ADHD Meds. Should I Switch from Methylphenidate to something else?

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

The dishing out of ADHD meds in the Us is amazing... nearly everyone seems to have ADHD.... do YOU feel you really need it? because thats a pretty heavy regiment of drugs you're on.

It is amazing. From my own personal experience of being on them for 14 years, I can ask for any switch in amphetamine whenever I feel like it. My second amphetamine ever prescribed to me was DESOXYN (Methamphetamine). I was 14 years old. I have many friends (adults) who simply tell a new psychiatrist that they have ADD and their prescribed amphetamines (usually the long acting ones) after their first session.

As for the regiment of drugs, most anyone in the U.S. who is prescribed stimulants are also given a benzodiazepine if asked for to counterattack the negative side effects.

To tho original poster: Adderall would be a better drug than Concerta for you in my opinion. Methylphenidate products like Concerta or Ritalin always made me angry and speedy in a dirty way. It feels a little cleaner than methamphetamine if thats what your looking for. Doesn't last nearly as long as meth though.