Does Adderall XR make you tired? - ADD / ADHD Message Board

luckygirl3 · 06-28-2003, 06:51 PM

I am taking 30 to 40 mg of adderall xr in the moring. I have only been using it for about 2 weeks. In any case it is starting to make me tired? Will this pass? Focus is good - lethargic is not.
Is there an antidote?
Thanks for any comments.

firebug31 · 06-28-2003, 11:20 PM

hey luckygirl I have been on ADderal XR for just agbout a month and have not had any problems being tried. I switched from Strattera which did make me very tired. So far I am having good results as much as you can tell in one month. It's hard to say in shuch a short time but I feel it is working for my attentivness. I seem to be getting task completed and will definetly keep trying it.

howridiculous · 06-29-2003, 06:34 AM

Maybe your dosage is too high. Check with your doctor.

swengineer · 06-29-2003, 09:51 PM

Just curious. How are you taking 30-40mg? Adderall XR comes in 10, 15, 20, and 30mg doses. Do you have more than one dosage? IE : 30mg and 10mg, or are you taking the non XR? If you are taking XR in 40mg, it must be two 20mg, one 30+10, or two 15mg+10mg.

I've been taking Adderal XR for two months now. I started at 20mg and the first two weeks I felt like I was on speed. My focus and concentation was great. After about 2 weeks, the "speed" feeling has completely gone away, but my focus and attention is still there (Thank god!)

I'm surprised that it would make you tired.. When you first took it (The first day) did you feel extreamly motovated?

luckygirl3 · 06-30-2003, 11:44 AM

I took a 30mg and 10mg of the XR in the morning. I think the 30 is enough. Every metabolizes it differently I hear so maybe that is my problem. I do get the focus but it wears off so fast. I wish it had the get up and go for me that the Concerta did. I felt tired when the XR would wear off completely and in the evening I am spent.
Questions for you:
Do you feel groggier in the morning since you have been taking it?
Did you ever take the regular Adderall. (If all that is in your original e-mail sorry - I will re-read.)Thanks for the reponse.