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Originally Posted by StroFun  My friend has been having some issues and he was wondering if i could find out if anyone here has noticed the same things.
My friend was on Ritalin 15gm 3 times a day from about kindergarten until a year after he graduated high school. Needless to say when he stopped taking his meds he gained 30 pounds and was losing the battle to ADHD in his personal and work life. He also noticed after he stopped taking the meds it was harder for him to be energized. He would get 8 hours of good sleep and feel like the world was ending when the alarm went off day after day. He has a very inactive lifestyle and a poor diet. He used to be more active but his eating habits were always poor.
He has since gone to the doctor and gotten back on Ritalin and he has noticed that it isn't helping as much as he thought it would and he is starting to notice that he is more wakeful and energetic while on the meds and is worried he is going to start abusing the meds purely for there performance enhancment.
He gets good solid sleep 8 hours every night and he has a very regular sleep cycle so why is he always tired? He is thinking the Ritalin energy may have become his reality and without it he feels run down so what can he do? |
diet definately affects it.
try switching to wheat bread, peanut butter, tuna, fruits and veggies (maybe some chicken for lunch and dinner) and about a gallon of water a day
and see how you feel. Ive found the more protein i add to my diet, the better and easier it is to wake/more energy, not so lethargic
you could also flush your body, do a cleanse to get the toxins out (im sure years of building up that ritalin in your body hasn't helped) but that can be ruff to accomplish.. And as for the "alarm clock thing, why can't i just sleep forever"- i thought everybody got that : D meditation, and some mental
discipline can help that
but thats not easy either