gentian
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Note: My previous medical provider shuttered down very suddenly at the beginning of December '16. I was consequently demedicated for an interim period of about four months before being able to see my current doctor, so overt tolerance isn't so much a concern (although I'm sure it has something to do with any decreased effectiveness due to methylphenidate+amphetamine crosstolerances).
I was diagnosed inattentive-type ADD at age 12 and prescribed Adderall, and was diagnosed with aspergers and shift work disorder at age 18 in college. I have no hyperactivity but do struggle intensely with fatigue--I have a long-standing diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue syndrome going back to 18 as well.
I've been on Adderall consistently for over a decade now and over that period of time have had to step up my dosage to where I was taking about 45mg a day, compounding IR+XR's. I know comparatively this isn't a lot, but it is an abnormally high daily amount for a low-weight, non-abusing female, and I've been reaching the point over the past year or so where the mania and adderall crashes were outweighing more of the ability and focus than the drug provided me. The crashes and nausea have become particularly bad the older I've gotten––suicidal ideations, fetal position anxiety, dry heaving, etc etc
One of the reasons I stuck with adderall so consistently throughout the years was because it provided energy/motivation to offset my CFS (and because provigil is NEVER prescribed to women my age), but the side effects and cons have begun to radically outweigh the pros. So, I saw an opportunity to try a new medication with the shuffle in my medical provider. He prescribed me on 18mg stacking Concerta and scheduled me in about two weeks, saying to experiment with the dosage on my own since I do have a long history of well-managed medications.
Second day in, noted side effects:
-digestion disturbances (hell of a lot of gas)
-the dull "caffeine buzz" of shitty coffee
-it wakes me up but there's still a lot of fog and exhaustion
-EXTREMELY inattentive, the distracting "caffeine buzz" actually makes my ADD worse. The nature of my work is a lot of short-deadline overnight writing. this is not a good combination.
I'm doing a lot of reading and it seems Concerta is very 50/50 for those switching from Adderall. I'll wait and see for now but I don't have high hopes; my doctor had also mentioned Vyvanse as a possible adderall alternative because it's also an amphetamine, and the only reason I didn't was because I've heard AWFUL accounts of Vyvanse nausea. My aspergers already makes me very gastrointestinally sensitive and I barely tolerated the last few years of addy illness--does anyone have any experience with this, especially those that are exclusively inattentive type ADD?
I was diagnosed inattentive-type ADD at age 12 and prescribed Adderall, and was diagnosed with aspergers and shift work disorder at age 18 in college. I have no hyperactivity but do struggle intensely with fatigue--I have a long-standing diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue syndrome going back to 18 as well.
I've been on Adderall consistently for over a decade now and over that period of time have had to step up my dosage to where I was taking about 45mg a day, compounding IR+XR's. I know comparatively this isn't a lot, but it is an abnormally high daily amount for a low-weight, non-abusing female, and I've been reaching the point over the past year or so where the mania and adderall crashes were outweighing more of the ability and focus than the drug provided me. The crashes and nausea have become particularly bad the older I've gotten––suicidal ideations, fetal position anxiety, dry heaving, etc etc
One of the reasons I stuck with adderall so consistently throughout the years was because it provided energy/motivation to offset my CFS (and because provigil is NEVER prescribed to women my age), but the side effects and cons have begun to radically outweigh the pros. So, I saw an opportunity to try a new medication with the shuffle in my medical provider. He prescribed me on 18mg stacking Concerta and scheduled me in about two weeks, saying to experiment with the dosage on my own since I do have a long history of well-managed medications.
Second day in, noted side effects:
-digestion disturbances (hell of a lot of gas)
-the dull "caffeine buzz" of shitty coffee
-it wakes me up but there's still a lot of fog and exhaustion
-EXTREMELY inattentive, the distracting "caffeine buzz" actually makes my ADD worse. The nature of my work is a lot of short-deadline overnight writing. this is not a good combination.
I'm doing a lot of reading and it seems Concerta is very 50/50 for those switching from Adderall. I'll wait and see for now but I don't have high hopes; my doctor had also mentioned Vyvanse as a possible adderall alternative because it's also an amphetamine, and the only reason I didn't was because I've heard AWFUL accounts of Vyvanse nausea. My aspergers already makes me very gastrointestinally sensitive and I barely tolerated the last few years of addy illness--does anyone have any experience with this, especially those that are exclusively inattentive type ADD?