Comedown - Adderall comedown suggestions

[blueflame128]

Somones going to be taking adderall XR in the mornings to help them study and get things done throughout the day, as well as get a little buzzy euphoria. My question is what can they do towards the end of the day to ease the comedown and make sleep easier. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[molly pitcher]

adderall is like baby ecstasy so it does definitely have a certain level of a crash...what i suggest is first and most importantly
-MAKE SURE YOU EAT because you won't feel like it but you have to force yourself to because you will be cranky and irritable.
-since you are taking the extended release one make sure that you take it first thing in the morning and not later on in the day because you will not be able to get to sleep, and sleep is the second most important thing to get when you are on adderall
-and if you can absolutely not get to sleep at night, psyduck will take some sort of sleep aid, tylenol pm is her favorite, or of course, smoke some green.

good luck with the new medication, i hope you find it as useful as i have!

[julian]

Marijuana is a great answer to this problem.

[cra$h]

why sleep? Take some the next day just to get you through, then you'll sleep once that lower dose wears off. But this advice isn't advised, just something swim would end up doing if perscribed. but on a more serious note, any depressant would work really. wether it be heroin or benadryl. Of course benadryl is much more realistic, and probably the healthier option, but any benzos would make a good subsititute.
In swim's experience, a couple beers before intended sleep helped.

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good addy advise

[AddyAnne]

I get a script for ambien from my doc. If I'm outta ambien I take a generic gel cap sleep aid from the drugstore. CVS brand and it really makes me drowsy but gives me a "restless legs" type feeling. The gel caps work the best for me. Good luck it's a miserable feeling to not be able to sleep. I don't need addy but got a script and use it for energy at work so I have issues with sleep all the time.

[riaahacker]

There's a lot swiy can do to ease the comedown of amps. One is to take it earlier during the day not so close to turning in, it really makes things much easier. Make sure to eat and drink! It's very important, even if its something small, eating something can really ease the comedown. Maybe throw on some chilling music and do something swiy finds relaxing. Swiy can also take a very low dose of amphetamine just to ease the comedown but it might add to the insomnia if taken late.

[edoggg]

well swim started with a 30mg at midnight last night30mg more a bit later, now its 11:00am the next day still no sleep. swim just took a few tokes of weed, but still cant decide if she should try and sleep or just keep pushingthrough till theendof this day...

[100mg Methylphenidate]

Marijuana can be helpful but is definitely not the best solution for amphetamine comedowns if just used by itself, at least if the user has a low tolerance to speed or is on a big dose. All it really does for swim is give him some euphoria, it doesn't really ease any anxiety or restlessness. Alcohol works wonders, opiates and benzodiazepines are even better. Cigarettes will help pass the time and relax. And about any combination of those will work a million times better than by themselves.

[Boca Bitch]

1) force SWIY to eat some form of complex carb, protein, fat, and drink orange juice or another high in vitamin C.

2) take a vitamin supplement (ONLY after eating at least some food).

3) Smoke some weed, pop a benzo, drink some alcohol. Whatever cools SWIY out.

You'll feel just slightly groggy the next day, at worst.

[RX420]

swim finds that a small meal like some cearal or some fruit bars and lots water helps.

than if its early enough some beers with a few benzos..if its like 11am just take the benzos. swim takes kpins with temazepam and try to get some sleep. swim hears 5htp helps too. weed someteims makes for more paranoia and uncomfortable feelings.

even if swim gets no sleep he tends to be able to handle the day with out sleep if he cant get any. than crashs til like 5 pm the next day usually ha. just make sure to get lots of water, vit c, lil bit of food and a few benzos. if no benzos try nyquil. swim finds the cold pills with dxm-actaminophen-doxlymin the best...try to avoid the ones with phenylephrine and such isnt good...

but lots of water...some vit c, and a small meal, with a few benzos is what swim usually does to ease the shit feeling. swim rarely gets a nasty crash. just doesnt get sleep if swim binges a lil too hard.

[mykeamine]

SWIM's taken other drugs to aid in sleep (Tylenol PM, Xanax, Klonopin, Vicodin). They all suck. They put SWIM to sleep, for sure, but when re-dosing the following morning efficacy of the Adderall is lessened. Besides, the idea of just smacking your system left and right, up and down with different substances daily/bidaily doesn't agree with his vision of ideal health.

SWIM suggests to find out how long Adderall keeps you up, and dose accordingly to get at least 7.5 hours of sleep/night. Drink 8 - a million oz. of orange juice on the comedown. This has made SWIM wayyy less irritable. Learn your body, speed safely.

[TestPattern]

Originally Posted by mykeamine

SWIM's taken other drugs to aid in sleep (Tylenol PM, Xanax, Klonopin, Vicodin). They all suck. They put SWIM to sleep, for sure, but when re-dosing the following morning efficacy of the Adderall is lessened. Besides, the idea of just smacking your system left and right, up and down with different substances daily/bidaily doesn't agree with his vision of ideal health.

SWIM suggests to find out how long Adderall keeps you up, and dose accordingly to get at least 7.5 hours of sleep/night. Drink 8 - a million oz. of orange juice on the comedown. This has made SWIM wayyy less irritable. Learn your body, speed safely.

SWIM would agree with mykeamine. There are a wide variety of substances SWIY can take to ease the comedown, but if SWIY chooses to do this, dosing the next day will be much less effective. For SWIM, adderall is the most effective when he's had a full night of sleep and a day of proper nuitrition and hydration, or at least a decent sized meal before crashing at the end of the day. SWIM has used DXM and zolpidem (ambien) for come downs, but finds that nothing beats vitamin C, real food, water, and natural sleep.

[RX420]

Originally Posted by TestPattern

SWIM would agree with mykeamine. There are a wide variety of substances SWIY can take to ease the comedown, but if SWIY chooses to do this, dosing the next day will be much less effective. For SWIM, adderall is the most effective when he's had a full night of sleep and a day of proper nuitrition and hydration, or at least a decent sized meal before crashing at the end of the day. SWIM has used DXM and zolpidem (ambien) for come downs, but finds that nothing beats vitamin C, real food, water, and natural sleep.

my friend agrees. sometimes the benzos are jus needed if sleep is a must, but even than it barely helps my friend sometimes. like said earlier just know when it wears off so swiy can get the rest, unless swiy is plannn on doin an all nighter. Just eat and drink lots of water. my friends takes lots of vit c and water. my friend would rather take a otc sleep med over benzo though since benzos seems to add to the depression the next day she finds.

[runitsthepolice]

Swim is prescribed adderall. The absolute best substance for getting some sleep after the addy wears off is ghb/gbl. Benzos second, Marijuana third.

[silent545]

There are many things that can aid in sleeping on the comedown. It all depends on the person and what the specific reason they cant sleep is. SWIMs main problem when he does his adderall is if he takes a large dose. On smaller doses SWIM can actually take a nap but SWIM does have ADHD and a long history of stimulant abuse leading to a very strong cross tolorance to adderall's norepinephrine effects. Swim also has Generalized Anxiety Disorder though, because of this SWIM gets very anxious in higher doses from dopamine overload resulting in insomnia. Of course SWIM is also prescribed Clonazepam for his anxiety and taking even the smallest dose is very effective for eliminating all anxiety. This does effectively eliminate the bad parts of the comedown but because SWIM also has delayed sleep-phase disorder unless its his natural time to goto sleep he's stayin up. In the case of people who get anxious on the comedowns Benzos will be most effective, SWIM says it is safe to combine the two the only time SWIY would run into trouble would be from overdosing on one or the other because SWIY didnt realize they did too much till the other wears off. As for OTC sleep aids including Diphenhydramine,
melatonin, and 5HTP, Diphenhydramine is an effective antihistamine that will cause drowssiness however this in no way means that it will help someone sleep. In fact amphetamine would effectively overcome it, and dont take more unless SWIY wants to trip balls without sleeping until way later. Also theres a very harsh hangover from it the next day because it disrupts REM sleep cycles. Melatonin has never been proven to effectively aid in sleep especially if the person is on strong stimulants, melatonin also has been know to cause frequent nightmares even at reccomended doses. 5-HTP is supposed to aid sleep but the simple fact is it can't pass the blood brain barrier so the effects are not directly from the substance but instead overtime can aid your brain in reproducing neurotransmitters like serotonin. GHB/Ethanol/Barbituates/various other tanquilizers will be similar to benzos but most likely not as effective, and have more negative side effects. Marijuana is probably not a good choice either, some people may find that they can smoke enough to help them sleep, but its mainly just gonna soften the comedown rather than eliminate it. Also for many people it can potentially have a very negative effect greatly increasing anxiety and causeng panic. In the end the healthiest and safest way is to plan on taking the adderall at a time that shouldnt interfere with SWIYs sleep. BTW On the matter of caffiene, it will most likely not help the depression much and lengthin the physical restlessness and increase anxiety. Also redosing with more adderall may soften the comedown but unless SWIY has built a tolorance to the physical effect of stimulants it will more likely lengthen the bad effect and increase anxiety.

[TruLadyRed]

SWIM uses .3cc of xylazine IM to come down off Adderall nightly. It's effective, slows HR and aids in a good nights rest without a hangover.