Help - Agitated on Adderall | ADHD Information

bumpI am on 40 mg of Adderall XR. I take 2 20's per day and timing is everthing. 5:45 a.m. one capsule and 11:30 a.m. I take another. I find that if I do get jittery it is only from about noon to 1:00 p.m. If I remember right, it took about 2 weeks for the jitters to subside and sleep to resume as normal. Maybe 3 weeks at the latest.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I tried the soda thing tonight and it helped a bit...however, I only had diet soda - but it has caffeine in it. So I think the caffeine helped a bit. I like the idea of taking a dose later in the day to taper off the crash. Thank you all for your help.

Rachel

I try to avoid diet and caffeine, as it it seems to make the crash worse for me.  Try something non-diet, but without caffeine, so you can get sugar in.  I've tried taking a dose later on in the day, but I end up being overstimulated, and not being able to sleep.  I'm considering Wellbutrin, will ask my psychiatrist when I see him, let me know how it goes with your son.

Johnnyboi38583.8958101852

Hi all. I have been taking Adderall for a week and a half now. I am doing well during the day and I am getting a lot done, however, at night I get so agitated, tense, angry, etc...almost like I can't stand to be inside my skin. I am taking 10 mg Adderall XR ... should I instead be taking a few doses of Adderall SR so that that I don't get that crash...or maybe one Adderall XR in the morning and in early evening take Adderall SR? Or - I have heard that some of you are taking Adderall XR along with Welbutrin or Lexapro. I was naughty and took one of my old Lexapro's tonight because I couldn't stand the awful feeling I was experiencing - however, it didn't help because Lexapro isn't a quick fix. Please help...I need to talk to my doctor and I want to be able to tell him what I want to do

 

Thank you!!!

Deezin when you notice you're starting to get agitated or angry, drink some mountain dew, you would be amazed how it helps.  For some reason, I notice when you have a higher amount of sugar in your body, the meds work better.  I take 20mg SR, and the crash is still bad, but everytime I notice I get agitated, I take a sip of mountain dew, and usually go through 2-3 cans per afternoon.  It's worth it to counter the side effects, because Adderall is just a great drug.

My son is on Adderall and we have been working on his anger. his Doctor is now giving him Welbutrin  in the afternoon so the down affect won't be as bad.

I also have that problem on Ritilan as it wears off I get angry and nasty I also take a 5mg evening dose of Ritalin to lessen the affect of the medication wearing off.