I am a 2nd year college student who has an
insanely busy schedule. I work 3x a week
from 530am-4pm. I have one hour after
work to eat, pack my stuff, and head off
to 3-4 hours of swim practice and strength
training. On my days off, I have school
pretty much all day, followed by practice
again, and on weekends I have at least one
swim meet. Recently, I was diagnosed
with adhd and tried out a few different
adhd medications, none of which helped.
One day, I found some of my mom's adderall
medication and I took two 10mg pills
before work since I never get enough sleep
and i'm always tired. It got me through
my long shift and practice with amazing
energy. It was awesome, I was happy,
confident, and getting a lot of work done.
Ever since that day about 5 months ago,
I take adderall when I wake up only on my
work days. I know its really bad but its
so hard to get 5 hours of sleep and get up
for a long day very early in the morning.
I find adderall to help me focus my
thoughts and it keeps me from getting
stressed out with all the things I have
going on in my life. I really feel that
getting a perscription for adderall would
really benefit me. What do you think?
And how could I go about asking for the
medication?
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kword
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 33
Posted: 01-04-06 20:43pm
Well in your situation I would say that
this could potentially be a good thing but
only if you do not abuse this medication.
Many users start off taking the
recommended dose the a few weeks later the
up it without doctor approval. This
often leads to addiction. Which can lead
to depression and suicidal tendencies. If
you wanted to get a perscription, you
could always just fail the adhd test, its
quite simple to get a perscription really.
It might be a good thing now but down
the road it could become a real problem.
Just be aware of the effects.
How long have you been using adderall?
How many do you take?
Do you take it daily?
I hope this helps,
kword
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allmayswim
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-04-06 20:54pm
I have been using adderall since
september. I used to take 2 of the blue
pills before work but now i'm only taking
one. I only use it 3 days a week when I
have to work.
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kword
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 33
Posted: 01-04-06 21:12pm
Thats good im glad you can keep it under
control well then I would say that you
should try to get a perscription, you seem
to work pretty hard and have a lot of
self-discaplined. I myself on the other
hand am a compulsive about everything, I
used to smoke pot it started up about a
year ago the first time I tried I was
using it everyday. I've been compulsive
about smoking pot, cigarettes (started
smoking cigarettes to quit weed), at one
point drinking, popping pills (any kind,
now just adderall but have slowed down on
that too). So just make sure you dont
abuse and goodluck I hope it brings you
many benefits.
