Hello again,
Just giving this page an update to my previous post.
I began taking Elvanse on the 25th April, it is now the 6th May.
On the first day, my mind was very quiet, I talked slower and more calmly, I can’t remember how productive I was.
3 days in, at work, on Monday, I felt incredibly focused, I didn’t speak for 3 hours and just got through the day no problem, got a lot done.
On Tuesday, I felt myself slipping away, my head was hurting in the afternoon but I knew that was bound to happen.
On Wednesday, I felt horrible, as if there a million bees flying around my head and they were causing my brain to vibrate, immense fog.
Thursday was the same but lighter, I still didn’t get a lot of work done, Friday was the same. On the weekend I was definitely getting more done, I began learning SQL and could actually put up with it, but it still feels the same.
This week, it feels like I am incapable of anything, I can’t remember 5 digit numbers, I respond with one or two words and I notice myself using more post it notes at work just to remember, I make so many small mistakes but instantly correct them, I have so much brain fog that my vocabulary has shrunk and it’s difficult for me to communicate, I really don’t know what’s happening with me, I feel mentally trapped while I type on a stool I feel as if I’m about to fall from.
My next appointment is on the 20th May, I will let my doctor know how I’m feeling, I already had brain fog before taking medication but these last few days have been what feels like an all time high.
Maybe I’m not exercising enough, I know I am drinking and eating enough, I take my medication with protein & water in the morning, my sleep has always been poor due to genetics & poor lifestyle choices caused by ADHD.
Maybe I need to switch to a different medication or higher dose or something, I can’t imagine feeling this way forever, I will be destined to live a miserable life.
Just hoping someone out there can relate or share their experience and what they did. Thank you