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Originally Posted by YYZadd
Hi Libsters...
The thing about the ADD meds is that they affect people differently. I have tried Ritalin, Adderall and Vyvanse (This is a long acting stim) Adderall worked best for me. Ritalin was okay, but Adderall seemed to be a little more consistent for me. I like that Adderall takes affect quickly and I can plan my dosage based on the day ahead of me. Vyvanse started up more slowly (I did not like) and tailed off for me too early in the day. My usual weekday has me up at 5am and not in bed before 11pm. I take 60mg of Adderall per day, 20mg at 5am, 20mg at 10am and depending on the day 10-20mg at 4pm (changed from 2pm about a year ago) taking the last dose later keeps me more effective at home and actually seems to help me at bedtime. (My brain begins to race as the meds wear off)
One thing to mention about being on the meds is that after a lifetime of living with ADD you have to learn a lot of things. The meds make me more aware of everything, like Tone of Voice, Body Language, what people say to you and how they treat you. I am still basically a laid-back guy, but I have really had to learn how to react to these things that I did not notice before, or that I used to not engage the comments because I tended to shut down during a conflict. 3.5 years later, I'm still working on these things.
If you have not read any of the good ADD books, definitely do so... The reading has really helped me understand how ADD has affected so many things in my life.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me a pm.
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Thanks for the info. And thanks for the offer to Pm but unless u have an answer that you would prefer not to share in the forum I would prefer to keep it online in case some of our convo may help someone else. I definately agree regarding the books, many good ones and most bring ah ha moments for me, some a few, some lots. I find even the less helpful ones still have somethings I find useful. Did some more research on meds ... blaaahh. I'm getting educated and minimal understanding but not really finding answers, maybe they don't exist.
So, If I am understanding this correctly, I found that when I take Adderall XR 15mg, as I am now, it releases 15mg immediately, and then another 15mg 4 hours later and from what I'm reading, is only meant to last 8 hours. If that is correct then that would explain why I am having issues and feeling as if my meds are wearing off in the evening, my day starts around 7 and usually ends around midnight. ... And, YYZ you are taking twice the dose I am and splitting it up into 3 doses daily. And No side effects for you? I'm still having side effects on my little 15mg. and did you ever do a time released version, and if so what were your experiences compared to what you have now? Realize that I'm patheticly crossing my fingers that you r going to tell me what I want to hear. That XR gave you side effects and less symtom improvement and non XR is great so I can have a quick and easy solution without med hopping.
Thanks again.
