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I am fully capable of recognising situations where the meds help and where they hinder. How does this work for you in practice? I take mine selectively

I am fully capable of recognising situations where the meds help and where they hinder. How does this work for you in practice? I take mine selectively as well, to an extent. But in practice I am limited by the fact that there's a certain physical dependency - if I'm accustomed to N mg daily, I can't take less than about 50% of that dose without feeling some withdrawal symptoms such as brainfog and physical lethargy. (For whatever it's worth: I don't have much trouble cycling off completely. I can go from 100% to 0% in a few days if I taper the dosage.)

andybak 3y ago
I've never noticed any withdrawal effects.
- JohnBooty 3y ago
  That's awesome. Withdrawal is certainly not unheard-of. https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adderall-withdrawal https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adderall-withdrawal Based on anecdotal experience I kind of want to say mild withdrawal is the norm but that might well be selection bias at work: people are more likely to talk about withdrawal than they are to talk about the lack of withdrawal. In my personal experience, just to put things in perspective: I would describe my adderall withdrawal as approximately half as bad as caffeine withdrawal. I don't have any other forms of withdrawal with which to compare it.
  - andybak 3y ago
    I don't take Adderall. I'm in the UK and I think it's fairly uncommon here. The first choice meds on the NHS is usually methylphenidate. I also briefly tried lisdexamfetamine but it didn't suit me as well.
    - JohnBooty 3y ago
      Yes. They all have possible withdrawal symptoms. I'm glad you don't experience them! However, I think we can all agree that it's beneficial if everybody knows they exist. https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/methylphenidate-oral-route/precautions/drg-20068297 https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/methylphenidate...
      - andybak 3y ago
        > it's beneficial if everybody knows they exist. Oh, I certainly wasn't intending to give the impression I doubted that they did. (But I also wouldn't want people to have exaggerated fears about withdrawal - it's hard to know which is more need of correction)

andybak 3y ago

I've never noticed any withdrawal effects.

JohnBooty 3y ago
That's awesome. Withdrawal is certainly not unheard-of. https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adderall-withdrawal https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adderall-withdrawal Based on anecdotal experience I kind of want to say mild withdrawal is the norm but that might well be selection bias at work: people are more likely to talk about withdrawal than they are to talk about the lack of withdrawal. In my personal experience, just to put things in perspective: I would describe my adderall withdrawal as approximately half as bad as caffeine withdrawal. I don't have any other forms of withdrawal with which to compare it.
- andybak 3y ago
  I don't take Adderall. I'm in the UK and I think it's fairly uncommon here. The first choice meds on the NHS is usually methylphenidate. I also briefly tried lisdexamfetamine but it didn't suit me as well.
  - JohnBooty 3y ago
    Yes. They all have possible withdrawal symptoms. I'm glad you don't experience them! However, I think we can all agree that it's beneficial if everybody knows they exist. https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/methylphenidate-oral-route/precautions/drg-20068297 https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/methylphenidate...
    - andybak 3y ago
      > it's beneficial if everybody knows they exist. Oh, I certainly wasn't intending to give the impression I doubted that they did. (But I also wouldn't want people to have exaggerated fears about withdrawal - it's hard to know which is more need of correction)