After 28 years of living with undiagnosed adhd I finally got an appointment and started adderall last month. Immediate effects, I feel like every day is my most productive day from before. Drinking a lot less and able to get up in the morning. A big part in finally doing something about it was based on comments and posts on hexbear, so a huge thank you to everyone for that.
But after a few weeks of taking it I’m taking stock of the side effects. How do you guys remember to eat enough, make sure your tolerance doesn’t increase too much? I’m also getting headaches at the end of the day as it wears off, so wondering about any tips for that too. I’m gonna be talking to my doctor about this next visit of course, but thought some anecdotes might be good to hear about.
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Vyvanse works way WAY better for me, almost no side effects if I eat before/ with my medication in the morning. It's a LOT more expensive so it's really only an option if your insurance accepts it
I always make sure to take it before 11 or noon the cutoff depends on your situation, when you need to be asleep, your dosage, metabolism etc, so you kind of have to figure it out but once you have, if it's past that time I don't take my pill that day, because it would mess up my schedule etc etc.
I also try very hard to eat before I take it, which can be really hard sometimes. Some days I just can't get myself to eat anything, but what helps is having lots of easy options, something I can make quickly and easily and is rather neutral, my favorite for this purpose is cup-o-ramen
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That’s interesting what’s the difference? Dr Google says it’s just a more pure form of amphetamine?
I need more snacks at work I guess but I’m not allowed to eat at my desk (safety reasons) and money is a bit tight for packaged food.
Not really sure on difference but I was on adderall for years before switching and have never gone back, and one of my roomates is just switching from adderall to vyvanse due to side effects etc