> I am on a similar script, and I think the half life on these pills is way longer than commonly advertised.
My capsules are advertised as 24-hour; they are specifically extended-release. For me that's a good thing; it keeps me functional until I need to take the next day's dose. Won't be able to take it on time if I can't get out of bed due to ADHD, after all.
They do require a bit more preparation to take, though (stuffing myself with as much food as possible).
> The implication of that is that if you take the same amount every day you can build up a wall of toxicity.
Not exactly a wall of toxicity—dextroamphetamine isn't toxic in the same ways meth is—but the medication from the previous day can indeed stay in the body for a while longer than advertised. From what I've been told, as long as you take doses significantly less frequently than the half-life, it eventually reaches an equilibrium and doesn't just build forever.
> I recommend skipping your dose on the weekend, or cutting it significantly and only taking it in the morning. I find this helps me keep the effects feeling more even over time.
I already take the entire day's dose in the morning, anyway. Usually 8am every day, but sometimes a few hours earlier.
I don't like to skip days because basically my entire issue with ADHD was spontaneously losing the ability to function. Stopping stimulants causes me to sleep 15 hours in a row. I wish I was joking; I basically go into hibernation for a day. I'd be sacrificing my weekend for no real benefit except getting high on Monday I guess.
> Also, maybe I should start drinking a glass of orange juice a few hours before bed to try to accelerate the excretion.
Citric acid only neutralizes the capsule itself, not the drug once it's in your body. If you need help sleeping just take around 5mg melatonin four hours before bed. After a week or so of this you should start to get tired and sleep naturally every night, even on stimulants, as long as you keep taking the melatonin.
Ths basically works by correcting your circadian rhythm.
I haven't needed this because I can sleep manually, as long as I'm not having a heart attack. But I should probably do it anyway because circadian rhythm is important for more things than just sleep.
My capsules are advertised as 24-hour; they are specifically extended-release. For me that's a good thing; it keeps me functional until I need to take the next day's dose. Won't be able to take it on time if I can't get out of bed due to ADHD, after all.
They do require a bit more preparation to take, though (stuffing myself with as much food as possible).
> The implication of that is that if you take the same amount every day you can build up a wall of toxicity.
Not exactly a wall of toxicity—dextroamphetamine isn't toxic in the same ways meth is—but the medication from the previous day can indeed stay in the body for a while longer than advertised. From what I've been told, as long as you take doses significantly less frequently than the half-life, it eventually reaches an equilibrium and doesn't just build forever.
> I recommend skipping your dose on the weekend, or cutting it significantly and only taking it in the morning. I find this helps me keep the effects feeling more even over time.
I already take the entire day's dose in the morning, anyway. Usually 8am every day, but sometimes a few hours earlier.
I don't like to skip days because basically my entire issue with ADHD was spontaneously losing the ability to function. Stopping stimulants causes me to sleep 15 hours in a row. I wish I was joking; I basically go into hibernation for a day. I'd be sacrificing my weekend for no real benefit except getting high on Monday I guess.
> Also, maybe I should start drinking a glass of orange juice a few hours before bed to try to accelerate the excretion.
Citric acid only neutralizes the capsule itself, not the drug once it's in your body. If you need help sleeping just take around 5mg melatonin four hours before bed. After a week or so of this you should start to get tired and sleep naturally every night, even on stimulants, as long as you keep taking the melatonin.
Ths basically works by correcting your circadian rhythm.
I haven't needed this because I can sleep manually, as long as I'm not having a heart attack. But I should probably do it anyway because circadian rhythm is important for more things than just sleep.