Information and opinions on ADHD from LifeInPieces at ADHDCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231 http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231/65634/dexedrine-companies Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:55:46 -0400 LifeInPieces There are a handful of ADHD medications out there, and not everyone reacts to them in the same way. Ritalin did not work for me, neither did Adderall, Concerta and others. Dexedrine does work. Yet the last (younger) doctor I spoke with was surprised to hear that I am being prescribed Dexedrine because it is, as he called it, "an older drug". Then he asked, "people still take that?"   Pharmaceutical companies are constantly promoting new... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231/65634/dexedrine-companies http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231/65514/adhd-emotion-neurons Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:49:27 -0400 LifeInPieces Driving home tonight I realized something that seems so obvious now. ADHD mixes up my senses so that what I hear distracts me from what I see, what I see from what I hear, and so on.   I also started to wonder how I could be a better driver than so many people who aren't ADHD. I guess I have fast reflexes. And I can pay attention to many things at once, though not one of them in particular for very long or very well. But you know what?... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/151231/65514/adhd-emotion-neurons