hello all, my name is jay. im 25 years old. i was diagnosed with adhd about 4 months ago. at first i really didnt understand what it was all about but continuously read the net to attempt at understanding it better.

i was first started on a medication called desipramine. i took it before i went to bed. found myself waking up early in the morning with the feeling of a light switch being flicked on in my head... drove me nuts cause it took me forever to fall asleep and then id wake up a few hours later without the chance of sleeping again. after a few weeks i began to get rather iritable on that med. i was freaking out all the time and never felt happy. doctor pulled me off that med and then placed me on dexedrine.

my g/f is a nurse and knows all about the meds i am taking but felt rather upset i was to be on an amphetamine. but the med does help. she is glad i have it now because i dont "flip out" nearly as often and maintain a more positive attitude. i actually listen to her now... and i have got the same results from my boss at work. i dont talk all day and get more work done, not negative.

ok..... yeah......im already sick of typing this and think that the format or my layout is all wrong. bah... its 1:30 am and the meds are totally wearing off. but its ok....

i was told that i would not sleep as good on dexedrine but figure this out....I SLEEP GREAT!!! i fall asleep in as little as 10 minutes!!! no more hours of restlesness. im still a pain to wake up.. not that im hard to wake up but im hard to get up... im rediculously hard to get out of bed.....alarm going off every 10 min for 2 hours then i shut it off and wake up at 2 pm...bah

well the question is..... i am currently taking 20 mg of dexedrine when i wake up then 10 more about 4-5 hours later. what gets me is that i never feel the first dose. i feel the second about 1.5 hours after taking it. ok and by "feeling" i mean that i dont feel angry or worried all the time, im more positive.

i have tried eating at different times and yet i still dont get any help from the med till the second dose... its upsetting... i feel liek im on the edge of a break down or like im going to explode with anger. prolly over nothing too...all i want is a lil patients... i had great parents and i would never blame them for how my inner anger can be but they have taught me to deal with it but it makes all my thoughts turn so evil....endless madness.

please tell me why the med doesnt ever work in the am... im living a horrible morning and afternoon life thats more negative than i really need. sometimes i wish i never took the med and i would know what i was missing out on... cause now its seems so much harder to deal with.

sorry for the long writing. i tried to break it apart as much as i could cause if you are liek me then it makes it a lil bit easier to read. and i dont even want to read what i have just typed......sorry for all the typo's aswell im a very impatient person and i can already feel the heat of impatiency kicking in...

make my med work......

I would suggest you talk to your dr. again. It could be that the dosage just isn't right yet. It took me about 3-6 months of slowly increasing the dose and adding an anti-depressant to find a combination that works. There are so many options for medications, have patience...you've made it this far and it will get better!

Kim

Playing with the dosage might be a good idea. Kim's example is typical - it takes a while to find the right dosage. ARe you on "regular release" dexedrine or a "sustained release" version (spansules) because that will make a difference too. I find that I need a little more in the AM then in the afternoon so I take 20mg in the morning, and then 15mg at noon and another 15mg at 4pm if I feel I need it - often I'll only take 10mg or skip the last dose altogether.
Talk to your doctor about this, of course, but I'd guess that he/she will give you some guidelines to follow and then let you adjust your dosage til you find what works best for you.
Good luck,
Greg

i will be talking to my doctor but i only can see him once a month and my next visit is on the 28th of jan. i will see what he has to say about it. but thanks for the info