My First Time Taking Adderall (Hour by Hour)

I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid but thought I "grew out of it". But now in my 30's, it's clear that I still have a lot of the same symptoms—fidgeting, distraction, restlessness, and having a million thoughts at once. So I saw a finally saw a psychiatrist, talked through my experience, and received a diagnosis of ADHD & a prescription for Adderall.

In this video I do an hour by hour breakdown of the first 5 hours of my experience with Adderall. October is ADHD Awareness Month so this is a perfect time for me to share more of my story.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Getting Diagnosed (Again)
01:42:21 - Hour 0 - Taking It
02:38:19 - Hour 1 - Brain Compression
03:49:26 - Hour 2 - Spreadsheets
05:54:00 - Hour 3 - Writing
07:48:00 - Hour 4 - Socializing
08:54:03 - Hour 5 - Winding Down
10:52:03 - Hour 12? - Emotions
13:02:28 - Day 7 Recap

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[miriamford]

Thank you for your video. I just started taking Adderall 20g xr. And it has made me so much more calmer, I sleep so much better. My head is actually quite and I’m paying better attention. I also notice that I’m not binge eating and buying stuff for no reason on the Internet.

[TheAcadianGuy]

Adderal made me extremely relax. So relax in fact that I people thought I smoked weed.
It made me very patient and very attentive to others. However, it made me feel like a zombie.
Concerta gives the the motivation, communication skills, and energy that I need to go through my day.

[JMelena]

Adderall has helped so much. But i definitely recommend also taking behavior therapy. Especially is you're like me and have more of the ADD part and prone to procrastinating.

[rileymichael]

i'm so tired of hearing people fearmonger about this medicine and imply that either adhd isn't real or that medication will ~never be the answer~ for managing its symptoms. this video is incredibly helpful and exactly what i as someone who's been debating whether to get diagnosed and medicated because of the stigma needed to see today :)

[deepwaters]

I have ADHD and my experience was being given some by a friend to dance the night away. I ended up sitting down, solving a bunch of problems, addressing things with focus and clarity. I was given it for packing up and moving later, and the effect it has on my ability to process my surroundings. I honestly felt like my brain had hired a professional organizer. I live in California and no one is getting Adderall prescriptions filled, and black market Adderall is showing up with fentanyl.

It works for me but I can't get it because of "over prescribing" to the wrong people. I honestly wish Adderall didn't help normal people.

By the way - halfway through the video your speech changes a bit. I can hear your brain process.

[sweaterpause]

As someone who was just diagnosed with ADHD this is exactly what I was looking for while researching what to expect. Thank you so much!

[Never_goon]

The jump from hour 2-3 was hilarious. Especially Right after he was surprised to find out it maxes at 3 hours in the system lol

[TheINFP_Diary]

the first few days of taking my adderall, i got even more sleepy than usual, ended up taking great naps, but i asked my nurse why that would be happening (because the main goal is to help me not be so lethargic/"lazy" all the time) and she said the first dose prescribed was
"sub therapeutic" to my body as it can be for many with adhd.

[lucyk]

Thanks for sharing. It is valuable. It is difficult to find a comparable review online. Hour-by-hour breakdown of the first-time ADHD medication administration is really helpful to anyone who considers the therapy. There is so many aspects to take into account when making this decision. Hope it works well for you!

[chrisk]

I have been on medication for a couple days, 10mg. It's just making me alert. I'll give it more time.

[misterdespair]

Awesome, how in the first hour he was blabbering with speed and tension. But later on it became calmer and more on point. 😮 It would have been interesting to have the recording of him and his monitor before and after medication. To see how much he looked away and did something else before the meds. 😁

[noahr.]

Adderall was incredibly helpful for me, it 100% didnt fix everything but adderall in conbination with depression medication has allowed me to start working again

[KurtThigpen]

Thanks for taking the time to document this. I should try the same thing. I stopped taking Adderall when my insurance lapsed but still have quite a lot and am struggling with managing my ADHD and overall mental health.

[SwyvCrux]

I do recommend trying vyvanse or dexedrine before giving up amphetamine classes. Adderall is 2 different and levoamphetimine)mixed and dexedrine is just dextroamphetimine which some feel less jittery on. Vyvanse I haven't tried yet but here it's hard to abuse and your body has to convert it from lisdexamfetimine to dextroamphetimine so it's a gradual feeling rather than heavy shock. Psych meds in general are a painful trial and error. Its been 9 months so dunno if you found right treatment yet but good luck

[Chizuru]

12:23 - Oof, hope that is just the "comedown". Since what you described is usually how I am (without meds and what got me diagnosed as a kid also - like being super emotionally reactive and without much control, usually) :') I can also feel emotionally numb often, though and when I get lots of dopamine for a longer period of time (spending time with a friend often), my emotions come back and I have way better control over them. It's crazy and weird.

And ty for the video, btw <3 Can't wait to try and see what med will work for me (Germany sadly, though, so no Adderall, but at least Vyvanse and stuff). Can't frankly keep living like I am the last 29 years and hope meds can enable me to somehow have a functional life worth living after all. And yes, I am "depressed", but because of my ADHD's symptoms and all the issues it brought me over decades.

[terrencegriffin]

Thank you for this video. I found out I was diagnosed with Add. I took my first dose of D Amphetamine salt combo 5mg twice a day. I feel so clear head and focus. I am in my doctoral program I actually got some work done and I was so focus

[lukaaaa]

11:08 with my meds I feel emotions as strong, but they’re clearer and I have much greater control over them. It feels great to have that control.

[BlueAsid]

If your taking immediate release, like you are, you were supposed to take the first dose early in the morning and by mid day, take the second dose. So your not taking the immediate release correctly. You should consider switching to XR. It seems like it would work better for you. But you have to take it first thing in the morning when you first wake up

[jcxcruzer]

Should do this video after a month taking it every day. The first day and couple weeks are normal but if you take too much then you can get the downside effects

[Evanx]

Make sure to make yourself eat at regular times on that stuff and eat snacks in between meals or the crash will be much worse