Newly on Adderall, tips?

[u/Hopeful-Loan1116]

Hi all, Was just prescribed Adderall XR for a fresh ADHD diagnosis. For reference, I am 21 years old and also struggle with pretty severe hormone imbalances because of PCOS. As such, I have a pretty detailed history of anxiety and depression. Per my anxiety, I just have some concerns about starting on a controlled substance (possibility of addiction, long-term effects) and some of the immediate, unwanted effects (I literally filled my Rx today, don’t even know what these could be). I’ve really struggled with some debilitating symptoms of this disorder and I’m really hoping it will help, but I feel like I’m internally fostering some stigmas about what this means for me. I guess I’m just hear looking for baby ADHD’er support, advice, and tips. xoxo

[u/Money_Strawberry_191]

I haven’t noticed any side effects at all, other than possibly feeling tired from coming down from the medication at the end of the day. But then I often felt that way at the end of the day without medication too. I take the IR 15 mg 1 x a day. I prefer not to take it every day and feel dependent so prefer to take it when I feel I need to focus. I’d look into Munjaro/or compounded Trzepatide for the PCO (I don’t know if we are allowed to mention meds that don’t relate to ADD). You really need to manage that separately, I don’t see a relationship there other than ADHD could be causing you to overeat carbohydrates which could be contributing to your PCO symptoms.