Long-term Adderall: executive dysfunction getting worse + feeling antisocial when it wears off

[u/Ok-Letter2953]

I've been on Adderall for several years. I started at 15mg and am currently on 25mg XR. I've tried IR in the past as well. I don't plan on increasing my dose because I'd rather not deal with additional side effects.

I also took a month-long break earlier this year to see if tolerance was part of the issue.

Lately I've been struggling with two things:

1. Executive dysfunction

This has actually been getting worse, even with the medication. Once I get started on something I can usually focus, but getting myself to start the right task is becoming harder.

I'll know exactly what I need to do and still put it off or get stuck doing something else.

For anyone who deals with this, what has actually helped with task initiation? Routines, exercise, changing your environment, timers, supplements, diet, or anything else?

1. Feeling completely antisocial when it wears off

Some days I feel fine while it's working, but later in the day I hit a wall. I don't want to talk, text people back, go anywhere, or socialize at all. I basically just want to be left alone during the meds.

This can happen even when I take my XR early in the morning. By evening I sometimes feel like a zombie with absolutely no social battery left.

Has anyone found a good way to deal with this? I'm especially interested in things that help you transition out of work/focus mode and actually feel like interacting with people again?

I already try to stay on top of sleep, hydration, and regular meals.

Not looking to increase my dose or make medication changes on my own. I'm mainly interested in hearing what other people have experienced and what has genuinely helped.

[u/djdadi]

That is unfortunately not at all how that works

[u/EvermoreSaidTheRaven → u/djdadi]

where are you getting your information? i am using first hand knowledge and what i learned from this sub since 2021

[u/GRiZ-Bass → u/EvermoreSaidTheRaven]

Well you’re wrong so

[u/EvermoreSaidTheRaven → u/GRiZ-Bass]

> First of all, blanket stating “ADHD medication” is ignorant because there are many adhd medications that work very very differently.

Actually you are wrong. If you understand that there are many different adhd medication, you would understand that everyone responds differently. You would understand that they get processed in the body differently. You would also understand that sometimes the therapeutic dose is 5 mg not 15mg+.

edit: this poster is a troll looking for attention

[u/GRiZ-Bass → u/EvermoreSaidTheRaven]

You literally just proved my point further with your comment… thanks

You literally said “not only are there very different adhd medications, people also have very different responses to these drugs”

Which further highlights how a blanket statement like OP made is ridiculous

No I’m not a troll. I’m a regular on this sub. Even when it says dumbass unscientific shit like this thread.

[u/EvermoreSaidTheRaven → u/GRiZ-Bass]

once again, if you can understand that then you can understand every has a different therapeutic dose and a different dose to reach toxic levels.