Adderall withdrawals: depression?

Hi, my 13 year old son has depression as result of Adderall withdrawal? Is it proved and if so, why didn’t doctor decrease the dose gradually?

Hi, since Adderall is quite strong drug it shouldn’t be used with any other strong drug or stopped suddenly. It belongs to class of stimulants, but it’s usage is generally safe. Adderall is a methamphetamine, and carries a risk of developing addiction. For this reason, the lowest effective dosage should be applied. If your brain gets used to stimulation produced by the drug, it will stop production of natural stimulants. So, when stopping a therapy you need to do it gradually, in order to stimulate body;s production a little by little. There are some natural ingredients that have proven to be effective in the treatment of ADHD symptoms, containing ginseng, centella and green oats. They can be safe alternative to Adderall.

adderall is an amphetamine, Desoxyn is not.

Depression is a symptom of ADHD especially in patient's who are moderately to highly introverted. Adderall makes the patient more extroverted therefore eliminating a large portion mental inhibitors that would cause the child to be withdrawn. Without knowing the background of your son, it is hard to say for certain if this is the cause of his depression. But if before medication he was prone to introversion, I would think this may be the case.

I have taken adderral a month and today is my first day off bc my rx ran out....all day i have been eating like crazy,and i HAVE NO ENERGY AT ALL...i just want to lay around, and i have been thinking of stuff depressing me like crazy.