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Default Apr 03, 2018 at 06:53 PM
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Can any of you wonderful people explain the following .....my adult son has been upped to 10mg Methylphenidate 3 x day. He says

1. Intense sweet and salty cravings towards the end of 4 hrs, finding it hard to control.

2. Dry mouth and craving sugary drinks

Rambling talk a little increased.

I know we are very new to all this and this forum has been invaluable getting him this far.
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Default Apr 29, 2018 at 02:28 PM
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Dry mouth is common, drinking water during the day is necessary.

With #1, it’s just a guess but maybe it’s hunger as his med is wearing off?
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Default May 02, 2018 at 10:26 AM
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these are all typical withdrawal reactions to coming down from a trip. just increase dosage and frequency will reduce these problems for your boy.
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Default Jul 07, 2018 at 02:03 AM
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What helped me is taking a half dose 3 hours before bed. I eat better the next day (no binging at night with full stomach the next day...thats a bad start for being able to snack during the day). It also helps the crash. More of a let down than a drop. I also take provigil to help with the ramblings and between med crashes.
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Default Sep 30, 2018 at 10:47 AM
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Both myself and my daughters have diagnosed ADHD and we are all on Adderall. I'm fairly severe, and need to take 60mg per dosage, up to three times per day.

Neither myself or my kids have withdrawal, cravings or experience any sensations of euphoria as a neurotypical brain physiology would. The only side effect we have, was when first taking them having some stomach issues for about 1-2 weeks and then if we don't take them (usually because we forget and don't have cravings) we get sleepy feeling, due to the dopamine uptake being deprived of the higher levels it was getting and thus it thinks you are trying to sleep or super bored.

Now with all that said, ADHDers are dopamine seeking. We crave various feel good foods and activities that excite us. This is why ADHDers can develop bad eating habits, become thrill seekers, are often hyper-sexual or develop addictive habits around certain activities or self-medicating through drug/alcohol abuse. So, if the cravings are feel good food for him, then it could be dopamine his brain is after as the meds are working through his system. If he does have ADHD, the dosage could be to low. When both me and my children (different doctors btw) diagnosed us, they titrated the medication. You start at 10mg on day one, then go up 10 mg each day. Once you get to a dosage that feels like you drank to much coffee (where your nerves have the shakes), you step back down 10mg. Then that is taken as many times a day as you need based on when it burns out of your system (usually 6-8 hours) and how long you are awake and need to function. Typically, standard Adderall someone would take twice a day. If you work long days, you might need it 3 times a day. Extended release some one might only need to take once per day.

It should be noted, different medications react to different brain chemistry. You may need to try a verity of stimulants and dosages until you find the one that doesn't make him feel "off" or have extreme side-effects.

Likewise, bi-polar disorder and ADHD have very similar symptoms and get misdiagnosed for one another due to primary care doctors not understanding how properly screen or treat these conditions. You want a psychiatrist or neurologist who specializes in atypical brain conditions and understands the latest research on ADHD and executive function disorders. Watch lectures on youtube.com by Dr. Russell Barkley to get up to speed. He is the leading world expert for ADHD. Essential information for ADHDers and their loved ones to have.

One more thing, ADHD is reactive to external stimuli (i.e. events and interactions with people around the ADHDer causes them to get distracted or overreact or have an outburst), while bi-polar is based on internal cycles that shift between manic and depressed states and are not altered by external stimulus. The ADHDer will also hyperfocus on things that highly interest them, while having to focus on something that doesn't interest them will be maddening trying to get them to stay engaged. Bi-polar doesn't constantly seek dopamine like that, but instead goes into highs and stays high until it cycles into the lows and then stays low.

If your child seems to behave like the bi-polar description, stimulants won't work for them and you shouldn't up the dosage but find another doctor and get on mood inhibitors as the doctor deems best.

Good luck!
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Red face Nov 13, 2018 at 09:09 AM
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What helped me is taking a half dose 3 hours before bed. I eat better the next day (no binging at night with full stomach the next day...thats a bad start for being able to snack during the day). It also helps the crash. More of a let down than a drop. I also take provigil to help with the ramblings and between med crashes.
Thank you, Rose42, for the suggestion of taking half a dose 3 hours before bedtime. I take 20mg in the morning and the other 20mg around 1PM. I get intense food cravings in late afternoons and evenings, and have been gaining weight from it. I've tried taking the 2nd dose around 4PM, but then can't get to sleep later. I'm going to try this.
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