Hello,

i went to my doctor about 1 year ago because I desperately wanted to lose weight. He suggested I take adderall. He said he'd had some success with some other patients. So I took him up on it and it was great for the first couple of months. I actually am taking amphetimine salts (a generic) I lost about 15 pounds. But after that, my appetite really wasn't suppressed anymore. I guess I built up an resistance to it. However, what I did find is that I loved how I felt when I took it. I began looking forward to taking the pill around noon each day. 20 mg. It gave me energy and I felt like I could accomplish anything. I felt happy all the time. Loved talking to people all that I could. It was just wonderful.

But then I noticed how moody I was when I wasn't taking it. I really wanted my prescription to last a long time, so I would stop taking it for a couple of days and only take one when I felt like I needed it. Like when I had a lot to do that day or would be out and about with other people. I noticed that people were saying to me "you don't seem like yourself lately". "are you going through 'the change!' -- which i'm not, etc. I guess I was more snippy and truly spoke my mind more when I wasn't on the medicine.

Over the past couple of months, I think i've developed mild depression. I always felt like I was very balanced in that department -- never got really stressed, felt sad, lethargic about life, etc, but now I can see it. I feel sad about everything. Issues with my daughter (who is 14 and has adhd - she takes strattera), financial worries, marriage issues, older children in college, parent issues, my weight problem, etc. I just feel hopeless about everything. So I was thinking about going to the doctor and telling him about my depression and asking for an anti-depressant and totally dropping the adderall. Do you think this will help me? I still love the way I feel when I take the adderall.... But it's not helping me to lose weight, that's for sure. I just like the way I feel so up and enthused about things. Also, why do you think it quit working in helping me to lose weight?

Thanks for any insight anyone can give me.