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I think what you r experiencing is normal, Chris. I'm on 10mg twice a day and I felt very hyper the first day. But I've heard if you have AD/HD it will calm you down because it has the reverse effect. I think I have ADD without the hyperactivity, which I've heard adderall is still a good med becuase it motivates me. I did take Paxil and when I missed my meds I felt very dizzy, I think this is a side effect. I'm on Celexa now and go through the same thing with it. Good Luck!I'd say the paxil withdrawal probably has a lot to do with the tiredness also. Remeber antidepressants don't work instantly like stimulants do. Most take about a month to reach their peak effectiveness, coincindentally they take just as long to rid your system.

I remember when I stopped Paxil I was dizzy as hell the first week or so. For some reason I didn't realise it was withdrawal I thought I was just dehydrated so I was drinking water by the gallons LOL.

As for Adderall withdrawal it is a breeze. Most people don't go thru any withdrawal. Afterall you technically withdraw from the medication every night. I spoken to a few that had mild withdrawal after taking Adderall for an extended period of time. Basically they were extra sleepy for a couple days but that was it.

It's one of the reasons I prefer stimulant meds. After going thru withdrawal hell with many different antidepressants I was amazed that if i ran out of pills or skipped a day on Adderall I didn't feel bad like I would with the other meds.

Unfortunately it looks like you have a couple more weeks of Paxil withdrawal to get thru. One thing I'd definately bring up with your doctor is why he chose to test out the Adderall while your coming off Paxil. Don't know how someone can test the effectiveness of a medication while they are going thru withdrawal. Theres no way to tell if it helps unless you can test it while doing normal everyday things. So unless withdrawal is normal for you (just teasing I know it's not just amazed at doctors stupidity sometimes) your not going to get any accurate results from the adderall.

Mafiakiddo

I pretty much feel the same way, but i didnt even think about that unitl a few days after i started taking the Adderal. needless to say, i am having a very hard time trusting any doctor right now, thats why i am here. Now i am afraid to stop the Adderal for fear of even the slightest affect it would have on me being that i am in hell with the Paxill withdrawl. i am tons better, but still dizzy and fluish like, i just want to feel the motivation i have heard so much about form the Adderall, and it sounds like from reading different things here that the doc started me on a pretty good dose strength. so we will see, thanks again everyone

 

chris r

Hi everyone,

I have been looking on line again this morning. Either my computer has a virus or something is wrong becasue every search thing i do to get more info on Adderall, it takes me to a place to purchase it. If any of you have time, can you try to answer my questions? I have already put a call into the doc, but i am anxious. Why is it, i am now on my 7th day of taking Adderall Salts (20mg) twice a day, and am very tierd within an hour of taking it, i thought it was a stimulant like speed, ,plus my last dose is around noon, and by 7 pm i am literally falling asleep sitting up, am i taking to much when i take my does? am i not taking enough? does this mean, that since Adderall is bascially speed, that i should feel confident in the diagnosis of Adult ADD becasue if i didnt have ADD, and took Adderall, woudlnt i feel like i was on speed? Is it just a side affect  and will this pass? Could i still be experiencing withdrawal from 3 months of taking Paxxil and my last does was 8 days ago? Plus i am dizzy, and i really wanted to find out about withdrawal from Adderall, becasue if this isnt the right drug for me, i dont want to go threw what i have experiencd going off this Paxxil,i know i need to ask my doctor these things, but you know what? i dont have any faith in any of them anymore not after what i have been threw, i would rather ask any of you becasue you know exactly what i am going threw, anyways, i will try to find more info here and read the stories here, but if someone has a minute please help!!

Thanks,

Chris