Adderall

[RunKC]

I tried XR for almost 1 month and holy shit was it insane. My heart rate jumped from the high 60’s to high 90’s, I wasn’t hungry, and I noticed I was far more irritable.

I’m not sure how I feel about taking it. I mean that has to be terrible for you long term right?

I’m more interested in taking a non-stimulant like Strattera.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by RunKC

I tried XR for almost 1 month and holy shit was it insane. My heart rate jumped from the high 60’s to high 90’s, I wasn’t hungry, and I noticed I was far more irritable.

I’m not sure how I feel about taking meth. I mean that has to be terrible for you long term right?

I’m more interested in taking a non-stimulant like Strattera.

Did you talk to the doctor about adjusting your dosage?

I'm not saying that you need to get back on it, but that really isn't the "normal" experience of a person with a proper dosage (well, not the super high heart rate and irritability at least. Loss of appetite is common).

Of course, it also affects people who actually NEED it (clinical ADHD) differently than people who are just taking it to try to increase performance. That's why a lot of people who have ADHD dislike taking it, because it evens them out and often makes them feel calm/boring compared to how they normally feel, whereas people without ADHD who take it feel focused, energized, and sometimes hyper from it.

[RaiderH8r]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Did you talk to the doctor about adjusting your dosage?

I'm not saying that you need to get back on it, but that really isn't the "normal" experience of a person with a proper dosage (well, not the super high heart rate and irritability at least. Loss of appetite is common).

Of course, it also affects people who actually NEED it (clinical ADHD) differently than people who are just taking it to try to increase performance. That's why a lot of people who have ADHD dislike taking it, because it evens them out and often makes them feel calm/boring compared to how they normally feel, whereas people without ADHD who take it feel focused, energized, and sometimes hyper from it.

Indeed. I had to tinker with my dosages for a spell when I started but once I got dialed in on what works I have been crushing it. That was a number of years ago. i fought it all through adolescence and college. Looking back, if I had known that my brain needed this stuff to function in modern society and how big of an impact it would really have, I would have done things differently. People get all jacked up on it and it just makes me want to kill some spread sheets and do some deep dive research down the rabbit hole.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by RaiderH8r

Indeed. I had to tinker with my dosages for a spell when I started but once I got dialed in on what works I have been crushing it. That was a number of years ago. i fought it all through adolescence and college. Looking back, if I had known that my brain needed this stuff to function in modern society and how big of an impact it would really have, I would have done things differently. People get all jacked up on it and it just makes me want to kill some spread sheets and do some deep dive research down the rabbit hole.

I don't think anybody wants to do that shit. But it did make me actually WANT to learn about music history in college. And I hated that class.

I've taken it a couple of times as an adult, and it just hasn't had as strong of an effect as it did when I was in college/younger. Might have been the dose, though.