And body weight if you don’t mind sharing. I’ve been on 10mg xr (Adderall) for 5 months and it’s been helpful for me. I’m about 155lb, just up’d my dosage and got perscribed a 5mg ir dose to take as needed as well so I’ll be taking 15mg a day.
What dose are you all on, I remember scrolling through a reddit thread a while ago and almost everybody was taking really large doses imo, like 30 - 40 mg a day. Maybe that’s sorta normal, I dunno.
I’m taking 30, and my doctor told me that’s that max they can prescribe. I’m ~175lbs, and this seems like the right amount for me. I have really high tolerances to other substances, like alcohol, and caffeine, so I expected I’d need a higher dosage, and we arrived at 30 pretty quickly.
Having a smaller dose to take later in the day sounds nice. I often feel my meds wear off a few hours before bed, when I’d like to be focusing on a hobby, which I’d love their help on. I think I’ll ask my doctor about breaking up my dosage into two at my next appointment.
If 10mg feels like it’s working for you, and you think the 5mg boost will be enough, stick with it and don’t worry about comparing to other people’s dosages. For me, my meds working feels like more energy throughout the week, and more ability to focus on and start tasks that otherwise could have bored or paralyzed me. I’d recommend you focus on getting to something like that with your meds if you can, while minimizing side effects (I’ve only ever had some slightly increased emotional volotility in the first couple weeks I first started n Adderall).
Not currently taking, just tested few years ago. Was somewhere between 90-100kg at the time.
Only concerta(long release) was available. Tried from 18mg to 72mg(max 54+18) and even went beyond max safe dosage in my own up to 160mg. Only thing it did was raise my heart rate eventually, make palms sweaty and significant hit on a wallet because max allowed dosage is 72mg while only 54mg is sold. So had to buy 2 bottles, each costing around 55-60€ with absolutely no government or insurance support. Most expensive M&M candies I’ve ever bought and last straw in trying to get therapy for ADHD. No noticable mental benefits or any effects whatsoever.
Over time your body builds up a tolerance. If you aren’t able to take breaks from medicating your dosage will go up as well. Just note how you feel on the medication compared to unmedicated. Does the dosage last your entire day, do you have less noise in your head. These are things you want to remember to talk with your doctor about.
Oh for sure. I’m just curious what dosage folks are taking around here.
The generics of 30mg Vyvanse in the morning and 10mg Ritalin in the afternoon (as needed)- usually around 9am and then 2pm. Seems to work pretty well for me!
40mg vyvanse + 2.5-5mg addy in the mornings to help get my ass out of bed. But I generally skip both on the weekends / vacations unless I have stuff I really want/need to get done.
40 isn’t a large dose - iirc it’s squarely in the middle of available dosages (10-70, increments of 10mg)
