Jamie~
All I have to say is me too! Feels so good to know you're not the only one out there who feels like you're losing it, huh! I too have recently been diagnosed, and myself joined this forum yesterday! I took 25 xr for the past month and only noticed a little bit of change in the first week or so. Now, nothing. I'm going to change doctors and ask about concerta because I'm getting tics w/the adderall. Don't want to deal with those, so of course I'm ready to switch, come on, fix the problem, come on, let's get results, come on we have to figure this thing out, come on......let me feel that euphoric feeling of being able to concentrate with that mind that is "all together there". My, wouldn't that be nice! It's still my dream too, I think it just takes patience, and lots of it, for us to see results. WE WANT THE BOTTOM LINE, AND THAT MEANS RESULTS NOW!
~g girl
Everyone is different but I found that I needed way more Adderall than the doctor initially thought. When I finally got the dose right (I just kept increasing gradually), it worked much better than Concerta.Keep us informed how the switch to Concerta works for you please.i started taking adderall last week on tuesday 10 mg in the am didnt feel much difference i went to see my therapist for the first time on monday and he had the doctor up it to 20 mg and told me to give it a few weeks i feel a little bit different but not the wam i have been hearing about she also put me on ambien 10 mg at night because for years i couldnt fall asleep easy like laying in bed for hours just thinking about anything and everything i could but it dont seem to be working last night i took it at 10 pm and was up till 200am i really need to sleep lol i have to get up with kids at 600 am and im like a zombie i have suffered for a long time with add and i have known i have had it but i think i was so afraid of people looking at me differently and feeling like such a failure but when i started seeing it in my kids it was time to get help also causing problems in my relationship with my husband he was getting so frustrated with me we have been together for 12 years and he has put up with me for that long but he finally told me enough is enough go get some help sorry this was so long any input would be appreciated
thanks jamie
oh yes how familiar! I askeed my shrink about add a while ago and she gave me some pamphlets. I showed 'em to my friends and they just laughed because I needed a doctor to say the obvious. We did the quiz thing on monday (I knew how it would score, and I knew the drugs would help, but I still felt really uncomfortable with it). when she graded it she actually laughed at my modesty and put some 'yes'es next to my 'no's.
now I'm on adderall and it worked great right off the bat. no "high" no buzz, I was just able to concentrate. but I haven't been able to sleepsince then. I'm not tired, I just feel like a mental zombie. I can see it too, b'c when I drive I'll have trouble shifting and stiff like that, even though I'm wide awake.
so, I guess we're all together in living in our own crazy worlds. Good luck with your husband and kids.