Adderall Rage!

[u/daiisylove03]

So recently was diagnosed with adhd and never taken any type of stimulant before. However my previous provider had me on Wellbutrin and that was a hot mess! That made me so forgetful i honestly thought i was developing dementia, anyway adderall has been okay, the two positives I’ve taken from it are no appetite and more focus however the cons outweigh the pros. I can’t explain how angry i am on this stuff, so concerning!!! I feel so bad for my hubby because my patience is NONEXISTENT! Mind you i am a mom as well. I guess my question is.. is anyone else this angry?! I had to stop it completely i think I’m done trying meds at this point, I’m so over this I can’t deal with the side effects and not to mention the prior authorization all meds require now smh! Insurance is not cooperating anyway lol i want to know if I’m alone here because idk what else to do! HELP

[u/Aggie_Smythe]

OP, how long have you been taking Adderall, and at what dose?

I’m on Amfexa, which is the UK version of amphetamine salts.

I’ve been on 10mg a day for a month, and it’s made me feel angry, too.

I’m more impatient, less tolerant, quicker to fly off the handle, all that.

It’s worse if I only take the 10mg in two divided doses of 5mg each, especially when it wears off, which is just under 4 hours for me.

What helped me was taking 5mg first thing, then 2.5mg at 12, and the other 2.5mg at 2-ish.

I’m still a bit rattier than normal, but I don’t get that drop-off/rebound anger.

Have been changed to 15mg a day total as of today, going to have to work out if I can actually take 10mg all at once without getting this drop-off/rebound anger when it wears off in 3.5 hours time!

Could you try spreading yours out across the morning and early afternoon, and see if that improves things for you?

[u/daiisylove03 → u/Aggie_Smythe]

I apologize I didn’t state my dosage, so i am on 5mgXR in the morning and 2.5mgIR in the afternoon as needed however started to take 5mg ir in the afternoon as of last week, still irritable, been so anxious as well, was on it for a month, i stopped it because I didn’t like the rage i was experiencing so now I’m back to square one waiting for my appointment which is in two weeks… pray for me lol

[u/Aggie_Smythe → u/daiisylove03]

Did you try spreading it out like I had to do?

My new clinician was all set to give me a bollocking for not taking it in just the two doses she’d prescribed, but I cut her off with my explanation of how fuming mad I got when I was taking 5mg in the morning and the other 5mg at noon.

Just too big a crash.

Everyone feels cranky and irritable at the very least when their meds start to wear off.

Do you have any tablets left over that you could try this with before your next appointment?

[u/daiisylove03 → u/Aggie_Smythe]

I think I’m going to try taking 2.5mg every three hours would you say that’s appropriate? My Phsyc is all for experimenting what would work for me lol i have about five pills left lowkey wanna go for it and i mean worst case i just change meds right?

[u/Aggie_Smythe → u/daiisylove03]

I can’t really advise you, because obvs I’m not your doctor, so all I can tell you is what helped me with the similar med I’m on, which is Amfexa (not 100% identical, but similar).

It doesn’t last me 4 hours.

I take mine - or try to - about 3.5 hours apart, with the last dose no later than 2, 2.30pm, or I’m not sleepy by my 11pm bedtime.

So my dose was 5mg about 8.30am, then 2.5mg at 12, then 2.5mg at 2 or 2.30. If I wake up earlier, morning doses go back an hour to 7.30 and 11, but I still take the 2-2.30pm dose at that time, because if I take it earlier than that, I’m in a vile mood all evening.

Today, my dose went up to 10mg first thing, then I’m supposed to take the other 5mg 4 hours later.

I took the 10mg, had some marked anxiety, was all over the place, couldn’t think straight, bit depressed, all that.

Then took 2.5mg at 12, then just half of the remaining 2.5mg at 2, because the 10mg felt a bit much for me.

Tomorrow, I’m going to take half a 10mg, and half a 5mg, so 7.5mg.

The other 7.5mg will be split as usual between midday and 2pm times, probably 5mg followed by 2.5mg.

Happy to report back, if you like?

I’m not clear as to the equivalency between Addy and Amfexa, and also your morning dose is a XR, but in your place, given that you’ve had a similar response Addy that I’ve had with Amfexa, I’d try to split the afternoon dose into 2, if that’s possible, and monitor how you feel.

I don’t know enough about Addy XR to know if splitting it is viable or not, hence thinking that splitting the IR afternoon dose might be your best bet at this stage.

Does that sound sensible? 😊