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Could you try to see if you could get your perscription changed either to a different medicine or a different dose of what you have now? Also, have you told your parents and/or doctor about these side effects? Talk, see what can be done. *hugs* And try not to be so down. smile

Right, talk to your doctor who prescribed this medication. Chances are, he'll switch you or change your dosage.

Go to your doctor and ask if there is anyway the meds can be changed. I don't recomend going off them just because you can, ask your doctor if there is anything that might be less constricting.

They may be for the same purpose but a lot of the medications are totally different chemicals. It's like Tylenol and Advil. They both treat pain but with two different kinds of chemicals. So you may find that one chemical works much better for your body then a different one. It's definitely worth trying.

And changing the dose may bring a better balance between suppressing your ADHD tendencies and the side effects you are feeling. It might not make you feel perfect either way but it may make things more manageable.

My brother had the same problems, his problem was that the pill was only half dissolving in his stomach, 'causing the little things to not take effect. They increased his dose by 10mg, and things started to seem better. But, it's only been a week, who knows?

I did the opposite of slowly cutting things out. My nutritionist put both me and my sister on this food meant to help cure inflammation of the intestine, aka leaky gut syndrome, which comes about by eating things you can't digest. The food stuff was mixed with water, it tasted basically like really sugared up vitamins (which is what it was), but it helped a lot.

I didn't eat lots of things for almost 2 months. I stopped wheat, corn, barley, soy, red meat, dairy, and some other veggies I can't remember but wasn't eating to begin with anyways. After the two months I slowly added things back in. I came to the discovery that it was the corn and wheat that really made me sick. Nowadays though, I can eat them, so long as it's not every day. Because my intestines are healed, I can digest things better now, meaning that my antidepressant dose was decreased. The gluten (found in grains like wheat and corn) was irritating my sister's system, which is apparently what caused the ADHD/ADD/whichever one she has. whee

I think it's basically a good experiment for anyone to try, even if they're feeling only a little off.