Posted by Ritch on March 8, 2002, at 13:53:52
In reply to Re: Adderall XR - maybe twice a day?, posted by Peter on March 8, 2002, at 11:05:05
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> > Hi Peter,
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> > I don't see why you couldn't just use the XR version twice a day like you mentioned. I have read some stuff about giving a small dose of Ritalin to *very* restless ADHD kids at bedtime so they can sleep. The bottom line really, is.. are you sleeping OK without needing any or just a little help? If so, that is really the only reason to lump most of the dose earlier in the day. If you are working late at nite-then maybe you really don't need to take the Adderall *first thing* in the morning? Maybe some coffee will do fine until midday(since you aren't working anyway). Just some thoughts,
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> > Mitch
> > Hi Mitch:
> Believe it or not, I don't take the first XR pill until noon, but since it still only lasts @ 6 hours for me, I take another at around 6:30. I usually go to bed around 2 or 3a.m anyway, and it seems as if I need that dose to cover me through the evening. Also, for me it's not a question of having severe ADHD-my pdoc mostly prescribed me the adderall for periodic depression, since every conventional antidepressant caused problems for me. So I find if I just take one adderall XR at noon, by 6:30 I'm feeling down. So it sounds reasonable for me to take the 2 adderall xr's ( 1 at noon, 1 at 6:30). But I still wonder something: a) I'm now taking the 10 mg dose-If I took a higher dose, like the 20mg, and took it once at noon, would that last longer than the lower dose? If so, I could take one pill daily and it would cover me through the evening. Also, the thing that disturbs me is that I sent Shire Pharmaceuticals an email asking if Adderall XR can be taken more than once daily, and they said it should be taken only once. What's wrong with them? I told them it only lasts 6 hours for me. Oh well. Thanks for your help.
> Peter
Peter, I would just go with what seems to work for you and not sweat it too much. The pharmaceutical company is going to toe the line with anything in their Rx insert. It is just CYA-IMO. I am on a small dose of just plain immediate release Dexedrine (with other meds) and that lasts about 6-7 hrs for me and that's fine. I just split it in half and take one chunk midday and the other chunk about six hours later. When I get off work I am getting tired and I sleep like a rock.Mitch
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