I figured this is probably the forum most visited by P.C. members with the most experience using stimulant medications. Can you tell me a little about your experience?

I am having a horrible time with not being able to stay awake during the day. I'm desperately looking for something to believe in as a possible remedy - even just a partial remedy.

I'm depressed and anxious. I feel half-dead, until the evening rolls around. Last night I went to the local psychiatric center out of complete desperation. They seemed to think there was nothing wrong with me that merited a nighttime visit to the psych hospital crisis unit. They didn't actually tell me to "Get lost!" They said I could go on a waiting list and maybe see a pdoc in a month or two. So it was like, "Here's your hat . . . What's your hurry . . . there's the door."

I have little money, but I'm thinking of just going to a psychiatrist in the community - if I have to pay by taking out a loan. But to make that investment, I'm trying to find out, if there is really a drug - like a stimulant - that could make a real impact on my situation.

Maybe some of you have depression and/or sleep problems along with your attention deficit problem. So maybe the stimulant drug helped you with more than one thing?

I'ld be grateful for anything you can teach me about using stimulant drugs.