u/Fabulous_Spring_2251

Hi guys,

I started loosing hope with ADHD medication.

I tried Concerta from 18mg all the way to 54mg then switched to Vyvanse or so called here in England Elvanse.

30mg made me irritated and pissed off for now reason. 40mg worked for 4 days like a magic. Everything was easy on 40mg I started feeling even optimistic about my future and started feeling present and enjoy the moment, even happy. But day 5-6-7 on 40mg the effect was short lifed and after 5 hours I started getting huge crashed which bordlined with depression.

Recently moved to 50mg and day 1 and 2 were okay but day 3 I couldn't sleep for 28 hours and that made me so depressed to a point that I was feeling so hopeless and dull.

I did my homework before starting any medicine for ADHD and I did everything right. Sleep, no alcohol, no drugs, protein reach food, hydration, supplements and magnesium before bed and still nothing. Terrible results. On Elvanse I noticed in the evening was very hard to fall asleep and 50mg even made my 3rd day unberable by not being able to sleep, and if I don't sleep properly my ADHD gets so bad and emotional regulation as well.

I am pissed of, upset and angry because Elvanse and Concerta kinda showed me how much more effective I can be and after that I feel robbed off of any potential doesn't matter how respectful I am to the medicine and do everything right to make them effective.

I have another doctors appointment coming this Saturday but all these hopes the last 2 years to finally get a grip of my life before the ADHD diagnosis started to shatter. I scored very high on the assessment for ADHD pretty much high 9/9 on inattentive and hyperactive type expect as kid 8/9 on hyperactive spectrum. Furhter more I scored very high on anxiety and depression as well.

I really hoped the ADHD medicine will help me to finally get some normality but so far I feel very hopeless. And I don't want to get on antidepressants in order to function normally.

I don't know really what to do next.

Hello,

I hope you are all well.

I live in England and recently I switched to Elvanse from Concerta.

30mg made me irritated and pissed off but

the first 4 days on 40mg were amazing.

Productivity, calm, relaxation and very good executive function.

Also the most important one, no ruminations and negative thinking.

For reference I work evening shifts and my sleep pattern is not very consistent. Sometimes I get in bed in 02:00 an sometimes 03:00 or even close towards 04:00 because I finish work at 00:00.

I did my homework before started the medicine and I take lots of protein, water and in between snacks.

The problem started on day 5.

The day started good but towards end of the day I started to feel emotionally deeplited and ruminations came back with full force, negative thinking and loop of thoughts which don't stop. I couldn't fall asleep till 04:00.

I woke up at around 11:30 I was a bit tired but I took my medicine.

The day started great but after that ruminating and negative thoughts started to flow and towards the end of the day I was so emotionally deeplited that bordlined with depression.

Today I decided to stop taking it and do not go up to 50mg as I am flying abroad on holiday and I didn't have proper sleep. Only 2-3 hours but I noticed that after those 2-3 hours the ruminations and deepresing state stopped and now I feel better.

I am thinking it might have been the case that my sleeping schedule was messed up and I was on "borrowed time" and everything came down because of this.

I spoke to my work to potentially have a more fix and normal work schedule which they agreed to discuss after my holiday and I have an appointment with my prescriber on Saturday to discuss that.

Even though the last 2 days were very rough I am willing to give it another try because the first few days were amazing and finally I felt like I am functional as I am supposed to.

Any thoughts about why that heavy crash might have happened?