I’ve taken my largest dose of Adderall yet, 15 mg. I know it’s not a lot, but I’m very sensitive to stimulants in general (almost zero caffeine intake). I generally take 5mg at around 9 am and leave it at that. Sometimes I’ll take another 5 with lunch. Today I felt extra fuzzy, so I took 10 at lunch instead.

I feel like I’m still scatterbrained, but faster. Still context switching like crazy. Can’t follow through things to completion. What gives?

  • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Sensitivity to caffeine may not correlate to other stimulants. They are totally different metabolic pathways.

    Also that dose is very small. Your titration phase will help determine what is appropriate.

    Mostly your fuzzy, felt like taking more, is probably a bad idea. A steady dose taken at the same time daily will be more helpful in determining the correct dosage. You shouldn’t be playing with it like a toy.

      • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Sorry, wasn’t meant as judgemental. Just honest advice. Everyone has good days and bad, and varying sensitivity to various substances, like you said. Titration needs to evaluate the average response over a sufficient period of time to know what is right.

        It sounds like self-medicating, going up or down based on the day. Talk to your physician about this. My understanding is it hurts the in-vivo experiment that is titration.

          • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            Unconventional, but not unheard of. Take detailed notes in a journal and report back the effects.

            Everybody’s brain is different, you may find this med unfit for your condition and supplement with another or switch entirely. You have to be patient.

            • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
              3·
              2 days ago

              Yeah, I second the advice of keeping a journal. It doesn’t have to be something that you continue indefinitely, but it can be invaluable for this initial period, especially if you end up trying out different meds.

              The journal doesn’t need to be super detailed, and you don’t need to be perfect in recording stuff everyday (that would be ideal, but we don’t want to let perfect be the enemy of good), but some rough notes are good. Where relevant, include info about if there’s anything that might be contributing to your mental state (e.g. if you got very little sleep the night before, or if you had lots of caffeine).

              Also, try not to forget to eat. Adderall doesn’t need to be taken with food, but I found it useful to ensure I did, so that I wouldn’t forget to eat, as it’s an appetite suppressant. Through keeping a journal, I found that my foggy days were more likely to be the ones in which I forgot to eat

              • acockworkorange@mander.xyzOPEnglish
                1·
                2 days ago

                Thanks to my hunger being one of the triggers for migraines, I rarely go over 3h awake without food. I do usually take it with food, to both shield the digestive tract and also slow down the absorption of the drug.