Hi everyone! I was diagnosed a few years ago in my early 30s, and started taking Adderall along with some different drugs for anxiety as well.
With Adderall and then Wellbutrin, even in small dosages, I notice that my HRV Stress (recorded on a Garmin 945 Forerunner) is significantly elevated for the entire day. When I used to take a midday and evening dose of (instant release) Adderall, it severely impacted my sleep. I also tried extended release taken in the morning, and that caused sleeping issues as well. So did an extended release of Wellbutrin.
Basically, any benefits those medications provide (and it didn’t really feel like it was helping) were offset by the bodily impact.
Has anyone had a similar experience with either of these medications? Any notable co-morbidities or changed metabolism or something that you identified as causing these symptoms? Did Ritalin or Strattera work for you when Adderall did not? I’ve been cycling through other non-stim medications with my provider, but haven’t found anything that provides benefits for ADHD (I’m currently on guanfacine and zoloft, which mitigates my anxiety at least).
I don’t have a garmin, but methylphenidate (Ritalin) extended release gave me a high heart rate and exercise intolerance.
I’m on dexamphetamine now, that doesn’t seem to have the same issue.
For me, Vyvanse (lisdexamphetamine - a prodrug of dexamphetamine) caused the same side effects - high HR and working out felt bad. I stopped medication because it was a lot of stress for me.
one reason could be you were lacking salt. sounds stuüpid, but is very easy to test. just eat salt.
I was not lacking salt. My body was having a natural reaction to a CNS stimulant. Everybody reacts differently to pharmaceuticals, and I’m audhd which makes it worse.
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You’re not a doctor or you wouldn’t be playing it online. Please refrain from giving people unsolicited medical advice on the future.
No. people ask for help, I tell them what i think.
I didn’t give you medical advice. What I said about salt is Nutrition and common sense.
You don’t need to be a doctor to learn whats up with your body, how it works, what it needs, what stims do to it. doctors didnt tell you about salt, how stims speed up metabolic basal rate, why your hearth acts the way it does.