Question for problemed posters
I havent, i've only been on Adderall, so if theres anyone out there who loved it and then found something even better, i am all ears!
Christi
For those of u complaining about the effects of add on your life.....Have you tried all the meds yet? no.i don't want to take meds. so i'm just here to remind all those ex-Adders just what they have escaped from... so that they don't become complacent or ungrateful!
i don't want to take meds. i don't want to suppress my ADD i want to work with it. i want to find a way to exist being fully blown ADD that doesn't mean i am also living in the gutter. i still believe it is possible --- just that i haven't found the way yet.
I haven't tried all of them, I stopped when I found one that worked. 
Wellbutrin - sent me spinning around in circles and made my ADHD worse.
Straterra - mild improvement in mood, did zip for my concentration.
Ritalin - great improvement in concentration, but it only lasted me 2 hours instead of 6.
Adderall - works great, haven't needed to try anything else.
And even with meds that work, there is no magic pill. I still have ADHD, I still act ADHD. I am simply more aware and able to actually use coping skills when medicated. When my meds wear off, my ability to even remember a coping skill goes with it.
I use meds only sometimes - and when I do they help me with many things requiring focus. For me, they are only part of the answer though.
Counseling helped a lot. Also, seeing my brain activity images (while doing different things) helped because it provided me with pictures - something concrete that I could understand - and visualize when I'm trying to figure out why I'm doing this or that. By understanding it, I can overcome it somewhat.
After I was diagnosed, I still had to accept it, figure out coping strategies, get over the emotional issues associated with living with this, take responsibility for it, etc. These things took a LONG time.
Then, after that, after I felt ready - I had to wait for doors to start to open. Even though ready - opportunities didnt just reopen after all of those burned bridges.
It's a long process - perhaps to some extent a never ending process - to "getting there." However, on the bright side, nearly everyone I know has some sort of chronic issue that they're dealing with - this is just one of life's challenges that I get to work with.
I've tried Adderal, it worked great for a while.
I tried herbal supplements, they worked great for a while.
I tried Concerta and it made me depressed for a week.
I tried crawling exercises and they have helped me very much. I am hoping that they continue and don't wear off like my meds did for me.
I've tried...
Paxil
buspar
prozac
xanax
valium
elivil
others I don't remember
ritalin
adderal
provigil
concerta
effexor
wellbutin
and lastly
cymbalta
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