marley11

Hi, I have been researching about adderall for a couple hours now since I was diagnosed again with having ADD. Within my research I read your blog about how kids take it to just get high or have the energy to get through school. You really got me pumped because I know that I have had ADD for a long time but I am just now being diagnosed at age 28. My point being is I got through college just fine!

What I wanted to ask you is, I read somewhere that is ADD is untreated for a long period of time, like for example a doctor did not notice it until you were an adult, does that mean that the adderall will not work? He only started me on 10mg a day to see how it goes but I am just a little freaked out and would like to know someone elses experience on this medication as being an adult, having already gone through big life changes.

My ADD has become so bad, I mean as bad to the point where I have almost lost a 3rd job now because I cannot keep my mouth shut. I am impulsive, I cannot listen to anyone speak and when they do speak to me I try and find something to do-like staple a stack of papers in the office or something. I just hope you know where I am coming from since I am an adult, kind of set in my ways in certain aspects in my life, so I am hoping this will help me change. If you have a chance to tell me about your first experience and how it worked for you that would be amazing!

Oh, and since the doc is starting me on 10mg should I split it in half so I have two doses? Just wondering. Hopefully you remember your message from 2010 because it is still hitting the hearts of people to this day.

rockstar45177

To all who are suffering from ADD or ADHD or any LD or Mental Illness .

You do not have to go on meds in order to treat the problems you are having.

There is another way to treat them without side effects.

It's called Neurofeedback. Google Neurofeedback in your area to find a provider.

Unlike Meds you don't have to be dependent on them in order to see results.

You learn to treat the source of the problem and not treat the symptoms.

After 40 sessions the changes that you have made stay and you only really need to go back
for check ups every now and then.

lisztserve

You need to be working closely with a physician with lots of knowledge & experience with ADHD treatment and meds. Probably not a GP, but a neurologist or psychiatrist. In the first weeks especially, a competent dr will calibrate and adjust dosage and/or prescribe one of the many alternatives to adderall now available. This is NOT something to try to self-dose via Google. Heart palpitations are serious and need to be addressed by a professional.

Some research suggests that daily physical exercise helps students with ADHD to focus, but does not eliminate the usefulness of proper meds.

mllekpf

That is so much adderall.

Typical dosage is 10-20 mg twice a day.

I wouldn't recommend playing with your dosage too much without consulting your doctor. Remember that it's a byproduct of methamphetamines and is potentially dangerous. If you can't see the benefit of taking it, then maybe it's not for you.

Also, adderall has never really worked for curing exhaustion exactly. For me, when I have to stay up all night, adderall will keep me from falling asleep in class, but I'm wired and emotional and stressed out. For days when you don't get sleep, keep your dosage the same and try other methods to cure your exhaustion. Adderall is for concentration and motivation, but too much is actually distracting.

SKATELIFE

My reccomendation about adderal.. take. small. doses. only. I popped two 20 mg before i went to school one day, and i was feeling really energized. till about lunch.. one of my friends looked at me and asked why i was so pale.. i said it was because i was sick. and my friend, not knowing i did adderal, said he could tell that i was definatley on something.. it was terrible. the negative experiences i was having was fatigue, heavy breathing, barely could feel my heart beating, black outs, trouble walking.. ya it got pretty bad. so, take this in small doses please. DONT BE STUPID!!

SKATELIFE

oh and *****.. that is all.

SKATELIFE

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StarWatcher

I was prescribed a bunch of Adderall by a psychiatrist I used to see who thought I had A.D.H.D. I stopped taking them once I stopped seeing her. I hated how the decrease in energy and decrease in appetite made me feel worse, since I came to see her to solve other problems and she didn't try to help me fix those.

I don't even know if I'm official diagnosed with A.D.H.D. or not. When the psychiatrist was talking to my father about it I... er... wasn't paying attention. Partially because she was speaking in Vietnamese.

august5253

@mllekpf adderall is NOT a methamphetamine its an AMPHETAMINE not crystal meth. Those are 2 very different things
To everyone else with concerns on meds i advise you do your own research with credibility. Sorry i couldnt let ignorant people give false.information.