Dorothy H replied: "Ok i'm looking right at the book,& still cant figure it out, if you're taking 36mg. it says that is Concerta, methyphenedate hci, &. it comes in 18,27,36,&54mg it is extended released. ok, Ritalin,comes in 20.30&40mg, extended release,1/2 is released then,& the rest is delayed released. I've found Adderall, it says not recommended for adults, & some of the other ones do too. but i have found sometimes that dr's overdo it sometimes. for instance, when i hav eto take anibiodics or sinus meds. i break them in two .same w/benadryl, i buy the childrens dose. I wouldnt change to the Ritalin,but AdderallXR sounds like a good alternative,,There's also:FocalinHCI,in 2.5 & 5,10 mg tabs. MetadateCD,HCI, it comes in 10,20 &30mg.ext,release tabs.,Provigil,,it's in a lesser class, & comes in 100,& 200mg.tabs,,& then the Strattera,which you said not for you..These drugs do have some of the same side effects:Headache,infection,nervousness,anxiety,depression,insomnia,,some w/anorexia,hypertension,weight loss,nausea,arrhythmias,Tourete's Syndrome,toxic psychosis,seizures,blood dyscrasias(whatever that is) Hon, I don't really know, I'd see about cutting back,ask the dr. if you can half them, are you takingit in the morning? or when you get up? theAdderallXR, is what i'd ask about. it's a smaller dose,therefore fewer of the chance of such side effects, i think, this isnt my specialty, but i study medicine cause i've hd so many unpleasant side effects & dr's will have my chart right there & they'll still give me stuff they know i cannot take.& i've lost dr's before when i said, i cant take that,i know what it is" a dr. gave me a MPR(monthly prescribing preference) yrs ago & ever since then i've tried to get one from some dr. or another,to keep up w/what they are giving me.They've overdone me a lot, they gave me such huge doses of Keeflex,that i went into panic mode, it did some nerve damage, i went to the ear dr. cause i thot, man, my ears must be really bad to shake like this, but the ears were ok, but he said it was something elsse going on & sent me right over to a GREAT psych.dr..cant spell it) & he put me immediatly on klonapin,,,& as time went by we had to change some other things, what , if i may ask, conditions did the dr, base his/her diagnosis by? I'm bi-polar,& it sounds well reminds me of me.some of the same side effects. i dont know,,you dont have to tell me,but i hope you get to feeling better,i know 1st hand! but i hope this infor has helped a little, good luck Ben, it's great to hear from you! God Bless."

Amelia replied: "I have been taking medicine for ADHD forever and I started taking adderall xr about 9 months ago. I love how much it helps but I have to take a higher dose and it kills my sleeping. It makes me soooo tired all day long then wears off right when it's time for bed. I tried taking a smaller dose but it didn't help. I don't know why you feel better now but it's likely you built up a tolerence for the medication (this is also why we always change meds lol) good luck and enjoy your weekend!"