Guest andreasolo Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I dont know what to do, but I have been on Adderall XR (20mg) for about 4 months now. I take it around 10 am and its so weird but around 2 or 3 pm all of the sudden my eyes get so so heavy and it's as if all the air was let out of a balloon all of the sudden and I just sooooooo tired. I try and wait it out since I heard a 2nd dose (hence the XR) kicks in but I never see that it does and I am just so tired. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Any thoughts? 1. If you're not getting enough sleep, Adderall wont keep you going forever. 2. Adderall doesn't do much to prevent a blood-sugar crash caused by eating a lunch with a high glycemic increase (probably makes it worse.) 3. Adderall absorption is decreased be decreased stomach pH, while decreased urine pH speeds up elimination. You would not be doing yourself any favors by washing the pill down with an acid cola drink or fruit juice (esp. cranberry juice) 4. Maybe your kidneys are a bit more efficient at clearing out the medication than most of the test population from which the half-life data was obtained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreasolo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 thanks for the info. I am taking on empty stomach trying to avoid any acidic things throughout the day. My doc upped me to 30 mg but I think maybe I'm going to have to do 20 mg in morning in 10 mg in afternoon. but going to try the 30mg. I am going on vacation Jan 14 for the whole week and think will leave the Adderall XR at home and take a drug holiday too...I bet that will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gerber Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 hi andreasolo, I have had the same issue with adderall xr. I was diagnosed in october and prescribed 10mg xr once per day. I found that the meds kicked in too strongly for the morning dose and not at all for the second dose. What I did was open up the capsule and take half in the am and half 4 hours later (I pour half into empty gel capsules from a health food store). This has worked well for me although I think I would benefit from an IR to assist my evenings. It seems logical to me that I should probably switch to 1 5mg IR tablet 3x/day, but my physician seems hesitant to prescribe anything but Adderall xr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Andrea_* Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I ended up going back to the doctor and told them and they upped me to 30 mg once aday and I wait to take it until about 10 am. It's better than the 20 but I still think only last about 4-5 hours or so. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldo Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I found XR didn't last very much longer than just the straight generic. You might try that at shorter intervals. Probably cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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