Bravo! I am surprised you are still alive also :d how much do you weigh? And how old are you?

Wow...

I dont think throwing adderal off a bridge and such is safe for the enviroment lol. What if a squirrel or something gets one, your going to mess his whole world up. You should mail them back to your doctor with a crazy note attached to it.

I go to florida state and I am in a documentary class in which I am doing a documentary on adderall use. I know this was posted a long time ago but if you are still in tallahassee and would like to talk send me an e-mail.

I was addicted to.
It has been pulled off of the market in canada

Ive been taking waaaay too much add. For sometime now (like 200mg/day for the past 6months) but I only do this for a week- until my rx runs out-(u know how that one goes...) so essentially, im spending like 6 or 7 days a month with this dose- and the rest off it completely.

I was hoping to get some feedback about tolerence and others exp. With what I now see are doses beyond the 'normal abuse range'.


Thnks!

Even though it seemed to help with school, I started using it for weight control. It made me edgy, irritable and unable to cope with motherhood. I found myself snapping at my son, getting paranoia, and experiencing obsessive thoughts. It is just not worth it. Coming off of it has been tough. Since quitting, I have gained 15lbs. I am going to start exercising tomorrow. Emotionally, I feel like a new person. I hope everyone stays strong. Eventually it loses its magic, and you realize that it is only a temporary fix. The problem is that sometimes you are too hooked to acknowledge that reality. Honestly, I bet I can get the weight off naturally within a month.

alright, i have been on a steady two and a half 20 milligrams of adderall a day for the last seven months. i get them from people, buy them--which is a huge hassel because not only are they like three bucks a piece, but you have to deal with people that are quite unreliable. I have gotten into some serious debt over this mess and have had to deal with some very unsavory characters.

My regimen went like this...one adderall in the morning before work...one midday and then at night I would crush and snort half an adderall.


That all came crashing to a halt today as all my contacts have dried up. I am not going to say "I'm never going to touch adderall again." because I know that's just waaay too much pressure to commit to. On the brighter side...it's taken my other addiciton (gasp) of the pain pill tramadol down from a heady 10 a day down to two a day. I know that's not really anything to cheer about, but I was a little proud...but I think i was more embarassed to have anyone find out that I had snorted adderall.

Today was alright, i had a quarter of a pill to snort...which helped a smidge and then i licked the box that i used to store the pills in---please don't laugh.

Tommorrow is going to be the toughie as I work 8-5 and I am probably going to completely feel it, but I will be gracious to have some cash in my pocket. It's funny though, now I have this raucous appetite. I definitely will start back on my old school excercise regimen. Believe it or not adderall made me crave either nothing or the junkiest food in the world.

As far as the whole tramadol thing goes, I will probably be on those until my dying day, I take them as sort of an anti-depressant. I think I am a part of the population that should seek psychiatric help (who doesn't need it, right???).


Some of my concerns are that I am unable to get the help I need...I cannot take time off of work and my boyfriend doesn't understand my addictions. He repeatedly asks me why can't I just stop taking the pills.....even before I was an addict I knew that you can't just 'stop' anything.

On the brighter side, I already feel my natural laughter coming back....also I am feeling a little more gracious---i can't really describe what i mean. thankfully, other than my ten hour days at work I wouldn't say that my life is very demanding...which might allow for an alright recovery....the sad thing is that i've got three different browsers open trying to find strong internet diet pills.


Help me stay strong. Wanna hear something crazzzy??? In addition to praying to Jesus for strength I also pray to my favorite actress Geraldine Page---it's just something I do to help sooth my fiending brain.

I started taking adderall about a year ago. I have tried to stop the prescription, but I always go back to it because it helps me not feel tired and it gets me in a good mood. I want to stop it, but everytime I try I cant stop taking it. Its like a dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde drug...I do things that I wouldnt normally do on the pill, but I dont know what to do because no one thinks I got back on it. My husband thinks I quit the pill about 3 months ago, but I called my Dr. and got back on it without his knowing and I dont want to tell him that I was weak and started it again. What should I do to quit w/o being queen Biotch to him? I really am scared because I have never been "addicted" to anything before. Does this mean I am a drug addict? Because then I would have to go to recovery meetings and never drink or anything again. If someone here knows how to handle this, please let me know. I am prescribed to 40 mg a day, but sometimes I take 60 mg just to stay awake and not get in a bad mood.

I flushed those suckers down the toilette tonight after reading this... thank you.

i experienced adderall in every terrible expression of its side effects. if you keep taking it long enough, you eventually progress to all the negative stages.

it ends with nerve damage, serious nerve pain, but thats nothing.
there becomes a point when you take any, you get the craving, and you have to have more. at the end i was taking 300-500 mg at a time, not sleeping for 3 days at a time it was awful.

but it wasnt bad all of the sudden, it built over time.

I am looking for advise of how to help my 24 year old daughter. She is abusing Adderall.... 2 scripts a month from different docs as well as additional pills purchased from a dealer. She is married with 2 small children. It is ruining her life and marriage. Her husband had to close their checking account and sleeps with his pants on and billfold in back pocket to prohibit her from access to money for drugs. She is exhibiting personality changes.. stays awake for 3 days at the time then crashes for a day. Her home is a total wreck yet she spends endless hours on medial tasks (crazy activities). Before I realized she had this problem, I gave her cash for Christmas and her husband told me he found text messages on her phone where she had made a deal to pay $15 a piece for Adderall. She has lost a tremendous amount of weight very quickly and my beautiful daughter now has the appearance of a meth or crack addict. During the holidays she basically stayed awake for 3 days and during Christmas dinner passed out 5-6 times over her plate while eating. Due to information her husband has told me in confidence, I can't come out and tell her I know what has been going on with the Adderall. I tried to talk to her and tell her I was was concerned for her health and she tells me she feels better than she ever has. IMO this drug is just as bad if not worse than crack, cocaine or meth!!! To people whom have recovered from the addition of this aweful drug, please give me ideas on how to talk to my daughter about it. I am very afraid if I don't use the right words or approach she will shut me out of her life. Is there anything I can say to her to get her to see or acknowledge what this is doing to her family, body and life???? Thank you in advance for any ideas or input.

I have found myself wanting more and more. I want to stop but then I think about how I wont be able to funtion without it. I cannot figure out what the best answer is. I cannot stop either

Don't worry, because it all comes back. No, you won't be high, but it all comes back. When I realized what was happening, I had been prescribed anti-depressants on top of the high dose of adderall... I smoked tons of weed for a while. I recommend that if life isn't cutting it, but know that you CAN wait until nighttime. Eventually, weed gets in the way, too, and then you stop smoking that. Edibles could be the way for you. Hash is cheaper for those. It's a better way to look at the world. Whatever you do, don't do THC and amphetamines at the same time; it's a waste of human potential.

So many people have been addicted to speed... If you stop, you get your life back. I hear it takes 2 years with adderall, before you can forget it. I am still waiting, patiently. Use those two years to discover yourself. For weight gain, look up trophology. Take digestive enzymes with every meal.

Adderall is ridiculously addicting, and the knowledge of that is now part of who you are. It even made me more selfish. You can look at that any way you want. You might not forget how it felt, but the fact that you don't want it means you might be ready to stop. I like myself better off it, but get ready for some bullsh**t depression. I blame the doctors and teachers for their misinformation and laziness. Also, remember not to go back to the same people for benzodiazapines (like xanax or klonopin), or you'll have the same discovery.

But, know that the brain is capable of amazing things. Your feelings aren't really the result of any brain damage, per se... When people do have brain damage, however, the way their brain recovers is not by repairing, but re-wiring. Every day you avoid adderall (and maybe eventually weed) is your VICTORY. Your neurons are forming new connections, and that's how your motivation eventually returns. You don't have brain damage, you have a brain. Feel better yet? That's real. The mood swings are hard, but the way you deal with them is something to take pride in. In time, or no time, you could feel more creative than ever, but, more importantly, you can once again feel like your own person.

I've been prescribed Adderall since the fall of 2007. I started at 10 mgs. a day, and did not like it at all. Someone came to visit me, who was also on Adderall but was snorting it. I tried it just to go along with her (I'm an alcoholic with a very addictive personality, but never thought this would become a problem!)and now I am totally addicted to snorting it. I am prescribed 40 mgs. a day now but I run out in about a week, to a week and a half. I want out of this awful cycle of staying awake for days, then sleeping for days...the not eating and then eating tons of junk food.
I don't know what to do...I feel really mad that this happened as I was trying to deal with drinking, also smoking pot, and now this drug has such a huge hold on me. Good luck to everyone struggling with this.

You gave me hope though that i can stop my abuse and addiction to adderall thank you, it is ruining my life and has been for several years.

i have had 77 days clean off of adderall/booze/pain killers. I was a psychotic mess for the first 30 days. however, this bout has been absolutely miserable. when i was abusing adderall, everything was going great in the beginning. however, over time, the drugs just stopped working. i have been so utterly depressed and unable to function normally like go to the grocery store, clean my house, take a shower, or even leave the house that i have been contemplating going back on adderall. i don't want to go back on the drugs because i know it won't even work anymore. i would like 100 mg and it wouldn't even work anymore. i feel so defeated, angry, and sad. i wish this drug never came into my life.

WOW adderall, alcohol and pain pills is all of my addictions too! I have known they they are a problem but never wanted to face the music and accept my addiction but it's about time that I do. Summer is almost here and I can finally hopefully get the help I ned to get off this . I had just an amazing personalty with freinds and I was so happy. Why did I have to ruin it with drugs. They were fun let me tell you but theres another kind of fun that doesnt ruin my mind body and life! Your alls stories have really helped tonight but saying I'm going to quit addeall and actually doing it is two different stories. I get a script from a doctor every 3 months and after this minths I'l have to go back.....I hope I can make myself say no and not schedule a appointment. But I love it even though I know it has destroyed my life and I've lost freinds that I will never be able to get back. And whats worse is the more heart ache I cause my self makes me just want to block it out with adderall and drinking and pain pills. I need someone to talk to because I know I'm not strong enough because I've wanted this before but maybe my DUI and experience in jail will help. 45 days without a license could be hell or I can actually do something about my life and make sure that I dont get another one ever again!

Hi guys- I cannot believe you are all having the same problem I've been having with adderall. As I was reading your posts, I felt like I was reading something I'd written. Have you had any success with stopping since you posted? I'd love to hear about your progress in dealing with this addiction..
I just got my own script in Jan when I changed doctors and have been majorly struggling ever since. Binge on 100 daily for a week, then sleep forever, eat everything, feel like a pig, start again. Last time I got my script, I finally admitted to myself, and others, that it was a problem. I found an addiction specialist, read recovery books, went to an NA meeting and looked into outpatient rehab. However, I failed to make the most important call to the doctor to tell him about my addiction. I'm sure you can guess what happened next... I want to get myself under control and hope I can really stop after this binge.... HELP!