Adderall XR...Making it Feel IR

[suchgreathighs]

Hi Everyone! I'm a new member but have used the site for a long time and now feel like I have a question that you guys will be able to answer.

I was diagnosed with ADD or ADHD or whatever they call it now as a teen and was put on Adderall IR, 20mg in the morning and 20mg in the early/mid afternoon. It worked really well and to be honest I really enjoyed the buzz I got for the first hour or so after taking it. From what I read, that usually happens more with IR than XR. But now I'm in college in another state and my new doctor feels that XR may be a better option for me, mostly because I was complaining about how crappy I feel at the end of the day and in between doses. Plus I'm forgetful and it would be nice to take a pill and be done with it.

From reading up on XR, my impression is that if I take 1 20mg XR, it's like getting a dose of 10mg IR now, and another 10mg dose ~4 hours later. Does that mean that if I want to feel that same 20mg IR buzz, using XR capsules, I'd have to take TWO 20mg capsules at once? I admitted to my doc that when I take IR, I feel most "productive" during the first hour or so, and I would hate to lose that feeling to some gently-released XR. (By productive I meant buzzed, but that buzzed feeling also makes me very productive, so oh well )

So if I want to feel the same on XR as I do on IR, will I need to be taking 2 20mg XR capsules? Thereby giving me a 20mg initial dose, and then another 20mg dose 4 hours later? Or would that be too much? I don't wanna take more than necessary, believe it or not.

Another question, for all you XR users out there: That second wave of activity that occurs four hours later, when the extended-release parts dissolve..is it like "oh man I feel like I just swallowed another tablet" or is it just kinda like a wimpy continuation of how I feel 2-3 hours after taking IR?

Thanks!!!

 

[skylines7]

What kind of pills are your prescription? Are they the capsules with the little beads on the inside?

If so, you need to break the capsule open and then crush the little beads so they turn into powder which you can then snort or take orallly. This will turn the dose into IR.

Hope this helps.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

If you take 40mg XR it will be equivalent to taking 20mg IR twice a day but it won't feel like your taking 20mg IR twice a day and you won't get the "buzz" that you would from taking the IR. You can't get a real buzz from taking Adderall XR. No matter how much you take "unless" you crush up the beads to break the time release.

Half of the dose is released and then the other half roughly 4 hours later. You get two small waves from Adderall XR but they are barely noticeable. You get a boost in concentration and become more focused.

So basically, you won't get any buzz from Adderall XR unless you crush up the beads. If you were prescribed 20mg twice daily why were you put on just 20mg of XR. You should have been put on 30mg (the maximum dose)

 

[ch1nawhite]

what if you have a very low tolerance to adderall, and take the 20mg xr? i havent taken adderall in years but i have one in my box

 

[suchgreathighs]

So crushing the beads...that's safe to do? There's not any crap in there that will deactivate the medication or anything like that? I remember reading how some drug companies are starting to put "security devices" in their drugs to prevent this kind of crap from happening.

Do most people snort them? I'd rather not snort stuff, to be honest...will swallowing the powder (mixing it with soda or milk or w/e) work as well as taking an IR tablet? I mean, grinding a 20mg XR tablet and swallowing the powder will feel the same as swallowing a 20mg IR tablet?

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Yes, if you completely crush the beads it will defeat the time release and become IR. Nothing will deactivate the medication. Adderall XR is old school, you don't need to do anything special to break the time release.

 

[delta_9]

I realize you're new, but this horse has been beaten to death like 50 times. Please search next time.