So I finally got diagnosed with ADHD (apparently I actually bombed the MOXO if you saw my previous post). I started 10mg IR adderall on Tuesday. Firstly it has been life changing so far but if I start writing about that this will become a novel.
The main thing I’m wondering about is that I have also noticed that about 1 hour after I take a pill I get a bit of a headache and my upper back and shoulders ache. It isn’t bad, it’s just enough to be annoying. I’ve been paying special attention to make sure I’m still eating, sleeping, and drinking enough so I know the achiness isn’t linked to any of that. Did anyone else get this sideeffect, does it eventually go away, and if so how long did it take for you?
I think it’s a somewhat common side effect that usually goes away. I also get tension-like headaches from time to time, but I’ve always been like that.
Adhering to the routine of meds really helps, but ya know lol. I’d just mention the side effect and obviously look into it if it gets worse. I only had a few days of that at first with focalin, I imagine Adderall would be similar.
That’s good to hear. So far I’ve been pretty much taking them like clockwork at the same time every day. But my work schedule helped a lot with that, we’ll see how my first medicated weekend goes.