I took an online quiz, then told my doctor, then my doctor administered an online quiz to me and subscribed me Adderall. It has taken me a year and a half to make sense of what Adderall means to me but it’s quite helpful. I’m 40. I had never had stimulants like that before! Be careful with the euphoria. For a while my dose was too high and it felt great at first but I crashed on the weekends. Now I keep my dose lower and it’s helpful without being too much. Mindfulness and self control are important here.

> Be careful with the euphoria. For a while my dose was too high

This is a scarily common problem. For some reason, a lot of primary care doctors are jumping straight to very high doses of Adderall.

Most patients love the feeling at first. They think they're going to conquer the world and that they've become an entirely new person.

The euphoria never lasts, though. When tolerance erases the euphoria they start complaining that their medication "isn't working any more".

The good practitioners will actually titrate upward: Start with a low dose, then incrementally increase it on future visits.

Thanks! I like to think that I have mindfulness and self control, but I might be overestimating myself.