Skipping ADHD Meds on Weekends - Is it Worth It?

My doctor told me I only had to really take my ADHD meds on days I needed them. Told me it's fine and may even be beneficial to skip weekends and just take them M-F. I've only been on Adderall for 2 weeks and both weekends have been MISERABLE. I'm nursing a headache on a ton of Advil and it's not going away. Does it get better or should I talk to my doctor?

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RhetoricalYou

2y ago

Adderall side effects tend to stick around for the first 1-2 weeks. That being said, are you getting any side effects when you ARE taking them; or just when you AREN'T taking them? My doctor told me to try not to skip any days when first starting out, and the one day that I did was similarly miserable. Definitely talk to your doctor regardless, but if your brain appreciates the A and doesn't appreciate being off of it, I personally don't see any reason not to take it every day, unless you're having side effects while you're on it as well. Hope everything smooths out for you

mad.city

2y ago

I switched to vvyanse. A lot less side effects.

Cthulhu

2y ago

When you are first starting you should regularly take them no matter the day. I got that information too and didn't hear otherwise for like 6 months after the fact that I was doing it wrong and literally could have saved myself the headache.

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