Adderall

One of the problems with mental health care is that psychiatrists are paid to prescribe drugs and rarely provide any type of psychotherapy themselves any more.  You may get more from seeing a clinical psychologist or a social worker.  They will have a master's degree or a doctorate, and at least one year of supervised clincial experienced, and will be state licensed.   They cannot prescribe drugs, but will refer you to a psychiatrist if they think you need medication.

I can't say if Adderall would be a good idea or not.  That comes too close to medical advice.  It is an amphetamine approved only for the treatment of attention deficiet disorder, ADHD, and narcolepsy.  It is used off lable for depression, daytime sleepiness, and sometimes for weight loss. 

Generally if you are having issues with your relationship some form of counciling which might involve learning better methods of communicating with one another, getting rid of unproductive thoughts and behaviors, identifying triggers that lead to conflict, etc.

If you are suffering from depression, or personality disorder, or post-traumatic stress syndrome, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, or generalized anxiety disorder attention deficiet disorder some form of medication along with individual therapy may be helpful to you as an individual, and may make it easier to work on the issues you have as a couple.

1 more thing it can be very addicting too.  not saying i was really but i wanted it like once or twice a week because it would help me better at my job and to stay focused at school too.  be careful if you do take it and i wouldnt suggest it really because the shrinks dont know what they are doing anyways because my moms always prescribes her whatever depression pills she wants and not looking at the side effects now she has to take medication everyday for seizures and she has a liver problem and they still give them to her.  i wouldnt go back to see a shrink maybe a marriage counselor or someone higher educated

I knew one guy that also was prescribed Adderall for what reason I don't know. As said already it will take off weight quickly and he did not keep his body hydrated. I imagine a doctor would point out all these important side effects.

A psychiatrist usually has a four year bachelor's degree, then completes a four year degree in medicine, then completes a three year residency in psychiatry.  A psychiatrist may then elect to undertake additional training in geriatric psychiatry or addiction medicine or forensic psychiatry, etc.  A clinical psychologist usually has a four year bachelor's degree, then completes a 2 year master's program or a 4 year PhD program, then completes one year of supervised clinical training under a licensed clinical psychologist.  Both specialists have a lot of education, but the emphasis in their training and what services the insurance companies expect of them is different.  A psychologist cannot prescribe medication.  Under most insurance systems a licensed clinical psychologist or a licensed clinical social worker does psychotherapy, meets with you once or twice a week for 30-60 minutes, talks about your issues untill you are better or your benefits run out.  The psychiatrist will see you for an initial evaluation, determines if you need psychotherapy and/or medication, sees you once a month for 10-15 minutes to see how your meds are working.  The psychiatrist may see you more often if you are just starting on meds, less often if your medication is working fine.  There are some psychiatrists who love doing psychotherapy and are excellent at it, and primarily do psychotherapy with or without medication management depending on the patient's need.  They often do not accept any insurances. They cost about $200+ an hour. 

Many people who are looking for marriage counciling benefit from seeing a therapist individually.  The idea is that you can't have a psychologicly healthy marriage unless you are healthy first.   

If you are not focused and cant finish a task then this will definitely help you. It doesnt build up in your system so you can take it occaisionally. actually the more you take it the less it will work as you build up a tolerance. Also saying that taking a whole pill will make you "tweaked out" makes no sense as there is all different doseages and if you are prescribed the extended release they are capsules so you cant split it anyway. In my opinion even if your taking the strongest dose you will be fine although in my experience i wouldnt take it later than 7 or 8 o clock as it is a stimulant and it will make sleep troublesom. 

I am concerned that this physician just gave you both a very strong substance on what seemingly is a whim.  I know that I went through many sessions and hours of testing before they even thought of giving me anything like Adderall®  Did he prescribe you the XR version or the IR.  I believe there is much more therapeutic value in the XR version as I have had both and everyone else I know that is on XR vs IR agrees.  I could go on a long diatribe about the pharmacology of a sympathomimetic stimulant drug like Adderall® however that is what they make sites like http://www.drugs.com for.  Do some research...not saying that your doctor does not know what they are doing, but that just seems too easy to just hand out a very potent C2 substance like that.  Wouldnt you agree Dr. Lois?

This is an ethical question.  I do concur with your primary care physician that the diagnostic testing and history research necessary to make a positive diagnosis of Adult ADD that results in a prescription for a strong psycho stimulant drug with a very high abuse potential such as Adderall®  I don't agree with his tactics that criticize the other physician. Did he advise you to discontinue the Adderall® before beginning the anti-depressants.  The only reason I ask is that there is a severe drug-drug contraindication associated with taking an SSRI while on a sympathomimetic stimulant drug.  It has been shown to cause serotonin syndrome in some cases.  I think that you should get the two physicians together and on the same page.  Did you fill the anti-depressant medication at the same pharmacy as your Adderall®?  Most RPhs would have picked up on that very common yet severe interaction between those two drugs.   

also in my opinion the only people who REALLY know anything, about drugs and their effects are the people who have abused them. 

I was just prescribed adderall today for the first time.   I can't focus, I hate dealing with things so I procrastinate like the best of em. I can't focus to study.. I cant control my thoughts. Its like someone has a VCR in my head and the FF button is stuck. I cant get anything accomplished because I get so distracted. Im stressed,  I have serious anxiety and panic attacks and nothing has ever worked. THIS WORKED WONDERS FOR ME. I felt like a new person. Nothing bothered me because I felt like I could deal with anything because I could actually think CLEARLY and THOROUGHLY about it. It motivated me and just made me feel normal and happy. Like I was actually accomplishing something. I can't recomend it.. but I have had no side effects or anything. I also got prescribed klonopin to help me calm down at night ( the whole mind racing thing...)  Hope this helps..  let me know if it worked out for ya!!