Do you have any ADD Medication problems and side effects?

[lovewbug]

So I have tried probably a good handful of ADD medications. What happens is either the side effects are so bad and I'm not just talking about a little headache I'm talking it causes my heart rate to be in the 130's to 200's for almost 2 hours before it finally starts to come down and i get sooo dizzy and light headed I feel like I'm going to pass out all the time. Or it causes me to be so depressed that it causes really bad thoughts (when that happens I stop taking it immediately and tell my doctor). I feel like I am the only one that this happens to. Does this happen to anyone else? what kind of side effects do you have? what do you do and what happens? I can't go without medication because my add is so bad that I do very horrible in school without medication.

Yes I have ADD and I DO take medication and DO NOT have any probelms with it

Yes I have ADD and I DO take medication and DO have any probelms with it

Yes I have ADD and I do not take medication

No I dont have ADD

I want to see the results

[rthomas43]

"I feel like I am the only one that this happens to"

You definitely aren't the only one.
Cons:
-No appetite
-Can't sleep (right now included)
-High blood pressure
-Poor circulation, resulting in cold/clammy hands and feet
-Extreme irritability
-High heart rate
-Can't get a fucking boner while it's working

Pros:
-Mega high grades

[UberTroll]

I have ADHD and I self-medicate with marijuana. It helps me manage my inattentive symptoms and it doesn't come with the nasty side effects that the stimulants they prescribe can give you.

[Anonymous]

You just have to keep trying medications and talking to your doctor, there's rea no way around it.