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I learned a valuable lesson about my medication this morning (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TL:DR: When taking your ADHD meds (in my case atomoxetine) it's best to take them and eat a meal at the same time.


Storytime

This morning was the first time since I started my medication that I didn't eat with it because I normally eat right after I wake up and that's when I take my meds.

Instead this morning I took my medication then got prints off of my 3D printers, started preparing more prints for printing, and started one of them when suddenly I started feeling nauseous.

Like really nauseous.

Like shivering and sweating, nauseous.

I realized what was going on so I went and ate something small, soft, and easy to puke if things went further south.

Luckily the nausea has gone down quite a bit in the last hour so I was able to eat more but walking around is still pretty rough.

I might have to call out of work this evening but hey, at least I did this today on a work day and not tomorrow on my day off.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

If I forget to eat, a few spoons of peanut butter seems to work pretty well. I do my best to have some.kind of hard boiled eggs, little protein heavy pucks of oatmeal in the freezer, or protein bars to grab. It really makes a big difference (Vyvanse).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesnt it suck when you make a little mistake that ruins everything?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

If I had a dollar for every time a simple mistake has ruined my day I'd be a rich man

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been extremely lucky and get virtually no side effects after the initial first few weeks, which weren't fun but still better than a lot of people. I can take atomoxetine on an empty stomache but I've heard many people like OP who can't. Since I didn't get any nausea in the initial period, I chanced it on an empty stomach and that's the way I take it now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yea i take it in the evening same time as my girlfriend takes her pills(not ADHD pills) but since it's quite a while after we ate dinner, I'm basically on an empty stomach, but as long as I drink more than enough to swallow i dont get nauseous, but if i take it with out liquid i do get nauseous, and sometimes burps with the taste of the pills, so i get more nauseous

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm on concerta and get really nauseous if I take it on an empty stomach. My routine: meds + full glass of water (on nightstand), then get out of bed and eat a protein bar. I'm currently obsessed with Lenny & Larry cookie bars.