Sherri

Hi, I have 3 children, (girls) my 17 year old, has ADHD, and my 13 year old also. My oldest daughter who is 20 years old, has been very close with her sisters, she doesn't have the symptoms for ADHD. My oldest daughter and her father, (my ex-husband), at their house, has "not" seen any signs of ADHD in my two youngest daughters. My 17 year old, was on "Ritilin" 10mg., when she was 13-14, this made her very sleepy, so her doctor took her off of it, and didn't prescribe her with anything else, and she hasn't been back to her doctor since, for ADHD. My ex-husband claimed that she doesn't have ADHD, now her symptoms are worse then ever. My 13 year old has not been on any medication, but right now, her school is seeing serious signs of ADD. I as their mother, have serious symptoms of adult ADHD, and I'm on "Adderall XR" 20mg., and I also feel I need a higher dose per day. My question to you is, "Does anyone in your family have any signs of ADHD" ? The reason I ask is, that if you have ADHD, you can "see the signs in others", and be able to tell if this child is ADHD. Also he may need to stop taking the "Prozac", because I was on prozac, and I had to stop taking with Adderall XR. If you even know someone who is ADHD, and is on medication, let this person come into contact with your husband's son, then they will be able to see signs, if any at all. There is a "Assessment Test" online for ADHD, go to " Web MD", and ask him these questions, and they rate your answers, and give you a score, to let you know the level he is, and just how serious it is, or if he even has ADHD at all. You can copy this test, and the score, and show to his doctor. This may help !!

Hi I can relate to your problem, I'm 46 also. I always had ADHD, since early childhood, I had problems with forgetfulness, and I have serious mood swings, I took "Strattera", which made me feel sick, and I felt sleepy. Before, I took "prozac" for depression, this seemed to work for me, but I quit taking, because with the "Adderall XR", you will have the mood swings, and other symptoms, taking both, my doctor told me. My question to you is, "Are you going through menopause ? This sounds like with me, I had a lot of mood swings, because of menopause. My doctor told me, it was best if I just took the "Estragen" and not the "Prozac". You may need to ask for a "hormone medication" to take for mood swings, this you can take with "Adderall XR". This seems to help other symptoms as well.

I just started taking "Adderall XR", my doctor prescribed, 2 weeks ago, I am in my 40's, I used to take "Dexedrine" (5mg) once daily, and this was in 1996-1997. I haven't taken anything since then. He told me that this is a form of "Dexedrine", this really worked for me back then, but I having some problems with my dosage on Adderall XR, because I'm taking "20mg" to start with, and after 6 hours it doesn't seem to be working for me, and I am really tired afterwards, I go to bed really early like 7 pm., to where I'm so very sleepy I cannot stay awake. I take at 5 am. and I start work at 6 am., works fine up until 11 am. I can focus on my work without any distractions, then after eating a small lunch, (decrease in appetite), I feel like its not working for me. I am overweight like about 75 pounds, so the weight seems to be coming off, which is a good thing, only after 6 hours, I have no energy. I realize I work long hours, sometimes 10 hour shifts, but "before" taking any medication, I was never this tired before, is this normal, is this medication suppose to make you so tired, or should I take a higher dosage, and will a higher dosage make me even more tired ? (very confused). "Please Help". Thanks !