Posted by sleepyK on September 07, 2009 at 08:31:02:Hello,
I started taking Adderall about 8 months ago, and I thought I had found the right dose 30mg 2xd. I've gone on Adderall "holiday" when I'm not in school, b/c I noticed after awhile the effectiveness started wearing off. Ususally I've been able to get back on with no problems, but this time I had really bad dyskinesia - I couldn't stop moving my tongue and biting my lips, to the point that my tongue hand no more tastebuds and my mouth was full of cuts. It was extremely painful and disturbing. This had happened once before (not nearly as severe) when I came back from "holiday", but it quickly disappeared and I didn't make the connection. I've stopped taking the adderall and most of the symptoms have disappeared, but I'm worried now b/c I really need something to stay awake in class. Provigil/Nuvigil kind of works, but not really. Has anyone else experienced these side effects? If I try something else like Ritalin, is it going to have similar effects?