I’ve adrenal fatigue and ADD with a low catecholamine DA & NA.
I take medrol 2 mg and HC 20 mg and armour thyroid with some synthroid.

My physician give me 2 X 5 mg a day of ritalin with tyrosine for my ADD symptoms.

I feel good for two days but after ritalin doesn’t work and I’ve bad feeling, like my brain is empty. ritalin depress my catecholamines so fast , the result is bad mood, more fatigue.
Amino acid therapy doesn’t work too.

I TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM OF LOW CATECHOLAMINE LEVELS AND WHY COFFE, NICOTINE or STIMULANT EXHAUST MY BRAIN ? Thank

http://www.neuroassist.com/Neurotransmitter-Depletion.htm
WHAT DOES NEUROTRANSMITTER DEPLETION LOOK LIKE IN THE CLINIC?
■Drugs that work with neurotransmitters do not work if there is not enough neurotransmitters to work with. When neurotransmitter depletion from drugs is severe enough the drugs quit working.
■The serotonin and dopamine neurotransmitter systems are deeply intertwined. 5-HTP and tryptophan (the precursors of serotonin) deplete dopamine if not used in proper balance. Tyrosine and L-dopa (the precursors of dopamine) deplete serotonin if not used in proper balance. Using only 5-HTP depletes dopamine, when dopamine levels drop low enough the 5-HTP will not work at any level of dosing. Using only L-dopa depletes serotonin, when serotonin levels drop low enough the L-dopa will not work at any level of dosing