I am just wondering what medication has helped you the most? I am on Adderall Xr and it really seems to work. But since we dont have the hyper part should we be taking meds like adderall?

Adderall has really helped me. Although, the only other med I have tried is dexedrine. THat was horrible! My son also takes adderall. It has helped him as well. He tried concerta, and I don't remember the exact term so I won't even try, but it had an opposite effect. He was talking, jumping around class, left to the restroom without permission (never done that). I had to go pick him up early. He is the inattentive/impulsive type.

I'm inattentive and I found that Adderall XR, Concerta and Focalin XR all work about the same for me. I think I prefer the Concerta/Focalin slightly because I seem to tolerate it better.

Ritalin LA didn't work so well for me, and I don't understand why. Maybe the dosage was too low.

I am taking Dexedrine and it has helped concentration a lot, reading ability and it has helped with sleep. One of the problems I encountered was not being able to turn off my thoughts at night. I believe Dexedrine has helped with that to.

Methylphenidate (Ritalin etc) and Dexedrine are not just for the hyperactivity. It works for all three subtypes, hyperactive, inattentive and the combines hyper/inatentive types. They are all caused by low dopamine levels (why that is we don't know).

Katatak

I'm inattentive and I take Adderall XR. So far it's worked good for me.:)

I'm the inattentive type, but I also suffer from depression so Strattera helps me out because it's also an anti-depressant.

I love Adderall. I'm combined, but I think Adderall has actually made me a bit MORE impulsive. Or maybe I'm just more aware of it now :rolleyes:.

I am inattentive and have been on Adderall IR since diagnosis. It's worked great for me!

Although we're not hyper, our brains go a bizillion miles an hour - Adderall has definitely helped it S L O W down.

Adderall helps concentration and focus and that is what inattentive basicly is so I don't see why not. I would think the hyperness would increase when taking a stimulant but maybe I'm wrong.

I am taking Strattera now and it seems to really be working.

Ritalin caused too much rage in me and made my heart beat too fast. Also, I didn't find my concentration any better from it.

I've been on Adderall and Ritalin and Ritalin seems to work the best for me and I am the inattentive type. Switching BACK to RITalin from adderall was like night and day but everyone is different.

I was recently diagnosed inattentive add. I had depression as well probably

from the undiagnosed add until I am 22. The psychiatrist first tried upping the

Prozac, that didn't do any good, couldn't even wait a month he suggested to

see him, was in the next week. He has giving me generic Ritalin. It hasn't been

doing much...makes me sleepy, and I'm on day 2 now and in class I thought I

felt more distracted than before. I was motivated physically, not mentally.

Hasn't touched my appetite either. Anyway, I'm sure I will be back to see him

to try Adderall which I think has better success rate.