Stimulants Doing Nothing?
Victoria, 30M.
Just discovered in May that I have ADHD (though suspected for a long time).
The tl;dr is I was put on Concerta 36mg. For the first week I was almost crying with joy at how ALL my lifelong problems had disappeared within an hour of the first tablet. I could remember where I put things, follow along conversations, the brain fog was gone, the lethargy was gone, my spatial awareness and reaction times had improved. I was motivated, wanted to actually DO things instead of running off to fantasy land in my head. I felt like I finally had all the answers I was seeking. But then after a week... nothing. I could take days off, multiple days off, hop back on and feel no difference. I was back to normal.
Psyche then tried Vyvanse 20mg. Felt absolutely nothing. No pros, no cons. Accidentally double-dosed a couple times (super groggy mornings and forgetting what I was doing) and still nothing. I'm at a total loss now. The psyche is already talking as though I'm a lost cause and suggesting they can't do anything for me.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of thing? I don't know what to do. I felt so optimistic after that first week but I'm at the point now where I've lost all hope. I'm sure this comes across as rather juvenile but I'm in a pretty bad place emotionally right, not going to lie. I had a glimpse of functionality that disappeared as quickly as it came.