ok here is my deliema: i was told that if you "speed" from a stim that it means you do not have ADD. ok?
so when i was taking adderall xr 10 mgs only i felt revved up inside but hid it well on the outside, but inside i felt totally wired.
i changed over to concerta and on 18 mgs never really felt it to that extreme as with the adderall xr. ok...so today i went to the 27 mgs of concerta and i took it around 8:30 and around 1:00 or so i started feeling that revved up feeling inside again.
i took my blood pressure and it is 143/96!!! i wonder if that is why i feel so revved up inside, i feel like i am ready to go into major overdrive and just take off down the highway of life! lol..
so i was told that because of this feeling it means i am NOT ADD??? buuuuuut....it is listed also as side effects! anxiety, restlessness, irritable, etc...some of how i feel inside and i am talking very fast and doing things very fast as if some one stuck a nickle in me, and now i have an awful headache and i worry it is from the high blood pressure or just the meds.
i have pills i can take for anxiety which also double as high blood pressure pills so i took one a while ago and i am hoping that it will settle me down some..
my dh has said he will pay for this brain spect scan!!! i am soo excited to get it done now so then i will know for sure if i am even treating the right thing or not!!
any input would be so greatly apprecitaed!!!
i also have that same effect with generic adderrall and the xr. i don't believe that what your describing means that you don't have add. the drug is a stimulant. everyone reacts differently to meds ask your doc. about other meds maybe the dosage of what you're taking is wrong . sometimes i believe you can feel worse if the dosage is not enough. it requires a lot of experimenting. also sometimes meds just don't give the result desired at all. the side effectrs can also outweigh the benefits. i totally understand your dilema. i'm still weighing the benefits over the negatives and i've been doing this for 2 years. another thing to remember is that the reactions that you can get from stimulant meds can vary depending on many factors like adequate sleep on a consistent basis, diet , exercise, external stress. you really have to be self aware.
i know it's tough,. do you have a counselor that specializes in add. is your doc. a specialist? take your time and don't give up. let us know how you're doing.