Chronic Pain and Adderall

Absolutely, I agree with the above. I sincerely hate taking narcs and though adderall genuinely has become my sanity, the fact that it is controlled bothers me. I could not take nuvigil, it was too strong even at a lower dose. I struggle with horrendous nerve pain and I had no clue adderall could help with that but I've tried Lyrica... I love it but I have to watch how I take it with the adderall. If I take them together, I have blacked out. I'm not successful on such things as cymbalta or gabapentin. In fact, gabapentin gave me the worse "creepy crawlies under the skin" that I've yet experienced otherwise.

you know what else kills? Pain.

I STARTED ADDERALL MARCH 4,2017 AND I HAVE NOT HAD PAIN SINCE THEN. BUT, LATELY IT SEEMS TO BE COMING BACK. I AM ON THE LOW DOSEGE OF THE 24 RELEASE. MAY I ASK WHAT DOSSAGE YOU ARE ON, AND IF YOU FOUND A CHANGE AFTER A FEW YEARS ON THE ADDERALL?

I wish I never started adder all please research

I was on 120 mgs of morphine a day extended release plus 50- of Percocet I quit cold turkey much less painful i tried weaning that sucked get an edible that worked awesome!!!

Right it’s weird one the most effect combinations for my cluster headaches is Xanax and my opioid.
Though I can get panic attacks
My condition leaves me stressed and tired
But getting adderall let’s me function and reduces pain.
Just somehow communicating my quality of life would be better if they could added it as a permanent part of my routine.

Glad to know I'm not alone. I've taken, to survive, therapeutic Xanax at 6-8mg since age 14 ((by a VERY tough, smart psychiatrist, not some "feel-good" dr) and I'm 29- it is essential to me functioning, and going without it is truly hell. Doesn't hold a candle to opiate withdrawal, been through oxycodone and methadone withdrawal around 3-15x. Happy and blessed to have my Adderall and Xanax and Xanax XR, for now. Just have to pray things remain the same. It's almost cruel when I've been told, as I have, that I should wean off completely and switch to Lexapro for "safety." Go compare the side effects between Escitalopram and Alprazolam. It makes NO sense. Anyway, you're not alone I hope you keep the Rx(s) at the dose that's effective for you. God bless and good vibes!

And what if I told you I had all the answers! I got surgery at NIH for Arnold-Chiari Malformation as part of a clinical trial. That’s when I began my neuro-research. ADHD is a myth, it is physiological, not psychological. Medicine is a business and there will always be those who abuse it. What happens is that if there is a constriction around the brain stem and the flow of the cerebral spinal fluid into the cranial nerves and down into the body are all reduced. It causes pain & causes lessened cognitive ability including memory loss due to fewer neuron synapses firing and decreased dopamine levels. Additionally, when the CSF flow is increased, it also increases the blood pressure and for people like me, it improves circulation to the extremities. It makes perfect sense!

I also have chronic pain and am on Narcs. To slowly come off of those is a joke. I am currently waiting for my new PCP appt. to get referrals for pain management for my narc scripts for pain. I'm running out of pain pills, not being taken off slowly. So that's malarky, if it was so important my nuero surg would prescribe them to me. I also have spent 30 years in nursing. Amazing how much of a racket it has become. Adderall!!! Yes!!!! I experienced the same things. I was on it previously for anxiety. With applying for SSD and Dealing with works disability, my anxiety was through the roof. My pain was through the roof. Adderall stops that snowball effect and help me to relax, as it did before my accident. People do not believe me. I cried seeing others experiencing this too. I've been treated like a junkie by Drs. I hope this new PCP doesn't treat me like that.

I stopped taking them.  I have to go to a shrink to get them.  You know, everyone has to make some money.  I'm so frustrated.

 

I have a herniated disc in my lower back, and thyroid/hormone issues, and Adderall also seems to be the magic medicine for me. It completely relieves my back pain (which is the hernia pressing on nerves), and makes me feel normal as well. I have never taken Adderall for ADHD or anything like that, so I know it's not satisfying some withdrawal symptoms, and 5mg is all it takes for me.
So yes, in my personal opinion, Adderall is definitely capable of relieving pain that stems from the nerves (if that makes any sense).

You probably won't see this but it's common for stimulants to help neuropathy. They used to be prescribed in odd combos with benzos, opioids and Tylenol but the addiction and danger potential had that end. The other issue is that if you start all these drugs with euphoric side effects at once ,that increases the risk. I have the red head gene and ADHD. I woke up from a few surgeries too early long before I had any kind of tolerance . When I first needed pain medicine , I didn't get the hype. It's been years into my life with pain and only a few times have I experienced that effect. What I will say is I was on ADHD meds before pain. I was able to deal with it with the pain okay for a year after my first surgery. When my psych died , I went off them and ended up losing my job during my second surgery. The pain was so much harder to deal with. For a while I didn't realize how much was neuropathic in mature. Adding back ADHD meds helped and doing a SCS did too. I just think they're more cautious towards people who use them to counteract heavy sedation from other meds.

You probably won't see this but this is helpful . I had a pain management doctor drop me into cold turkey withdrawal. He has the monopoly here and he doesn't care to be honest. I see him for adhesive arachnoiditis but I got hit with Endo flair the day of my appointment
I had just seen him like 20 days before and I offered to get someone to bring me and screen me if that's what he was worried about but I couldn't drive myself . He scheduled me 40 days out cold turkey. I was going to try to sleep through it, skipping my second dose. You're right though. The studies are strong about the neuropathy help and honestly that part is killing me right now. I can deal with the seasick feeling but this pain is insane.

You know, what’s insane is when I took Ritalin years ago I never thought about it helping my pain. Then I wasn’t on it for approx 20yr and I swear I thought most days I was dying! I have sjögren’s, rheumatoid arthritis, severe neuropathy due to so much damage to my body, lupus and fibromyalgia PLUS severe pain from all of the damage I’ve done to myself through dance, gymnastics and also fighting. I’m a highly trained individual… anyways, my doctor finally started my adderall in January and I noticed about 3 months in that I wasn’t having the severe neuropathy pain that I usually experience… I’ve not yet mentioned it to my doc because I am a ultra fast metabolizer and metabolize meds so fast that I have to take more within an hour and I’ve pushed it to 3hr but hate doing it all because my pain becomes worse and worse til I’m physically sick and throw up all day long and night. So he’s upping my dosages monthly until we’re at a good dosage for me. I’m currently taking adderall 2x daily in the quick release form, adderall IR once daily and desoxyn 2x daily but they’re all in small dosages. We’re raising them and playing with strengths for diff times of the day, etc. Thank God he’ll READ my medical history and do this. My pain management doctor said I’d never again be on an opioid medication cause I’m a MAT patient. I’m NOT a mat patient though!!! So needless to say I’m suing my pain doc for the bs he’s put into my medical records and accusing me of being an addict when I’ve never been one. Stopped all pain meds 4mo before seeing this doctor cause my pain doctor went to prison for child pornography… and I didn’t have withdrawal symptoms. I mean yeah my bowels went a little more but they were never loose, never runny. I didn’t have the chills, aches, nausea I have all the time anyway cause pain makes me constantly nauseous. But the stimulants are helping my neuropathy pain. It’s not gone. But greatly diminished.

Praying that you continue to receive relief. Just wish the labels would disappear! Why label all of us and say we’re all abusing the meds. Why can’t chronic pain patients just be treated with respect, dignity, empathy and common decency. Why label someone with something they’re not? And place that stigmatizem on a person’s life and have it in print within their medical records? I’ll not stand for it. They’ll pay for the way they’ve chosen to treat me despite me having proof where I’ve been tested for metabolizing my meds so fast. And where it clearly states all that I’ve got wrong only to have a pain doc say, oh it’s only back pain you’re having. What??!! No! No it’s not! You really should learn to read your patients medical records and get yourself aquatinted with their history before you start making accusations on someone’s health and their life. Cause that could come back and bite you in the end… cause it will him for sure!

Blessings,
Siege

Ketamine infusions are supposed to work wonders for chronic pain (think fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, migraines, etc).... Basically any pain involving over-active nerves