"Euphoric" feeling after Adderall wears off

Hello everyone.
For a while now, I have been having these random bursts of energy after the Adderall wears off (which is obviously normal). However, it's really frustrating because the feeling feels like fake euphoria. What exactly do I mean? Well, I am (or I am imagining myself/have the impulse to) talk(ing) in various, goofy voices. I feel very energetic. It's weird because this is pretty similar to how I actually feel when I'm euphoric, but I don't actually feel the intense happiness. I just have the impulse to act like a total goofball. It's very frustrating because when I'm acting like that, I want to reach that level of happiness because I associate that behavior with euphoria. Does anyone else feel like this?

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I don't feel like this, but I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about. I have mixed type ADD, with more of an inattentive type, but my brother, who is very clearly ADHD, absolutely acts exactly like this when his meds wear off or when he doesn't take them. When he was younger, (my mom died when I was young and I played a large part in raising my brothers), I used to have to sneak into his room 45 min before I'd wake him up for school and give him his meds while he was still half asleep because he'd drive us all nuts if they hadn't kicked in by the time he woke up. They think, this week anyway, that ADD has to do with underactivity of the frontal lobe, which is involved with executive function and inhibitory control. Hence, stimulants, increase your inhibitions, preventing you from acting "like a goofball" and when they wear off your inhibitions go down and you act more like one, much like you would when drinking, which also lowers inhibitions, albeit in a different mechanism. Does that sound like what it's like for you?

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I used to take Adderall for ADHD and it made me aggressive as a side effect and when I came down, I was spacy and tired. When the stimulant wore off I usually spaced out and I felt a lack of motivation and focus. It is very noticeable for me even when my Ritalin wears off. I did not feel the way that you described at all. Do you have ADD or ADHD? Some people with mood disorders can get euphoric with the use of amphetamines (Adderall). Especially people who have bipolar. It can trigger mania or even psychosis in some people. Hope this helps.

This is interesting to me as I have ADHD. I have all of the traits to include the inattention but I also never grew out of the hyperactive and impulsive behaviors. In fact, the impulsivity caused me to make a lot of really bad decisions. It caused the most damage in my life. I moved a million times and I changed jobs a million times. I was born premature by 6 weeks, I was a low birth weight baby and my mom was a drinker and smoker. I think studies show that these may be contributing factors to ADD or ADHD. I think my Dad had it so there is also a heredity component. When I don't have the meds, I do get more impulsive and my body feels like a motor. I am an older adult so maybe when I was younger, I acted more like a goofball not being on meds. Good points.