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@Vice,
I take Adderall, and it is as if it was tailor-made for my brain. With 5mg a day taken twice a day, it wakes my brain up and allows me to focus on the right things, allows me to switch focus. I find I can even use working memory. My ability to deal with crowds is better while I am on meds as well, and I can interact with people far better.
I see a Psychiatrist once every 3 months so we can touch base on dosage, refills, and side effects. To me that is VERY important. I take my wife along, because she has the outside perspective needed to give the doc a better picture. ADD is more than how we live inside our skin, it is as much if not more so about how others deal with us.
Personally, I like the regular generic short acting pills. The XR does not work for me. I like to be able to increase or decrease the dose as I need it as well as the timing. These doctors are big help to me, and I use their advice. To me they are far more than just another rat-hole I am trying to fill with money.
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