EXHAUSTION FROM MEDS?? | ADHD Information

Does Adderall make any of you pooped after it wears off? I have found myself falling asleep sitting up after a few hours of taking my pill???

christi

Self-discipline is important when taking ADHD meds.  I admit I feel all too powerful when I get off a med vacation especially and feel like I can work forever and get no sleep. But like anything there is a price to pay if you don't take it all easy.

I force myself to get sleep.  I force myself to eat right.  Water - I drink it all day though I feel I may burst.  But I know what makes my body tick and listen intently to the signals I get.

Even when in a riveting conversation that could last hours I monitor myself and now will cut the thing short if tired or needing to get up.  It's important.

You might try the med vacation method to recharge chris.  Every 2 months arrange a week where you can take yourself completely off meds/coffee/etc. so that you can flush it from your system and it comes back fully after.  It does 2 things - firstly it allows true rest and your body gets a chance to refuel after being taken for granted 2 months.  Second it flushes all meds out so that you can avoid having to up the meds every 6 months or so.  I found that if I follow my own advice and take that week off (sometimes only 4 to 5 days but I try for more) that I have kept my dexedrine meds down to 20 mg twice a day for most of the past year.  It's good for me and way cheaper than upping it to 60mg.  Ach - why bother when you can avoid it??

Mostly listen to your body.  It does tell you what you need to do and if you are a good listener you can get back on track fast.

 

Auntie is suggesting that you take a bump of cocaine.  It will keep you awake.

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If you're tired after the med is out of your system, it's probably because the med puts your body into "over-drive" and when it wears off, you're worn out. It could also be from not eating enough if you experience appetite suppression...If you're tired while the med is working, then try lowering your dose, for that is a symptom of "overdosing"...If you still have problems, maybe another med will work better for ya.

Good luck and keep us posted!

yes. adderall does wear off, and your mentally drained. you will have to sleep or eat.

 Remember, sleep is paramount.

 Did I mention sleep.

 must sleep. get 8-10 hrs a night.

 It is vital.

 it hits me about 3-3:30 pm
Strattera put our son to sleep in the afternoons. I tried Strattera before Adderall. For me it was terrible. Didn't help my ADD at all and made me very miserable, depressed. I felt no joy. I'm generally a very joyful person and I didn't like it at all. But, as Glen said, medication works differently for everyone. I guess it's trial and error.

YES YES YES to what glen said,  Med vacation is VERY VERY helpfull.  And is recomended by Dr's Pharm's and even Drug makers

 

 

Thanks for the reply Glen. I definitely need two doses. I work until 6 and the last couple hours are the busiest.

Good luck with your move and hurry back.

It seems to vary quite a bit katnik.  Some people get a full 12 hour effect from one dose of XR and others get more like 5.  Some are ok with 5 hours of fully attentive while others require much more.

I take dexedrine spansules which are very close to adderall XR.  They usually last full strength for me about 6 hours.  I am on shift work that rotates every 2 weeks (2 weeks days 7-3, 2 weeks afternoons 3-11, 2 weeks nights 11-7).  On days I usually take my first dose at around 5 and if I feel I need a second dose then it's at 11 or at furthest at 1.  On afternoons I take my first dose in the morning usually around 9 or 10 and my second dose around 4 or 5 and coast to the end.  On nights I usually take my first dose at 5 and second just before work at 11.

Each person has to find their own perfect mix.  No two are alike.

Do most people take Adderall just once in the morning or do some people take a second dose in the afternoon? I just started taking it about three weeks ago. My doctor started me on a low dose 5mg. It was fine for about a week, but started wearing off around 3-3:30. When it starts wearing off I go through this thing where I feel tired and spacey. But after that passes I'm Ok. Usually after a couple hours. He said it was OK to up it to 10mg. I was taking one 5mg in the morning and one at 3:00 and it seemed to go very well. But when he wrote another perscription he wrote it for 10mg. It still wears off around 3.  Just wondering if others take it twice a day.

It is normal to feel a little tired.  If you feel like you got run over by a truck --- that is because you forgot to eat for too long.  I absolutely had the worst time trying to eat while I got over the initial side effect of appetite suppression.  I started drinking that powdered health food shake stuff and drinking juice by the gallon at those times when I just couldn't face eating food.  My appetite came back in about 3 weeks though.

Auntie

Thanks for the BUMP!!! After i posted i actually went into the medical questions thing, still dont have a lcear answer, but thatnks for trying to help!!

chris r

 
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