Adderall Tolerance

[burnedfaceless]

I'm a 32 year old computer science student. I've been on Adderall since I was 14.

I'm on 40mg a day and it's not really working anymore. I don't want to increase it.

I did some Googling and I was thinking about taking Ritalin for a year to get my tolerance down.

Has anyone run into this before? What did you do?

[username90]

It doesn't take 18 years to develop tolerance, most likely you are just getting older so your body can't recover from the drugs quickly enough any longer.

[eighteenfifteen]

I've been on it for four years.

Many times I've thought that I've built up a tolerance, but in every scenario, it turns out that I was getting close to malnutrition or dehydration.

Try drinking much more water throughout the day. Also try eating a lot of carbs each night. These two things have made a tremendous difference for me.

[bubaflub]

Myself and a few others I know take Vyvanse instead of Ritalin or Adderall. I haven't had built any resistance yet but it's only been a year or two.

I like it better as it feels less harsh on my system. My doctor said that people will metabolize each type of ADHD medicine differently. Maybe a different compound would work better for you.

[iamiam]

Not sure...so just throwing out ideas here. Perhaps try meditation for 20 minutes or so a day and twice daily exercise to help too. Maybe go off the Adderall for a week or two...try to step up the meditation/exercise (maybe coffee too)...then try the Adderall again? Or take it less frequently, like 4 days a week?

[iamiam]

One other thought. Check the manufacturer of your Adderall. The "potency" can vary significantly between different manufacturers.

[rage8885]

This exactly. I had to switch pharmacies from Walgreens to another local chain because of this. All of a sudden it seemed like the medication wasn’t working at all. One day I was out and had to use my “backup” meds which were a few months old and I noticed they looked slightly different. Taking them was like the first time I ever took Adderall, literally felt like my heart was going to explode.

I’d suggest filling your next prescription somewhere else and see if that makes a difference. Not just a different location, but a different pharmacy entirely.