Me with ADHD I don't take it on the weekends either because I just want to be myself too. When I'm on my meds I'm super quiet and calm, im not my outgoing silly self. And it's okay if im not productive on the weekends, and im disorganized/anxious, moody and forgetful. I would say I shud take it on the weekends like my psych said because it helps a lot with my impulse control, which I really need on things that interest me lol and on the things I listed above. But nope I leave it out on weekends.
I don’t take it on weekends! I enjoy the break because I need it. I don’t do much on the weekends so I like to relax and feel like myself lol. I agree you can feel it for sure when you give your body a break. I had to stop drinking coffee too. I drink it on weekends on break too. Adderall changed my life. It boosts my memory I can remember everything I study with adderall. I was able to pass my board exams and write papers in two hours that would take me probably 6-7 hrs. Lol. A break from adderall is necessary for me. 🥰
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I don’t take my Adderall on the weekends for exactly the same reasons you dont. Its also a wild act of self love rebellion to want to be the unmedicated person you are. How lucky are we that we can choose to take our meds as we see fit? Its not like that with other meds❤️
I am getting my prescription in 2 days. I cant wait to se if it makes my head calm down. Ive been like this for 28 years. I can't wait for a break, some calm. I see medicin as a 10% fix to actually get where I need to be. The rest 90% is all about taking care of yourself and find structure in ones daily life.
Yaaasss!!! This is totally true! :) The medication does help but it's only a small portion of overall treatment and management of ADHD, I hope it goes really well for you tho, drop me a comment in a few days and let me know ! :)
@@christophersurnname9967 it has helped so much! Its insane, I can now keep thoughts in my head even if I get abrupted. And I couldn't imagine studying without it now. People can tell that I am more focused and present. But I don't take them on the weekends because of everything this guy says in the video above. Vyvanse was the best one btw, for me atleast. I am looking forward to stop taking them as frekvent though... I don't see myself putting that much strain on my heart/body/mind when I'm 60. I also wanna keep my own teeth for as long as possible. Haha
@@a4c01 yup! Although I try to only take them when I need to. It feels like my mind has gotten more used to thinking in a diffrent way, not as impulsivly. Like my brain created stronger connections after taking the drugs. I am better at for example solving mathematical problem where I don't get instant rewards in the form of dopamine and so on.
The only problem I have with stopping on weekends is I binge eat… I do not under restrict myself when I’m on it.. I love the break I get or feel on the weekends. I just gotta figure out how to control the binge.
I really resonated with this! Especially when you said sometimes you just want to be you for a bit. I feel like sometimes I lose myself in the Adderall - I am always focusing on things I have to do instead of just enjoying life. Thanks for the video!
I’m 19 and only on my 3rd month of adderall, and it’s helping a lot! I didn’t realize not taking it in the weekends was an option, but I’ll definitely keep it in mind for the future! Thanks for the info!
@Ethan yep, and unfortunately a lot of people are misdiagnosed with adhd just because they can't focus or don't show interest in school work. Putting them on adderall changes their brain chemistry and dopamine levels. If they try to stop it's hell because your brain was so used to having dopamine given to it from adderall that it stops making it by itself without it. You basically become addicted to the meds and can't function without them
I love that! I love who I am, I love all these ideas and plans and unique outlooks, I love that. I need help with following through fully on AT LEAST TWO! But I never want to lose that spark of creativity and imaginative landscapes I created for myself.
Usually I feel it takes about a day for it to wear out, so I decided to take a 3 day break starting on Fridays. Mainly for tolerance reasons as well. Good thing is that I still feel it on Fridays no so I'm good at work.
All of this totally hit home more than I expected when I clicked on the notification. I think I’m definitely going to stop it on my days off now. Been debating it for a little while. Mainly because of wanting to enjoy caffeine, and also just be myself like you were saying
My days off are more important to me than my work days. I’d rather take it on weekends in order to enjoy my hobbies and take care of errands and housework that I would otherwise procrastinate. I’ll happily sacrifice productivity at work for a couple days than sacrifice my free time. 😁
This is something I've just started considering. You see, pre-meds me had become kind of a wreck, and nearly lost everything. In many ways, I feel like I have a lifetime of 'unfocused' (or 'wrongly focused') to atone for. There are so many things that need doing around me that I feel the need to be just as productive on the weekends. On the upside, I no longer feel the need to do the ENTIRE list on Saturday. I'm learning to be selective. I am learning to prioritize. I am terrified of becoming resistant to Vyvanse. Adderall did not work for me, so if the V quits working, I will have a tough time.
Hello! I am a younger viewer and I have diagnosed ADHD, I feel your videos help me soo much. Oh I almost forgot, I don't take my Meds on weekend either! :)
This is so interesting to see. I’ve been taking my medications since I was about 16, I think? I’m currently 26, wow so 10 years already!? I am currently taking 90mg 3 times a day, 2 in the am and then 1 later on in the day. Over the years I’ve definitely built up a tolerance at times and asked for an increase of dosage, to eventually get me to where I am now, and it never occurred to me to take breaks on the weekends to help with that!
l love this episode! " sometimes i would like to be my ADHD SELF" this is so true. i was diagnosed really late and sometimes i miss being my crazy self.
I love your channel! I just got diagnosed a week ago and have been on Adderall for a couple of days. I have noticed a big difference. I relate to do much of your story.
Normal ppl can bringe watch and relax all day and at the same time be in work mode in between those activities. If you're only in work mode when on Adderall. It's supposed to calm you down and even you out. I can chill all day and do nothing on Adderall. I'm not automatically in work mode. But I can compartmentalize and turn on the work mode at will on Adderall which I can't when I don't take it. You should go to a neurologist and get brain scans and tests done to confirm that you actually have ADHD.
I can 90% relate to this video I also dont take it on weekend because of 1. Tolerance 2. Im way more creative and happy 3. Im just myselfe And i take coffein all the time when I am on adderall, ritalin or concerta and I just noticed that the tunnelvision is caused by this combination... thx for helping me😅🤫
I used to take weekend breaks on Adderall for about 15 years, but had to stop taking breaks because it’s prescribed in part to help my mood. now if I go a day without it, I am so exhausted. By day two, I can’t get out of bed. I feel trapped. I’m prescribed 10 mg twice a day Which is not a very high dose, but taking any less or skipping a day entirely renders me useless and depressed
I’bjustvstarted back on Adderall after being off it for 9 years. My ADHD got so sever that my life was out of control. I’m on 10 mg of the XR in the morning and then 10 mg of the IR late afternoon. It is helping but I think I need to do a slight increase of 5 mg in the XR I take in the morning. In the past when on it I took weekends off because like you shared in your video I wanted s break and to just be ADHD Matthew. I’ve decided that’s what I’m going to do again. After I take my afternoon dose of the IR I get tired, just like yesterday about 40 minutes after doing my late afternoon dose I ended up laying down and falling asleep for 3 1/2 hours. It had this effect on me years ago when I first started on it, I feel my body is going through an adjustment period with it. I am way calmer and focused when on it and it has stopped my extreme impulsiveness along with emotional blow ups. Great video by the way, starting this weekend I will be taking my breaks from it.
Hey thanks :) I hope it works out for you friend! It's a bit of a pain re adjusting to medications like Adderall because you have to find the right dosage but it sounds like you know what's up and you are on your way to getting yourself back on track! I tend to get pretty tired in the afternoons too so I feel you there 😭
Me with ADHD I’m reacting very similar to what all your videos are saying so I think it’s going to work out great. :) the first couple days were intense and then now it’s just helping calm my mind. I’m not as exhausted from trying to work so hard to calm the mind to work or function. :)
Howard Li it’s really helpful for concentration and memory. I take a “break” on Saturdays since I don’t need the extra focus. So far I feel like Adderall has been really helpful for my ADHD.
I aim for breaks in the weekends, especiallly so since I'm on 60mg/day. Compared to all other stims-Adderall is like having a Terminator in my system-it levels the playingfield and builds empires.. 😎
@@alsaraa2724 with the max dose of A@60mg, I try my best to keep the tolerance at bay by observing treatment with a proper diet, 0 alcohol, sleep & sleep hygiene as well as with carefully selected nootropics like multivits, L-tyrosine and cdp-choline. Sometimes also 5-Htp, which works its wonder if my migraine kicks in. Of overall importance in damage-reduction, is to keep the DA receptor-sensitivity from being reduced. And I believe my above-mentioned ideas, aid in doing this. Adderall has tremendous power and so it demands something in return for its service😎
I take weekends off. I also take lexapro 20mg everyday and clonodine 0.4mg nightly, the Adderall works best when I have work to do, otherwise I like being able to daydream and be able to start different things, even if I never go back to them. I also found that I’m more irritable about sensory stuff. I don’t like to be around people when I’m not on my Adderall as it drives me nuts that some people talk so much I can’t stay focused in their conversation for too long. I also get really stimulated in noisy or crowded areas, so on weekends I avoid people and places that are overstimulation.
I want to take breaks on the weekends but I've been having pretty bad withdrawals. Low energy, muscle aches, almost s craving feeling. Anybody else have this problem? Taking a fairly low dose of anywhere from 5-10mg daily.
when on my ADHD meds, I feel kinda intense(serious sort of). I account for every second and I don't feel comfortable wasting time. I like wasting time on weekends and doing stuff that I like , so going off meds on a weekend feels kinda nice
@@nik1128 if you have to ask then it probably is. If you are drinking on ritalin then that shows that you don't have adhd and you're abusing your drugs.
I was diagnosed last week, today is my first day on 10mg . Didn’t feel much of anything all day, a little quieter I guess. Thoughts still running amuck, and easily distracted like always. Next visit is in 2 weeks 😕
Really having to catch up on these , apologies , hope you are well , I find if I don't take my medication the following morning I am physically exhausted and can't get out of bed without lying there for ages , I have never been the sort of person to jump out of bed anyway but there is definitely a difference , As I have mentioned before I am on a different drug Elvanse , I have a lot of respect for you Chris , as I say I really fall behind with watching your great videos , you must have to really focus to produce them !
Thanks mate! I really appreciate you saying that! It's when you guys comment like this that I end up wanting to produce more content :) I totally feel you on the lying in bed thing, some Saturdays I just don't even wanna get up at all lol, good to see you back in the comments tho mate! :)
Thank you for all of your knowledge and advice! I take weekends off sometimes now, or I’ll take my medication every other day depending on when I need it.
@@shahanabdullah3319 Lol it’s really nothing special if you don’t have ADHD. If you take a regular dose you probably won’t feel much, and if you take a lot, you’ll have a horrible come down that will make you regret ever doing it in the first place. You’re also not supposed to drink on it, it’s really bad for your heart and liver.
I can't wait for your videos ,however I'm 4 behind ! Will catch up this week . I had a classic ADHD experience this week where I confused the slow cooker and the pressure cooker and prepared dinner 5 hrs early !
I am on Vyvanse, I started out at 20 mg, now on 30 mg. I definitely take drug holidays. On the days I don't take meds I find l am less productive but I feel more like myself.
same with me. I take ritalin and have taken it almost every day for the past two weeks. Now I am a few days off. A drug holiday to me is very necessary. I have done it many times
I started aduvanz (you call it elvanse I think) this week and I’m in love, I liked Ritalin too but wanted the benefit of taking it only once and not twice a day, but down side with aduvanz i feel at least is that I almost feel like I have to set my alarm clock on the weekends as well or else I’m afraid it won’t stop working when I’m going to sleep so a break in the weekend sounds smart...
*sigh*. I just started my 15 mg doses two weeks ago and the first four days were absolutely incredible! Then by the next week they stopped working entirely and they have not worked even after my tolerance break this weekend.
Do not go down the train of dosage increases. It's a very slippery slope and your brain, heart and liver will thank you. Not one CNS stimulant will ALWAYS work. every single one, due to their chemical nature, will stop being effective after about 4-6 days. Dr. K has a great video explaining what it does to your brain. If taking a break for 2 days doesnt help, take a longer break. The same thing is going to happen at 20, at 30, at 35, at 40, at 60. etc. You'll just explode your brains happy juice maker before 10 years going down that road. r/ADHD has countless people who've said you have about 10-12 years before you're fucked and completely depressed and broken. But for now, use it as a tool, equip yourself with a skillset to use without it, so you can quit the shit. Just read the comment below this one..... from KB Collision "I used to take weekend breaks on Adderall for about 15 years, but had to stop taking breaks because it’s prescribed in part to help my mood. now if I go a day without it, I am so exhausted. By day two, I can’t get out of bed. I feel trapped. I’m prescribed 10 mg twice a day Which is not a very high dose, but taking any less or skipping a day entirely renders me useless and depressed"
When I take Adderall, it feels like being PUSHED onto a moving walkway at the airport - being forced to go faster than I want to (add makes me slow as molasses). So I quit weekends so I could just exist without feeling pushed.
I agree, but DONT NOT TAKE ANIT DEPRESSANTS!!! YOU NEED TO TAKE THOESE EVERY DAY YOU REMEMBER!!! I say this just so that no one thinks they can stop taking an anti depressant for a few days. Cuz it can (and for me did) make you suicidal, and worsen the diagnosis (wether that be anxiety or depression). Always check with your doc before switching medication routines!! Hope this helps someone! 😊
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I am 48 and started 5 days ago. Of course i love myself and don’t want to be perfect all 7 days.it’s a lifesaver, but it does change you. I had to take it because of work. I have learnt to manage my brain with neurological tricks and therapy , so in my free time, it will work fine. But work , no., insufficient attention,
Thanks so much for your videos on Adhd and your medication journey. They help me so much. I also stopped taking my medication (low dose also) on the weekend but I feel so tired. Does this happen to you?
@@edihayat it's not safe at all and should not be taken everyday. You should discontinue use ASAP because you got about 10-12 years before you become a clinically diagnosed very depressed mess with their happy juice maker in their brain completely blown to pieces. Use it as a tool now WITH therapy so you build those behaviors and external environmental mechanisms that help you throughout the day without the addy so you can quit this terrible shit
I've recently gone to a psychiatrist and seen her once. She told me she thinks i had pdd with autism/adhd. Im taking these dexedrin 12 tablets a day and i cant focus, think, sleep and remember.
So stop. You obviously don't have ADHD. Don't know about the others, but stop the stims man. Find another psych. She just wants to get you out the door and get money from your insurance. Just like mine! But I love mine lol. She's open about wanting my insurances money and I'm happy to give it to her. We laugh.
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I don't know if everyone deals with this, but I know ADHDers have more dramatic mood swings. For me those mood swings more often then not made me angry and crabby so if I miss my Adderall for more than a day I get irritable and my fiance can't stand me. Does anyone else deal with these mood swings and have ideas on how to deal with them?
I deal with this also! Not as much from not talking Adderall tho, I just get the mood swings in general and it's kind of tough :( I don't have a a definitive answer on how to cope with them it's just something I try to be more aware of and stop it in the moment
@@eryp7335 Hmm, I think what our friend E Ryp is trying to say is the following. Concerning both males and females, emotional control is incredibly important. Here's a hypothetical example, yesterday your druggie buddy was very generous in his/her own weird way and gave you three grams of shrooms. It's now the weekend and against your better judgement you've hammered back all three grams, big mistake. It's now two hours after the point that you've said 'mushrooms ain't shit' and you notice that your TV really is starting to melt. There's no social pressure, nobody's around but you are nonetheless... uncomfortable with your altered state of perception. So like the priest in the movie Constantine, you realise that you need to drink something, but unlike him you decide to simultaneously take a shower. You don't have a liquor store handy so you are standing in your shower fully clothed guzzling the shower water because it will flush and wash the shroom demon out of you, but no matter how much you drink you still feel empty. Then it hits you, BAM, and you think 'hey, these shrooms are screwing with my emotions, ruining my day, and attempting to rupture my stomach with shower water. I need to take back my lost emotional control', deep breath in/exhale. Ignoring the hallucinations like they are simply an invasive background light show you slip into some dryer clothes and resume watching Popeye the sailor man staring Robyn Williams. Now you're smiling, because you realize you had a legit psychic premonition when you claimed that mushrooms weren't shit because past-you knew that you would overcome the emotional attack of the Shroom Demon, it was all in your head. End of example - this probably didn't help at all did it?
4:30 - just wanting to be you. I wish I could do this but I take Atomoxetine which you probably know stays in your system for a while after you stop taking it so I can't just take a break, unfortunately. So I am thinking about coming down on a dose. I've really praised meds but I've been having these feelings that I can't ignore anymore but I don't know what to do about it. I'm worried about the impact it will have on work for me because I am in a job where precision is really important.
I take 1-2 days off on the weekend. Usually 1 day off. I’ve noticed when I get to the 2nd day- I feel like I’m going through withdrawal & can’t do anything. I love drinking coffee with mine, but I’m only on 10mg. On occasion, I’ll bump up to 15mg. I usually don’t drink coffee everyday. I drink more tea. Coffee is usually a few times a week.
For me, taking adderall during the weekend is bad because I won’t stop drinking when I start. Edit: not to mention mine are 30 mg and once I get a buzz, I end up taking another one. Yep, 60+ mg of amphetamines and beer after beer 😃🤙🏼.....
I actually only take it on the weekends. Because I work in a restaurant on the weekends and it helps me. I do not take it during the week. Trying to investigate if that is not a good thing to do.
Plus, if you take it on the weekend and eventually stop you will feel like shit, why not stop on Saturday and Sunday when most people aren’t doing much productivity anyways, and then get more affect out of your medicine when you need it
im concerned when I make my coffee. I want to smoke MJ. and I get coffee crash and I take my meds before noon. and by night im drinking and smoking. it doesnt hurt. but I worry my heart will stop and I feel I cant get anything done.
I took the first one yesterday a extended release 30mg and I was up from 9 that morning till 5 in the morning and only was able to sleep two hours so I took half today
I got per scripted Adderall because I have ADD. I've been taking one 10mg a day for 3 years and I stopped taking it for 6 days and had extreme side effects like anxiety and depression it made me feel brain fogged like I was on autopilot mode I couldn't focus. I asked my doctor to wing me off of it. Will I still have side effects while getting winged off or after I get winged off? if so for how long?
when you say stop taking coffee is there a reason you cant drink decaff and do you mean even granulated jar stuff? I am starting the journey of meds and Im REALLY sensitive to caffeine and energy drinks (I avoid the latter unless doing sports or going on stage), but love the taste of coffee so surely ground decaff would work?
I take weekends off as well If I don't after about 3 months it will stop working which for school is normally when I need it the most. During the weekends though I rarely feel like doing anything and I just sit around all day. Do you have any idea for activities to do when focus levels are so low?
Yeah…💃🏻 adhd dea on the weekends… I receive it.. the church gets to experience my WAGHHAA! Moments again 🕺🏼 tell ya how it goes… also knocking off the watermelon Red-bull’s 😬
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, i have a very important question: do you plan to take adderal for the rest of your life? Dont you fear to stop it? Dont you think is dangerous for your healt?
Hey :) your welcome! Thanks for watching! I have no plans to stop taking it, I take a relatively low dosage and I take only the prescribed amount from the doctor so I'm not worried too much :)
@@Djr2699 not really, I tend to get a little tired if I don't take it but i usually have a coffee and feel pretty good, most doctors recommend you take a break on weekends every now and again
Um I drink coffee and occasional drinking alcohol is that bad? I know people who take 90mg a day, suboxone, xanax, drink and smoke so I guess since they aren't dead I have no worries since I don't abuse it. Lol I will be taking weekends off soon because I've been taking it so long that I forgot what It felt like w/o it and thats not good if your trying to stay healthy and balanced.
This might seem like a bit of a strange comment, but I'm from the UK and I can detect a slight Midlands or Northern UK accent. Am I delusional, or did you move from the UK to the US at some point?
4:15 why wouldnt you want to be just you all the time.... I was diagnosed in my early teens... took it until i was arround 18ish.... then went on to university without it -> rough times but i pulled through. Now i struggle badly in my jobs and it makes me wonder.... but the other way. Should i take a heavy drug like adderall to fit into the system or leave it and work something else that suits me better... because outside of work environments I am happy with myself. WDYT?
So I don't have to lose keys and be anxious during the week but on the weekends i do?? No thanks. Yah caffeine makes you awake and energized and that's what Adderall does too.
Completely opposite from you w the caffeine. When I take adderall, I typically indulge in large amounts of caffeine to help the adderall take more Of an effect. Combining 30mg XRs with 200-300mg of caffeine is typical for me. Probably not good for my heart
Good stuff, always great to hear ideas from others. Clinically though, Adderall is not something you build a tolerance for. Just saying, Im not saying you are wrong but clinically from the Dr. side pretty sure they all say it doesn't.
dude, it's an amphetamine, so you definitely build a tolerance to it. actually, your brain gets used to the increased dopamine and noradrenaline and needs more to achieve the same effect.
You don't get depress when off your Adderall? They have me on 45mg IR a day. 7 years on.....is depression normal coming off Adderall? Adderall the VA has me on for ADD and to control chronic depression...medical Marijuana and Adderall only 2 drugs i am on not ......I do not even drink anymore because of my depression.
I know you probably won’t respond to me but I don’t ever not want to be on aderall because when I’m off of it when school is out I am a lazy piece of crap
I stopped to save my pills because I can’t refill my meds until I run out. Fucking insurance. If I can’t get to the pharmacy on that day, at least I have some saved pills. If I don’t have a stash, I get anxious I’ll run completely out.