Was diagnosed young, and again when I was 21, have been taking Adderall 20mg for years, and thought i was managing the symptoms well, until I spoke with the psych again. They ADDED 5mg and I am already feeling waaaaay slower and clear. How does something that is supposed to speed/”wake” you up, slow a person down?
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I can’t give you the medical terminology however I have been on ADHD meds (I have tried all of them, not even joking) for almost 10 years and when I was 14 I asked my psychiatrist how they work and he dumbed it down for me by explaining that the drugs are there to correct a chemical imbalance. Too much drug, that’s where the “zombie” effect comes from, too little, well you know but yeah can’t sit still, brains on fire, can’t focus etc. etc. Adderall had too many stimulants in it and made me hallucinate and want to kill myself. I now take 60mg of Vyvanse bc it has much less stimulants however it is long acting (adderall isn’t) so I haven’t slept properly in 5 years. You win some you lose some. Hope this helped a little, i’m not an expert, I’m just heavily medicated and my bottle is sitting next to my bed lol
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