I have been on ADHD meds for about 7.5 years now. I started with Vyvanse and my dose was at 70mg in the first year. I was having bad crashes at night, so I switched to Adderall 40mg with 10mg Dexidrine and stayed on it for a few years. Recently, I switched to Concerta 90mg because my tolerance was getting too high and it wasn’t working anymore, hoping that by switching it will reset my tolerance. It didn’t. In fact, my tolerance drops to being feeling depressed/unmotivated in about 3 days now. So that sucks.
Taking breaks is agony for me. I have the worst stimulat headaches, no motivation, and can’t sleep. My doctor knows this but does nothing. He won’t raise my dose.
How do you guys manage? Thanks.
A lower dosage of Vyvanse split into two worked for me after my doctor sent me for a psychiatrist consult. It eliminated the crashes. It’s also important not to chase the euphoria that comes with a new dosage (it’s a temporary side effect). It’s okay not to feel 100%. Trying to keep the euphoria will end up with higher and higher dosages.
Consider asking your doctor for a psychiatrist consult.
That’s already a very high dose.
Once I became an adult I only take the meds on the days I work. I’ve never had any trouble with headaches or anything when I come off. I’ve been on every ADHD med available throughout the years all at the highest dosage they can give me.
I don’t have much of a tolerance to any amphetamine based stimulants. 40mg of lisdexamfetamine at 6am works fine until I’m ready to sleep at 10pm. No break in this routine for two years. I mentioned tolerance effects to my psychiatrist and he considered them to be minimal with respect to the cognitive component.
I wonder what is going on in your case, perhaps you are metabolising the drug much faster than average? Is the stimulant effect noticeable within an hour of dosing and then it rapidly diminishes?
Going on 14 years of generic adderall. By day two life has no meaning. I try not to be off it more than 3 days at a time.
Concerta is related to antidepressants which means they have the side effect of making some people more depressed. I wish i was joking.
How is methylphenidate related to antidepressants?
I take 30mg of vyvanse every week day (for work). I don’t suffer the crashes I did on adderall, which is nice. I do not take them on the weekend usually to avoid tolerance buildup.
I was on staterra previously and it didn’t do anything other than make my dick stop working. No good.
I don’t think I have built a tolerance against ritalin but I can feel crashes now that I am older.
I have been on Concerta for around 6 years. As I understand it, Concerta does not have a cross tolerance with Adderall or Vyvanse, but both do with Concerta… so if I need to switch from Concerta it should be an open option.
With that being said, I try and maintain a roughly stable dosage, I try and eat right and sleep right, and I don’t take my medication on the weekend or on vacation.
