I was prescribed Adderall because I have sleep and severe fatigue issues. So for me 45 mgs is like a cup of coffee where people not using it for ADD would be so up on it. I don't think I am physically addicted to it but am afraid of what life would be without it, even though I know I lived a long time without it. I am 44 now with 5 kids. They think the Adderall has caused idiopathic gastroparesis. Or one of the causes. That's where your stomach doesn't digest food. In conjunction with this upper which I find as it winds down in the day I am angry and can fly into a rage over the smallest thing. I find the things like concentrating and what not are not there like they were when I first took it. I thought it was a life saver in the beginning and felt normal for the first time. But now I feel too afraid to go without them. And truthfully I think I abuse them more than am addicted. In conjunction with the Adderall I also end up taking clonazapan and those help with the anxiety the Adderall brings up in me. Or it did. I went from taking 1 pill to taking 10 pills and it still doesn't affect me.
So how do we get out of this mess without paying thousands of dollars for a rehab facility? I don't know.
And with the Tramadol, I also went from percocet to tramadol. It was a sad day for me. But my doctor caught wind that I was abusing the Percocet and never again has prescribed me a narcotic again. Which isn't great when you are in pain like I was before my hysterectomy. And I can't take anti-inflammatories as they do not do well in my stomach.
Well that's my story. I don't know if you received any comfort from it but know you are not alone. I think it all starts off innocently enough. A prescription and trust in a doctor, to suddenly having to buy them off the internet and paying nearly triple the price.
Ugh! My heart if with you.