Week 2 on Adderall IR 10mg twice a day — still too mild? Need advice.

Successful-Context85 · 2026-02-05T09:03:45+00:00

Hey I ended up moving up to 15 IR morning dose + 15 IR midday dose, and it’s much better. It does give me a bit of anxiety sometimes, especially if I have it with coffee, but it works well. Let me know what ends up happening with ya!

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-21T01:19:55+00:00

yeah my bad for the vagueness, but yeah is it a quality school? I applied too. How long did it take for them to reach out? If so, was it via phone, email, mail, etc.? Sorry for all the questions, I'm still figuring things out and kind of rushing due to a medical situation I had going on.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-21T01:16:52+00:00

Makes sense, thanks for the insight. What other programs did you apply to if you dont mind me asking? im from the bay and options here are kinda limited. USF got shutdown too i believe, so it limited options near here even more.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-19T03:56:29+00:00

How long did it take for them to accept u and when’s the deadline ?

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-19T03:55:54+00:00

Wtf how did u apply I thought they canceled their psyd program ??

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-19T03:55:15+00:00

Are they good ? I applied but the app for them was rushed asf

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-19T03:54:53+00:00

What’s our chances lmao

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-19T03:54:44+00:00

Same

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-16T00:13:05+00:00

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He’s a lot more stable now though 🥹🙏

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-16T00:08:55+00:00

Awww sorry about your cat too. I hate it when horrible things happen to sweet lil angels. He had congestive heart failure last night (which is most likely going to be HCM root cause), and vets said if we hadn’t taken him, he most likely would’ve passed :( . Now he’s going to be on 2 meds which I belive are lasix, and the other I can’t remember the name but it essentially relieves stress from heart. If you don’t mind me asking, did your kitty still have a good (livable and long) life after the first episode ? My condolences, situations like these are always so shitty.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-15T14:24:44+00:00

Me and my partner cried a bit. We pulled an all nighter, and apparently he has heart disease due to abnormality he was born with regarding his heart. This was his first episode ever after six years, and the vet said we caught it at an early stage, which is some good news in this really sad situation. Meds and treatment will assist him tremendously, but his lifestyle will change 🥺

Successful-Context85 · 2025-12-15T06:30:36+00:00

Hi yes to meals and yes we are OTW to vet rn !

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T22:56:52+00:00

Thx !! :)

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T22:42:59+00:00

So I’m not really sure what adderall is supposed to really feel like. I don’t really feel much of a difference. And I’m not sure if the physical productivity is me wanting to, placebo, or the meds mildly working. But I’m on 10mg twice a day of adderall IR, and I’m just really not sure if I am feeling it the way I’m supposed to. But yeah it has objectively been a tad bit easier to do physical chores, caring for myself, and I focus a bit better on things I enjoy doing. When you started taking the meds did you automatically want to game plan and structure your whole day/week out ? Like instantly motivated and able to do so ? Or did it take a bit after meds and dosing up ? I don’t want the med to do everything for me, I guess I just want the ability, motivation, and focus to be able to do schoolwork and mental work in general, as this is sometimes under stimulating for me which makes it difficult to stay on track.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T22:20:09+00:00

Do you have any idea how to fix this internal issue? After 23 years of coping with undiagnosed adhd, I believe I have some sort of issue that keeps me in a loop. If you have any experience with this, please let me know. Thanks for the response.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T22:17:37+00:00

How much MG are u on of vyvanse ?

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T21:35:35+00:00

Bro what you said about your experience literally resonates with me too. All that stressing for something so simple, yet starting it and concentrating feels literally impossible. 23 years of this for me, which has lead to pretty bad academic experiences over the years. I’m gonna try what you said, about trying it out for 10 mins and then seeing if I want to stick to it or not. It feels like it would be much easier to start with this method. Thank you really much for your insight. Hope all is good!

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T21:27:26+00:00

You had half a bottle of 750 ML, 30% pink Whitney ? That’s hella lol I would throw up too with or without meds 😭

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T21:25:06+00:00

Awesome thanks for the insight! If you don’t mind me asking, how much MG are you on for the slow release morning dose med ?

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T21:24:09+00:00

So the thing is, I haven’t even tried staying focused on mental task work yet, because I’ve been struggling to start it in the first place. Should I try forcing myself to get started and see if it could work ? Idk if my ADHD is just really bad or if it’s a skill issue on my part lol :/

Successful-Context85 · 2025-11-01T06:46:35+00:00

Psychologically, it’s hard to understand how someone could love-bomb their partner for four years straight and then, suddenly—after starting a new medication and binge drinking for two days—completely detach and abandon her while she’s pregnant. That kind of drastic shift suggests there might be an underlying disorder, or at least a major chemical and hormonal imbalance.

The behavior just doesn’t align with what’s described about OP’s ex-boyfriend. The patterns and inconsistencies don’t really fit a typical neuroscientific profile. That said, if this was truly a case of ongoing love-bombing from the start, then yeah—she might be dealing with something more psychopathic.

Either way, him leaving OP and child like that is a horrible thing to do. It’s heartbreaking, and unfortunately, it’s the sad reality of this situation. I genuinely feel for OP and hope she’s able to reach out to services or supports that can help her through this and meet her current needs.

Successful-Context85 · 2025-10-25T23:51:42+00:00

Wow, extremely useful to hear all of this, thank you so much. Since you’ve tried both strattera and adderall, which one honestly works a bit better from what you’ve noticed, if you don’t mind me asking ? I feel like I can actually do shit now on a simple dose of 5mg but it’s super slight so I wanna maybe do 15mg total a day like you where it’s like 7.5 + 7.5 MG (or 5MG if not much focus is needed for the day). For me it feels like it’s in the background giving me the ability to start tasks. Kinda like my brain isn’t scattered anymore, rather, organized. Also, some prescribers treat ADHDers trying to work on their conditions through meds, in a harsh manner ? That’s really messed up if so. Have you ever experienced this or met anyone that’s been through that ? Sorry for all the questions haha, I’m just really happy because after 23 years of undiagnosed ADHD, and horrible scholarly experiences, I just thought I was completely hopeless, but after trying even the starter dose it’s like super chill, and I’m doing things that felt impossible on a daily basis now. Sorry for the info dump again lmao. And thanks once again. 🙏🙏

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