Posted by Peter on November 8, 2001, at 13:39:26
In reply to Re: Adderall heart rate » Peter, posted by Mitch on November 8, 2001, at 12:50:35
> > Well I'm already taking all 750mg depakote at night before bed, and I already cut out the coffee when I started the adderall. As for the klonopin, I take .5mg in morning, .5mg afternoon, and then 1mg at bedtime. I find that spreading it throughout the day helps me with daytime anxiety/panic. The mystery of it all is that, though my heart rate goes up pretty high, I don't FEEL racy. If anything, I just feel spacey and calm. Maybe this is just a proper response of ADD individual to a stimulant? In fact, today is the first day I took 5mg adderall after waking and it did nothing except make me a little spaced-out and irritable; could it be losing its benefits this early? Also, why did you advise against the Inderal? Will it just further space me out?
Thanks,
Peter
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> Yes, that HR does sound quite high. Mine went up too while I was on it, but not *that* much! I wouldn't take the Inderal. Did you tell your doctor about the HR elevation? Also, other meds you may be taking could be contributing. If you are swilling coffee all day that will do it too. You mentioned taking 750mg/day of Depakote and I think some Klonopin(?). Do you take that spread out all day? You might ask your doctor about taking it all at bedtime to get you to sleep, and then just take the Adderall during the day. Who knows, maybe if you got some better sleep the HR thing might back off some.
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> Mitch
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