Q: Adderall Addiction - Is This Unhealthy?
asked by:
skindeepx
on January 10th, 2006
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Hi, i'm ryan and i'm 16 years old. I was diagnosed with adhd a few months back, I believe it was august or september. We tried ritalin but it didn't work for me, so we put me on adderall. It helped handle the adhd problem, but after a while I realized I was taking them to up my mood instead of to focus in school. It helps focus me, but at the same time it gets me high. I am supposed to be on 60mg a day but lately I have been pushing 80, and throughout the day I get the feeling that without the adderall I have no confidence and I start to obsess (i was also diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder). I don't know if i'm technically addicted to the drug, but do any of you have any possible alternatives for me to try that involves getting me off of the adderall completely and helping me just live my life free of pills?
Thank you.
-ryan
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