Posted by mattw84 on September 20, 2004, at 14:43:40
In reply to Re: Adderall medication advice, posted by grandcentral on September 20, 2004, at 13:22:42
The XR is intended to be once daily, I think the max dose for it is 30mg. It is essentially like taking 2 doses of the immediate release throughout the day. At 10mg the XR releases 5mg immediately, and 5mg 4 to 5 hours later; in my experience you get about 9 or 10 hours of decent coverage with the XR. When you get to the right dose you should be more motivated, more able to focus on one task at hand, and any other symptoms that led you to the ADHD dx in the first place. You should not have much appetite suppression, if you do have this side effect you need to force yourself to eat because not doing so will make the adderall not only less effective, but can increase other negatives like headaches, nausea, jitters, etc... At the ideal dose you shouldn't 'notice' the drug taking effect, just that you feel like it's time to get some work done. You may feel a little 'rebound' as the drug wears off, that is normal though; if it is an unpleasant 'crash' when the drug wears off you may be taking to much or may just need to try another stim. I had a nasty crash with Ritalin, headaches, extreme fatigue, irritability, and just felt weird. So I switched to the adderall which I have found to be much much better! The XR works great depending on how long you need coverage, if the coverage doesn't seem long enough you should ask to switch to the regular release version. Some pdocs will have you take the XR twice daily, which I strongly advise against. Good luck! BTW, very few people respond to the 5 or 10mg XR's, at 15 or 20 you should begin to see some dramatic changes.
Matt
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