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Originally Posted by Nocalove
Not sure if this has anything to do with the topic but I just was started on a medication for ADHD that sedates me. Is this something like hypo?
The medication is generic Intuniv.
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Thanks for your interest.
I do not know?
I have no experience with taking Intuniv.
I have read that taking ADHD medication (type of medication not specified) can cause hypoactivity.
I am more ADHD-PI, (some hyperactive symptoms but not enough to for me meet criteria for ADHD-Combined diagnoses)
I take methylphenidate SR, and on the medication bottle label given by the pharmacists, there is a warning that medication may cause drowsyness. (I do not think the pharmacists knows my exact ADHD diagnosis?)
But I have never experienced drowsyness/hypoactivity when I take medication, even when my doctor had me try taking higher than daily recommended dosage.
I was wondering if people who are more ADHD-PH/I, may be more likely to experience hypoactivity when taking medication, especially at to high of a dosage, but that only a guess?
I have experienced primarily hypoactive/inattentive symptoms all my life before diagnosis and now when I do not take medication.
In other words, I take medication to relieve my hypoactivity symptoms.
I will ask my doctor and pharmacist.
Very interesting question.
Umpulsive