So this is the story:

I been taking adderall xr for two months now, I prescribed 20mg a day, I don't take it everyday, just on school days or when I got to study or get something done. Three days ago I decided to have a productive day and I took 2 20mg XR at 10 am, sometimes I do this like when I have to study for school for really long periods of time and it really helps. The adderall worked great and it died around 9 - 10 pm as I expected. the next day (two days ago) I didn't feel the need to take adderall and I decided to have a normal lazy add day, I ate normally and didn't get anything done. Then yesterday I took one 20mg XR pill because I had school and this is where my problems begun...... I just felt the pill for about half an hour!!! after that I couln't concentrate at all!!! I just felt tired and ****ed off, this never happened before, I was supposed to have a decent day but It instead I was tired and ****ed off, so this morning at around 10 am I decided to take 2 20mg pills again, I was afraid that just one would do nothing again, plus I have a couple of tests to study for.... so I go to school and I feel it kickin in at around 11 am but without any intensity or rush, at this point I didn't care I just wanted to be focused... I got home around 1 PM and WTF!!! It was gone and I was feeling tired again!!!(no comedown no nothing just tired and mad because of what happened) I was about to cry, adderall is the only med that really helps me and now its gone??? I refused to accept it so I took another pill around 4 PM (only one 20mg pill) and one hour latter I was back in the game!! its around 2 30 AM and I just finished studying for two tests and got a lot of homework done.

At this point i'm really confused, I don't understand WTF happened and now I feel like I can't rely on adderall anymore, I'm afraid this will happen again, and I'm almost sure it will.... does anybody know whats going on?????

Thanks

Pez I can relate to what you're saying. I've only been on Adderall XR 2 20 mgs daily. I have experimented as far as when I need to take the second pill. Never have taken 2 at one time. I have noticed when the meds are kicking in I get focused in on what I am doing and usually keep on going till the task is complete. However, when it starts wearing off I get really blue as if I want to cry. No tears can't show that emotion. The other night I waited till 3 pm to take my second pill. I was ready to go again. I had about 3 things I felt I needed to accomplish, but when I started looking on the forum 2 hours had passed. My husband made a comment about so I got off. I wanted to go to do the things that I had previously intended to do, but if I would have I would have gotten flack about not chilling down and going to bed. Rather than have any conflict I went to bed and tossed and turned till I had to take 2 xanax to go to sleep. So now I know I shouldn't take 20 mgs that late, maybe 10 mgs would do better for me. So you say when you took 2 of the 20 mgs that it lasted till 9 or 10 pm. I'm getting ready to see the Dr on Monday. Wondering now if I shouldn't hit 40 mgs in am and towards evening a small dose. I don't know I am really confused about how much is right for you.

There are several things I like about this med, but I have noticed that I too just seem to screw of like I am in lala land. I was never never a procastinator and feel I have become one. I am mellow and really enjoy being alone. When I have all these things I have to do the Med seems to slow me down considerable and makes me focus on one thing at a time. I have always been a multi-tasker. Oh well that seems to be my attitude. Hope I said something that you may relate to. There alot more people who know alot and are very helpful.

This is why you should only take medication as prescribed, when you take more then you need, you run the risk of ruining your normal doses effectiveness.

well 40 mg of adderall isn't much I mean 120 mg of adderall didn't help me at all either, was on xr and IR I find dexedrine to be more efficient with the lack of 4 different salts making this uneven response itself was what reinforced the "need" for more. Dexedrine is one part of adderall and there is no inconsistency at all the timing is right on regardless of having to take 2 doses per day or not it is consistent and My doctor as well as other "ADHD" experts themselves also warrant different amounts for different levels of stress because that can help. Not to say that not following the rx is okay you should check into that and bring info from the net to verify my claim if necessary... I have seen people get "the shaft" from doctors for "abuse" when it is need rather than abuse.