A few pointers about diagnosis. First, you have to be 18 to get a script/diagnosis without having your parents involved. Second, very few family physicians will make the diagnosis (only pedatricians or long standing generous family docs will). I tried that. They will refer you to see a psychologist or psychiatrist and say you can bring documentation of your illness and they will write you a script if needed (if you saw a psychologist; since they are not MD's). I recommend seeing a psychiatrist because they are cheaper and tend more towards the use of medicine then behavioral approaches (they know what works) and they are generally much less expensive then their counterparts. Eg: $150/hour vs. $350/hour + seeing a doc to get a script.
It will probably cost you a minimum of $150 + the price of the script to get amphetamines, plus it takes time. You are probably better served by just looking for some crystal if you all you want is to get high. And if you mention any past history of drug USE or even excessive drinking, you are going to get a big fat bottle of Cylert at best, regardless of what it might do to your liver. If you reason for something better, you might get some nifty elavil.
When I say it takes time, I mean it because, you need to read a good book on ADD, and get the symptoms down cold in your head and also know the typical doctor's perspectives on the disorder and how they decide to treat it.
Btw, I take 20mg Adderall twice a day (seriously). What is the likelyhood of getting a desoxyn script? It is a special order at almost every pharmacy, is ungodly expensive, and some doctors don't even know it exists. I have read some ADD books that listed it as one of primary stimulants for treatment but most don't mention it. I imagine that if I tried to get switched to something else (like Desoxyn) the order would be like this: Adderall->Concerta->Dexedrine->Ritalin->maybe Cylert and TCA's. It seems like more trouble than its worth plus the fact that you might not be able to get switched back to Adderall (my favorite).
[This message has been edited by AbraMontague (edited 08 November 2001).]