Please email me everything you said is how I feel
My daughter in law is completely unable to control her self with or w/out the rx..she has to share w her boy friend and she told her MD and he rx'd it again...Sad
I know you wrote this a year ago and I hope that you are feeling better about this whole situation now!!! I just want to tell you that I had severe ADHD growing up and was on meds for a long time. I suggest you start taking another med like Welburtrin. It helps with mood swings more and it takes a while to get started and you could get really moody until it starts working. But another suggestion....Maybe stop taking meds. I have been a very successful person off of medication all together. You need to focus on your weaknesses and figure out ways to help them. Embrass them and use your strengths to get help them. While not on medication I have had to work really hard on focusing and work really hard on finding the right job for me that allowed me to do that BUT it is possible. DO NOT ever think you can't do stuff without those pills! You are probably a very very intelligent person and will be very successful!!! DRUGS are not the only way to treat ADHD! Exercise, healthy diet and actually a little caffine goes a long way for me and helps me focus. Exercise is KEY to my sanity and to my ability to be successful. I am so happy and do not feel like I am all over the place when I exercise regularly. The older I have gotten the easier it is to cope with ADHD. Some of the issues really go away if you learn to know your weaknesses. You have to check yourself alot but it will come naturally. I am not forgetful cause I make lists on my phone with an app. those kinds of things. Or desicion making is so tough for me so I have learned to not give myself to many choices. I plan ahead alot preshop online and I think about what I am going to do before I do it . That way I do not have to make quick desicions or rely on impulses. Most people with ADHD are very very impulsive. I am and usually make the wrong desicion in many aspects of my like if I do not focus on my life, my relationships and my activities. Trust me the older you get the easier it gets! Good Luck! I wish you the best!
Hi Lauren. You are such a bright girl who really knows how to express herself. Your writing has touched me to the core of my heart and soul. I can across your message while researching Adderall and it's long term affects. I am a father of a 17 year old daughter who has very similar experiences and struggles with her ADD and the trap of medications. I can't begin to tell you enough of how much my daughter means to me. But all my love, care and attention alone won't stop her struggle. Please continue to fight through this ... you will find your peace. Maybe in a way you never expected. You have a wonderful talent of communication, that is for sure. I know you screaming for help and understanding. I often do this to, so know that you not alone. Perhaps you help will come from helping others through this. You've help me already and given me hope to fight on for my daughter. I do care so much about what you have said here. Find a way to help others, find a new path, a new journey and continue writing and expressing yourself.
- A loving father
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Reading this post after a year of writing it i realize my mind was took over a long long time ago
most of everything i've read that was "official" about adderall is GROSSLY inaccurate, and if you read what's on this message board and don't believe it....well, i don't know what to say. i've experienced some of what was written here. i've taken adderall for about ten years. i regret it today, but that's life. i'm doing my best to move forward. overcoming the addiction isn't hopeless.
of course you should talk to your doctor first, because i am not a doctor, but i take a concoction of supplements in conjunction with lean chicken in the morning (for protein) to counteract the negative side effects the drug has had on my body. i find them to be the most effective way to overcome the withdrawal symptoms. these supplements are: L-Lysine, L-Tyrosine, B12 Complex, Ginseng, a decent amount of Vitamin D.
These noticeably reduced the mental fogginess and fatigue for me. I imagine that it helps others as well. i believe that one's diet is a major factor for both the good and bad sides of what im talking about. hunger suppression makes it easy to feel sustained without the proper nutrition--and proper nutrition is required to heal and maintain a healthy state of mind and body.
Unfortunately, you never "return to normal" because normal was re-defined to a mental state induced by consistent amphetamine consumption.
Normal must be conditioned within you when you're sober. nothing does this other than time. The oversleeping that occured after cessation (at least for me) lasted for about 7-10 days. I think this the body trying to restore parts of the brain destroyed by regular amphetamine use...but like i said, I'm not a doctor.
If i can offer one thought of hope, it's that long term adderall use actually hinders your ability to concentrate, and if/when you recognize this, it makes quitting a little bit easier. I only speak from personal experience, not from official studies or the DSM. This drug should not be prescribed as it is today, and if you are a parent reading this, please consider what i have to say because the doctors prescribing your children haven't taken a daily dose of amphetamines for years.
of course you should talk to your doctor first, because i am not a doctor, but i take a concoction of supplements in conjunction with lean chicken in the morning (for protein) to counteract the negative side effects the drug has had on my body. i find them to be the most effective way to overcome the withdrawal symptoms. these supplements are: L-Lysine, L-Tyrosine, B12 Complex, Ginseng, a decent amount of Vitamin D.
These noticeably reduced the mental fogginess and fatigue for me. I imagine that it helps others as well. i believe that one's diet is a major factor for both the good and bad sides of what im talking about. hunger suppression makes it easy to feel sustained without the proper nutrition--and proper nutrition is required to heal and maintain a healthy state of mind and body.
Unfortunately, you never "return to normal" because normal was re-defined to a mental state induced by consistent amphetamine consumption.
Normal must be conditioned within you when you're sober. nothing does this other than time. The oversleeping that occured after cessation (at least for me) lasted for about 7-10 days. I think this the body trying to restore parts of the brain destroyed by regular amphetamine use...but like i said, I'm not a doctor.
If i can offer one thought of hope, it's that long term adderall use actually hinders your ability to concentrate, and if/when you recognize this, it makes quitting a little bit easier. I only speak from personal experience, not from official studies or the DSM. This drug should not be prescribed as it is today, and if you are a parent reading this, please consider what i have to say because the doctors prescribing your children haven't taken a daily dose of amphetamines for years.
I have been taking adderall for around 15 years. It was BRAND NEW when I started taking it. I've NEVER abused it... My average dose is 10mg between 1-3 times a day.
Over the last 2 years of my life... I feel like I've been getting dumber. I feel and talk like what I've seen drug addicts do on TV. I forget things ALL the time. I wonder if I haven't had a stroke? I've been afraid to tell my doctor because I don't know who / what I would be if I didn't take it at all. I've tried to wean myself off of it but my life becomes a mess. It's very tricky. If someone is doing a legitimate study, I would love to be a part of it if I could do so anonymously, as the nature of my work would prevent me from going public about taking it and the problems i'm having.
Over the last 2 years of my life... I feel like I've been getting dumber. I feel and talk like what I've seen drug addicts do on TV. I forget things ALL the time. I wonder if I haven't had a stroke? I've been afraid to tell my doctor because I don't know who / what I would be if I didn't take it at all. I've tried to wean myself off of it but my life becomes a mess. It's very tricky. If someone is doing a legitimate study, I would love to be a part of it if I could do so anonymously, as the nature of my work would prevent me from going public about taking it and the problems i'm having.
I too am experiencing memory issues. I used to be very well spoken and these last two years I have been forgetting basic words to describe or communicate my topic. I thought it was maybe due to major depression and not moving around much for last two years. I should be taking 30mg 2X a day for 7 years now. However my husband has become addicted to them and takes half of my monthly script. I have had thyroid cancer so not much of a metabolic rate...but I know if my synthetic thyroid level is too much..it takes a toll on my heart. I am wondering the same about adder all. I had no idea it could be the culprit of my memory loss. I am not addicted and like to stock up on it if I can. Even though my husband takes half... These past two years I have been able to take it only on day's I need it.. And take only half of one and take the other half later in the day if I need it. This seems to work as I have about 30 saved up from past four months. I would have had much more but my husband found my stash and took all of it. I don't like the person he is when he is on it. I am finally separated for a few months now...he is now asking me to send him some. Why am I not experiencing this level of dependency?
I've been feeling that way all my life you put it in words better than I can! I've been on those pills since elementary school I'm 32 years old I was born eight 2980 feels like suicides the only way out if you find some help let me know it feels like God's turned his back on me I want to crawl into that whole I wish I was never born
Lauren, I've never replied to a forum like this or have ever been to this site but when i came across your post, even though it was a year ago, I couldn't close this page without reaching out to you. How are you doing?
Even though you may never see this reply and may have even - hopefully- moved on from this hard place in your life, I hope you know that you're not alone. And your life is not a lie or tragedy and you have to stop entertaining these lies. I know i'm a complete stranger and don't claim to have any sound 'medical' advice for you but I've also had the same anxious, desperate and overwhelming thoughts about life. I've also been on adderrall for a few years now but these feelings of losing control of my life, fear and sadness don't go away WITH or WITHOUT this or any other medication. True happiness and complete freedom only comes from knowing the person of Jesus. And that you are loved more than you could ever imagine. Just from the short post you wrote, it's clear that you are a passionate, thoughtful person who feels things deeply. This also means that your capacity for true joy and real love are so much more magnified than most people's! It's true.
You're absolutely right, you are too young to spend so much of your time fighting these deep-rooted, dark and overwhelming feelings and thoughts. The God of the universe wants you to be free to live your life....and spending your time focusing on what's "wrong with you", adding or taking away more or less medication to try to "fix you" will never measure up.
Hopefully this doesn't scare people away, thinking some crazy religious fanatic is writing in. But then again, I really couldn't care less about that. You can think i'm as weird as you want. Jesus is worth it.
Lauren, it sounds like this is (or was) a lonely time for you. if you ever need someone to talk to - in whatever capacity - i'd love to offer a listening ear.
Becky
John 10:10
Even though you may never see this reply and may have even - hopefully- moved on from this hard place in your life, I hope you know that you're not alone. And your life is not a lie or tragedy and you have to stop entertaining these lies. I know i'm a complete stranger and don't claim to have any sound 'medical' advice for you but I've also had the same anxious, desperate and overwhelming thoughts about life. I've also been on adderrall for a few years now but these feelings of losing control of my life, fear and sadness don't go away WITH or WITHOUT this or any other medication. True happiness and complete freedom only comes from knowing the person of Jesus. And that you are loved more than you could ever imagine. Just from the short post you wrote, it's clear that you are a passionate, thoughtful person who feels things deeply. This also means that your capacity for true joy and real love are so much more magnified than most people's! It's true.
You're absolutely right, you are too young to spend so much of your time fighting these deep-rooted, dark and overwhelming feelings and thoughts. The God of the universe wants you to be free to live your life....and spending your time focusing on what's "wrong with you", adding or taking away more or less medication to try to "fix you" will never measure up.
Hopefully this doesn't scare people away, thinking some crazy religious fanatic is writing in. But then again, I really couldn't care less about that. You can think i'm as weird as you want. Jesus is worth it.
Lauren, it sounds like this is (or was) a lonely time for you. if you ever need someone to talk to - in whatever capacity - i'd love to offer a listening ear.
Becky
John 10:10
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hahahahaha, you're telling this girl to get an imaginary friend so that she won't feel crazy. You're insane!
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If you have something to add to the conversation, i'd like to hear it. Or debate it. Otherwise, why would you waste 10 seconds of your life to post something that might give you some sort of 'superior' satisfaction but has absolutely no value? Everyone else here has been more than vulnerable with what they're going through and sharing deep and hard things. i'm really grateful for that. it helps me not feel so alone in my own experience with thinking that taking my life is the only way out.
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If you have something to add to the conversation, i'd like to hear it. Or debate it. Otherwise, why would you waste 10 seconds of your life to post something that might give you some sort of 'superior' satisfaction but has absolutely no value? Everyone else here has been more than vulnerable with what they're going through and sharing deep and hard things. i'm really grateful for that. it helps me not feel so alone in my own experience with thinking that taking my life is the only way out.