Posted by Peter on November 8, 2001, at 1:24:56
Hi all:
Today was my first day increasing Adderall to .5mg in morning and .25mg in afternoon. I'm still having trouble with the really sleepy, spacy state I'm in when the last dose wears off (@7p.m). I get so tired that I'm useless for the rest of the night. What's really wierd is that, even though the effects wear off, I become restless hours later and my resting heart rate remains fairly high (up to 88bpm sitting and up to 105bpm standing)(I'm 25 years old, male). It's now 2 a.m. and I'm wide awake, even though I already took 750mg depakote and 1mg klonopin ,which I do every night before bed. But, because of my problem of getting so tired when my 2nd dose of adderall wears off in the afternoon, my pdoc suggested that tomorrow I take 3 doses spread thru the day = .5mg in morning, .25mg 4 hrs. later, and finally another .25mg 4 hours after that. This sounds sensible to me, in terms of it keeping my energy level more consistent and balanced through the late afternoon/evening so I could function. But, if my resting heart rate is already relatively high this late at night from taking 2 doses of Adderall, I doubt I'll be able to sleep at all starting tomorrow when I'm taking 3 doses! The only thing I can think of is adding a bit of beta-blocker before I go to bed. I have some 20mg Inderal left from years ago (Feb.1999!). Do you think it's safe to take some before bed? Would it help? How much is a good single dose? And, finally, is the stuff still gonna work since it's so old?
Thanx
poster:Peter
thread:83504
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