took Adderall, and after about 2 years, it turned out it wasn't ADHD but some compulsive disorder. Is there any information on how many people with an ADHD diagnosis and prescribed treatment are misdiagnosed? It's known that in the USA, people sometimes stretch the truth to get Adderall, but I'm sure you understand my point and the essence of the matter.
   
3. **Dosage** - I have a bit of time left before my next appointment and wonder what I can do (but nothing stupid). My friend, for example, has 30mg CR in the morning and then has those on-demand Medikinet, which keeps him okay later in the day and doesn't cause sleep problems; he's considering switching to Concerta. From my psychiatrist, I basically got the information I already mentioned plus to avoid abusing alcohol. Is there anything I can change in these recommendations to not waste time? If I just take 30mg or 40mg in the morning (of course, gradually and checking the response weekly), am I exposing myself to any problems? I found out on my own that I won't die, but I'm interested in the effectiveness of this treatment, not messing around.
   
4. **A question completely omitted by the psychiatrist, and I didn't get any specific information, which is quite important to me**. In all the DIVA tests, I scored higher in adulthood than in childhood. In the last one, it came out as follows: Summary of symptoms according to DSM-5: I. Attention Deficit: Adulthood: 8/9, Childhood: 7/9 II. Hyperactivity and impulsivity: Adulthood: 9/9, Childhood: 8/9 III. Experienced symptoms are a source of significant problems, manifesting in at least 2 areas of life in both childhood and adulthood. After my own analysis, talking to my mom and sister, it's hard to deny that I had serious problems in areas affected by ADHD plus many “less obvious” symptoms that I learned about from PsychiatraPlus from Mr. Jóźwiak (thanks God he records because books and articles in Poland on the internet are often a disaster) in quite significant intensity. I'm still afraid of cognitive bias and fitting the situation to the thesis.
   

I noticed an increase in many symptoms attributed to ADHD after 2022 (when my father committed suicide, which involved PTSD therapy because I saw a lot, plus a depressive episode). Before, I might have had 2-3 such severe depressive episodes. I skimmed through (I emphasize because I might have missed something that would answer my question, and I don't want to appear lazy coming for a free ready-made solution) meta-analyses (The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder). This fragment intrigued me: "ADHD is rarely caused by a single genetic or environmental risk factor, but most cases of ADHD are caused by the combined effects of many genetic and environmental risks, each having a very small effect."
This, of course, suggested a possible scenario - a father with ADHD + trauma could have exacerbated my symptoms, hence now they are more noticeable to me than before, although it resonates more with me that conditions, tasks, and challenges I face have changed. I didn't observe myself in this regard before; I didn't have the knowledge; I attributed my failures to a different “legend” (I wasn't taught consequences, laziness, lack of discipline, if I tried harder, etc.) than ADHD. Obviously, I'm not so infantile as to expect someone to try to resolve this issue, but based on the current conclusive knowledge, how do you assess my line of thinking, does it hold together? Could I check anything else additionally?
To conclude, I know I need to find a good psychiatrist; I have one in mind, but it's pointless at this moment when I have prescriptions and "recommendations" to schedule and pay for a visit since I'll probably get not very in-depth answers (I also understand doctors don't have 2 hours to give a lecture on how and why things work), rather reassuring and "we'll observe." Whenever something stresses or confuses me, I just try to understand it, and when it turns out that my inherent skepticism activated unnecessarily, the problem disappears from the radar.
I hope someone will guide me to the right materials that will tell me a bit more about these issues. Once again, thank you in advance for any response and time spent just reading this post. If additional questions arise to provide a better answer, I am happy to respond.

Hi!
I hope someone knowledgeable will be able to guide/help me.
I am 22 years old - my problem is that I have been experiencing a strong impostor syndrome from the beginning. I have done the DIVA test three times with different psychologists. Each time I scored high, and basically, everything fits together rationally. I do indeed recognize the impostor symptom in myself. I discussed this with a friend who is finishing psychology studies and also has ADHD, and he supports my perspective.
Additionally, my father, who committed suicide, most likely also struggled with ADHD (based on the DIVA methodology, I asked the family and matched it to events that complicated his life further, plus, of course, chronic depression).Everything was rather stable until 3 days ago when I had bad lack for a psychiatrist (where I did the last DIVA and a specialist was recommended) - an online visit. I don't want to sound conceited (also, I'm not a doctor), but I had the impression that the psychiatrist I consulted often didn't know the answers to my questions and was evasive. He seemed more interested in my money than in helping and understanding me (I have seen 2 psychologists, 2 therapists, and 3 psychiatrists, so I have a comparison whether someone cares or is genuinely interested). I have scheduled my next appointment with a doctor that is leading ADHD treatment here in Poland
Returning to the point, my impostor syndrome flared up additionally when the psychiatrist stated during the interview that "the symptoms I experience are rather mild, or I somehow manage them, otherwise I would have problems with studying and working" (my professional life is okay, but about 4 times below my potential because I have issues with fluctuations in activity - I work intensely for several days, and then have a few days of a depressive period - it's not like manic-depression, it's rather about activity and the ability to motivate myself to do things, not finding less painful activities, etc.). This surprised me because I perceive them differently (and they seem more concrete than just excusing my inefficiencies). So, of course, I continued the previously started research to feel more at ease.
I was prescribed a dosage that seems non-standard: Medikinet 10mg CR daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and I can double it and then report back after finishing.All this has led to many questions and overthinking. The first day, 10mg didn't make much of an impression on me; it settled me a bit, I felt some interest, took the second dose in the afternoon as recommended, and, of course, couldn't sleep (despite 6mg of melatonin).
Yesterday, I took 20mg in the morning and felt the need to organize everything, and I cleaned the whole apartment, including scrubbing under the closet.Despite this, the impostor syndrome is so insidious that I keep wondering if I'm imagining things, over-researched, and adjusted the answers or interpretations of my life and events to fit the thesis.It's generally a terrible issue because I hope that after years of struggling with "depression," it will finally be addressed, and I can stop dealing with such matters and just focus on work - I am 22 years old, and my first visit to a psychiatrist for depression was around 15-16 years old.
Currently, I have the biggest dilemmas in the following areas, and I really hope someone could shed some light or guide me:

1. **Methylphenidate in a person without ADHD** - I couldn't find anything concrete on whether I can verify this - if, for example, I don't have ADHD, how should it affect me vs. someone with ADHD. It's so vaguely described on the internet that it's not clear if there's a concrete way to verify this to avoid questioning my own observations. Obviously, a solid diagnosis like a blood test or MRI for other diseases won't be available, but by nature, I'm a skeptic and need it grounded to sleep peacefully and not get into unnecessary discussions with people who barely understand the subject.
   
2. **Effectiveness of diagnostics** - I haven't encountered any data on how often diagnoses are invalidated. I read on Reddit (unfortunately, there are few better discussion places with a lot of content) that one girl had an ADHD diagnosis, took Adderall, and after about 2 years, it turned out it wasn't ADHD but some compulsive disorder. Is there any information on how many people with an ADHD diagnosis and prescribed treatment are misdiagnosed? It's known that in the USA, people sometimes stretch the truth to get Adderall, but I'm sure you understand my point and the essence of the matter.
   
3. **Dosage** - I have a bit of time left before my next appointment and wonder what I can do (but nothing stupid). My friend, for example, has 30mg CR in the morning and then has those on-demand Medikinet, which keeps him okay later in the day and doesn't cause sleep problems; he's considering switching to Concerta. From my psychiatrist, I basically got the information I already mentioned plus to avoid abusing alcohol. Is there anything I can change in these recommendations to not waste time? If I just take 30mg or 40mg in the morning (of course, gradually and checking the response weekly), am I exposing myself to any problems? I found out on my own that I won't die, but I'm interested in the effectiveness of this treatment, not messing around.
   
4. **A question completely omitted by the psychiatrist, and I didn't get any specific information, which is quite important to me**. In all the DIVA tests, I scored higher in adulthood than in childhood. In the last one, it came out as follows: Summary of symptoms according to DSM-5: I. Attention Deficit: Adulthood: 8/9, Childhood: 7/9 II. Hyperactivity and impulsivity: Adulthood: 9/9, Childhood: 8/9 III. Experienced symptoms are a source of significant problems, manifesting in at least 2 areas of life in both childhood and adulthood. After my own analysis, talking to my mom and sister, it's hard to deny that I had serious problems in areas affected by ADHD plus many “less obvious” symptoms that I learned about from PsychiatraPlus from Mr. Jóźwiak (thanks God he records because books and articles in Poland on the internet are often a disaster) in quite significant intensity. I'm still afraid of cognitive bias and fitting the situation to the thesis.
   

I noticed an increase in many symptoms attributed to ADHD after 2022 (when my father committed suicide, which involved PTSD therapy because I saw a lot, plus a depressive episode). Before, I might have had 2-3 such severe depressive episodes. I skimmed through (I emphasize because I might have missed something that would answer my question, and I don't want to appear lazy coming for a free ready-made solution) meta-analyses (The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder). This fragment intrigued me: "ADHD is rarely caused by a single genetic or environmental risk factor, but most cases of ADHD are caused by the combined effects of many genetic and environmental risks, each having a very small effect."
This, of course, suggested a possible scenario - a father with ADHD + trauma could have exacerbated my symptoms, hence now they are more noticeable to me than before, although it resonates more with me that conditions, tasks, and challenges I face have changed. I didn't observe myself in this regard before; I didn't have the knowledge; I attributed my failures to a different “legend” (I wasn't taught consequences, laziness, lack of discipline, if I tried harder, etc.) than ADHD. Obviously, I'm not so infantile as to expect someone to try to resolve this issue, but based on the current conclusive knowledge, how do you assess my line of thinking, does it hold together? Could I check anything else additionally?
To conclude, I know I need to find a good psychiatrist; I have one in mind, but it's pointless at this moment when I have prescriptions and "recommendations" to schedule and pay for a visit since I'll probably get not very in-depth answers (I also understand doctors don't have 2 hours to give a lecture on how and why things work), rather reassuring and "we'll observe." Whenever something stresses or confuses me, I just try to understand it, and when it turns out that my inherent skepticism activated unnecessarily, the problem disappears from the radar.
I hope someone will guide me to the right materials that will tell me a bit more about these issues. Once again, thank you in advance for any response and time spent just reading this post. If additional questions arise to provide a better answer, I am happy to respond.