Adderall & Adderall XR

[Erinesq]

I have been taking Adderall 30 mg, 2 in the am & 1 at noon for years. In November of last year, I went on Medicaid because I am disabled (I have Rheumatoid arthritis, among other things). Medicaid won't pay for my Adderall nor my opioid painkillers. When I explained my problem to my psychiatrist, he gave me Adderall XR 30 mg, which for some reason Medicaid paid for. Unfortunately, it seemed to make me confused, spacey, & I could barely stay awake let along concentrate. Now, my pain doctor has taken away my Xanax 1mg & my psychiatrist decreased the Adderall XR to 15 mg & told me to resume the Adderall 30 mg twice a day. I am not any better & everyone keeps telling me it is just withdrawal. Has anyone else had similar problems?

[Lovinit]

Recently my medication begat wearing off faster and I’m exhausted by 2pm when I had taken my pills at 6am and by 8:30 I was a sleep. I believe what caused it was I started a new job that requires all my focus and attention, my environment changed causing me to make my medication wear off faster. I think once I’m used to and become better at my job my energy won’t be depleted like it is now

[Erinesq in reply to Lovinit]

Thank you for your response. My doctor changed my meds to Strattera. Hopefully that will help. At least I don't have the shakiness anymore.

[HadEnuf in reply to Erinesq]

Good luck: a lot of people who don't tolerate stimulants well get decent help from SNRIs.

[HadEnuf]

The confusion does read like a withdrawal effect—more on the level of long-term, neurochemical accommodation than simple rebount, though: it seems a lot like the description of directed attention fatigue in neurotypicals.

(P.S., ADHD *is* neurodivergent: ableist misinterpretation of its natural expression as a character defect *is* a denial of neurotypical privilege.)

[Erinesq in reply to HadEnuf]

Thank you for your response.

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Xanax and opioids are not a good combination. It can suppress your breathing. I was on methadone for pain for a while and Medicare paired for that. Maybe you can switch, it took care f the pain. The withdraw from benzodiazepines is pretty brutal and takes a long while.

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As weird as this sounds, when I was on my Adderral for a little over a year, I started noticing it wasn’t doing anything for me at all. It was as if I never took it. I read somewhere about taking a mini break from it. My body had gained such a tolerance for it that giving myself a break I actually was more energized. Briefly. Then it was as if my body reset and once I took my adderall again, it began working as it did when I first started taking it. Just something to look into.

[ccrighter]

I have been taking Adderall for almost 9 months. It helps me focus and is a God Send when I’m doing math in my job as a cabinetmaker.

I have extreme dry mouth, but sugar free lounges are helping.