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Medication lasting 8h, not 3 or 14? (feddit.org)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/adhd

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Hey, first day with Elvanse!

Was pretty crazy, and tbh 30mg are also too much for me. I find it crazy that this is the standard dose people get.

I had 110+ BPM (If my Mi Band 8 is reliable), slight nausea, 0% appetite etc.

I used Modafinil before to cope with my (then unknown) ADHD and there I took ¼ pill, so also really little.

I prefer to be in control, and this was a lot!

The pills are not delayed (retarded??) and a possible consumption way is powdering over a Joghurt etc.

So I will firstly just try 10mg, maybe 15 or 20. I have a pretty good body awareness, that should be enough.

But still, that stuff lasts 14h+ ! That is intense, longer than a lot of other drugs, even LSD.

This also means that my evening today was kinda gone, because I was so exhausted, like in my brain, a pretty strange feeling.

The alternative, Medikinet, lasts 2-3h which is kind of a joke.

Is there something that lasts 8h? A whole work day would be way better.

Why are 3 comments deleted?

I didnt find anything in the modlog, while my other post was removed as it links to Mastodon.

I find this pretty bad, because deduplicating writing effort is not sustainable

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I will have to try Modafinil again, it might work similarly or worse.

I dont have experience (period) with Amphetamines and homeoffice / doing Uni stuff while some Github issues might also be important.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Take into account that Modafinil is very unsafe in combination with many other drugs, such as all benzos. I don't know how much time you need to be safe, but I'd wait at least a whole day (48 hours after taking Modafinil) before using something that is definitely unsafe with it.

Did you also get it through a EU prescription from a semi-shady, but legal site?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Didnt know that! Will have to look for side effects with Amphetamines.

I got it from Sweden, so yeah.