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How do you cope with drug holidays? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I've struggled a lot with trying to take drug holidays. When I do them, I end up lying in bed all day and become depressed and/or extremely tired.

What are things that you do to make it easier?

For those that don't know: A 'drug holiday' is essentially a day that you don't take your ADHD medication so that your body has time to decrease tolerance and make the medication more effective.

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[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I take concerta which although a stimulant is also an SNRI, so a lot of drugs in this class are also anti depressants. Even with amphetamines one of the most common withdrawal side effects is depression.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Do you stop the SNRI on your holidays? If so, don't.

[–] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago

I've never taken concerta but I have taken a different SNRI and I'd start to feel like utter shit by the afternoon if I forgot to take it in the morning. I would be way more worried about skipping an SNRI than a stimulant, personally.

I don't do drug holidays. I know a lot of people do, but I just can't function. It makes sense that when you don't take the medicine that helps you function, it's really hard to function.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

An SNRI should be taken every day (at the same time) or you're going to feel weird. It's not like the amphetamine meds.

Edit: actually that's Methylphenidate (Ritalin) which "acts primarily as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI)."

[–] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

Ohhh okay, that makes more sense. My bad.