Adderall and other meds..... | ADHD Information

I will be be taking the generic Adderall soon.. (bad cold and taking cold meds)  and I have a question about other meds that I am on. I take topamax for my moods and trazodone for sleep. I would love to get off the topamax as I don't feel I remember things very well and etc...(side effect of it)  How does Adderall help with mood swings? Does anyone have experience with that? I have been reading the board for awhile and I can relate to many things people have written... I have 3 teen-agers and I have been fighting this for a decade with different anti-depressants that haven't worked. Switched doctors and she wants me to try this...My house is still a mess, laundry is 6 ft high, I let the machine take the phone calls....My thinking is not clear at all...sleep alot...I can't even get a condolescence card out to my friend whose family member died....should have gone to the funeral.... Anyway, enough of that....Also, as I am looking at the script bottle....the manu is Barr....I haven't read many positives....does anyone have any positives? She is starting me at 10 mg for 6 days then another 10 mg after that...When I go back she said she will talk to me about extended.......I think????? Thanks for reading.....CAS

CAS:

I know how you feel! I can relate to everything you said in your post but the meds help make things less pronounced and I notice a difference when I haven't taken them.

I have had good luck with Barr after recently switching over from another generic. It is more even for me and doesn't seem to get me as "amped" up. While I am on it, I don't experience any mood swings but I can get a bit irritable when the meds wear off...however, the irritablity is a lot less than on the meds I took before.

I hope that you have as good of an experience as I have on the Barr, we're all different in how we respond to medication so it is worth a try. Keep pushin' on!

Master Mind

I have not had experience with the meds you are on.

I want to welcome you to the forum.

Try the ADHD MEDICATIONS site on the main forum where you log on.

i personally really do not care for adderall at all. symptoms of add and depression are often confused by doctors. make sure the doctor giving you the topamax and adderall is qualified. methylphenidate is a stimulant, therefore crappy moods and feelings are stimulated. if your add medicine is making you wirey then it's not doing it's job properly (try something different). also i've found that a 12 hr time release (like concerta or focalin) tablet cuts down on your ups and downs for the day. an up and down roller coaster ride. i have the same energy probs and lack of motivation but i'm add/adhd comnbined type. i take max dosage and if i didn't i would crumble. not to sound addicted b/c i've taken breaks for several weeks at a time just to make sure of course under doctors care that i wasn't. good luck and who cares about the damn clothes. put them in the dryer with a damp towel and bye bye wrinkles and your good. good luck