I've only been on Adderall XR for 3 days. The first day as it wore off, I got real tired like I was coming down from a caffeine burst. The second day (yesterday), as it started to wear off, I felt this weird sensation from tips of my fingers to my toes and had hot flashes for about 30 min to an hour. And I felt like I was craving for more Addreall!
Thankfully it didn't last very long, but could my body get addicted to it that fast? Will this continue, or will it eventually taper off? How do you deal with the come down?
TIA!
Katie
No, your body isn't addicted to the med. You are experiencing what is called rebound. When the med leaves your system, the old adhd symptoms rush in. Talk to your doctor about a low dose of a stim to get you through this. My child takes guanfacine to help lessen our disastrous evenings when the stimulant wore off. He can't take a booster dose of stimulant med. in the afternoon due to how it suppresses his appetite. He needs the stimulant to wear off at night so he can eat. The guanfacine has helped a lot.