Hi, I am almost 46 and spent years being treated for depression and anxiety! My story is similar to yours. It was actually my husband that turned me on to the idea that ADD might be the problem and sure enough I was just diagnosed ADD/ADHD! I too just started on Aderall. I am taking 20mg XR and had the euphoric OMG feeling the first couple of days…I couldn’t believe how much better I felt. But, now about 1:30 I become completely useless and have to curl up on the couch…I do have a couple of little ones at home so I am hoping that a different dose might be better. The diagnosis is a relief and I am hoping that feeling that I had the first few days can come back and be more consistent with a dosage change! Reading “Driven to Distraction” was like reading the story of my life. I wish so much that I had had some answers so much earlier in life too! It makes me really sad to think about it so I try not to and I try to be excited for a better future. I am so happy to have found this forum and to know that I am not “crazy”! 
Re: New to diagnosis old to symptoms2012-01-26T22:44:25+00:00