Adderall XR

[meh625]

Hello, i have recently been taking 30 mg Adderall XR, and i take one every day at about 7 A.M. i am not prescribed to it, yet i do not take it for recreational use. i take it strictly for focus in college.
i have always considered myself an intelligent individual, and am very good at juggling many things at once. but i have realized through the 20 years that i have been on this earth, i could NEVER focus on just one single task. im always very hyper and can never stop talking, even when i am exhausted. im always moving around like a little worm and never really think before i speak. i am surprised i actually made it through high school and am in college.
now that i am in a major university, i have realized how important it is to be able to concentrate and have good study habits. when i suspected that i was ADHD, i began trying to develop good study habits. i even tried meditating each day to clear the clutter in my constant mind, which did not work as i thought it would. i then tried exercising, which i heard could help people that have ADHD. i then started taking adderall from friends of mine that are ADD/ADHD. for the first time i felt like i could actually sit down and concentrated.
ive only been taking it a couple of weeks, and i had to learn to maximize this drug to its full potential by actually studying, because the initial effects just made me want to talk all the time like i usually would, but i realized that i was much more concise and clear in my thought interpretation.
i now have used it to be able to finally focus in class and study.
I am posting here to figure out when exactly the second dose of the Adderall actually kicks in because i can never tell when it is. i know it is supposed to be around 4 hours after oral ingestion, but sometimes i feel like i never even feel it at all. i am sometimes tempted to take another one in the afternoon, but am afraid of doing that because of risk of sleep deprivation of taking one so late in the day.
I would also like to know what time i need to eat and what i should eat in order to help maintain the time frame of approximately 12 hours, that way i dont have to worry about it being affected significantly. any info on this would be greatly appreciated.
i would also like to know how should i go about telling my doctor that i should be prescribed to this, because i feel like he is just going to think that i am out to seek drugs and get high, when i just want it because it clears my mind and gives me the ability to focus on the important daily tasks at hand. im sorry for the long post, and again, any and all information on this would be greatly appreciated guys.

 

[Jabberwocky]

i heard about 4-6 hours later. props on not abusing it.

 

[meh625]

well, the only reason i dont abuse it is because im a recovering alcoholic dude, and i know im only 20 years old and that seems really odd to some people, but you know you have a problem when the first thing you do after waking up is reach for the crown lol. i binged for about a year, trying to stay inebriated as much as possible. withdrawals were a bitch when i quit (34 days clean and counting), so i know exactly the path i would take if i did abuse it. the funny thing is that you never think ur gonna end up like that initially. its shocking how people with addictive personalities like my own think sometimes.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I edited your post to make it clearer. Hope thats alright .

 

[Poppydog]

Hey, my story is much the same as yours so I too am interested to hear peoples opinions. I was going to make another thread but I think il just ask in here.

I have displayed similar symptoms for much of my life (now mid 20s) but there are a few others factors at play not the least of which is my regular use of weed. I have smoked daily for almost 5 years now. During the week its just a few bowls after work but on the weekend I can binge sometimes smoking up to 10 bowls a day. I am sure this plays a part in my lack of concentration and focus but I dont think it is the route cause. I also have used and abused adhd meds as well as speed, mdma, lsd and opiates. In the past this was very occasional but the last 6-9 months I have been binging on amps and opiates more and more. Probably average getting high on amps every 3-4 weeks and opiates 1-2 times a week.

I have a very succesful career as a manager of 30+ redneck machine operators in a large company. At work I am known to be an intelligent, articulate and highly driven go go go hands on manager. I entered the position their youngest ever and since have been pressured to take the next step up responsible for hundreds of staff and dozens of managers but have declined at this stage, in part due to the issues I am outlining here.

I have learnt a lot about myself since entering management and become more aware of my abilities or lack therof. I think I excel in the workplace because of my intelligence and energy, but I am horrendous at planning and focusing. I blurt things out in meetings, which I get away with because I am ussualy right but I regret being so forceful later. I charge around with seemingly endless energy but I am very disorganised and manic. Everyone works and moves too slowly for me and constantly needs breaks which I do not.

I jump from task to task and indeed I have found this is the best way to achieve what I need to achieve because if I sit down and try and plan out and priorise I would never get a thing done. I still ussualy surpass my peers, I think due to my reasonable intelligence and high energy levels.

When im not at work im always looking for a high. In the past I have been involved in highly stimulating activities such as skating and driving/drifting which when I partake in these days help me to abstain from harder drugs. This constant reward/stimulation seeking behaviour along with the unhappiness is what is making me consider getting some "help". I am not particulary concerned about my drug habit, I just dont really want one. If I could "be happy" without abusing drugs I would be stoked.

Does any of this make sense to anyone diagnosed with adhd? I have considered that I am rationalising my drug use into a medical condition to let myself off the hook but the more I read on adhd the more the shoe fits to the nth degree.

I have a Dr's appointment in two days with my old gp from childhood. I havnt seen a doctor for years. How honest should I be with him about my use? I think my substance abuse is a part to the puzzle but I dont think I should tell him I am a "KDA"...Particulary given a lot of my drug abuse has been with prescription meds.

How likely is it they will drug test me? The harder stuff I can stop doing no probs but having been a daily smoker for years I think I may be better off just admitting to that as I would have to quit for ages to clear my system out. And what is the process? I assume the gp will refer me to a phsych or some such?

Sorry for long post, didnt mean to write this much.

 

[K'd-OUT-in-AZ]

Second dose is dumped about 4 hours after your first.