Comments | adults_add: Anyone else have this experience on meds?

chaosphaere in adults_add

Anyone else have this experience on meds?

Jun 05, 2008 08:16

Unmedicated, I do absolutely nothing, or the very bare minimum. Everything I attempt to do is a struggle. I get lost in daydreaming all day. I don't enjoy most things I do, and get bored very quickly. Part of my unmedicated ADHD includes being "stuck in my head" and seeming self-centered to the extent that there was some confusion for a long time ( Read more... )

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sanikleen June 5 2008, 15:56:04 UTC

So, for a creative professional, you would recommend sticking with adderall as opposed to vyvanse?
Really, the only reason that I'm thinking about trying out vyvanse is because I have access only to generic adderall--which is inferior, despite what anyone may tell you.

souldreamer June 5 2008, 15:56:44 UTC

I use Concerta, but I do understand some of what you are saying. When I am on Concerta, I can concentrate much better, but by the time I get home, the Concerta is wearing off, and I would never get any work down at home. My doctor eventually split my Concerta medication up so that I take one at 6 and one at 11, so that it wears off just before I go to bed. You might consider if something like that might work with Vyvanse and/or Adderall ( ... )

chaosphaere June 5 2008, 18:08:11 UTC

Hm, the hour of rebound, I was dealing w/ by having a cup of coffee - it helps. But after my Vyvanse wore off, I was good for nothing but vegging around.

michalita June 5 2008, 20:55:54 UTC

It sounds like you're hypomanic when you're on the meds. Have you discussed this behavior with your psychiatrist? It seems to me like your dosage might be too high and then the fall at the end of the day is so hard. Also, is there something you could take (maybe in addition?) that would help you function during your non-Adderall hours?

The "getting stuck in the head" bit sounds like hyperfocusing.

iatrogenicmyth June 5 2008, 22:21:37 UTC

yeah, agreed.

psych meds are supposed to bring a person to (or as close to) normal functioning as possible ... they're not supposed to make people "better than well."

violetshade June 5 2008, 23:42:21 UTC

Not that I don't agree that there's probably unintended effects going on here, but I'd question the implied assertion that there's anything wrong with making someone "better than well"-the problem is that most of the ways we've got so far are only "better than well" if you ignore, well, unintended side effects.