I was perfectly on time this morning when I woke up (which is rare) and everything was going smoothly until my routine was interrupted due to a phone call from my Mom and I forgot to take my meds before work.
I didn’t realize I did until about an hour into my shift and something felt off. I had doubts as I was getting ready for work but my doc said to never take extra. (Edit: and remembering what it was like going from 40mg to 60mg I definitely didn’t want to accidentally take 2)
I was a bit too scattered (best way to describe it) and even my coworker noticed I was a lot more talkative than usual.
And then it hit me, I didn’t remember taking my meds in the morning and saying the date.
By 4 hours into my shift my stomach felt off, and by the 9th hour I had a headache creeping in.
Unfortunately I got home within 12 hours (more like 10) of when I normally take my meds, so I’ve got to wait.
On the plus side I bought a pill organizer today so it’ll be easier to know if I missed my dose as I will be able to see if I did or not pretty easy.
Talk with your doctor about getting a few lower dose pills either alongside your normal dose or as part of you normal dose. Like 10mg og 20mg and 60mg. Then you can take a little boost dose when you come home after a day where you forgot or if you have days where you need a little extra. Heck even take less on good days to if you want.
I have 10 and 20 and actually flex a bit with how much I take. I don’t need much so I’m on relatively low dose. I’m also relatively new on methylphenidate so still learning my dose but for me I found it extremely useful to be able to flex a bit. If I had a bad night of sleep or went to bed too late and I’m tired I found that taking less is better or else I get too emotional and irritaded.
On days where I know I have a lot of work to focus on in the evening I take 20mg extra in the afternoon after lunch. They are the long lasting ones so shouldn’t take them too late my doc said but I’ve taken 10mg at 16 o’clock some days because I forgot to take earlier and been suprise how well it works. For me I still sleep super well and might even have better willpower to actually go to bed at a proper time.
It’s maybe worth discussing with your doc.
Seconding this.
I take 40mg Vyvanse daily, but I also have a 5mg Adderall IR dose that I get 30 pills every 90 days of and take “as needed”.