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Posted by collegeadhdlil on May 31, 2003, at 10:48:23
I've been on Ritalin, Dexidrine, Dexidrine Spansules, and my previous medication was adderall 60-90, 120 mg a day with sonata a couple times a week. Now I my doctor is letting me sort of dose myself on the adderall xr - which i basically dont know how to do, because If i am going to split it up into two times a day - when? also i just started wellbutrin - my mom thought that this might help my RLS that i now have as well as how my adhd is suddenly worse. Its not a rebound from the meds anymore - its just really bad. When I am in class, and the meds have worn off i cant finish a thought when a professor calls on me. My feet constantly moving - another adhd/rls symptom. as soon as they have worn off I am absolutely useless - in a world being driven by a force other than my own almost. Any help or suggestions?
oh on a side note, I saw a couple posts about topamax, i am on 200mg a day for headaches that they think might be related to all these dopamine definicency problems i have going on and theres no problem at all.
Posted by collegeadhdlil on May 31, 2003, at 11:00:50
In reply to ADHD Getting Worse?, posted by collegeadhdlil on May 31, 2003, at 10:48:23
> I've been on Ritalin, Dexidrine, Dexidrine Spansules, and my previous medication was adderall 60-90, 120 mg a day with sonata a couple times a week. Now I my doctor is letting me sort of dose myself on the adderall xr - which i basically dont know how to do, because If i am going to split it up into two times a day - when? also i just started wellbutrin - my mom thought that this might help my RLS that i now have as well as how my adhd is suddenly worse. Its not a rebound from the meds anymore - its just really bad. When I am in class, and the meds have worn off i cant finish a thought when a professor calls on me. My feet constantly moving - another adhd/rls symptom. as soon as they have worn off I am absolutely useless - in a world being driven by a force other than my own almost. Any help or suggestions?
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> oh on a side note, I saw a couple posts about topamax, i am on 200mg a day for headaches i have and theres no problem at all.i forgot to add that when i am not on the adderall etc i have horrible muscle spasms, etc. i can feel them facially and in my upper back - my psych is also neuro - so if anyone knows of a good anti spasmatic or anything let me know - or someone else i know says this is all the lack of dopamine again?
Posted by stjames on May 31, 2003, at 15:13:19
In reply to ADHD Getting Worse?, posted by collegeadhdlil on May 31, 2003, at 10:48:23
Now I my doctor is letting me sort of dose myself on the adderall xr - which i basically dont know how to do, because If i am going to split it up into two times a day - when?
This sounds like the thing to do. Decide how many hours a day you need the ADD under control. Divide by 2, and there is your dosing schedule.
Notice if you seem to run out of meds just before
the next dose; if so then 3x a day dosing might work or you may need to up the total dose.For me, I take less in the morning and a bigger dose at lunch, as 12-6 at work is when I get the most done. It took a while to hit on this, I just had to experiment to find what is right for me.
I did not find ADD got worse with age, but my ability to deal with it did so I needed to add more meds (wemt on stims) in my early 30's.
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