have you ever used adderall as a recreational high or to study?
Yes, often
71%
[ 5 ]
Occasianally
14%
[ 1 ]
Never
14%
[ 1 ]
Total Votes : 7
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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.