Thanks for the replies - I was also wondering what you meant by "diet" because I do consume a significant amount of caffeine, not sure if that affects anything relating to the drug.
Soda pop, Fruit juices, c..ch...Cho..CHOCOLATE! I love chocolate. But from what I've been told and from personal experience I had because I don't listen to things I don't want to hear. I have picked up ideas from I don't always remember where, but one good source for diet info for me has been Some nutritional guy I seen on public tv in the we-we hours durring one of my restless nights and their pledge drive. I forgot alot, but something I remembered him talking about was apples being good for uh, for... I can't think of it now. Oh, maybe good for your brain stuff since I can't remember and I haven't had no apples in a few days. Whatever it was, he said Red Delicious Apples were best, so thats all I get. I drink mainly water, some tainted with coffee, but in moderation and not too close to med time. Beef jerky...mmmm, beef.. its a socko-bang source for protien. I take Vitamins B-6, B12, supliments of Magniesium and Folic Acid, Omega 3 in fish oil. I try to keep my system an optimal channel for the meds tro get where they need to be. I always dring a full glass (16-20 oz) of water at med time, that alone makes a noticable difference in the efficiency of the meds. I used to drink pop like water, ain't had one in over 2 years, not even a sip! Sure it quenches your thirst, but you can use whatever you don't quench your thirst with to clean the corrosion off the battery terminals in your car. It will eat up the Adderall in my tummy and stuff, and eat my vitamins & suppliments for desert.
...uh, I think that public tv guy has books out as well, Gary Knolen or nolan or bowling ballen, no, I forgot where I was going with that, I'm gonna go get some apples. Later, KIDD
[QUOTE=KIDD_ROCK4444]1- my system burned through the XR quickly as a resuslt of diet- (some food and beverages are detremental to the drug.
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Hey Kidd,
Wondering if you could further explain what you mean by your system burning through the XR as a result of diet? Also, what foods and beverages have had an adverse impact on the drug?
Thanks
I recently was switched from the Adderall immediate release to Adderall XR 30mg (once a day in the morning). I was taking about 40 mg/day of the immediate release and was told that I could keep them and take 10mg later in the day - in addition to the XR morning dose - if I need to. I am wondering if anyone else takes Adderall XR plus the immediate release and how long should I wait before taking it? My doc didn't specify, so if anyone has any helpful information I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
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You may not have to take the IR later in the day... Since switching, do you have any sense of when the XR begins to wear off? With me, it lasts about 6 hours (this "let down" was much more apparent when I started than it is now). I found that the xr's effect trails off over a much longer period than the ir, so that you may find all you need is the xr some days. I take one first thing in the morn, another after lunch.
Thanks for the reply - I can tell the XR is wearing off between 6-8 hours later, and it isn't usually a problem except on the days I wake up at 6am. I just have a hard time focusing after it starts wearing off, not really exhausted or tired but not very productive at all. I just wasn't sure if there was a specific number of hours before it was safe to take another dose of Adderall, so that I am able to get things done in the afternoon/evening on days like today..
well I don't know about "safe" but, since the right dose for you in your system right now seems to be 15 mg of Adderall, taking 10 mg. after the 30xr dose begins to decline should be fine.
The way it was explained to me is that the XR 30 releases half-15mg- about an hour after ingested, so if taken at 6am, it starts working at 7am, peek level of 1st dose 2 hours later at 9am and fizzles out about 11am... which is when the second dose-15mg-is released to start the next 6 hours. So in all actuallity, 1 30mg AdderallXR covers a 12 hour period, which should bring you up to 6pm. There are only 2 reasons I would need the extra 10mg of IR-
1- my system burned through the XR quickly as a resuslt of diet- (some food and beverages are detremental to the drug.
2- I need to be covered past 6pm...
If I need coverage after 6pm, I would take the IR at 5pm. If it takes a hour to begin working, it will kick in at 6 and take me through to about 9-10pm.