Adderall XR side effects | ADHD Information

I recently started on 30mg of Adderall XR in the morning.  I feel good in the morning, clear and together. I do however have some stomach pain and a sharp headache in the afternoon. I get a little irritable later on in the day.  I am wondering if I should take 20mg in the morning and 10 mg around noon.

Thanks
Bill
cool, I tried 20mg and 10mg. That worked better, but today I am giong to
try 10mg and 10mg. Maybe that will be enough for me. I would rather
take as little meds as possible. willc - just make sure you keep track of whether your meds work daily or you get some drift off.  If you begin to feel like it's no longer working - I suggest you do the way I do - take a week off the meds every couple months - it keeps the meds from becoming less useful so soon.  I've been on the same dose now for months and using the "med vacation" method I haven't had to up my dose in a long time now.

I think that would be a good idea. Either your body isn't used to it yet or 30mg might be too much.  The 10mg later in the day should really lessen the irritable drop off in the afternoon.

both of those symptoms are characteristic of the meds constricting the small blood vessels as it drops out of your system.  My solution?  I drink a hot coffee in the early afternoon which tends to dilate the blood vessels and will keep them like that while the meds drift off.

The cramps I get - the headaches I don't.  I drink lots of coffee most days though so that is probably why.  I have Irritable bowel - which is sometimes aggravated by my meds.  According to my doc it's because of the med's known tendency to rythmicly constrict smooth muscles in the body which include blood vessels and the intestines.  Most times it's because I missed a meal and it's air in your intestines being banged around back and forth.  My MD prescribed me dicetel which is very mild and relaxes my system great!