Adhd meds for adults
Common Questions and Answers about Adhd meds for adults
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Adderall is the most commonly prescribed ADHD medicine for adults. I think most insurance companies cover it until a person is 25. Some will cover it for longer. I had to start paying out of pocket on my 26th birthday.
Some versions of extend release Ritalin are also FDA approved for adults and there are also non stimulant alternatives.
And, yes, exercise can be very helpful. While a lot of the links are aimed at kids, it works just as well for adults. Not to mention that exercise is a great way to battle depression.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201410/8-ways-exercise-can-help-your-child-do-better-in-school
The jury is still out on supplements. There is no question that eating healthy is important. A high protein breakfast is very important!
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I hope that you continue to try the no-medication route. Being placed on prescription stimulants for ADHD at 6 years old and being on them for years has left me with disabling, treatment-resistant depression. This is because of the way the meds overwork the dopamine system which is responsible for not only attention but the ability to feel pleasure as well.
I personally would recommend a non medication approach first (therapy, etc) , and try to hold off on meds like ADs for a few years if possible. In the early 20's, those meds will work much more like thaey are supposed to. Just my opinion.
No matter what, be sure he is being cared for by a child/adolescent psychiatrist, not an adult psych. There is a BIG difference.
Best of luck, let us know how he is doing.
College students take them for a boost when cramming for exams or pulling all-nighters. Others abuse stimulant meds for their weight-loss properties. If your child is taking stimulants, make sure he or she isn’t sharing the pills or selling them.
1. Adderall
2. Concerta
3. Ritalin
4. Vyvanse
5. Strattera (do not use this, there is a warning on the label for suicidal thoughts)
6. focalin
7. Dexedrine
Their may be other but these are the most popular ones used.
I am wanting so answers regarding ADD in adults. What are the major symptoms? Does it get more severe with age?
My Focus in high school was very difficult. I could not focus in class at all. It is strange because I was voted the outstanding athlete of the year in my graduating high school class. Today many years later i am full of fear when it comes to learning..................
my 10 yr old daughter has had adhd for the past 6 yrs and is on focolin rx now 50mg in am and 10mg in afternoon. with her she has had trouble with memory loss for some time now and cant retain information from the past or at times 30 seconds after being told. she was giagnosed 3 yrs ago with seizure tendencies after fainting in my arms. her doc has not explored this further.
My overall question: Are young adults with ADHD also immature compared to their peers? I have read about kids being a few years behind in maturity, but not really about young adults or even older adults.
I am 23 and was diagnosed with ADHD at 19 after going to a large university away from home and not being able to handle the freedom of time, class demands, partying, etc. I have graduated now after changing my major a zillion times and still have no idea what I want to do.
I don't much care for my son's Dr. I've been saying for 4 years that his ADD/ADHD meds don't cut it for him, and I think it's more than that. All he does is increase his meds (he's now taking an adults dose and is just 62lbs plus a med that is strictly to enhance the effect of the ADD/ADHD med.
Quite frankly I'm sick of medicating my son with little to no effect and things continue to get worse. All the Dr. seems to do is play with meds.
Tried a bunch of meds but eventually stopped everything due to feeling drugged out. Been off meds for 10 years but recently decided I needed something to help me get through a full college course load. My dr prescribed Adderall 10mg 4 times a day. Just started today ( this morning) and not sure how I feel about it. On one hand I got through homework and class with amazing focus but now here it is at 9 and I'm sweating and grinding my teeth.
s just one of the signs but my doughter and I we take vivance for ADHD but the only down fall when you take ADHD meds alot of times they will keep you from sleeping I mean you will not even be sleepy at all you have to have night meds to help you sleep as well somtimes it takes trying different meds becouse I had a problem being sleep in the morning but also as time gos on with age there will be times where yr Dr will have to change you meds becoue
After living with ADHD for 7 years I told my BFF about it. She began telling it doesn't exist and everyone has it. She asked me if I was in meds I said no. I can't take meds because I'm also bipolar and it causes manic stuff. I didn't tell her about the bipolar. Is ADHD really something everyone has or did she just make that up?
he is 28 months and he has languagedelay development, after i saw a doctor he said that he has ADHD he saw him for 3, he recommended to us the speech therapy daily, after we started the speech therapy , he said that he should start to be under medication (Risperdal) my question is : is it that common to put a child that young under medication, or to diagnose him as ADHD , i am living in medial east.
Meds can help, but they are only part of the answer. As you get older you do learn more control, find jobs that are easier for a person with ADHD to handle, etc. I feel that the single most important thing that you can do is to learn all you can about it. If you understand how it effects you (or someone else), then its possible to start to deal with it.
I can give you good places to get more info or answer any specific questions if you wish.
Well, at least he did you one favor by telling you to go somewhere else.
Did more research on Welbutrin and it is one of the suggested meds for ADHD, but does not seem to be as effective. Pretty good comments on people who have used it here - http://****.com/forum/topic.php?id=1369
Probably wouldn't hurt to try it for a bit longer. If or when you decide to stop it, make sure you read up on how to do so!
When you do find a new doc - make sure he knows all of the meds you are on.
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