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Medication lasting 8h, not 3 or 14? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey, first day with Elvanse!

Was pretty crazy, and tbh 30mg are also too much for me. I find it crazy that this is the standard dose people get.

I had 110+ BPM (If my Mi Band 8 is reliable), slight nausea, 0% appetite etc.

I used Modafinil before to cope with my (then unknown) ADHD and there I took ¼ pill, so also really little.

I prefer to be in control, and this was a lot!

The pills are not delayed (retarded??) and a possible consumption way is powdering over a Joghurt etc.

So I will firstly just try 10mg, maybe 15 or 20. I have a pretty good body awareness, that should be enough.

But still, that stuff lasts 14h+ ! That is intense, longer than a lot of other drugs, even LSD.

This also means that my evening today was kinda gone, because I was so exhausted, like in my brain, a pretty strange feeling.

The alternative, Medikinet, lasts 2-3h which is kind of a joke.

Is there something that lasts 8h? A whole work day would be way better.

Why are 3 comments deleted?

I didnt find anything in the modlog, while my other post was removed as it links to Mastodon.

I find this pretty bad, because deduplicating writing effort is not sustainable

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can definitely split the Elvanse capsule for a smaller dose, it's safe and doesn't affect the drug itself. Where I live Elvanse is so expensive it would make sense to try and get as high dose as possible and just split it to smaller doses to save money. The price is like 95-135€ for 30 capsules... Also a good-to-know that doctors don't tell but should: 2 grams of vitamin C should get rid of most of the drug in your system in about an hour or so, take with plenty of water and prepare to piss a lot. For example if you have problems falling asleep or feel like it's lasting too long you could try if vitamin C helps. Also if you accidentally take too much. I wonder why the doctors don't often mention about this because taking vit-C supplements will lessen the effect of Elvanse.

And like the others said, it will take a while to get used to the drug. There's also the "wow-factor" in the beginning that might make the effect of the drug feel stronger. But it's a good idea to start with a smaller dose first. No need to force yourself and feel uncomfortable with too big a dose.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I can see it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the Viramin tip!

It was definetly not a wow effect, that stuff was physical.

For me the cost is mostly way too much time (nearly a day just spent on getting a prescription). So with the 40mg 100x I could last at least 200 days!