5th December 2005
I gave up all caffeine (except chocolate) for similar and other reasons.
The adderall doesn't give me as many side effects as the caffeine.
But initially I had to take Trazadone to sleep while taking the amphetamines.
But now I take Risperdal for the anxiety and it makes me able to sleep without knocking me out like the Trazadone.
Risperdal has some other side effects, like weight gain (it's an appetite stimulant, so you just have to be able to say no to some food, which it sounds like you are able to do), and it can raise cholesterol--in my case alarmingly, but I'm also post-menopausal.
The fogginess seems to go away after a few months, but I have loud ringing in my ears, which doesn't bother me, because it's just background music for words that have always filled my thoughts 24/7.
The adderall doesn't give me as many side effects as the caffeine.
But initially I had to take Trazadone to sleep while taking the amphetamines.
But now I take Risperdal for the anxiety and it makes me able to sleep without knocking me out like the Trazadone.
Risperdal has some other side effects, like weight gain (it's an appetite stimulant, so you just have to be able to say no to some food, which it sounds like you are able to do), and it can raise cholesterol--in my case alarmingly, but I'm also post-menopausal.
The fogginess seems to go away after a few months, but I have loud ringing in my ears, which doesn't bother me, because it's just background music for words that have always filled my thoughts 24/7.