Adderall XR

So I should say last friday I finally got to talk to my doctor about trying some medication for my ADD. I had given her paper work and talked to her a couple weeks before and she said she would read it over. Anyway she hadn't read it over but was willing to talk and was willing to let me try something. She admitted she didn't really know a lot about all of this and mentioned three different drugs she knew about to me. 

There were Adderall XR, Concerta, Straterra (Sp?) 

She kept bringing up adderall and seemed to be the most comfortable with it. While it wasn't the one I was most comfortable with as I know of a couple of people on Concerta that seem to do well on it and like which meant I knew the most about that one and therefore felt more comfortable with it. 

I however let her choose to start and made a deal that I will try it and if i dont like it then I can change it. So she gave me a prsecription for Adderall XR  (Extended release) to try for 30days at a low dose of 10mg. She then sent me to the lab to get an EKG because stimulants can be very dangerous if there are heart issues and this was the one thing i was super worried about. She told me to call approximately a week later and if the test was normal then I could fill the prescription she gave me. I called yesterday and it seemed it was all fine so I filled the prescription last night. 

So this morning was my first morning ever on medication for ADD. I took it with breakfast and about half an hour later my normally very chattery mind felt kind of numb/blank which in turn felt a bit sleepy but not. A rather strange feeling I had only experienced a couple of times when a bit groggy and driving. 

So I went through my morning routine checking my email, reading online comics, checking facebook and reading a few blogs. I actually surprisingly got up and started organizing small bits of fabric and found a whole bunch of sewing stuff I was looking for. I organized beads into containers as well. These are things I have been meaning to do but haven't gotten around to. I had to find a piece of fabric soon for something but that thought started me actually doing a bunch of stuff which is very weird. And all of that stuff that I started got done. Though I did still lose track of a bit of time. 

I then went to the barn though this has been very relaxing doing barn work recently I didn't really notice much different about it. I had already developed a routine and order to how I was doing things. 

My mind has been still had thoughts but one thought at a time not a whole bunch at the same time. Again very strange. I also noticed this meant I was still forgetting a few things because things i wanted to remember usually played in my mind right away at the top over an over so I wouldnt forget. However I did remember other things I had been forgetting all week.

I feel awake but not overly awake. We will see if this affects my sleep tonight or not. I also know I wasn't as starving at lunch time as I have been lately and know that this medication can cause you to not be as hungry. 

In general the experience has so far been good and very different but not so much so that it feels like I am on something weird. It is rather subtle. We will see how this goes. I will post more later as I see how this actually starts to work and affect me.