Anyone who is PRESCRIBED Adderall XR??

Question

I am prescribed Adderall XR and I take 80mg everyday... Before I took it I slept alot... it has helped me SOO much in terms of being able to focus and accomplish what I was supposed to be doing, instead of losing track 1000 times and staying awake and not wanting to take naps everyday...
either way i ran out of my prescription a few weeks ago and was out of town so I just figured I would be fine not taking it for the weekend, and Without having it in my system all i did was SLEEP! I slept for 14 hours the next day and couldve gone right back to sleep... The next day was just as bad, till I got the script filled... and i tried going a couple days without it just to see and its starting to bother me that unless I have the adderall in my system my body wants to shut down and sleep... Like on cue regardless of what I am doing 12 hours after I take it... I have to sleep, anyone go through this? Cause it helps me so much but I am not comfy with this sleeping my life away without it??

Answer 1

I have the same problem, as I don't usually take it on my days off. I think that our minds get adjusted to depending on it to be regular, and our sleep adjusts to the Adderall too. If you go without it, your body responds by going through a sort of "withdrawal"... while not being an OFFICIAL withdrawal, your body just becomes sort of confused and out of wack, like with jet lag. Also you are on a somewhat high (although totally appropriate) amount of Adderall. Make sure that you continue to take your medication as scheduled to help prevent this problem. I think if you were to go off of your Adderall permanently, your body would adjust to the change after a week to a month. So don't worry...

Answer 2

I took Adderall for ADHD but my friend takes it for Narcolepsy. She sleeps alot like that but also can just fall asleep anytime..without any warning. Adderall XR is great but keep in mind it is an Amphetamine, meaning an upper. It is acting exactly like you need it sounds like. You need to take it as prescribed and not miss any doses.

Answer 3

I'm on Adderall XR but I only take 20 mg per day. I've never had sleeping problems due to the medication... hmm... you should really talk to your psychiatrist/whoever prescribes your meds about that...