Hi Zack,
actually, Charles is right you have to ask your doctor about it.
and I think I am too have undiagnosed ADHD, to be honest, I don’t know if it is one of the reasons why I get hooked on this gambling addiction or if it is the other way around.
recently I am reading more books about gambling treatment, and I read your post I remembered a paragraph about it in “Treating Gambling Problems” by (William G. McCown, William A. Howatt).
I will put the paragraph down for your information, finally, your doctor should give you the correct answer.
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Of special note is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). People
with ADHD are much more likely to have gambling problems. Clinicians tend
to avoid stimulants for the treatment of ADHD in gamblers, because many gamblers
have another addictive disorder. However, evidence from cocaine addiction
suggests that the pharmacological treatment of ADHD does not cause
relapse. In fact, aggressive treatment may reduce illicit drug use.
Excluding cigarette smoking, concurrent substance abuse problems are common
in as many as 50 percent of people with gambling problems, either presently
or by history. It makes little sense to treat only the most serious problem and not
treat the coexisting addictive disorder. All addictive disorders warrant treatment
simultaneously, regardless of whether there are conflicting bureaucracies
involved!”
and
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and problem or pathological gambling
often appear together, though no one knows why for sure (Petry, 2005b).
There is no evidence that treatment with stimulant medication, such as Ritalin,
is associated with relapse. On the contrary, evidence from AOD studies suggests
that proper treatment of ADHD may help clients to experience fewer relapses
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