Posted by Charlotte on April 2, 2002, at 7:14:03
In reply to Re: OK - now taking Adderall / Wellbutrin -- what » Charlotte, posted by kazoo on April 1, 2002, at 21:46:23
My question was a bit like, "Are we having fun yet?"
I just don't know how someone with ADD on a stimulant is supposed to respond (ideally) so that both the doctor and I know I'm taking the right dosage. I could *observe* my son and brother respond to Ritalin when they were small because they weren't hyper anymore. I'm not hyper to begin with.
With Ritalin, there was a small response that resulted in focus and concentration -- but it wasn't anything like "Wow! That's working!" and the headaches and sleepiness weren't realy worth that.
At least with the Adderall there are no headaches, but I"m not really feeling anything. At all. Seems to me that I should just save my money and take nothing.
So I guess I hoped someone with ADD could have told me how they felt when they knew the medication was right, was working. Or maybe stimulants really don't do much of anything for ADD w/o hyperactivity -- or for me specifically.
Because, yeah, I know how *not depressed* should feel - I meant ADD and optimum response.
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