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Q: Am I Abusing Adderal and Losing Too Much Weight at the Same

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 1st, 2006

Help..? confusedddd

Heres my story..

Im 15..5 ft 3. I have ADD/ADHD and im on 25mg..soon to be 30mg of Adderall.

ive been onon it for about 5 or 6 months now but i started off wiht 10 mg -15mg of Focolin til i became practically suicidal and got put on 10 mg of adderal and gradually got the dose raised from their.

this is the thing 2 years ago i say True life on mtv about being addicted to adderal.. i ddint know i was add at the time.. but i know the drug seemed cool becasue you lost weight..

when i was diagnosed and put on adderal..i was ina way excited because i remembered what i herd about the drug and the weight loss even tho at that time i was about 135 or 140 and wasnt fat at all..but i wanted to lose weight..

yeh well losing weight was cool and still is..but sum one accused me of being anerexic..not cool..and im going to say ina way i wud say im sort of addicted..but im not sure..? i mean..

wehn i forget to take it i get crazy..i get m0ody restless meann physcoo madd and wayy emotional..? i hate it..now i look back and iw as never liek that ehn i wasnt on it ..i depend on ti now.. for school alot..but wayyy more for my moods. Ive only forgotten it liek 3 times..and one of those days i threw a badd fit..? over nothing i threw stuff screaminggg hit my mom and brotherrr and i didnt even think about it till the next dayy..? and i felt so bad.. i need adderall now or else i would probably be in juvy or something.. i was never liek this before i got put on it.. WHen im on it it liek controlls mee.

I love that i can go days wihtout eating though..and lose weight..
i now weigh about 115..? thats liek -20 pounds in 5-6 months..and its so noticeable..i dont even play sports right now..when i started adderal i was playing a sport and got down to 105-110..

i heard it can cause anerexia....i wudint say i am turing anerexic but then again i feel leik i am liek sometimes i think about eating but im not even hungry n then i jsut decided to not eat..even tho i havent eatin since the morning of the day before.. i thought anerexia was more mental liek thats wat ur making ur self do is not eat.. II jsut dont have an appetite.. i dont kno what going on..i no its normal ..its really scarey but i love losing weigh..maybe it is mentally for me..idk?

*ina way i guess im sort of using adderal as my weight loss too?..i mean yeh i deff need it for sch0oll..and even more nowww since i freakin started this dumb shyt..butt i cant stop asking to have it raiseddd its so weird..plus i need it most of all for these stupid moods now..godd*

onece i passed out..well balcked out but not really i fell down andd was tlakign to my mom the whole time i was fallning .. its like everything went black and then next thing i no is im ont he floor looking up at mi mom.. and the whole time i was fallig i was screaming er mi mom to help me n to make it stopp..but idk shes said it was probably cuz i needed to eat..
but she doesnt know how long i go wihtout eating..

or in school.. a freind will make me laguh but soometimes its ot the point wehre im jsut laughing a regualr laugh..giggle chuckle..and ig et light headed n dizzy n fall..? idk wats up wiht that..

it scares me alot sometimes but i know that if i got takin off it ..i coulnt control myself.. im getting my does raised..idk y actrually i jsut amm

Insomnia-yeh got that.. i sit up til about 3-4am ..doing everything to try n fall asleep..nothing works..then i have to get up at 630 for school..and i actually feel alright ..?

i dont liek having rages of being emotional and mad.. im afraid if i got takin off it i wudd..hurt myself worse ..some how?

i dont knwo and ii heard that some kids have suddenly died..?

and that adderall is off the market in canada..?

what if it gets taken off the market in US..what am i going to do

i feel leik ima ll alone on this..liek no one can underatnd wat im going through..i mean its not jsut a pill that can help me concentrate liek i thought it was..

it starts u up mentally ..andd makes u addicted.. it makes me lose tonz of weight and idk..

i just need someone whoo goes through the same kidn of thingsss and idkk im so confused about myself rihgt now.. im scared im going to b liek this the rest of my life..

i dont want o have to go to drug abuse classes or somehting..im not abusing it really..mi docs perscribing it..im not taking more then wat im tol d 2..neverrr ever..

everyday i feel leik im becoming more dependant on thsi stuff..

and then..sometimes i sit in sch0ol and then it suddenly feels liek im in a dream and nothings real and its all slow motion..and when i finially snap out of it..i think to myself" does anyone else ever feel liek that" its pretty insane.

hmm?

Replies(8)

Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 20th, 2006

Addiction, Recovery Answer A351

Adderal belongs to the group of psycho-simulative drugs named "amphetamines". Adderal is used for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). All amphetamines, including Adderal, decrease appetite and cause weight loss, insomnia and invite abuse. According to your age, sex, height and my calculations you should be around 55kg. Since you are 52kg, you don’t need to lose any more weight! Someone is anorexic if one doesn’t eat, doesn’t have menstruations (for girls) and if one loses more than 10% of ideal body weight (according to age, sex, and height). For now, you are not anorexic but you will become so if you continue an abnormal diet. All amphetamines, including Adderal, cause abuse and psychic dependency if not used properly. Your case is very close to be verified as abuse. You need expert help from a mental health professional to seek treatment for possible drug-abuse and emotional support if you are ready to confront this challenge.

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cscheerleader3423

replied on April 13th, 2009

New User

Adderal

When i was in 9th grade i got put on Adderal.
At the time i weighed 109 pounds. I was a cheerleader but had really bad ADD/ADHD.
after about a couple days of taking Adderal, i realized i never ate anymore and most of the time didn't sleep. After about two months [ if at that ] i had dropped down to 68 pounds. I had to quit cheerleading because i kept passing out from not eating. After a while i just quit taking them because there was no use in me feeling like i did when i was on them.

katsiebler

replied on April 22nd, 2009

New User

Me too...

I'm going threw the same thing as you with Adderall well actually i'm in the exact same situation as you...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!
I feel totally alone as well

sch7472

replied on June 22nd, 2009

New User

adderall dependency tips

hey buddy,

don't think you're alone in this. Many, many people struggle with this addiction everyday. I am in a similar situation to yours, except I started taking it to study and then became addicted snorting it everyday. The first time I did adderall was in the 7th grade and I have been hooked all the way until now and Im 20 years old. If there is anyone who is on the "front lines" of the addiction and what it does, it is me(and I'm sure a lot of other people on this sight). I am dependent on it so Ive learned a few things along the way (the hard way I guess). Adderall depletes your body's sources of essential important vitamins and chemicals and it's extremely important that if you take adderall everyday in the morning take the following precautions and I guarantee you that you will start feeling better, and if you decide to ween yourself off of it these may come in handy too:

1.) Take the pill after eating only a few small things, maybe 100 calories or so 2.) Taking a multivitamin is a MUST, Centrum TeenAdvantage once a day would be a good one for you. It needs to be taken with a full meal, so take it after lunch when the adderall has been in your system all morning. 3.) Stay hydrated throughout the day, Adderall dehydrates you terribly and that can make you black out/pass out which may explain your fainting episodes. Try to carry around a bottle of water and track how much you drink in a day. 4.)This should be #1 but, you have to eat. You don't have to eat alot, just eat something like a banana (which is very rich with vitamin B which is depleted by adderall), some fresh fruit. You need to eat at least a small meal, lack of food in your system by not eating all day and using all the energy adderall gives you leaves your body screaming "feed me!" until theres no energy left to even keep you conscious or be able to stand. If you can't eat alot at once, try eating 6 very small meals a day. Its healthier, speeds up metabolism and you wont worry about having to gain wait. 5.)Getting some sleep will also prevent you from feeling lightheaded or blacking out during the day.

If I were you I would ask my doctor to start weening you off of it very slowly in 5mg dosages. Do not let this drug grab hold of you like it did me. I'm trying to stop now and trust me if you keep taking it, In 5 years this drug will turn your life into a living hell and once you get over withdrawal from it, you realize you are much happier now then you were on adderall. Hope some of this helped.

thisisforu0515

replied on September 22nd, 2009

New User

Awesome Reply

alexusf13

replied on October 13th, 2009

New User

That's really great reply i think it will be a great moral booster for all the people dealing with Adderal, which belongs to the group of psycho-simulative drugs named "amphetamines".

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Nichya17

replied on December 3rd, 2009

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Addiction is a dangerous thing. Usually... THANKFULLY people who really have ADHD do not get addicted to it. I used to be addicted to Adderall and when I went on a four day NON STOP binge I was put into the hospital for being delusional.

Adderall is a harmful drug and I am glad today I can say that I am CLEAN! I hope you get better!

If I wasn't taken to the hospital that night I would have died. Either from the drug or from trying to kill myself because I was so delusional

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