Posted by amyw on July 13, 2001, at 10:08:17
I am writing about my 19 year old son who I have written about before. He is has ADD and some OCD and depression and his experience is that adderall worked great for about a month and then pooped out and the same thing with concerta after two weeks. He feels as if his brain is not working correctly nad has trouble thinking and having any initiative at all. He had had a binge eating disorder that has been a lot better, but this lack of mental energy is awful. He also is on zoloft 50 mgs and has tried so many things. The dosage has been upped and changed and it is as if he gets immune to it. We have tried many docs and are just trying a new one who is open to our ideas - how unusual that is......
He also seems to do worse when he drinks diet soda and seems to be very chemically sensitive. Please write back if you ahve had experience with this. THere is a phenomenon where people build up a tolerance to stimulants, but he is getting pretty dioscouraged.
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