u/InternationalGlove34

Started Adderall and I’m so sleepy

Backstory: I’ve struggled with exhaustion my whole adulthood. I nap 2-3 hours a day and go to bed for 8 and still feel exhausted. I have OCD and now diagnosed with ADHD and low blood pressure. I was previously on 37.5 mg phentermine to keep my blood pressure up (and I was a little heavy at the time) and when I first began that a few weeks in on a beginner dose, I cried, because things were so quiet in my mind. I slept for 6 hours a night and woke up full of energy. It felt like I’d been missing out on life for so long…. We eventually upped it to 37.5. Cut to a couple months in… it stopped working completely. My body adapted, and I went back to my normal state of exhaustion.

I started Adderall 5mg twice daily, and took my first day yesterday. I was exhausted all day. Yawning and wanted to nap but I was working. Today I took 3 5mg… and I napped 40 minutes into taking it for an hour. And all though I feel ok after my nap, I’m still sorta tired. I mean there’s no STIMULATION. My mind is quieter, but I don’t have the buzzing energy and motivation everyone’s talking about. I eat breakfast before taking it and avoid high vitamin c. What is going on? Is my dose too low? What can I do to get it to stimulate me enough to keep me awake and motivated? I’m struggling, I really thought this would work, and I could finally get back to feeling like a normal lively person again like I once was when I started phentermine before it stopped working. I’d love some input on this.

Backstory: I’ve struggled with exhaustion my whole adulthood. I nap 2-3 hours a day and go to bed for 8 and still feel exhausted. I have OCD and now diagnosed with ADHD and low blood pressure. I was previously on 37.5 mg phentermine to keep my blood pressure up (and I was a little heavy at the time) and when I first began that a few weeks in on a beginner dose, I cried, because things were so quiet in my mind. I slept for 6 hours a night and woke up full of energy. It felt like I’d been missing out on life for so long…. We eventually upped it to 37.5. Cut to a couple months in… it stopped working completely. My body adapted, and I went back to my normal state of exhaustion.

I started Adderall 5mg twice daily, and took my first day yesterday. I was exhausted all day. Yawning and wanted to nap but I was working. Today I took 3 5mg… and I napped 40 minutes into taking it for an hour. And all though I feel ok after my nap, I’m still sorta tired. I mean there’s no STIMULATION. My mind is quieter, but I don’t have the buzzing energy and motivation everyone’s talking about. I eat breakfast before taking it and avoid high vitamin c. What is going on? Is my dose too low? What can I do to get it to stimulate me enough to keep me awake and motivated? I’m struggling, I really thought this would work, and I could finally get back to feeling like a normal lively person again like I once was when I started phentermine before it stopped working. I’d love some input on this.