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Kikikix44

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Apr 2005
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Location: Wisconsin
Im Addicted to Adderall
Posted: 04-18-05 22:58pm

Hello my fellow addicts. Well I am an addict, anyways, I am prescribed to 20 mg of paxil for my social anxiety disorder, and that totally saved my life, I am free as a bird and I am so outgoing and there are no bad side affects at all. I started to become very tired and sleep all day and night. So I got prescribed to adderall xr 20 mg. I personally like the regualr adderall, the pink ones, because I can feel the speed kick in right away. And the xr is hard for me to sleep. I am 19 years old, and I am an addict, as well as my mother. She takes soooo many pills... I smoke about a pack of cigarettes a day and I rarley eat. Today I ate 2 small dark chocolate pieces from starbucks, a few sips of a low cal frappicuino, and then for din din I ate one chicken finger, a few chips and salsa and a lot of coffee.... Oh and one slice of pizza and a cup of strawberrys. I have lost some weight I know that for a fact. And I dont excersice. I used to every day and I was so healthy. I am very happy, I am not depressed at all, but I am just worried about my health, in terms of my heart, because I can feel it beating really hard and fast right out of my boney chest cavity. I want to one day stop taking it, but I am scared of how I will act and I know I will always want and crave more and more. Like, I have to wait till april 25th for my knew prescription! I am scared about tomorrow because I dont want to feel depressed w/o it! What should I do!?? Please help me my friends! I love you all and thank you for your time! -kiki- :oops:
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jurplesman

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 139
Location: Sydney Australia

Posted: 04-19-05 21:36pm

Hello kikikix,

i am not sure why you have been prescribed adderal. This is central nervous stimulant often given to people with adhd.


As a nutritional psychologist I am always looking for ways to treat emotional disorders by non-drug means.



I believe you are under the supervision of your doctor and if he is at all interested in treating you without drugs, ask him to get test done for hypoglycemia. This is special test for hypoglycemia, different from the usual test for diabetes, and which will show up symptoms of prediabetic insulin resistance.

It is described at our web site as:

"testing for hypoglycemia and how the doctor can help"

if you prove positive, which is very likely, you should be placed on a hypoglycemic diet (similar to a diabetic diet) and this should normalize your blood sugar levels, insulin and stress hormone levels.



This would be the first step in the treatment of your addiction.

Jurriaan plesman ba(psych) post grad dip clin nutr
see more articles at free web site at:
http://www.Hypoglycemia.Asn.Au
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