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.
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?
Maybe they’re confused by methylphenidate acting as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and getting that mixed up with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?
Maybe they’re mixing up methylphenidate with Wellbutrin, which are commonly prescribed together. Wellbutrin is also prescribed alone to treat ADHD, and it is an antidepressant.
I am definitely getting some things mixed up because Wikipedia-ing these i am starting to question that i may have tried more different kinds than i actually remember taking.
Its not helping that the brand names are different yet similar depending of country.
The last adhd meds i took made me less socially/emotionally repressed like previous meds had been doing. Which was a breath of fresh air… that made me question my life ip to then. Like i woke up in the future after being gone for years. I went into depression very quickly with constant suicidal ideation. That last part went away quickly the moment i promised myself to stop taking adhd meds for good.
It was later made clear to me by a professional that “may cause suicidal feelings” was a known side effect. And its function compared to antidepressant, which for a subset of people can work very counterproductive.
Interesting, I’ve never heard of wellbutrin being used to treat adhd.
It’s got a little something in it, I can’t remember the specifics, but being on both bupropion and a stimulant really help me.
I read a little into it yesterday, looks like it’s one of those “off label” uses that have been known to be used for adhd.