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There is a mental association I have with alcohol and weed dulling my senses from before I started taking that exact med a long time ago, apparently self medicating. I still use both socially since as well, but less frequently and only get urges when alone the meds wear off and my mind starts racing.
Pretty sure it is just memory of both working to dull senses from ADHD symptoms from before I was diagnosed. Don't get the urges while the medication is in my system.
Weed, interestingly enough, never dulled my senses but rather heightened my awareness. Often I would feel super present and attuned. But at some point it started to make me feel anxious and so eventually I stopped using it (many many years ago).
Alcohol sometimes also makes me feel "more emotionally awake" and I think it's this feeling that I crave.
Im on Lisdexamphetamin (elvanse). I smoke tobacco from time to time, but dont have an addiction. But when I take my meds, i crave for cigarettes. Next time I ask my doc, probably she has an explanation
Is it when the medicine is active or is it a withdrawal symptom?
It doesn't really make a difference.
It absolutely could. There could be different options to manage symptoms depending on if they occur at onset, at peak, during withdrawal, or after withdrawal.
But as for answering your question: no, I have far less cravings on meds than off. I have slightly more cravings at night when the meds have worn off, but still almost none unless I'm off the meds for like a week or more.
I have more snacking cravings on meds though. Once I specified it to be late afternoons/evenings, I figured out was because I don't eat enough during the day on meds, then I could manage that symptom by solving the issue.
I feel that whatever I’m focused on is what the medication amplifies for me. I don’t have that type of sensation that you’re getting OP, but if I’m wanting something it does enhance that to be a bit more a need for me.
I find that putting something else that I could like, in front of me, helps to placates my cravings though. So I might want to eat sweets or play games all day for instance, but if I put something else in front of myself I can get absorbed in that other thing such as reading or a hobby of mine.
I find I crave alcohol as well. Vyvanse here.
The cravings for booze and sugar get so bad at night after a day working at a desk. It's hard to get to sleep when you're jittery. The cravings don't even go away on a full stomach. I sometimes feel completely bloated from snacking and somehow feel like my sugar level is tanking at the same time. It's impossible to eat your way out of it. It takes about two standard drinks to calm it, and that's way too much to drink as regularly as these cravings occur.
Exercise throughout the day seems to help. It's not an issue when on vacation.
Yes! It’s the jittery feeling with the end of the day and I’ve just sacrificed myself for work - “I deserve a drink.” It hits as I come down off the meds.
It’s not every day, just when I'm particularly productive at work. If I touch grass more it seems to be a better situation. I think it’s a stress response.
It’s bad enough that I notice it as being a negative side effect.