Adderall XR or Adderall (NON-XR) ?? | ADHD Information

Hi, I have been on regular Adderall before and I loved it. I could take one in the morning, and be so focused enough to get a lot of things done around here. But noon it would wear off and I would take another one (eat lunch) and be back to working again, very efficiently.

However, now (I finally found a doctor to give me adderall again) he gave me 20mg of the Adderall XR. I find that it just isn't as effective as the fast acting adderall. Not nearly as effective in my opinion, on me at least.

Anyone else experience this?

Oh, and I too have been biting my nails again on Adderall. It's the strangest thing, I won't bit my nails. Then I take adderall and I bit my nails, and the skin around my finger nails, I just cannot stop. I wonder why adderall makes one do this to oneself?

 

stimulants can increase anxiety and "internal restlessness" , that is probably the reason for the nail biting.Well, XR is smoother. If you are looking for the "speedy" feeling the non
XR does that.
I did use to bite the skin around my nails when my dose was increased,
but that stopped.Adderall XR, from what I've noticed, is very long lasting.  I'm not sure if the regular Adderall has the time-release feature.  I just take one 30mg in the morning, and I'm doing Calculus, C#, and J# programming until 3 the next morning.I've had that same experience. The short- term adderall worked well for me, and the long term stuff just didn't work quite right.  [QUOTE=flyking138]does anyone know if the name brand adderall 30mg IR tablets are any good?
I was prescribed them three years ago when Shire Pharm. made them and
they worked great for me. since shire pharm. sold the rights to Barr pharm.
to make adderall, would the name brand adderall be any good? even though
they're made by Barr? Barr generics are terrible, it's like a salt pill, no effect
at all. when i took adderall xr, i just took the beads out of the capsule and
swallowed them. I had no problem that way and it hit me quick too. I don't
want sh*tty adderall with no effect-kinda pointless to take really.[/QUOTE]

I noticed the difference in the tablets when Barr started manufacturing them ...really no effect .When Shire was making them ..they were the best . Now taking the xr and doesn't come close .I think I'll try flying king's way and take the pellets out of the capsule ..seems like a bright idea !!! Thanks

 

bharrod,  I think the 20 mg Adderall XR is a common "starting dose" for adults, as it is supposed to give you an even 10 mg effect over an extended period of time (equivalent supposedly of taking two 10 mg. tabs of adderall IR about 5 hours apart).   Sooo.... your doc may be waiting to hear from you at your next visit how it went.  If you report that its not addressing your major ADHD traits, then your doc may up the dose of the XR and see how that goes.   If you used to get good results with a 10 mg dose of IR, it seems like 20 mg of XR should work for you, but there are numerous reports from folks using this board who found XR to be much different--some like it better, some find it not as effective...

 

does anyone know if the name brand adderall 30mg IR tablets are any good?
I was prescribed them three years ago when Shire Pharm. made them and
they worked great for me. since shire pharm. sold the rights to Barr pharm.
to make adderall, would the name brand adderall be any good? even though
they're made by Barr? Barr generics are terrible, it's like a salt pill, no effect
at all. when i took adderall xr, i just took the beads out of the capsule and
swallowed them. I had no problem that way and it hit me quick too. I don't
want sh*tty adderall with no effect-kinda pointless to take really.