Tolerance to Stimulants?

[@maggiekelley259]

I've been on stimulants for 27 years. I've only raised my dose in the past 15 years by 5mg after a brain injury that effected my dopamine receptors.

[@Kuchen90000]

I don't understand why Non Stimulant + Stimulant combos aren't more commonly prescribed. For me it was Guanfacine that helped. That solved my 'tolerance' issues, which were actually a handicap / lack of emotional regulation, and ptsd.

[@peterwaugh4734]

I stopped drinking caffeine for a month, three days, ten days on a few occasions. I like the result. I get off the bed if I feel like it. Time for work, then I'll be there.

[@zezezep]

Is it ok to have some days using my Vyvanse, other days on my Ritalin

[@markmuller7962]

I've noticed that by taking care of my belly (intestine) temperature (as high as possible, especiallyafter meals) the effectiveness of stimulants increases dramatically but also the resistance to side effects like insomnia. Also going on the treadmill after lunch

[@32582657]

1. How do you raise your intestinal temp? Drink something hot? 2. Also, with drugs “tolerance” means they become less effective.

[@soicybunny]

prozac and adderall, great combo and no hyperfocusing or obsessive actions... no pacing or anxiety. i still have all my emotions, m very regularly on a cycle with my hormones. i eat a mainly fiber and lots of oats, and plant protein based diet... what throws me off is crowds, over stimulation, too much caffiene (but i like Celsius drinks), stepping outside of my routine.

[@IamReloadHD]

Im selfmedicated. Can’t find any professional until now but i continue looking for. The Euphorie faded away but I can focus better and I’m less hyperactive, at this Point there isn’t tolerance build up for me.

[@brothernorb8586]

A fun word to say and spell" is not somethng I ever thought I would hear yoy say😅

[@hiker-uy1bi]

Started with a prescribed low dose (10mg) of Adderall XR a couple of days ago for probable ADHD. I also have binge eating tendencies. Could be placebo, but I seem to have gained a newfound executive control over my eating choices. I don’t have the same ridiculously strong urge to gorge on junk food. I eat a breakfast, take the pill, then am basically uninterested in food until dinner. And then I can just decide what to eat in a rational manner. Kind of amazing. Hope it lasts.

[@jsonbourne9799]

Fingers crossed for you! I've been taking methylphenidate for 9 months now and I still have more control over healthy eating than I used to. Fresh vegetables are actually appealing now, which is novel for me.

[@giorgiorosa4402]

That’s not a placebo. That’s Adderall.

[@DrJohnKruse]

Vyvanse (a form of dextroamphetamine) has been approved specifically for binge eating disorder, so your response is not unusual, and the medication is likely helping at several different levels.

[@D..S..]

Yeah amphetamine causes major appetite suppression

[@TheCuratorIsHere]

I take vyvanse, it helps, no addiction 🤷‍♂️ sometimes I spend 3 days without taking it. Coffee and sugar, now that’s a hell of an addictive drug.

[@TheDoats]

Adderall is the only one that remotely works for me. Vyvanse knocks me out at first and when it starts wearing off I realize how tight my muscles have gotten while on it. I have spinal injuries from the military and Vyvanse makes the pain much worse. Adderall only does that if i have been hyperfocused too long and have been on my feet or in a bad posture position for too long.

[@bobmathews9072]

"Keep taking your vitamins" - why did I hear that in Hulk Hogans voice 😂 (only 80's kids will get that)

[@PatCrawford-jm9rm]

@@bobmathews9072 THE TRAINING, THE PRAYERS, AND THE VITAMINS! HULKAMANIA IS RUNNIN' WILD, BROTHER!!!! 😂😂

[@bobmathews9072]

@@PatCrawford-jm9rm "Whatcha gonna do brother , when the 24 inch pythons run wild on you" 💪💪

[@nvna1111]

It feels counter intuitive but i get more anxious on a lower dose but then i get scared that im taking too much idk. Because the anxiety is really intense + really bad during the crash too. When I take another dose I feel fine, but I guess I'm paranoid that the anxiety is caused by the drug & taking more calms me just because I'm not used to the dose & I'm damaging my body

[@DrJohnKruse]

Maybe the low dose is enough to worsen anxiety without providing enough benefit for ADHD symptoms, which could possibly help reduce anxiety. It makes sense to be cautious when even a low dose makes things worse.

[@mrmissionctrl]

I take Vyvanse. But prior to 2020 I was taking envaga shots paliperidone for 7 years, before that, lamictal. I just told my shrink I was assuming my old diagnosis from age 14. Being an multiple diagnosis patient I aren't gunna take nothing that doesn't get me out of bed.

[@mrmissionctrl]

I'm permanently dopamine dependent from being on Ritalin when I was 14

[@agaragar21]

@@mrmissionctrl .....Nope , no such thing as permanently being "dependant" on stimulants .............it doesn't work that way, over time and when you stop taking Ritalin, your brain will normalize! But if you take them since you were young , your brain may develop and mature to a place where you don't have ADHD anymore....thats success !

[@zezezep]

Every morning I struggle deciding if I can put off making my coffee because I ought to take my adhd med immediately then WAIT an hour to have coffee

[@egon2012]

Why?

[@zezezep]

@@egon2012 coffee and citric acid counter the effect of ADHD meds.

[@egon2012]

@@zezezep oh no! So I need to wait before having my tea as well?

[@zezezep]

@@egon2012 I don't know about tea. It's more about the a acidity in citrus juice and coffee.

[@hiker-uy1bi]

@@zezezepI save all my fruit eating for the evening.

[@PatCrawford-jm9rm]

These drugs brought me to my knees. I've spent over a quarter of the past 2 years institutionalized in rehabilitation facilities and detoxes because of stimulant and other drug addiction. They also were a gateway to methamphetamine (a crazy story I won't go into right now). I cannot believe this stuff is prescribed to children! But I'm an addict and an alcoholic so if it works for others then to each his own I guess. At one point I needed 350mg of Adderall just to get out of bed! Tolerance, yep!

[@agaragar21]

If you had ADHD you were always an addict!.....that's the definition of ADHD.everything has to happen NOW!.....unfortunately you should have been given much smaller doses and probably not ADDERALL which is a complicated Frankenstein medication......you should have received something closer to just plain metheylphenadate ! It is the single best medication we have for ADHD...and large scale statistics are clear if you don't want to die from an overdose of street drugs, prescribe the stimulant medications when the kids are young.....there is a 300% increase for DEATH from drug use on UNTREATED kids with ADHD ! That's the TRUTH....I'm sorry it didn't work for you ....or if you were self-treating and crazily increasing the dose like an addict !...your doctor should have been more temperate

[@markmuller7962]

Never had a single sign of addiction in over 1 year

[@ubertrashcat]

Though that's unfortunate, you're probably an outlier. Ritalin has helped me quit alcohol and binge eating and I've seen friends who got diagnosed quit cigarettes, alcohol and gaming addictions.

[@haaendaaz3619]

I'm sorry: 350mg of adderall?!!! That would KILL MY HEART! Can I ask how does that work? Anything over 30mg for me is too painful to experience and I don't want to risk anything higher since it stresses me out. 20-25mg with a steady release helps me out. I use adderall XR but I would like to try vyvanse tbh.

[@markmuller7962]

@@PatCrawford-jm9rm Oh jeez... Was it really 350mg? I knew doctors prescribe insane doses in the US but this is beyond ridiculous... I've been on 18mg and doing fine for 1 year, no wonder you had problems, actually you're lucky to be alive or not having get insane permanent side effects. Looking it up, I've decided long ago that 36mg was already too much in terms of possibile side effects, I didn't even know that doses over 60mg even existed. Be careful, that's an extremely high risk dosage that should be completely illegal Edit: Yep, you might have developed extreme tolerance through alcohol and addiction, I'm sorry mate Edit2: Your doctor should have made you switch and try many many other meds brands before prescribing you 360mg, that sounds like criminal incompetence to me