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Old Jun 11, 2009, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JRock123 View Post
I have had ADD all my life, when I was younger I was RX'd Dexadrine and took that until I graduated HS and never had any problems on that med. I found in my adult life my untreated ADD was affecting me in negative ways at home and at work. I was recently put on Adderral XR 30mg's. I just started Sat. morning and wonder if the drug has to take time to build up working on you. How long until you were able to see some positive change or even knew it was there?

Thanks so much,
Jenn
Adderall never really worked for me, even after i was on 30 mg in the morning and 10 mg generic mixed amphetamines in the afternoon. If it has an effect, you should notice pretty soon after starting, and if I remember correctly, I think 30 mg is considered a fairly substantial dose - i don't think they usually prescribe more than 40 mg.

If you don't find it's working, you might want to try Concerta - i have had noticeably better success with that.