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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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[–] 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.