Vitamins and Adderall

[koali777]

I was wondering if vitamins affect Adderall at all if you take them at separate times. I can't figure out how to change my signature so I'll just say, I take 30 mg Adderall IR a day, 20 mg Zyprexa Zydis a day, then a fish oil, ginkgo boloba, and a multivitamin. I know that eating with Adderall makes it less effective, especially acidic things with vitamin C. What worries me is the Zyprexa snows me a bit, and my job requires actual thinking (not saying no other jobs do but I mean mine is tutoring). I don't know if the vitamins will mess up Adderall even more. I can't afford to be a dumb zombie or I'll lose my job. But vitamins are healthy and if I quit Zyprexa id go in the hospital, so it's not an option. If I take them at night, will my morning dose be okay?

[larkspur]

I take a lot of vitamins and I'm on the same Adderall dose as you are. As you mentioned, stomach acidity is a big factor in Adderall absorption. I take my vitamins at night because I also take synthroid and you can't take a calcium supplement within like 2 hours of the Synthroid. 

If you're concerned about Adderall losing its efficacy, you might try taking an antacid like Tums along with your morning dose. And don't drink soda or juice within a couple hours of your AM dose. 

[koali777]

Okay that sounds about right. So the vitamin at night is "worn off" by morning time? And yeah I really try to not have much acidic stuff. Good idea about the tums as long as I don't take too much. Especially since I'm type 1 diabetic. So sometimes I get mad I have to treat my blood sugar and then have to wait an hour for Adderall. 

[Velvet Elvis]

That much zyprexa is most likely blocking it entirely.