Hi There,
Last Monday I saw my specialist for the first time and he upped my dose of Adderall XR from 20mg to 30mg in the morning and 15mg 5 hours after my first dose.

During the day I am in great spirits and am actually able to get quite a bit done - although I find my concentration isn't thaaaat much better - I'm just willing to stick it out longer than I normally would. So that is a plus!

But, at night I become very sensitive, especially to the things my boyfriend says. He mentioned that he can't quite put his finger on it, but I seem less loving. I've noticed this too...I just don't have the affection toward him that I used to, I feel almost, dull. I also have ZERO interest in sex.

I want to shrug it off as me PMSing but I'm not sure if this is the case. My doc told me to take people seriously if they notice a change in my mood...so I am...has anyone else had this?!

In the prescribing info. for adderall "emotional lability" is mentioned as a potential side effect.

Since these emotional changes are occurring in the evening when the adderall wears off, you could be experiencing a "rebound" effect. Many people here on the forums post about it and might be able to offer some advice about how to deal with it.

I would discuss this with your dr. and see how he/she wants to approach it. Possible solutions that people have mentioned on the forums: med change, dosage decrease, a booster dose at night, addition of another med.

I hope you're able to get this sorted out. Mood problems are no fun at all.

Hi There,
Last Monday I saw my specialist for the first time and he upped my dose of Adderall XR from 20mg to 30mg in the morning and 15mg 5 hours after my first dose.

During the day I am in great spirits and am actually able to get quite a bit done - although I find my concentration isn't thaaaat much better - I'm just willing to stick it out longer than I normally would. So that is a plus!

But, at night I become very sensitive, especially to the things my boyfriend says. He mentioned that he can't quite put his finger on it, but I seem less loving. I've noticed this too...I just don't have the affection toward him that I used to, I feel almost, dull. I also have ZERO interest in sex.

I want to shrug it off as me PMSing but I'm not sure if this is the case. My doc told me to take people seriously if they notice a change in my mood...so I am...has anyone else had this?!

I don't have the answers, but I've been having a similar experience. When I restarted my medication about a week and a half ago, I noticed I was less sensitive to things that typically drive me insane, but a more sensitive to any comments from my husband.

I don't think that sensitivity lasted more than a few days. I'm a pretty thick-skinned person to begin with. Was it a side effect, or was it a psychological reaction to admitting other vulnerabilities? I don't know. It could have been both or either.

I've definitely been feeling a bit more "flat" in the past week and a half. Again, is it a side effect of medication, or the result of focusing my energy on getting my act together and kind of putting blinders on to avoid distracting from my goals?

For me, these issues aren't an enormous negative right now. My husband isn't taking it too personally and I'm not agitated, anxious, or aggressive. If I don't see a change for the better in the near future, I'll be seeing my doctor about it. If I even suspect a change for the worse, I'll do the same.

I'm definitely a bit self absorbed right now. I'm working on a lot, and I need time to process it. I certainly don't want to be like this for any extended period of time, though!

Any more than 5mg and I get many of the symptoms you all are describing to an unbearable degree. I still get the same symptoms prominently at that dosage but the benefits help balance out the negatives. I am looking to try dexedrine to see if it helps without the irritability, moodiness, and emotional lability I get from adderall.