Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine HCL) is basically a mild stimulant. This is what illegal drug producers make crystal meth from. I use Sudafed (actually any store chain generic) on occaision when I am having a bad focusing day.

I don't think it is bad to take to help with your focus, it's dirt cheap compared to Ritalin, Concerta, Adderal, etc. I'll venture to say that it is safer than the prescription stimulants. Medical professionals know this but the prescription drug industry controls them. $$$$$$$

hey Twinkle
No I haven't tried sudafed - tho I just might - cos I have been experimenting with Ice. trouble is that hand in hand with ADD walks addiction - at least with me - & I started to exceed the small doses I was initially taking. Any amphetamine is dangerous & we as ADDers really shouldn't be self medicating as such. Within a matter of days I was smoking heaps of Ice , smoking cones & having a few beers on top. Idiot - No just me & my ADD. Thats 1 thing I've learned - self acceptance & stop bashing myself up. Anyway I, like you, am keen to alleviate this "curse???" naturally & am undergoing a course of homeopathic drops - Main reasons for Ice & homeopathy were lack of motivation & drive, on going Depression & impulse correction - I love my food & loved the appetite suppressant qualities of the ice. Anyway I only joined curezone 2day - trust me you will hear if the homeopathy works coz the Ice just F@#*ed me over.
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I have ADD, not the hyper ADD but the INATTENTIVE ADD. I was diagnosed when I was 6 years old but my mother refused to put me on Ritalin. Too many bad things about it. I did get through highschool, but barely. My mind normally is very sluggish to the point where I just don’t feel like doing anything and have almost no motivation. Some of my symptoms: foggy (twilight zone), forgetfulness, unorganized, procrastination, difficulty learning a new task, unfocussed, etc. I think your mind also has a lot to do with your energy mode. When my mind is sluggish, my energy is low. When my mind is sharp and focused, my energy is high.

I’ve always had problems with my sinuses, not enough to go to the doctor, but occasionally 1 or both nostrils would congest so I would take 2 non-drowsy Sudafeds (red pills). Have been taking it off and on since I was in high school. During the time I took Sudafed, I didn’t recall anything happening to make me more focused.

About 7 years ago, my allergies during the spring were so severe that I ended going to the doctor. He gave me a prescriiption (don’t remember what it was), but I felt 10 xs worst. I decided to look for something over the counter and came across “Sudafed Maximum Strength Sinus & Allergy.” Cleared up my sinuses, but made me extremely tired. The next day, I took 2 non-drowsy Sudafed pills and 1/2 Sudafed Maximum strength Sinus & Allergy pill. Although I was not as drowsy, I noticed immediately that I was more focused. My mind felt clear. Started experimenting, and cut the Sinus & Allergy pill to a little less than ½ and took it with 2 non-drowsy Sudafeds – I wasn’t tired at all and very focused. I found that I could take the pillS in the morning and the effects would stay with me for about 2 days.

When they took the Sudafed Maximum Strength Sinus & Allergy off the market, I was devastated. I took 2 non-drowsy Sudafeds with no effect on my mind. Eventually Sudafed put their Sinus & Allergy pill back on the market, but the formula had changed. They had removed the Pseudoephedrine and replaced it with something that had a similar name. This formula did nothing for me.

I went to the pharmacist and told him my problem and asked if there was something I could take that was similar to what I was taking before. He told me to take 3 non-drowsy Sudafed pills (red pills – 30 mg Pseudoephedrine) with one half of a Chlor-Trimeton Allergy pill (about 2 mg of chlorpheniramine Maleate) and I should get the results I wanted.

Well it worked for me – The formula I use is:

90 mg Pseudoephedrine (3 red Sudafed pills)
Approximately 2 mg chlorpheniramine Maleate (Chlor-Trimeton), a little less is better.

I take the pills Monday, Wed and Fri morning to stay focused through the work week. I don't take the pills when I'm not working. Yes, it's a drug, but it beats taken a prescriiption drug which is far more dangerous and expensive!

I don’t drink coffee, bothers my stomach, but if I really need to stay focus, I will also take 1 diurex Ultra water pill which is actually a 100 mg caffeine pill equal to 1 cup of coffee. Walmart is the only store that carries the diurex ULTRA.

Hopes this helps.

Hi I treated with sudafed for bipolar for 20 years it worked than I quit and had a manic episode that got me hospitalized started my trial of real bipolar meds none worked I went back on sudafed and back to work however it was no longer effective back to the real meds still having problems I miss my sudafed but not taking it now need to stay on dr recommendation but I bet it would work good for add odd and other brain disorders