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 Posted: 03/25/08 - 08:14 Post subject: speeeed freak (adderal withdrawal) |
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i've been taking adderall for 10 years and i experience mood swings so severe i could easily get diagnosed with bipolar, something i'm trying to avoid.
in addition the withdrawal got so horrible that i've been going off it for 5 days now.......which is even more horrible but hopefully will allow me to sleep at night, stop giving me mental health problems basically.
don't give it to children please.................it's really horrible..........
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| Posted: 05/24/08 - 22:26 Post subject: adderall withdrawal |
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| i just broke some glass, yelled on the phone at a few people, i'm totally raging when i am off this stuff. |
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| Posted: 05/25/08 - 17:53 Post subject: Re: speeeed freak (adderal withdrawal) |
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| Guest wrote: | i've been taking adderall for 10 years and i experience mood swings so severe i could easily get diagnosed with bipolar, something i'm trying to avoid.
in addition the withdrawal got so horrible that i've been going off it for 5 days now.......which is even more horrible but hopefully will allow me to sleep at night, stop giving me mental health problems basically.
don't give it to children please.................it's really horrible..........
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| Posted: 05/25/08 - 19:25 Post subject: Trying to get off Adderall |
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If there is anyone else trying to withdraw from this medication, I am interested in your experiences and methods. "Guest" who wrote they've been going off if for 5 days: this is similar to what I'm trying...I try to go as many days as I can (just started this about 2 weeks ago)...so far I've gone about 3-4 days in a row...and then I will take about one-half of the dose I usually would take. It's psychologically very painful...and I applaud and thank all of the people who have posted here about their experiences. Maybe we can help each other through continuing to relate our experiences. It helps to know that the the "deadness" in spirit and mind that this stimulant *(with long term use) has caused might evenually be overcome. But I know it takes time. I wish there were a support group for us, because it is definitly like "one day at a time" -- only for me I feel like it is sometimes "one hour" or maybe even "fifteen minutes" at a time. The mixture of ADD and depression and feeling over-whelmed with the tasks that lie un-attended is definitly over-whelming, yet I join others who feel that stimulate medication is not the long-term answer.
I agree with "Guest" who wrote that their Dr. now wants to diagnose them as bi-polor. Same with me --and I also am fighting that dx., as I believe that any slight tendency toward that is definitly caused by the stimulant medication. (Although the Dr. says that anti-depressent meds. can cause a person to become bi-polar)! Wow, what an admission, as well as an "indictment" of the current "state of the art" psychiatric treatment plans! |
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| Posted: 05/27/08 - 23:04 Post subject: adderall addiction |
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I am witnessing a family member going through this..... High anxiety, paranoia, aggressiveness, suicidal thoughts. It's HORRIFYING. Currently he's trying to quit - few days now. Doctor is worried about him being psychotic/bipolar.
THIS DRUG IS DANGEROUS as users need more all the time. He's currenlty on 60mg/day, NOT FOCUSING, failing at school, depressed, and barely going through the motions of life.
This is so heartbreaking - no one should be allowed to stay on the drug for a long period of time (7 yrs in this case).
I don't know what to expect for withdrawal..... do they need MORE drugs to get through that as well?????
This subject is VERY HARD to get info on - from the web or from doctors! |
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| Posted: 09/17/08 - 19:57 Post subject: wtf. |
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okay. I have been addicted to adderall for almost three years now. I have tried to quit before........but the extreme fatigue and depression would cause my willpower to crumble bit by bit.
For those of you who "need" to fuss at others on this site........I do not care to be used to calm your own anxiety by "fussing" at me......as I have seen by other posts previous.
that said, I do get my prescriptions legally and have forced myself to ask her to lower my dosage every two months are so..............knowing that I was going to die if I didnt get a grip on this addiction........either by suicide or by starvation/malnutrition. I was 112 pounds two weeks go.......I am now 140.....AND I HAVE ONLY BEEN ADDERALL FREE FOR 10 DAYS.
Can someone tell me how this is possible and what I should do......I look like a different person.....in only a week and a half. i look pregnant.
I will say this.......yes the withdrawal is bad.......but after a good four days of sleep and rest.......its doable........as each day goes by.........life gets happier, better even.......I was driving down a country road the other day......one i drive every day to get home........and i mentally noted what a beautiful day it was and how pretty the scenery was.............which was a strange thought after three years of adderall......
anyway.......it doesnt matter what I think really............I just need to know if I should be concerned about the sudden weight/edema............or if this too shall pass 
ps. oh, and i just had a good laugh as i see i cant post this until i count all the circles in the picture, I have already had to start over three times   |
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| Posted: 10/05/08 - 10:34 Post subject: adderall ruined my relationship |
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| i was with my boyfriend for over 8 months and we argued like any normal couple. we decided to move from texas to illinois to be with his grandparents. his grandma required him to take adderall that he had been perscibed for adhd over 3 years before. i noticed a change in him after about the first week of taking the medicine. he seemed to get more and more aggressive and irritable. now, he no longer lives here and im at a loss for what to do. is it possible that he no longer has adhd and he doesnt need to be taking the medicine? he doesnt feel like he needs the medicine so i know not taking it would be ok with him. please send me emails if anyone has any suggestions. i love him and its killing me to see him suffer. hes only 16. |
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