[Miswimmy1]

I am in a quandary here. I am looking for a new ADHD medication. I would say that I have moderate to severe ADHD. one of the biggest issues that I have is a little bit of the H. The stimulant medications so far haven't worked for me. I have tried Concerta and methalyn. I have also tried the non-stimulant Strattera. The issue with the stimulants was that it raised heart rate too high, and as I am an athlete, it was dangerous. it also worsened by anxiety. the issue was Strattera was that I was on the max dose and still not getting enough benefit. So my question is, has anyone tried a stimulant that has not worked, and then tried another stimulant that has worked? I know that Concerta and methalyn are not in the same family as adderall, although they are all stimulants. I have only heard good things about Adderall, And I was hoping that maybe even though those did not work, Adderall might. But I do not want to waste my time trying Adderall if there is no point since they are all stimulants.

[Eliza Jane]

Idk how common this is, but my husband was on strattera (non-stimulant) with a stimulant. I'm wondering if that might be a good solution for you because you'd get the benefits of strattera and so maybe you could get by with just a tiny bit of the stimulant (and therefore the stimulant side effects).

EJ

[~JD~]

I think it's pretty damn hard to lose focus while on Adderall.
It's definitely one of the most effective focus-boosters out there,
and the usual issue is that you end up too focused and sorta drone out.

Also note that Adderall will definitely make your anxiety worse. It made my
loads worse, and wasn't really worth the positive effects it was having.

[cool09]

What does you Dr. say? Adderall and ritalin are a little different. Adderall (very small dose) helped my agitation on occasion but when it wore off after 6-7 hrs it would make me pretty agitated, nervous, give me hot flashes.

[Miswimmy1]

Originally Posted by Eliza Jane

Idk how common this is, but my husband was on strattera (non-stimulant) with a stimulant. I'm wondering if that might be a good solution for you because you'd get the benefits of strattera and so maybe you could get by with just a tiny bit of the stimulant (and therefore the stimulant side effects).

EJ

Thank you for the suggestion. I suggested this to my doctor and this is what we are going to try.

[sunrise]

Originally Posted by Miswimmy1

The issue with the stimulants was that it raised heart rate too high, and as I am an athlete, it was dangerous.

Even if Adderall helps with your ADHD, it is likely it will raise your heart rate too, because it is a stimulant. I take Wellbutrin for ADHD.

[Nobodyandnothing]

My son was prescribed the Daytrana patch. It releases slowly throughout the day. Don't know if this is a possibility for you.

[nikki1992]

I'm having issues with ADHD meds too. I'm on Adderall XR right now, and it seems to be the best so far. I tried Strattera first and it just made me shaky and weird and I slept like 4 hours a night. Then I tried Intuniv (which is actually a blood press med - and a downer - somehow that's good for ADD?). That just made me sleep all the time. Then we did Adderall XR 15mg - made me sleepy. So he decreased to Adderall XR 10 mg - no focus. So, now I'm waiting on my 20 mg meds to see if it will work. I am an athlete as well, so being all tweaked out is NOT something I want. Adderall for some reason, doesn't do that. It calms me. What I'd really like is the IR not the XR, but my doc does not agree. If you are truly ADHD (from what I've learned) a stimulant will have the opposite effect. And I also have anxiety as well - not completely sure Adderall is good for that, but it hasn't been too bad.