Apparently my body adjusted to the Adderall. Over the last few days, I've been kicking up many notches, sporadic-brain-wise. I've still been better in the office, but it's been a noticable switch back to my main prior mode. As always, with this stuff, it's a funny thing: my adjusting to amphetamines has made me speed up.
The doctor pretty much told me this would happen. In fact, the actual prescription was for 10mg 2-3x per day (depending on how early I got up), with an increase the second week to 20mg 2-3x p er day. I didn't up the dosage, though, because I want to be careful about this stuff.
So I talked to the doc, and she said: "Yup, up it to 20."
And again, I'm having first-day side-effects. The first was that I accidentally ran 10.25 miles while watching Jarhead on the treadmill. This was a problem, because I dehydrated myself and got pretty sick about three hours later. The second side effect was "overstimulation," as in, there was WAY TOO MUCH FUCKING INPUT IN MY HOUSE. Caps intended. Everyone just drove me absolutely nuts.
On the other hand, it definitely brought my thought processes back in line to where I want them to be. I'll give it a couple of days, and if this shit happens, I'll talk to the Doc about cutting back.
Now, though, I'm going play drums for a while.
Love to all. Even you, the neighbor up the street I saw tailgating the hell out of someone on a road near my house.
2 comments:
It took some time for me to find the optimal dosage. A couple of years ago, my doctor suggested I take my last dose at 5 p.m. Yes, I thought he was crazy. But I went ahead and gave it a try. It was hard the first couple of nights to fall asleep. But after a few days, I could go to sleep at my normal time - 10ish. The last dose in the afternoon keeps me from crashing at night and feeling yuck in the morning.
Anyway, don't give up on it. It really does take some trial and error!! And, don't forget to drink!
Take care.
I have never tried to use aney type of meds to control my ADHD. I give you credet for trying and hope thay you get the right mix.
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