Treatment Resistance & What to expect from Dexedrine?

[WinterTidings]

So, we've been dx'd ADD for about a year now, and been round the block on a couple of things. One was Concerta, I can't remember the other. Ritalin, quite possibly. As with Antidepressants (and caffeine..) we've found that our brain chemistry is stubborn as an ass to actually changing in regards to them. Concerta had about a 2 day "oh, energy? that's nice." spike before Nothing Happened at a couple of doses, then higher up just nothing from the getgo. But anyway, now we're on Dexamfetamine Sulphate. Yesterday after taking it we had a period of intense hyperfocus, but that's something we occasionally get anyway from Autism, and it was towards a hobby/'special interest' (most condescending term ever? quite possibly). So that's rather inconclusive. So far today, nothing, but we're definitely in a Recovery Day as far as fatigue stuff goes.

Regardless, what kinds of effects should we be looking for? Because so far nothing that blips above baseline-weirdness. Is there anything for ADD that's /good/ for people with treatment resistance? Our psych says it's probably the way/speed our liver processes toxins.

Wynn

[melissaw72]

My 2 cents ...

I don't have ADD or anything similar, but I know a little about dexedrine from when a friend of mine took it (anecdotal, but she told me about it and how it worked for her).  Her pdoc told her to be on it for 2-3 days max, then go off of it for 2 days then on a couple days, etc.  The reason was because she was told it can build up in your system fast.  By using it off and on like this her pdoc said she most likely will not become addicted to it. That is what her pdoc told her.  Everyone is different with it though, so YMMV.