"Dexedrine" | ADHD Information

Anyone here currently taking Dexedrine ... would like pro's/ con's you have experienced....I went to a new doctor last week. I explained to him about my brief trial of adderall XR..( I started out on 20 mg per day for the first few weeks it worked great then nothing.. I explained to doc that it wasn't working like it did the first 3 weeks , she upped my dosage to 25, then 30. with nothing working. so I decided to quit it all together. That was over a year ago. My new doc seems to think I was overmedicated to start with.. Adderall is the only drug that I have ever been prescribed besides dexedrine, I have never taken any other meds except Tylenol/Motrin.. I am 30 years old and in excellent physical shape. I just cannot concentrate or focus to finish anything that I start... I am really concerned about taking the dexedrine because I play basketball 4-5 days a week and I am afraid of droping dead of a heart attack.. My physician has suggested that I only take the med at 8am and noon. he says that it will not effect my physical activity in the evening...any info will be appreciatedMy daughter takes Dexedrine in the afternoon as a "booster" when her Adderall XR wears off.  I was told it's the generic form of Adderall, not the extended XR version, just plain Adderall.  So it would be a shorter lasting medication, about 4 hours is what we saw for it's effectiveness.  So in that respect I think your doctor has at least listened to your concerns.  There are many options out there though, we've gone through a few medication changes but have been happy where we are now.  Hopefully this one will work for you, but don't give up if it doesn't.  It can open up an entirely different world for you!