How do you cope with when your meds wear off?

[catkingdom]

I'm very happy with my Adderall XR treatment but am frustrated with my inability to socialize or get ready for bed efficiently after it wears off 12 hours later.

[AniSk]

I’ve had that problem as well. I’m currently on 60mg of Vyvanse which I take each morning around 6am. I felt the the meds lasted a little bit longer when I moved from 50mg to 60. It also helps if I drink coffee (1/2 caff) around 3-4pm. That seems to give me enough of a boost to last me through dinner, cleanup, and making sure the kids get off of devices and to bed at a reasonable hour. I also have to curb my expectations for myself in the evenings and realize that I’m going to be much more productive in the morning through early evening. For me, it’s better to wake up early, take meds right away and get

more done in the morning . I’ve definitely given up on trying to prep everything the night before!

[inbetween]

Yeah it’s always been kind of a trade-off for me too. It can be really frustrating. Some people say that taking IR tablets throughout the day instead of one XR has less of a crash.

[butterflywings6]

It lasts 12 hours for you? Lucky! I don’t have any answers. When mine wears off I just want to be left alone. So- not in the mood to socialize! And I can get to bed if I haven’t hyper focused on anything… so, never… Sorry. Not helpful. I do have a timer to take my sleep pills. I usually ignore the timer. I need to change the sound and add another timer or maybe find one that won’t shut off so easily.

[JustMentallyLazy]

Shortly after losing my gf due to my inadvertant reaction to a come down crash I started toying with the idea of going OFF Vyvanse / Elvanse (name here), because even though I was lead to believe that it wouldn't be that bad, depending on mood, it sometimes feel like a switch was turned off once the meds wore off.

I'm on 2x 30mg. 1 I take in the morning around 6.30. I then try to keep going on that until 11.30ish, but it really only lasts till 10.30 at most.

The 2nd one lasts like you say to around 16 at most.

If I slept bad, then the periode from 16 - 22 is increasingly appalling. Starts of with the annoyance of little things returning; kids fighting over a controller, or what ever they are playing, while I try to make dinner.

Some days I litterally have to crawl into my phone after dinner because I can't handle the stress or small arguments that should be relatively easy to settle.

My mind is just one huge mingle of thoughts and fake scenarios....

The night I pushed away my gf, I had a really emotional day to begin with, I should have been more aware of my feelings.

The thing is, when I try to look constructively at what the meds do, I feel like the contrast of them working to them wearing off is SO big. I haven't been able to find a strategy that works.

I know that meditating could be a help, but I really can't make myself sit down and do it... I can't make myself do anything really.

So.... mid september or so, I decided to quit Vyvanse on the spot. I was angry at it...

It seemed easier than I thought to be honest. But here are my current experiences with withdrawl from Vyvanse:

- The come down. This was the main reason I wanted to quit. As expected, there is no contrast now, no come down. The problem is I'm now left with a choice to deal with the constant symptoms or deal with the come down, and honestly weighing those two things against eachother is very difficult. There's no clear winner in my opinion.

You see, I often feel like it almost amounts to a Jekyll / Hyde situation when the meds wear off, and the problem is, that the afternoon and night time is probably the time I need the focus the most, to be the best parent I want to be But I can't ingest after 4pm because it will mess up my sleep and make me go to bed too late.

Without meds, it's like a mix of Jekyll and Hyde, and then unfocused, unable to take action.

- Snacking is back in business Not when I have my kids, but when I'm alone... can't be bothered to make real dinner. My only comfort is that me working out and running is making me lose weight instead of gaining weight.

I also shifted my breakfast to a keto diet (beef and veggies... no bread, no pasta no potatoes etc.), so I can go longer without being hungry and my blood sugar doesn't race up and down.

- Insomnia. This one was tough. Started after a week or so. I would wake around 3am and felt like I couldn't sleep again. Only recently (after 5-6 weeks) have I started to sleep somewhat normal again.

- Thought chaos. This is back in business in full strength. This time I feel like it's almost debilitating. I can't get myself in gear and I've started gaming again, because.... you know... dopamine.

- Reading. For a brief periode, I felt so much on top and in control. I have never read as much as I did those weeks. I'm starting to feel that energy wearing off again. It's like I had a huge bag of self-esteem that just dried up.

Why the hell doesn't anyone focus on reseaching exactly where the hell the problem in our brain exists and find a way to fix it!