Just a ramble. I recently started taking adderall IR after being diagnosed ADD. The IR's were awesome but I wanted them to last longer so my doc prescribed me XR's. I tried taking those and they did not seem to work as good as the IR's.

IR's: make me calmer more relaxed. Give me the motivation to tackle things I would normally not even attempt or do. They also seemed to help my sleep in many aspects. I slept less. Got up the same time everyday and overall kept a good schedule. They were working great letting me do things I never thought possible. The only downfall to me was the length they worked.

XR's: So my doctor let me try some XR's. They were expensive. But my mom said I should try them before I passed them off because of the price. I tried them they did last longer but they did not work as well at all. The little bit I did notice they worked was definitely longer but not what I was looking for. It did not have the same effectiveness as IR's. Also I noticed I was falling back into old patterns. Staying up late sleeping late not feeling generally motivated. Trouble falling asleep. Hiding in my room immersing myself in my laptop.

But my biggest concern is that the XR's seemed to make my hair trigger temper worse then when I was off meds altogether. So it felt to me like I was regressing as I could not control. I had been taking the XR's for a few days since I am trying to use them but it seems my anger was getting worse rather then better like when I was taking the IR's.

So my question is after the useless ramble above? Can different meds of the same type cause you to become angry easier or have different effects then the other(IR vs.XR).

Thanks for any input, Maus5321