Lasts about 2-3h. Afterwards I feel down, sometimes tired. It’s a slow decline after.
If I take l-theanine with it the after effects are anecdotally reduced
For Ritalin:
Takes 45 or less to kick in
Only lasts about 2h
Sharp, sudden, decline of feeling down and exhausted. Not nice at all.
I mostly just use Adderall now, and I only take 5-10mg at a time. On days where I feel like I can “do”, I take none. I’ve noticed that the longer I take it without long breaks the higher my dosage needs to be.
I really should take extended release, but complications between it and pseudoephedrine stop me from being able to. And my sleep quality has been better since I started taking it PRN. Though my chores and other things definitely suffer for it.