Adderall ....When does it start to work?/ | ADHD Information

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I don't know if this post will make it, AOL keeps knocking me offline.grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

you should know within an hour if its working. try not to drink acidy stuff like pop or juices. I'll be back, I have lots more to share, but no more time......

dammmmmmmit AOL!!!! I'm gonna...........

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I did receive all 3 of your posts on this subject in my email inbox. NOt sure why they came to my inbox, but never posted on the board? Strange...

Anyway, I haven't had any juice. But I did swallow the pill with about a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of coke? Will it not work for me at all now? Does the coke destroy the pill? Geez, I wish I would have known. I can take another one here in about 15 mins I think. The doc said one in the morning and one in the afternoon around 12 or 1pm. But I didn't leave the doc and get the medicine until 12pm today. So I took my first one at 12:10pm today (with freaking coke) damn - then will it be too soon to take it again? 3 hours apart? 10mg at 12pm and then another 10mg at 3pm? I hope so :-) this time I won't take it with coke and see if it works.

PS - maybe this is a silly question, but how will i know it's working? I mean, what will I feel like when it kicks in? Calm, excited, hyper? Happy? What? Just curious, because right now (2 1/2 hours later) I feel absolutely nothing).

thanks Kidd-Rock

Mia

I am having similar experiences as you are. I started taking adderall on November 6th. The doctor and I worked out this plan:

Take 10mg in the AM. I felt no difference whatsoever. The doctor told me to take 15. Still felt nothing. Finally he stepped me up to 20mg in the AM. For a few days I noticed a difference. Not any sense of "calm", but I seemed to be slightly less distracted.

It was at this point that I also "came down" at 11:30am. It was like my ADHD symptoms were worse than EVER. I fidgeted, talked, squirmed, etc. The doctor then instructed me to try 5mg at 11:30. To no effect. Then up to 15mg.

For a few days I could feel a slight difference in my fidgeting, squirming and general attention. But this seemed to soon pass.

Now, I feel almost NO effect of the medicine at any time. I will be seeing the doc again next wednesday to help re-evaluate my needs.

All this to say, that I feel your pain. And my assumption is that the doctors gradually increase our dosages until we find the "sweet spot" without over medicating. If they started us at 50mg in the AM, YEAH, we'd feel extremely calm. And probably very "out of it"... so they work us up to that point.

Like you, however, I hope we can get there quick....

Glen

I started taking Adderall today for the first time. I took it about 1 hour and 10 minutes ago and I don't notice even the slightest change in me at all? It's been 80 mins now. I did take it after eating 2 slices of pizza though, and a coffee. So maybe taking it after eating a big meal was a bad idea? Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mia

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give it 2 hours, but 1 hour should be enough. Don't drink acidy stuff like pop or juices. I've heard different things about coffie, but its ok with me, just not more than a few cups. I had more detail on a post I lost when AOL knocked me offline. Ill be back...dammmit AOL! I'm gonna....[/QUOTE]

It's been over 2 hours now (2 hours and 20 mins to be exact). Still nothing? I feel nothing, whatsoever. She started me on 10mg in the morning (which I took already) and 10mg in the afternoon (haven't taken that one yet). Maybe I should take more?

I don't know if this post will make it, AOL keeps knocking me offline.grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

you should know within an hour if its working. try not to drink acidy stuff like pop or juices. I'll be back, I have lots more to share, but no more time......

dammmmmmmit AOL!!!! I'm gonna...........

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Sorry I had to rush off erlier. My dog has been having seizures and it got so bad meds were not helping him, I had to put him under. I hurt pretty bad right now, he was my best friend.

So anyhow, yup. pop or any acidy stuff kinda neutralizes the meds. I also started on 10mg regular release twice daily, and nothing. then 20mg in the am, 10mg in the pm. Still not cutting it, then he went to the XR - extended release at 20mg in the am and 20 in the pm. That was good for 2 yrs. Now I take 30mg in the am and 60mg in the pm. It does me wonders. I miss my buddy though. 5 years sober and a drink sure sounded good. I hope you get things straightened out on your meds Ann. Be patient and open with your doc and you'll find the sollution. Much Love, KIDD

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Hi KiDD,

I am so sorry to hear about your dog. I can only imagine how hard it is. I am a dog lover, so I do have a dog and 3 cats. I am very envious that you didn't drink over that huge loss. That takes a lot of strength. That is enough to make anyone want to drink. Good on ya mate !! 5 years sober is damn good !!

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Oh, and it feels like you've got drive again. Even dull buisness like cleaning your house becomes thought provoking as you move about because your little mental duckies are all swimming in a neat little row. I can even listen to my wife and understand her and no longer get the 'are you listening to me'??? I actually can listen to the most borring whiny-assed drunkalog at an AA table with comfort and even offer suggestions rapidly...like, "Its ok, keep coming back, we'll laugh at you till you can laugh at yourself".

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I was so excited to read this post this morning. I really look forward to those days when everything will be easier for me to handle. I am an organization freak "by heart" just never had the drive to do in real life what is in my head full of ideas. Hopefully now I can get some good organization and fall cleaning done. I love a clean, neat, orderly house. Maybe now I can have that. I told my husband what you said about being able to listen to your wife now. He laughed and said "What, I didn't hear you". LOL

And I totally laughed my ass off about the AA comment you made with the drunkards in AA. I can TOTALLY relate. Having gone to well over 1000 meetings in only 3 years. I have heard and seen it all (almost all that is).

I was in AA, then moved far away and there are not any good meetings here. Just 80 year old men who can barely walk. So I stopped going. And sure enough a year or so later I started to drink again. Although it never got out of control (well maybe a little) but nothing like before I had kids (back in my single days). Since I started the Adderall yesterday I haven't even craved alcohol. And I hope to keep it that way. The doctor says if I drink while taking the Adderall, she will take it away from me immediately.

And since I am very honest with her, I'm sure I would confess it to her. So I am staying clear from the juice. Plus I don't want to be a drunk mom, like my mother was my entire life. Everyday. My mom is sober now over 1 year, thanks to Bill and his friends.

One day at a time...

Sorry I had to rush off erlier. My dog has been having seizures and it got so bad meds were not helping him, I had to put him under. I hurt pretty bad right now, he was my best friend.

If you stay close to your doc and explain this to him, he will adjust your dosage to achieve maximum bennifit of the medication. I was honest withg my doc and told him that one day I took my morning dose late one day and overlapped with my afternoon dose and for the first time felt the relief I sought, so the next day I took the 10+10 at once to confirm my belief. I think he respects my candid admission and adjusted my dosage accordingly. Happy Thanksgiving to you Ann[QUOTE=KIDD_ROCK4444]

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Hi Kidd,

I have a question for you. I have been on 10mg in the morning, and 10mg in the afternoon of Adderall for 2 1/2 days now. ... And I really do not notice too much of a difference in my ability to "focus and deal" - however, my energy leves are very high and I have cleaned like I haven't cleaned in many months. My question is this, if I take more then prescribed (ie: 20mg in the am tomorrow instead of 10mg) Do you think that would hurt me, or should I just wait til my doctor ups the dose. I just want to see if it works. I would only do it one time, til I talk to my doctor. thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving !!

Mia

Hi all! I am a newly diagnosed (thank God I'm not crazy) ADHD sufferer. I scored in the 99 % in all three categories!

My dr started me on Adderall xr 20. I take it at about 6:30 in the morning so I am really not feeling much by 2 or 3. I have been taking it for 13 days. I had headaches at first, then they went away. My Blood Pressure was borderline to even start on it. I am almost 40 and in good health? So he started me low and so far my pressure hasn't gone up. I notice a difference in some areas but not all, or maybe I am just noticing when it is wearing off? I have hope now so that is good. I have read WAY too much about this drug so I am paranoid. If I feel a ping in my chest I start searching for my pulse! I feel like I have indigestion. My appetite is gone (8 more lbs and then I have to do something), I have the dry mouth and that's about it. Do you think I should go to a higher dose? Or my doc suggested the 20 xr in the am and a 5mg around 2pm to finish my work day.

I am a mother of 4 (one gone from the nest, he has ADD too), a 13yr old, 4 yr old and 1yr old. I am very busy and work fulltime also. My husband has a very demanding job married 6 yrs, so I don't get much help. I have thought something was wrong for so long but 5 yrs ago, the doc just said I had anxiety! That's it and wanted to put me on some anti depressent! I knew I wasn't depressed so I never took the medicine.

I am frustrated a lot. I can't finish anything. My job is a disaster, if they didn't like me as a person so much I would have been fired long ago. In researching this disease condition it is a disablitiy and employers cannot just fire you without giving you tools to aid you. cool huh? Anyway, I seem to not be frustrated as easy but by the evening time I am ornery. Not awful but noticeable. Hopefully that is a side effect that will go away. Now that I know what is wrong I want it fixed!

thank you for any help or advice since I am a newbie!

God Bless.

Monica