Adderall Withdrawl. Need Serious Advice/Recommendations.

Thank you so much for this. This information has been excessively helpful for me. Very very helpful. Thank you.

I take adderall the extended and yes when you go off it it does cause different side effects. I am the ADHD version and very hyper pretty much all the time unless I have a hang over or off my adderell for a day. After 2-3 days I usually feel fine but start eating like a horse. I am normally a thin female and maybe it is my bodies way of getting calories it needs and sleep that it is deprived. I also have a lot of anxiety, always have and this medication increases that, I start chewing my nails and picking on everything, but there is a slight cure. I now take generic Prosac daily which helps. I take 30 XR adderell in morning and Prosac around afternoon. It brings the anxiety down and still get stuff done and also feel happy and full of life. Hopefully, it helps and yes, some people actually need it to function and some people abuse it. Needs to be used cautiously. Good Luck

I cannot agree with you more. People who truly have add/adhd (and I was in the same boat as you being completely against any sort of medication) need to recognize that needing to take these drugs is necessary for you to function normally. When I told my psychiatrist that I didn't want to take any drugs, he looked at me and said Bill, you have severe add/adhd. Your situation is no different than a diabetic who needs insulin to control their blood sugar. You can do alot of things to help improve your add adhd symptoms just like a diabetic can by eating better, exercising, etc. but the bottom line is Bill is that will not change the fact that these medications are as necessary for you as insulin is for a diabetic. You are most likely going to need to rely on some form of these medications for your entire life and if you decide not to take them, you are going to suffer the same sort of consequences as someone who decides that they dont want to take their insulin because they dont want to become reliant on it to control their blood sugar.

I took his advice and I much the happier for it.

have reached the halfway point of weaning myself off of my medication. This took about a year to accomplish. I didn't want it to interfere with my career so I am taking it slow. Ever since I started this incremental decrease I have experienced irritability, mood swings, increased hunger, weight gain, anxiety, trouble sleeping, lack of drive, loss of focus, brain fog and depression. I tried my best to compose myself at work and crashed as soon as I got home. I was miserable and I was angry.

I had been told by a few people about a product line called Plexus. I was a little reserved about it but once I researched the product and found that the ingredients were not harmful and were all natural I decided to give it a try. I just wanted to feel alive again.

A week later I received my products in the mail. I followed the directions and Oh My Gosh, they worked! By the second day, I felt amazing! The brain fog was gone! My depression was gone! My anxiety and mood swings were gone! I feel more alive today than I have felt in over a year.

I am currently taking the TriPlex combo which is the most popular (Plexus Slim packet in the morning, BioCleanse capsules during the day, and my probiotic at bedtime). These products work together to regulate blood sugar levels and maintain a healthy gut which in turn maximizes quality of life. The slim was crucial in helping me control the overeating and cravings. If you would like to know more about these products I would be happy to share with you. They have helped me so much. I now have hope and I no longer dread what life will be like without Adderall!

SPAM, SPAM, SPAM. These Plexus sales people are like rabid dogs, they're everywhere. I can guarantee you that this person sells Plexus products. Don't encourage this type of behavior, spamming people that need help

I am just here to share what is working for me! I have taken it for about two months now and I love it! I feel amazing. I didn't think I would ever feel normal again. I can't help but share this with anyone I can. I am not currently signed up as a distributor of the product but it is something I am considering because I love it so much. So yes, I am promoting plexus because it has made a huge impact in my life. But no, I am not financially gaining from this product. (At this moment - it is something I may sign up for in the future.)

Hello. Very interested in hearing more about Plexus. Any info is appreciated.
Thanks

Of course! One of the most important things I have learned while trying to wean off my medication is that gut health has a huge impact on the rest of your body. A candida overgrowth in your gut can even lead to thyroid issues, anxiety, ADHD symptoms, etc. I would encourage you to spend some time researching this.There are a ton of great medical articles online containing information on gut health.

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This is exactly what I needed to hear. I've been taking Vyvanse for about 4-5 years now. I started out not really liking how it dulled my personality/emotions and not taking it whenever possible as a result. But about two or so years in, I started feeling like I needed to take it to keep up with school and then would double up to maintain the 'hyper focus' feeling that made me get so much done. That was a mistake because that's when I started liking it a little bit too much. For the past year or two, I've been taking double doses and even triple doses even when I don't have a real reason to (I'd take it just to play video games or stay 'entertained' when nothing was going on with my day). That's led me to not enjoy hanging out with friends and I've developed pretty bad social anxiety. I've taken it at my new job, giving everyone this horrible impression of me as an anti-social zombie, because I'm to the point where I'm convinced I can't be "smart" without taking it... which isn't true. Because I've been doubling up, I usually end up having a week or two with no more pills to take before my next refill. Vyvanse hardly even crosses my mind, if ever, during those weeks. I'll be really tired for the first few days and will eat a bit more, but overall I would always be way happier and back to my old, funny self. At work, I even would be able to think things through better and was at least somewhat more productive as a result of being less anxious/hyper focused on the wrong things. But like clockwork, the refill date would roll around and I would have the tiniest thought of "well I *could* get a refill" even though the last few times I've sworn I wouldn't take Vyvanse ever again. And each time, I do exactly what you said and rationalize it to myself with something 'super important' coming up that I 'can't' get done without it. And I'll promise myself that I won't take it irresponsibly again this time. But that doesn't happen because I've built up such a tolerance that the 60mg I'm prescribed doesn't do much of anything for me anymore. Now I'm trying to find a way to ultimately end this cycle. It's at the point now where it's hurting me a lot more than it's helping me, and I'm maybe even at risk of losing my job or permanently damaging my brain as a result. It's scary how that little voice around the 1 month mark could be the one thing that keeps me from ever getting back on track without Vyvanse or other stimulants. But your post will hopefully help me get over that 'hump' and salvage things for myself. Best of luck to everyone reading this, Vyvanse can help people in the short term (or in the long term if they have killer self control), but it's really really risky and needs to be advertised as such more than it is.

I know U will never know me but my heart is broken over your true life story. I laid my hand on your life story of amphetamine hell and prayed aloud that God would release you from your depression. It is horrible to be depressed and not understand it and much worse is others don't and doctors make up their own insidious delusions of you until you are so broke inside that you know you feel you have already died. I am going through a horrid time. I have been on hydrocodone, adderall and low dose xanax for 15 years. Much pain and agony that came with depression from an accident and broken bones, marriage.....etc. These meds helped me to have a quality of life. I recently moved to Ohio. I had lived in Minnesota. Due to young people being heroine addicts the state refuses any class 2 drugs to be prescribed. Folks like me are going to die. We are treated like criminals. And can't get our medicines. I'm so sad for everyone. I lost everything and am living in a bed in a back room at my mother's who could careless about me. People who have never been broken have no time or regard for those who have. Her advise to me is to commit suicide since I am no fun, in much pain and highly depressed without my meds and Ohio refuses to fill meds from MN legal doctor. We all need love and hope. I'm counting on God. Praying for all who need self love, WORTH and to love others, life and the faith that their love and healing will be returned. Miss Isha

Ginko Biloba is a natural remedy for ADHD
I'm also taking C, B12 and B complex. Helps with the brain fog and exhaustion...my mood picked up. I was taking an Rx for 15 years of 40 daily. I reduced to 20mg for 3 days then 10mg another 2 days ...slept for one week. I'm not psychologically addicted and have no urge to go back...was the alertness, mood and energy that I wanted. I'm less intense and feel more like me... The rest was needed but the vitamins made a huge difference.

Good luck every one