My grand daughter took Adderall and it helped her ADHD very much. We noticed a big difference within a few days. I think that she started out on 5mg also. But I think in time they upped the dosage to 10mg. So give it a few days and see what happens. If you don't feel it's working for you, call your doctor back and tell him. He may want to give you a higher dosage also.

Start low and work up. Adderal does have some side effects so start low. I have been on Adderal for years. I am a ex Trooper I wish I knew about this stuff back when I had a job. Adderal has worked very well for me. Some weeks I only take it 2-3 days. because I get so much done.

Size and dose does not really matter for many ADD drugs. ie. 100 lbs teen on 20mg twice a day and a 250 man on 10mg a day.

Hang in there

ONE BIG RHINO

My 11 year old has been on Adderall for about two years now. It takes a few days to work itself into the system. He started on 5mg and now he has been stabilized for over a year on 25 mg per day. Your doctor will monitor side effects and how you feel on the dosage and increase accordingly. I only know from my person experience that this has done wonders for my son in all aspects and has gained me some sanity back ( smiles) Make sure that your doctor runs an EKG and a thyroid test as my doctor did this for my son before being medicated. Hope this helps!!

BTW NEVER take orange juice or grapefruit juice when taking addderal.

i am bipolar as well and adhd and i just started takin adderall again after being off of it for 10 months and i am takin 5mg pills too and this mornin i took two 5mg pills instead of just one like it said it kinda f-ed me up a lil bit but once it kicked in i felt super chilled i was alert all day ,it was awesome

why no orange juice or grapefruit juice?
i take adderall, but never had any warnings about those juices... ? what's the deal?

I should have explained myself on number 4. To me Oj and Grapefruit juice just kill adderal. It's like I never took it if I drink juice with it. Check it out for youself.

I took Adderall for my ADD a few years back I think it was one of the only drugs that helped me living with this disorder is such a struggle and i think it symptoms seem like other illnesses so it is very hard to treat in my opinion but my doctor took me off she said it was not effective in adults only in children then she put me on Depakote which is a mood stabalizer I stopped taking it it was not helping me and I don't have a mood disorder but maybe slight bi-polar has anyone else heard of adderall not being affective in adults and why are adults so hard to treat? I need something to help because any kind of stress makes me go nuts....does anyone else have this issue?? so many questions???

I just switched from Ritalin to Adderall and I like it much better. I was taking 20 mg 3x/day -- until I gave up orange juice, grapefruit juice, coffee, and anything else acidic. Also, no antacids.

My pharmacist said any juice, coffee or antacid is okay 2 hours after the last Adderall.

I hear there are also warning about antihistamines, too.

Anyway, if it isn't working for you, maybe it's your diet. Try it on an empty stomach. I take it that way and I'm down to 5mg 3x/day.

i took adderall a while ago, and now switched to ritalin. stimulants like adderral and ritalin work very fast after you take them, they do not take days or weeks like other medications to get into your system. but it is possible that you did not feel much of a difference because the dosage is still low.

Thanks everybody, I was not aware of much of the things that were mentioned. I appreciate all the usefull information!!!