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I was recently prescribed 30mg Adderall XR for my ADHD, and have been taking it almost everyday for about two weeks. I do not abuse the medication, and am only interested in the medication in terms of its therapeutic value in terms of staying motivated, focused, and on task while completing homework and while studying. This is not, however, the first time I've ever taken Adderall (I used to get them from a friend before I had my own prescription and would use them to help me focus, study, etc.). I have never taken more than the recommended dosage, and I'm not interested in recreational usage. Once again, I am not chasing the euphoria, I am ONLY concerned with the medication and its ability to motivate me, keep me focused, and help me study.
My doctor told me to take one capsule daily in the morning, and that is what I've been doing. For the past few days however, the medication has seemed somewhat less effective than it was when I first started taking it everyday (two weeks ago). It just seems that it's starting to have a lesser impact on my focus and motivation, and that I'm having a harder time studying and remaining on task. I should also mention that I've been getting far less sleep than usual (4-6 hours) as opposed to my normal 7-8 due to periodic insomnia that I get occasionally, so this might have something to do with the reduced effectiveness of the medication.
I've been doing some research online, and it seems that Adderall tolerance is very real thing that both prescribed patients and recreational users deal with. This concerns me. I am very worried about my tolerance level reaching a point where 30mg completely loses its effectiveness in keeping me focused, motivated, and for studying. I'm scared to raise my dosage, as I don't want to constantly increase it over the years. I've found a few posts online advocating ways to prevent/reduce tolerance, including regular breaks from the medication, magnesium chelate, keeping an alkaline body/stomach, DXM (seems kind of dangerous to take DXM everyday), etc..
My questions/concerns:
1) Should I be concerned with developing a tolerance to Adderall even though I'm taking it as prescribed and only using it for therapeutic purposes?
2) Will there be a point when taking the same 30mg dosage of Adderall will do nothing for me? I'm scared that my doctor will have to keep raising my dosage for it to continue having the desired effects, and I really don't want to have to take more than I am currently on.
3) Is the Adderall really getting less effective, or is it just in my head? Could the actual problem be the fact that I haven't been sleeping enough this week?
4) Is there any scientific proof as to the effectiveness of any of the previously listed methods/substances for reducing or preventing tolerance?
5) How can I prevent tolerance? What works, what doesn't, and what might work?
TLDR: I've been taking my prescribed 30mg Adderall XR for two weeks, and I seem to be noticing a bit of tolerance. Should I be worried about tolerance while taking Adderall to study only at prescribed dosages? How can I prevent tolerance? What works and what doesn't?
Thanks!
My doctor told me to take one capsule daily in the morning, and that is what I've been doing. For the past few days however, the medication has seemed somewhat less effective than it was when I first started taking it everyday (two weeks ago). It just seems that it's starting to have a lesser impact on my focus and motivation, and that I'm having a harder time studying and remaining on task. I should also mention that I've been getting far less sleep than usual (4-6 hours) as opposed to my normal 7-8 due to periodic insomnia that I get occasionally, so this might have something to do with the reduced effectiveness of the medication.
I've been doing some research online, and it seems that Adderall tolerance is very real thing that both prescribed patients and recreational users deal with. This concerns me. I am very worried about my tolerance level reaching a point where 30mg completely loses its effectiveness in keeping me focused, motivated, and for studying. I'm scared to raise my dosage, as I don't want to constantly increase it over the years. I've found a few posts online advocating ways to prevent/reduce tolerance, including regular breaks from the medication, magnesium chelate, keeping an alkaline body/stomach, DXM (seems kind of dangerous to take DXM everyday), etc..
My questions/concerns:
1) Should I be concerned with developing a tolerance to Adderall even though I'm taking it as prescribed and only using it for therapeutic purposes?
2) Will there be a point when taking the same 30mg dosage of Adderall will do nothing for me? I'm scared that my doctor will have to keep raising my dosage for it to continue having the desired effects, and I really don't want to have to take more than I am currently on.
3) Is the Adderall really getting less effective, or is it just in my head? Could the actual problem be the fact that I haven't been sleeping enough this week?
4) Is there any scientific proof as to the effectiveness of any of the previously listed methods/substances for reducing or preventing tolerance?
5) How can I prevent tolerance? What works, what doesn't, and what might work?
TLDR: I've been taking my prescribed 30mg Adderall XR for two weeks, and I seem to be noticing a bit of tolerance. Should I be worried about tolerance while taking Adderall to study only at prescribed dosages? How can I prevent tolerance? What works and what doesn't?
Thanks!