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I start my ADHD meds today. Could be a game-changer. I'm nervously excited. If anyone has any experience or insights that they would be willing to share, I'd like to hear it.
How'd you go?
My psych got me to start slow with them, and like as a reminder, they aren't a cure sadly. You still have to do everything but you'll actually get motivated.
Though when going on higher doses, please keep note of your emotions. I went up to 5 ritalin a day and it was like instant depression (and I already have regular depression). Instantly went back to 4 and I was fine. So keep note of how you are feeling when it comes to that.
But this is exciting! I'm so happy for you!
Thank you! Cheers for sharing your experience and tips. I dropped a 40mg Vyvanse around 10am, had no idea what to expect. Nothing really happened, but I reckon I was more focused on the backlog of work emails as the day went on. All done :)
That's great to hear! I imagine you're taking a long acting one?
I usually take mine at 8am and then sleep for about an hour. Because stimulant meds take into effect about 45mins to an hour after you've taken them. I've heard that it's best to not have food while you take the meds, I usually don't eat an hour before or after because I've heard that it dulls it, but I also have eaten within that two hours and have been fine. Also it's recommended to also not drink vitamin c or ascorbic acid drinks/food within an hour before and after you've taken your meds, basically the science behind it is that stimulant medication are alkaline and cannot be absorbed. So any high dose of vitamin c essentially acts an "off" switch.
So I usually drink apple juice or such instead, or have orange juice hours after I've taken my meds. It's annoying but I'd rather sacrifice two hours of no drink + food than not have motivation and dopamine.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm on day two of 40mg Vyvanse, taken on an empty stomach at 10am both days. Can't say I've noticed a distinct change yet but in hindsight I think I did get quite a bit done yesterday instead of procrastinating online!