Experiences with

Adderall XR

Hey guys, it has been awhile since I've posted but I'm back for some guidance. I have a 14 year old son that has been treated with Concertasince 5 years old until about 2 months ago. He was having a horrible time at school and failing every subject. I took him to a child psychologist and his meds were

I was prescribed Adderall XR and it made such a difference. My husband was especially happy. My question, after taking for 3yrs it doesn’t seem to be working as well. My brain thoughts are everywhere and I catch myself interrupting people (my husband) more and more.

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.

And she upped the zoloft to 150mg and the adderall ir (the 10.30 one) so I take adderall 10mg xr + 15-20mg ir a day. To be honest, did nothing! Okay maybe the first day was okay, but it is like taking nothing, I'm less motivated and worried about not getting more productive.

Newly diagnosed 59 year old female , prescribed Adderall XR 20mg . Have struggled with facial tics (blinking) my entire life , attributed to “nervous habit “. Never knew it was part of the ADHD symptoms nor did any medical provider or therapist suggest that it could be related over the years .

I feel the medication (adderall xr) a little around early evening. Force myself to sleep. I know nothing is rosey, and medications play a little role. But I would love to hear your experiences with adhd medications.

Then she basically said okay "here is adderall xr 10mg" I didn't even ask for it. But I started taking it with 100mgs of zoloft. It makes me sleepy at about 2.30-3.0pm. I was planning to go back to school (take courses) , I don't have that locked in focus, motivation or concentration.

Anyone else experience terrible insomnia from Adderall XR? How did you get over it? I'm averaging 4 hours of sleep, unless I take an Ambian, which is not sustainable.

My psychiatrist changed my medication to Adderall XR 15mg and I’m very hopeful it will be better since that is suppose to last me 8-12 hours! But I’m worried because if I built a tolerance that quickly to the instant release Adderall, does that mean I’m always going to need to bump it up?

[/i] Concerta made him the most upset so we stopped this one pretty fast Adderall XR - less anger but still noticing mood swings and sadness. Now trying regular Adderall

of Adderall XR and I wonder if others have this experience of when it wears off, feeling extreme agitation. I find myself being very short tempered and angry when there's no good cause.

So I’ve been taking Adderall XR (15mg) and prescribed IR to take when needed for adhd (inattentive). The combo works well for me but my psych put me on Zoloft to get a handle on my depression.

After daytrana patch (or adderall XR at a different time) - refuses to do schoolwork, is defiant to me and is rude to her little sister. And then is hyper socially aware and seems insecure when out among her peers. She cried that it’s “hard to make friends” and it breaks my heart.

I took my first dose of Adderall XR (20mg) yesterday for the first time and after about an hour/2 my brain finally felt like it was resting (I guess “at peace” is how I would describe it) However as the day went on, I started to get really weak and shaky feeling.

I find I crash hard from Adderall XR but not the IR. Anyone else have those issues? I've heard some people have problems with extended release medications but can't find any research on it to present to my doctor.

That's when we went to the doctor and he said he has add and prescribed an adderall XR 10 mg. He defenatly became more quiet, he can sit still. But the still zones out, gets up and giggle about something. Like all of a sudden his eyes get wider and he gets excited face. And it really scares me.

I was only started on a very low dose of adderall xr 5 mg which made no difference and made me sleepy. When it got bumped up to 10 mg I have insomnia, but am more productive and motivated. But since I am having such a reaction at such a low dose it is making me doubt my diagnosis.

We are on day 3 of 10mg adderall XR with my 6 year old son. It’s been heartbreaking so far. He’s so irritable and emotional. The sitter says he hasn’t even laughed or smiled today. We are trying to give it a good week, but gosh… it’s hard to know what to do!

I switched back to Adderall XR for a three days and now am back on the generic XR, which is what worked the best for me in the past (there was an insurance change that had me on the brand name XR, which caused a bunch of unpleasant side effects).

I take Adderall XR (20 mg) on work days, which is tremendously helpful for about eight hours; I try to make plans and to-do lists during that time. I have trouble focusing on anything for the first day or two of my three-day weekend, since don't take the Adderall XR on those days.