Me again!lol:) Thank God for this forum, I am new to Adderall and ADD, this forum answered my questions most of the time and I am glad to see that my experience with ADD and Adderall is similar to lots of people here.

I didn't knew much about ADD before. I was always sleepy, not having much energy, having problem to focus...I thought it was only me, that was the way I am, that I was lazy. I was suprise to find out that what I had was called ADD and I was not alone.

I take Adderall and I am glad to find something finally work for me. I try lots of things before and nothing work. The good side of Adderall is when I take it I got a bit more energy, I am able to focus, I am more interested in things, I can do more, I also talk more. I don't know if I am alone in this but I saw that Adderall make me say some stuffs that I will not usualy say, when I don't take it, I usually censure my self more, when I take it it make me less shy and sometime I will say things that I would not usually say when I don't take Adderall. When I am not on Adderall I thought why I said the things I said the other day, I should had not. Well the things I said is nothing bad really lol:), it just make me less shy. I also babelled a lot and I talked fast. I don't feel high, I just feel normal, more in control when I take Adderall.

The bad side of Adderall is that we seem to need higher and higher dose and we can developpe a tolerance, that's scary. Also when it wear off I feel terrible, I feel angry and edgy, worst then when I don't take Adderall, well that was before thank God I don't feel like that any more and I hope I won't feel like that again. Having to go to the restroom, that an annoying side effect, hopefully it will go with time too.

Do you feel the good side of Adderall compensate the bad side of it? So far I think yes, my side effect are less and less strong. The problem now is that I seem to need higher and higher dose. When I will reach the top dose I can take of Adderall what I would do? Take a break for a day or two and start again? Adderall seem to be a solution just for a while. If they had no cure for ADD what we would do, is there any medecine or therapy that can help in the long run?

Have you been treated for depression?

To answer your questions....yes the advantages outweigh the burdens adderall puts on me.

When your tolerance builds up to high, or the doctor feels its time, you might end up switching medications. Adderall to Ritalin or vice versa. I'm not sure what they do after bouncing you back and forth, haven't been there yet.

Usually through the course of treatment your doctor will have you take time off from meds to evaluate your progress without meds to justify whether or not you need them still.

Tolerance is not something that should happen within a week ;P

Yes I am also treat for depression. I take 40mg of Paxil a day and it help. Before I was very depressed. I also take seroquel 25mg for anxiety and it help me a lot. Before my anxiety was driving me crazy. Now I am not so much anxious about little things and also my obsessive thinking is so much less. Before I barely was able to function. The only problem now is my ADD, I think it less serious then my depression and anxiety but it still very much there.

I am glad to realise that Adderall doesn't affect my anxiety. Adderall mix well with Paxil and Seroquel, well for me at lest. Now it seeing if Adderall will be good in the long run for me. So far I don't have anymore bad side effect and crashing down like at first. If only I can find the right dose of Adderall that will work for me and not building a tolerance and not become addict it will be perfect. I don't think I am addict to Adderall XR, I don't crave it and don't feel so bad if I don't take it. I think Adderall IR was not good for me, okay maybe the effect was more strong but the crashing were worst and I think I crave it.