All ADD drugs suck.

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:35:16 -0800

I am taking Wellbutrin for ADD, and (like other posters here) I've noticed that my personality seems to be flatlining. Basically, my capacity for feeling any real elation seems to be reduced, and when I start going off it I am capable of feeling a wider range of emotions. I've been taking it for about two years.

I've taken concerta (SR ritalin) but thought it was giving me a tic, so I freaked and quit.

Otherwise I was digging the concerta. The wellbutrin keeps me from being impulsive as it simultaneously decreases my enthusiasm and energy levels somewhat.

I'm afraid if I taper off the wellbutrin (generic SR, 150mg) that a raft of unpleasant behaviors associated with ADD (distraction, lack of productivity, snapping at spouse, barking at kids) will return. On the other hand, I am older and mellower.

I am going to see a clinical psychiatrist, but my previous experiences have been hardly educational, and I wanted to ping ask.mefi before embarking.

Is there a drug that will let me retain my personality, won't have a crash effect, and let me focus enough to get some work done? Or should I become Mr. Natural and start taking folates and exercising two hours a day and hope for the best?

Thanks for any tips.

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