Too Much Adderall? How Do I Know When Its Addiction Posted: 11-06-05 02:31am
I don't have add, but i've been having a
really hard time in school. I only have
another year left, and I was hating every
minute of studying (and there was so much
studying to do). So I went to the
psychiatrist and got a scrip for adderall.
I told him exactly what was going on, and
I didn't pretend like I really have add.
Ever since I started taking it, about six
weeks ago, I keep wanting to take more and
more, since it seems like every week or
two I need 10 more mg to get the right
effect. Right now I never take less than
20, sometimes up to 35mgs at a time. I
know that's not that much, but I feel like
in six weeks i'll be needing so much more.
(i weigh about 135 lbs). In the last
couple of weeks, as I feel it wearing off,
I just want to take more, even just 10
mgs. Once its worn off i'm okay, but as
its wearing off I just want to take more.
Its helping me immensly with my
schoolwork, so I really don't want to stop
taking it, but I also kind of want to take
it all the time now. I'm taking it about
4 days a week right now. Its all I can
do to not take it on days that I know I
don't have to study. I don't take it
when I go to school or work, but I would
if I didn't feel guilty and worried about
it. When I first started taking it it
made me kind of anxious, but now it
doesn't at all.
So, what kinds of signs should I look out
for, to make sure that its not getting out
of hand? It has definitely reduced my
apetite and messed up my sleeping on the
days when I take it, especially when I
take it later in the day, but I feel like
that is a small price to pay for getting
through the school year in a much more
pleasant manner.
Also, i'm still exercising and generally
eating well.
Any thoughts?
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traci kreusch
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Adderall And How Much Is Too Much/ Just Stopping the Med.... Posted: 11-11-05 17:44pm
How much is too much..... My son is 11
and has taken adderall since he was 5...
We have increased the dose year by year..
I took him to his dr the other day becasue
he was acting different.. Like the
adderall was doing the oppisite... He was
on 65mg then and when we went to the dr a
few days ago he increased it again, now he
take 110mg... I just dont understand how
that will help him.... He is taking so
much... Im so scared of a dependency...
I want to just stop him all together but
is that safe... I had some friends whos
kids were on ridalin, and the parents
would give it to them for school then on
the weekends just let them run wild... I
want to know if you can do that w/
adderall as well........
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JENNIFER7188
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wow Posted: 05-08-08 17:55pm
omg 110 mg!?!?!?!?! the legal limit is
like 30mg for add/adhd and 60mg for
narcolepsy..
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Re: Adderall And How Much Is Too Much/ Just Stopping the Med.... Posted: 05-08-08 23:24pm
traci kreusch
wrote:
How much is too much.....
My son is 11 and has taken adderall since
he was 5... We have increased the dose
year by year.. I took him to his dr the
other day becasue he was acting
different.. Like the adderall was doing
the oppisite... He was on 65mg then and
when we went to the dr a few days ago he
increased it again, now he take 110mg...
I just dont understand how that will help
him.... He is taking so much... Im so
scared of a dependency... I want to just
stop him all together but is that safe...
I had some friends whos kids were on
ridalin, and the parents would give it to
them for school then on the weekends just
let them run wild... I want to know if
you can do that w/ adderall as
well........
Hum.....please check that prescription
again.That is so high that it's hard to
believe.
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