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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

[Update]: Thanks everyone for answering and caring. I wasn't expecting this reaction at all.

While I got over the panick attack quickly I really appreciated all the comfort and info you provided. <3

At the end of the day I only got a slightly worse headache and rebound effect but that was to be expected. It's been barely three weeks since I've got started with medication and next Monday I have a follow-up meeting with my doctor.

I noted everything up with the rest of my experiences just in case it's useful since I think it might be working better… xD

Anyway, thank you all again. (:

[END of Update]

I'm on Elvanse (lisdexanfetamin) 30mg I just took two pills instead of one by mistake.

I'm quite sure I wasn't noticing anything with 30mg but now I fear an overdose or some shit.

Tho here if 30mg is not enough they jump you to 50mg which is not far from 60mg…

The thing is that I'm scared and don't know what I should do.

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[-] HeroHelck@lemm.ee 18 points 4 months ago

You'll almost certainly be alright, keep track of your status and call a nurse/teladoc to see if you need medical assistance. The most important thing is you stay calm and don't let your panic take over.

https://www.drugs.com/dosage/lisdexamfetamine.html

Here is some online information I found, I can't tell you how accurate it will be for you, but it seems that a max dosage is at least 70mg, and if I'm reading it correctly, that's for pediatric cases.

[-] srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

I'm keeping track of the symptoms anyway since this is my first month on medication.

But thank you very much for the reassurance, I almost lost my shit thinking I could be done for a mistake like that.

Just had breakfast and much more calm. I also informed a few people irl just in case.

[-] timmytbt@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 months ago

My wife (who is ADHD) said vitamin c , orange juice for example. Apparently it reduces the uptake. Your advised not to have orange juice because it can interfere with the uptake

[-] Dagge@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

What?! Why have nobody never told me? I always drink a glass of vitamins in the morning shortly after I take my meds.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Citrus in general, it's why so many meds say not to eat grapefruit

[-] reattach@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I think grapefruit in particular has an enzyme that interferes with drugs (can increase or decrease effect):

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/grapefruit-juice-and-some-drugs-dont-mix

[-] hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Same here, I only found this out recently as well and changed my vitamin intake to midday.

[-] eleitl@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago

You're going to be fine. Just relax and don't stress.

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

Stop it!

Now!

I said DON'T STRESS!!

[-] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

If you are concerned, poison control can give expert advice.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You might get pretty uncomfortable but you will be ok. Been there, same dose

[-] srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah… and my psychiatrist was probably going to need to rise my dosage anyway. Much calmer now. Thanks. :)

[-] Dagge@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

As others have said, shouldn't be an issue, I'm currently on 70 mg in the morning and another 20 mg after lunch since I felt the effect wasn't sufficient later in the day so they gave me a second dosage for the afternoon. Here (in Sweden) it's possible to get 70+30 mg if it's necessary for a boost later in the day.

[-] Eldest_Malk@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I’m on a 60 mg dose daily. You’ll be ok.

[-] proceduralnightshade@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Lethal dose of amphetamine in healthy humans is like 20mg per kg body weight. How have you been feeling so far, you okay?

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Keep calm, the first time I doubled up I was so stressed about blood pressure that my freaking out spiked my blood pressure (I'm on methylphenidate, myself). Doubling prescriptions is never good but, aside EoL oncology meds, dosages are usually set to never be close to the range for immediate toxicity.

Your head might be funny feeling today but you can make it through.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Others have said you'll be fine but another thing I thought about was that you'll be missing a pill for 1 day lol,

[-] Dima@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

Doctors can prescribe up to 70mg doses of Elvanse, so you shouldn't overdose. If necessary seek medical attention, but most likely you'll just notice it come on much more since you still seem to be trying to find the right dose for you. If you weren't noticing anything on 30mg then you might see some positive effects at 60mg, but you should work with your doctor to find the right dose for you, taking more than prescribed once is a mistake, doing it regularly might be seen as abuse of a controlled drug.

[-] S4GU4R0@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm late but you wanna call poison control in this situation. The wait time is very short, and they're super nice. I recently had a similar situation. They called me every few hours to check on me after giving me instructions. If you have an iPhone, you can tell Siri to call poison control. The number is built in.

[-] srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago

That's both a really cool and useful thing to have. I don't know if such service exists in my country tho. I just have the emergency number on my phone.

In the end it was all good and uneventful but thanks for the comment anyway. :)

[-] S4GU4R0@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

glad you're ok! if you don't mind sharing the country, i'm happy to see if i can find something similar for you to use in the future, just in case.

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