I have that side effect even like 6 or 8 hours after I've taken mine. My girlfriend has wanted to cry while on dates with me acting like this repeatedly. I have to remind her that I can't help but be quiet and crabby in that state. She understands now, but at first she thought I hated her or something. Stuff makes me act and feel like a different person.
That was my situation too. I'm doing stuff, girlfriend gets home from work and wants to talk or whatever, and I give very short responses, I get a "You're mean" or "you're being an asshole". I'm not even trying to be mean, I'm just trying to get the conversation over so I can get back to work, it's just coming out in a bad way. On my meds, I'm an irritable person. To help her understand me, (She agreed to all this, she wanted to know how I felt) I let her take some of my medicine and had her work on her art. About an hour or two into it, when I knew it took hold and she was in the zone, I came upstairs and started talking about my day, she'd respond, wait a little bit, then ask a question. She got sooo upset, "leave me alone, I'm busy." But, after that, she understood what I felt like. She's much more understanding now, and doesn't get upset at me about that anymore.
I'm glad you were able to resolve that issue. My gf has taken Adderall recreationally and experiences euphoria so that approach wouldn't work with her, but luckily she is a psychologist and is pretty understanding of the situation. Especially considering how I only act that way on my meds and off them I'm a totally different person.
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u/[deleted] May 30 '17
I have that side effect even like 6 or 8 hours after I've taken mine. My girlfriend has wanted to cry while on dates with me acting like this repeatedly. I have to remind her that I can't help but be quiet and crabby in that state. She understands now, but at first she thought I hated her or something. Stuff makes me act and feel like a different person.