I should never be posting on this thing after I’ve taken my sleep meds!!!!!!!! embarrassing! but the drug book thing is true lol. i did look it up.
bill, maybe the short acting would be a better idea? as you could start lower. I felt pretty weird after first taking stimulants. I got used to feeling weird, then figured it was doing nothing but keeping me alert. however, over time, I realized more subtle changes.. i cleaned my house for the first time in 9 months (still took me about a week and a half a little here and there). (i mean of course I had been things like dishes and de-cluttering before 9 months but it was still gross). I bought organizers and no longer felt completely overwhelmed by piles of loose papers. At work, I was able to chart in between people. less tangential interviews. Still spent the same amount of time at work (='( ) but at least got more done with that overtime. I stopped a long-time compulsive gum chewing habit (ie. used to chew to help me focus when at home). seemed like nothing at first. but at the same time, i was obsessed with this site and actively using strategies talked about on here. It has never helped me with hyperfocus.. ever. only difference noted is that hyper focus time is a bit more useful like job field research vs. wikipedia random link jumping. and i have a bit more control on topic. may even worsen one aspect of hyperfocus. makes hyperfocus time more quality ie. i learn more due to better focus lol. I noticed that I was doing more with the day versus lounging in pjs half the day and being upset that my day was wasted.
nowadays, it is a little different. the vyvanse pretty much stopped working and I found myself almost back to square one. very frustrating realization. i switched to short acting dextoamphetamine, hoping less sleep interruption and that maybe it would still work. Has had partial efficacy. and my skin cleared up. i think vyvanse increased my acne issue. weird.
I think I either need more dextroamphetamine or to switch. my doc and i want to see my insomnia clear before doing anything. insomnia= crap focus.
also horrible insomnia- due to a variety of causes.
sounds like my sleep, Nellie 
. The only difference is that I fall asleep immediately due to high dose sleeping medication (s). I deal a lot with that awake dreaming crap. but I’ve had sleep issues since childhood. My sleep has been awesome lately, but not awesome to be 28 and needing 3 sleeping medications (ambien maxed) every night.
I get a sleep consult tomorrow.. which reminds me that I was going to write a summary document..and have well procrastinated it!!!
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