"My doc told me to take weekends off to avoid building a tolerance to Adderal. I recently started the 20 extended release and one 10 short acting in afternoon instead of 2x a day of the 10 short acting because recently started having afternoon…"
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Tolerant to Meds?
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I suspected long ago that I was ADHD but all the psychiatrists just wanted to treat my depression. So I self-medicated with 2 pots of coffee a day and 6-8 cokes. I have finally found someone who is…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dwee Sep 17, 2012.
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Amy T replied to Dee caraballo's discussion Tolerant to Meds?"Dee,
Are you taking generic short acting Adderall? It is evil! I resorted to it when I was unemployed and it nearly ruined my life. Adderall XR name brand always worked well for me, then I tried Vyvanse, also made by Shire. I…"
doug puryear replied to Dee caraballo's discussion Tolerant to Meds?"there can be tolerance to the meds, but i havent seen much of it. if you read your note to yourself, it sounds like the medication is helping you a lot, but not in every way you would wish. dr goodwin says ( i think he exaggerates a bit)…"
Dee caraballo posted a discussionTolerant to Meds?
I suspected long ago that I was ADHD but all the psychiatrists just wanted to treat my depression. So I self-medicated with 2 pots of coffee a day and 6-8 cokes. I have finally found someone who is willing to at least try so he started me off with 10mg of Adderall (by the way I'm 46), twice a day. The first day I was shaky, but the second day the fog lifted and I felt like I could actually accomplish something. I could concentrate and I could start a project and complete it without losing…See More
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