Hello,
i went to my doctor about 1 year ago
because I desperately wanted to lose
weight. He suggested I take adderall. He
said he'd had some success with some other
patients. So I took him up on it and it
was great for the first couple of months.
I actually am taking amphetimine salts (a
generic) I lost about 15 pounds. But
after that, my appetite really wasn't
suppressed anymore. I guess I built up an
resistance to it. However, what I did
find is that I loved how I felt when I
took it. I began looking forward to
taking the pill around noon each day. 20
mg. It gave me energy and I felt like I
could accomplish anything. I felt happy
all the time. Loved talking to people all
that I could. It was just wonderful.
But then I noticed how moody I was when I
wasn't taking it. I really wanted my
prescription to last a long time, so I
would stop taking it for a couple of days
and only take one when I felt like I
needed it. Like when I had a lot to do
that day or would be out and about with
other people. I noticed that people were
saying to me "you don't seem like yourself
lately". "are you going through 'the
change!' -- which i'm not, etc. I guess I
was more snippy and truly spoke my mind
more when I wasn't on the medicine.
Over the past couple of months, I think
i've developed mild depression. I always
felt like I was very balanced in that
department -- never got really stressed,
felt sad, lethargic about life, etc, but
now I can see it. I feel sad about
everything. Issues with my daughter (who
is 14 and has adhd - she takes strattera),
financial worries, marriage issues, older
children in college, parent issues, my
weight problem, etc. I just feel hopeless
about everything. So I was thinking about
going to the doctor and telling him about
my depression and asking for an
anti-depressant and totally dropping the
adderall. Do you think this will help me?
I still love the way I feel when I take
the adderall.... But it's not helping me
to lose weight, that's for sure. I just
like the way I feel so up and enthused
about things. Also, why do you think it
quit working in helping me to lose weight?
Thanks for any insight anyone can give me.
