i have been on 10 mgs adderall xr for well over a week night straight now and still cannot sleep when i go to bed.
i take my pill early in the a.m. around 7-8 and go to bed at 11:00 p.m. so why cant i sleep?
i get this burst of energy in the evenings and i have to literally make myself calm down, i am doing more after the meds wear off then when on it!!! hows that so?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! i want to go up to 20 mgs but so far cant do it cause this 10 is too busy keeping me awake and i figgered the 20 woulud keep me awake evenmore!!!
Maybe they put too much "XR" in your adderal. Perhaps the non XR would suit you better.sometimes,
how does the 10mg work. since i realized that my old meds were actually over medicating, i've been wondering if i'm drug sensitive. i know my mood is great and i have to give the new stuff time, but i like jamieileana am not seeing an increase in focus and attention span. i know that one of my former students (now an amazing second grader) is taking 25 mg and it works for her. she weighs under 60 pounds. that would make me think i would need more, but if 10 works for you, who knows?
Was your dr. understanding when you suggested a booster for the afternoons? I just don't want him thinking that I am trying to abuse this stuff. I've researched the meds for years, but put off getting help b/c of my infertility, etc. When I finally started getting help they kept treating me for depression which only started to finally cause depression. I finally have my way, and I sure don't want to mess things up. I'm still waiting for insurance to approve this prescription.
btw, went to bed at midnight and slept until my 21 month old woke up at 7:30. I feel awesome, and I'm signing off to go play with Thomas the train.
i'm not sure. i'm only on day 2 of adderall xr 20 mg. this is what i'm starting on. it is the first stimulant i've been on and i can't tell too much yet. i didn't sleep too well last night, but it was the first night. i was actually pretty tired all day yesterday. not an expected result, but i didn't sleep well the night before either. i was too excited about trying my new meds.
today, i felt much calmer, but alert. i don't score high in hyperactivity on the scales, but this result tells me something. I don't feel the jitters at all. in fact, my zyrtec-d (which i try not to take) causes more of the "speed" feeling. i'm really happy about this because i do not like to feel false energy.
it might just be that you're taking longer to adjust. the meds might be too strong, or they may not be strong enough. i've read several people say they make them tired and others say the opposite. talk to the doc.
btw, i take mine between 5:30 and 6:00. i did feel an increase in energy yesterday evening. today, i've been pretty level all day. i'm not noticing an increase in focus yet, but i feel awesome.
ok, so i changed my name, i like the whimsicle non-attitude approach. notcrazy is on day 3 of adderall. i think that trying to pay attention to what the meds are doing can be a little of a distraction within itself.
after i signed off yestereday, i went to watch the 10:00 news and didn't make it to the first commercial. I slept until the alarm went off at five a.m. I woke up feeling absolutely wonderful.
concentration and focus? yuh, not yet. still trying to be patient. of course when you have a class with 4 dx'd, adhd, six-year old boys, anyone may have trouble.
I've been on Adderall XR 10 mg for 4 months and sometimes take 5mg of Ritalin in the afternoons. I sleep much better on the days that I remember to take my meds, oddly enough. On sleepless nights, I take 25 or 50mg of Trazodone. I am on Adderall XR 20mg, and for me I have the exact opposite effect. I take my pill around 9AM, and I have never slept so good, by about 10PM. Prior to taking Adderall I was taking Straterra, and the whole time I was on it (and when non-medicated) I would wake up 10-15 times a night, and it was difficult to fall asleep. Now that I am taking Adderall, I fall asleep and on sever anights this week, I have not woke up till 6AM and felt like I had slept for days. OMG what a good sleep I am getting.