I was diagnosed w/ADD in Oct. of 2005. I was put on Adderall XR 20mg and Wellbutrin XL 150mg. Things were going good until the "brilliant" me decided to stop the meds. I felt like they weren't helping but that I had used them as an excuse. I guess I just felt that I was making the changes and didn't need the meds to help. For whatever reason, it didn't work.
Needless to say, I'm now back on them after only being off them for almost 3wks. I am now taking 30mg of the Adderall daily. My problem is that my fiance and I have fought for the past 2wks. He says that he feels like I show him no affection. Sex is something that happens if we are lucky, maybe once every other week. Its is not that I don't want it, I do. I can't really explain it and I am so confused.
My biggest problem is that (i'll try to keep it clean), it doesn't matter how excited I am in the heat of the moment, everything is dry. There used to be a flood and now the well is dry. This is frustrating for both of us but I think he feels like its that way because i'm not turned on by him. This is not the case but I can't explain that to him.
Other things seem to follow that. I wear contacts and have never had a problem w/them. Now, my eyes are so dry all of the time that i have to use wetting drops. I constantly feel as though my mouth is full of cotton.
I am afraid that I am pushing him further away. I don't know why or when I stopped showing him affection. I love the man more than I ever felt humanly possible. I do not want to loose him but can't expect him to stay with a crazy woman.
I'm not sure if these are normal side effects or if there is anything I can do to help or prevent them. Any input would help.
Thanks!!
All dried up!
Sounds like side effects to me. Did you bump up your doses gradually? You might try that. Or else give your body some time to get used to your meds - side effects usually go away within a few weeks. I recently added 15 mg of Adderall to cover my late afternoons when the XR wore off, I can relate to cotton mouth and itchy eyes - wouldn't know about the other, as I have no SO atm.
(*cough, astroglide, *cough)
Thanks, all of you. I guess my only concern was that this wasn't a problem before (when I was on 20mg/day). Although my fiance says it has been for awhile. Guess I didn't notice it before.
I know for a fact that I don't drink enough water every day. Before I stopped the meds I was dieting and making sure I was drinking at least 80ounces of H2O a day. When I stopped the meds, I stopped being faithful to my diet.
Again, thanks!! I'd be lost w/o this site. Its great to be able to talk w/people who understand.
MommyMedic:
I'm not on Aderall but on Dextroamphetamin and I can't have sex without *don't know the word and don't have a dictionart but it's like a lotion you use when you don't get wet during sex.* It all started when I started the meds.
Tell you fiance that there are other ppl having this problem, let him read this from me. You can copy and past it to a sheet. I soooo want to have sex, I sooo turned on and really want my bf NOW but still, I'm so dry. Use this "lotion" until the side effects wears off and they will do so.
Don't worry, I'm sure it will get better in a couple of week but you have to give it time.
/Kaks
If you don't know what I means with this lotion, ask and after the weekend I'll look it up.
.IMac38943.8224537037I had a similiar problem a little after starting the medication, but it happened to a be another condition completely unrelated to my Adderall usage. It can also be caused by a change in hormones. If you have low estrogen levels.(I do) then that could also be a cause. I am with you on the sex drive thing, though. But I feel like the lack of sex drive isn't a "physical" or "direct" side effect of the medication. It feels like to me that the medication screws with my emotions more. I am more sensitive and irratible in the evenings when the meds wear off, so in turn I am not in the "mood" and blame it on feeling underappreciated, unloved, or angry at my husbands lack of understanding.