i have no idea what has gotten into me. i am passed the "teenager" stage. i am 16 and although still in my 'teen' years, this is not the reason im acting like this. i am constantly angry when i am at home and with my family. i feel as if i hate all of them especially my brother. with my mom and dad, i try to be reasonable and nice but i physically can not. well that is absolutely NOTHING compared to the other stuff thats going on. i am not a big drinker, i have been wasted maybe four or five times in my life and each time is for a good reason (aka europe, new years, etc). but like this week i have gone downstairs when everyone is asleep and i just take shots. i used to be so nice and caring and self-less, and whenever i did something bad i would feel abnormaly guilty. (when i was in first grade i kissed a boy and felt guilt for a year)... and now, i don't care about anything. if i EVER went downstairs to get alcohol in the past, i would need to tell my parents afterwards due to the guilt building inside of me. but now...nothing....im just like a bad asss and i do not really like it that much. i wish i was back to being nice. it is not even funny how mean i am to parents. also, i dont even care about grades, like i have an abnormally high IQ but i also am very spacy (innatentive add)... and like i dont even care about my grades. HELP?!

soccerloven, you are exactly where my daughter was last year between 15 and 16. It was the worst year of my life, and was no great shakes for her either. I've figured out that her meds were all wrong - 30 mg Daytrana patch, which with increased absorption caused by long-term use, resulted in about 80 mg of methylphenidate a day. She recently switched from Focalin to Adderall XR and I think we've almost got the right dose. Please talk to your pdoc about this. It could be a side effect/adverse reaction to your meds.

You're ahead of where my daughter was because you at least recognize that your behavior isn't normal for you. My daughter just thought I was nuts because I was upset with the sneaking out/breaking curfew/shoplifting/lying/failing classes/drinking/etc. that she was doing.

She has really turned the corner the past few months. Some of it is growing up and some of it is change in meds. If I were your mom, I'd want you to tell me something like, "Mom, I know I'm not myself lately and I'm sorry. I think I need to go back to my psychiatrist and discuss this with him(her) because I don't like being this way." Then go as quickly as you can and explain all of this to your doc.

Take care.

Soccerloven, from one spacy to another, there is hope.

Part of it's being 16, part of it's the ADD. Wifeandmom's right on the money: talk to your doctor!

Isuggest you see a doctor fast. Like people said, its probably related to your medication. The hormones of age 16 do add - but not to that extent.

i had that same problem im always mean to family sometimes i used to drink allot cause the deppresion

I try my best to avoid drink, unless its a special occation.

I dont smoke at all.... althrough I am quite tempted to start when I am stressed out....... which Is like..... every day lol

I know that from your previous posts you had been taking Vyvanse and struggling with it. One of the biggest side effects of Vyvanse is irritability. (10% in one study vs. 0% placebo...all other side effects measured (weight loss, headache, appetite, etc. showed an increase in placebo) Irritability went down a bit as dose went higher.

Talk to your doctor...not feeling/acting like yourself is a confusing and unnecessary side effect that can be worked around.
P.S. I'm sure just being 16 is no cake walk either! ;)

I have noticed that I'll go through a period about every three months where Vyvanse stops working well. So far, only a long rest has brought Vyvanse back to working correctly, but during the not-so-good period, I get EXTREMELY irritable. The best explanation I've heard is neurotransmitter depletion. If that's the case, you should probably get off the meds for a while after talking to your doc. When my stims are working correctly, I feel great.