[codezero]

:(

This sucks.

I tried a lot of different combos of medications and was lucky to have a doctor that let me very clearly experiment with what worked.

My dose: Adderall XR 30mg + Adderal 10mg (around 2pm)

I tried Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Concerta (long acting Ritalin)

Ritalin had the best cognitive effects but the worst side effects. I slept, but I didn't really sleep. Over time, I developed terrible atrophy as well as a deep sense of apathy.

Adderall has been my rock. Straight Adderall is "bad" for me – the side effects are very strong. Any nervous tick I have is amplified very intensely. I play with my hair, I fidget, I bite my lips etc...

Adderall XR is very stable, but not very strong. So I take it, and sometimes I supplement with direct Adderall.

The most functional combo I ever had was accidental, it was Concerta + Adderall (not XR) but my doctor said it was bad/questionable to mix the two kinds of stimulant (ritalin/adderall) so I abandoned it.

It really is about finding the sweet spot between cognitive benefits and side effects. I still have some side effects, but my invariant is sleep. If a medication fucks with my sleep, I don't take it. Adderall, if anything, helps me sleep better, so it works quite well for me.

A solution to picking off facial hair, if that's really the problem, is to shave it all off. Same with hair on your head. If then, you are doing great, then problem solved.

Also, it doesn't hurt to get a barrage of tests done, maybe you have more stuff going on than just ADHD, and other medications may have a more significant effect on your wellbeing.

[perfectfire]

Thankfully, I don't have any urge to pick off the hair on my head. It's just facial hair. I do shave from time to time, but the shave isn't close enough. In fact newly shaved hairs are the most satisfying to pull out. I might have to go back and try razors again. I stopped using them because I could never get a good close shave and I figured if I can't get a good shave I might as well have the convenience of an electric shaver.

I actually don't have ADHD, I have narcolepsy, but it comes and goes (hence this being the 3rd time I've been on Dextroamphetamine).

[codezero]

Ah yep, I remember when I was originally diagnosed I learned about how the treatment for narcolepsy was similar!

Welp, as long as you can manage things, that's what matters.

I've tried various other treatments over time and they usually end up as very distracting blunders so I've settled where I'm at now for about 8 years.

I do shave my head about once every 6 months when I start fidgeting with my hair incessantly.