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have you ever used adderall as a recreational high or to study?
Yes, often
71%
 71%  [ 5 ]
Occasianally
14%
 14%  [ 1 ]
Never
14%
 14%  [ 1 ]
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kword

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Posts: 33
Adderall Overdose
Posted: 03-07-06 14:51pm

I'm almost 17 and weigh around 120 about 5'7, i've been using adderall for a little more than a year off and on but lately adderal has just been so prevelent. A couple weeks ago I bought a bottle of 60 20mg xr capsules for dirt cheap. So over a week or two i've used some for personal use (mainly just for school I have trouble focusing, but can't get tested for add cause of my abuse history) and also getting my friends hyped up, atleast half, and the other half i've been distributing. So the other day I was running low had about 4 20mg left, and out of the blue a girl who I had prev. Gotten adderal from before tells me she has 15 30mgxr cap. With her I can never turn anything down so I obtain these cap. For an extremely low price.

So for the past two weeks i've probably had at least 40 mgs a day which I think isnt bad b/c prev. I would take atleast 80 mgs a day for a week until I finished a bottle of 50. I don't think that i'm addicted to it because this weekend I had about 240mgs with me and I just chose not to so I know I can control.

This morning I had a standardized test to take and I thought it would be a decent idea to get pretty hyped up for the test so I decided to take 80mg xr (2 30mg and 1 20mg) so I emptied all three capsules into a piece of paper and grabbed a sip of water and then dumped the xr beads into my mouth, then I crunched up the tiny beads and when I thought it was all crushed I swallowed. Usually I would take a pepcid complete in the morning to speed up the breaking up of the chemical, it would hit me in about a half hour or less. This morning I didn't and I was wondering if the 80mg would even effect me so more than an hour later I started to feel the stimulant. I became more focused, I felt the visual/headbuzz kind of feeling, fast heartbeat (which was normal for me, even the light palpatations) so while I was taking this test I kept becoming more affected by the drug. I was focused on the test but my heart was going crazy, it was a different kind of beat.

I'm also becoming extremely cold at this point, I am wearing short sleeves but its room temperature. I start getting chilled, and goosebumps are all over my arms. I try to ignore the cold, but I reach in my pocket to pull out my cell phone and I hear my name being called. The voice sounded like my teacher but i'm well aware he didn't call my name. So I do realize that I am having auditory hallucinations at this point, which doesn't bother in the least because I know why im halllucinating. I've also been up for atleast 3 days at once so i'm accustomed to vivid hallucinations. Then I start noticing bugs flying around the room and what looks like mice crawling around, but of course im just hallucinating. So I ignore the creatures and just finish the test, it turns out that I was last to finish but I dont think that it was because I was messed up I was just taking my time and double checking everything. Im actually feeling very confident about the results.

Around 11:30 my heart rate is still up and popping out of my chest (big palpitations). Then there was a sharp jabbing pain in my chest (different from the palpitations) , my legs start to turn cold and feel like they’re falling asleep. My hands start becoming clammy and get a light red color. I leave class to go get a sweatshirt from my locker and check myself out in the bathroom. The sweatshirt is comfortably warm and my eyes are extremely red. I look at my eyes and one eyes pupil is completely dilated with barely any color, the other is normal size then my arms start itching like there wash a rash on them. So I decided to ignore the itch, my skin turns blotchy red and then like 10 mins later its gone. The sharp pains in my chest continue. Pulse feels weaker than before not able to accurately measure this.

By 1 o’clock I feel normal except for a head buzz. Around 2:15 I felt exhausted ridiculously tired, confused, detached from what was going on in school. 2:45 the comedown is over just tired and not my normal self. My hands are really sweaty and my mind has almost stopped racing my chest still feels a little on edge and my legs are still cold and a little numb.

Well I would have to say that that was the hardest “trip” i’ve had it was worse than a bad ‘shroom trip. I would recommend not to ever use adderal unless prescribed. I’m pretty sure that I have done some extensive damage to my heart and also my central nervous system.

This is you first hand experience right here.

If you read this good for you this was made to let me vent a little bit and also to let you know this is not something to mess around with.

The amount of physical pain during this trip was almost unbearable and I can handle pain quite well.

Thanks for listening,
kword
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JazzyNRG

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2006
Posts: 2
Location: California
Small Amounts?
Posted: 05-13-06 20:08pm

I have been prescribed adderall for add. I ask the Dr. For the smallest dose and take one or two 5mg pills a day. Even at this dose I do feel the racing heart and my blood pressure has gone up. But when I take a day or two off - I am so tired all day that I can hardly move. Is this a typical reaction? How long would it go on?
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gordonz

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 May 2006
Posts: 10

Posted: 05-15-06 22:18pm

Hey kword,

i had lots of experience with dexedrine, which is about the same as adderall except it's a better buzz (less edge, more calm), and it's slightly easier on your heart.

I used to take dexedrine 20mg a day for up to two weeks, with only about two hours of sleep every night, and then quit and wait a month. Unlike you I didn't use it to study, I used it to help me write.. But mostly because the buzz/high I got was incredible. And I couldn't quit.

So I became an addict.

In short I did get all your symptoms.. But only when I was deep into the addiction (6 months of going on runs!!) obviously it's very bad for your heart, and whether or not you're prescribed it, the stuff is still speed (amphetamines.) speed is addictive, because it makes you feel you can do anything, and enhances your cognitive abilites in many ways.

I even had times when I was so addicted to the stuff (couldn't give up the buzz for my life!!), where my heart would hurt, beat really fast, and I would have trouble breathing!

The fact that i'm still alive (there were many times where this stuff could have killed me) proves that whatever damage you did to your heart is probably not extensive. Because I went through your symptoms about 30 times or more. I was unwilling to quit, and that's what happens.

I think you experienced "overdose" symptoms, however, not because of abuse or addiction (mine were caused by addiction/abuse.)

you just foolishly doubled your dosage.. Speed is not a drug you can do that with. The only way to use speed for any reason (to get a buzz, to do work, to stay up for days on end) is to use the lowest effective dose. If you lose some of the good effects after using the same dose for a long time, you can try adding an extra 5-10mg here and there. And see how that works. If it works well, you might have a body that can handle it--johnny cash used to take 20 dexedrine pills a day, and 20 sleeping pills every night. It's a matter of tolerance--and only if you have a strong cardio/heart. I don't have a strong heart, that's why dexedrine ruined my health.

Give your heart time to "repair" after this "episode", and if you use adderall during this period, keep it low. I would say no more than 20mg a day. That's really all you need, anyway.

40mg of adderall (if crushed up, and taken all at once) is equal to at least one good hit of crystal meth. And doctors prescribe this stuff!

Speed is dangerous.. But not if you're careful and if you can quit before it ruins your health. My health is ruined permanently because of foolishness and self-loathing. Don't make my mistake.

Hope this helps!
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