Do you crave caffeine while on Adderall? I've been taking the med since October, and have done pretty well without caffeine till the past few weeks or so. Now all of a sudden I want coffee and pop again!

No difference for me. I drink coffee from getting up in the morning till about 10:30 AM. After 10:30, I can't stand coffee untill the evening (around 9 pm till bedtime) I drink the same amount now as I did before I started taking meds. By the way, I take 30mg in the morning, and 15mg at 3pm. I take a generic and it is NOT a time release.

I'm a regular coffee-drinker. About 16 oz. each morning.

When I first started Adderall, I didn't feel a need for it, but usually drank it anyway. Now that I've adjusted (and I think my dose is still too low), I want it again. Hmmm....

I haven't really seen an increase. I drink way too much caffine as it is so I guess that's a good thing I haven't. I have a coke the minute i wake up in the morning and then about 6 more through out the day. I wish I liked coffee. I don't know how anyone can drink it. It tastes like wood to me. Or what I would imagine wood would taste like anyway...LOL

I started Adderall XR in March 2005.

Prior to that I religiously took a 200 mg caffeine pill (Vivarin) when I woke up in the morning and then another one around 1230pm. Every day. 7 days a week. 365 days a year. For years. (except when I was pregnant...twice.)

Once I started Adderall, I no longer needed the caffeine pills but still drink diet soda with caffeine.

I am trying to stick to my Atkins diet, which I do fairly well at with the exception of caffeine. They discourage it. I am trying to cut down on the soda throughout the day.

If I bring a 12 pack in to work, I know it's in the refrigerator outside my door so I can quickly go get one.

This week I didn't bring any soda to work. I drank water all day yesterday and then around 3pm, I craved a soda. I had to get up and walk all the way to the cafeteria for a diet soda with caffeine. (Only takes a few minutes but still...)

I'll play it by ear but if I still crave the soda, I will buy caffeine free (I drink Dr Pepper Diet). I will then know if it's the soda taste I am craving or the caffeine. (Probley a combination of both.)

I don't drink coffee either so diet soda is my caffeine of choice. :)

P.S. I still can't believe that Vivarin hasn't gone out of business yet since I quit taking it. I took it for many many years to self medicate.

I limited caffeine initially when I was first prescribed Adderall but I have been drinking a few glasses of soda and or tea a day and it doesnt seem to make a difference either way....

Speaking of caffeine and what is or is not too much, check out the posting times on this thread. (Just an adhd observation.) :)