My boyfriend started taking adderall about
3 months ago to help him focus at work and
study for a huge test he was taking.
However he was not prescribed to take the
drug - a friend has been giving them to
him. Since he started taking it I have
watched him go through a lot of ups and
downs (unfortunately more downs than ups).
I started noticing a change about two
weeks after he had been taking adderall
(but at the time did not associate the
adderall and his mood change). I
confronted him – in a very friendly
upbeat manner – and asked if everything
was ok. At first he said yes……but
that was not good enough for me because I
knew it was not. So I pried a little
more and he said that he was just having
some anxiety/stress about work, the test
and us taking the next step.
After a few conversations about how he was
feeling he stopped talking adderall, well
that is what he said. He seemed to be
back to his old self. Right around
this time I started doing some research on
the drug which really opened my eyes
……..He showed signs of several of the
side effects that I found (he stopped
sleeping at night, was never hungry, lost
weight, was constantly restless, loss of
sex drive, and the big one was his
depression). And I think that some of
the side effects were worse because he was
self-prescribing. So some days he
would take ½ other a full then some days
none (so he would go through withdrawal
which he did not even realize).
He began taking adderall on a daily basis
again little over 2 weeks ago and it is
started all over (restless nights, loss of
appetite and he has been so depressed).
This time I was a little more aware
because of my research.
Recently I told him that he had been
acting a little different for the last
several days. Then I asked him if
everything was ok. He said that he had
been feeling really depressed and not like
himself at all. We talked for sometime
about his feelings and what may be causing
them…..All he would say is that he did
not know. So I introduced the idea
that the adderall could be causing him to
feel this way. He agreed that this
could be a possibility and said he is
going to stop taking because he hates
feeling this way.
What is the best way for me to be
supportive and help him through this?
Last edited by Concerned98 on 02-08-07 11:20am; edited 2 times in total
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Taking Pills Not Prescribed Posted: 02-07-07 15:45pm
He is putting his life at risk and maybe
yours. Noone should take someone elses
medication. All medication works
differently on everyone. What works for
me may not work for you and vice versa.
You need to tell him to stop asap. His
body is telling him that he does not need
that drug. He needs to go see a doctor or
go to the er asap. I wish you both luck.
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Color of Paper
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 171 Location: Long Beach, Ca
Posted: 02-07-07 15:47pm
Within in the first few sentences I can
tell you whats wrong.
Dont take medication without seeing a Dr.
(psychaitrist and psychologist) period...
No one can self diagnos let alone self
medicate.
Drugs do werid things to your mind and
adderall is bassicly speed...People get
very very very very werid when on speed.
And btw your boyfriend needs a lesson to
inform him that to get though tough times
you dont need medication...You need
disciplin and paitences.
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DJS2105
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 12 Location: new york
I Know Whats He Feels Posted: 02-09-07 20:07pm
I take adderal and I have became very
deppressed. I now also take lexapro for
my deppression, but the adderal makes me
have no apetite so I dont eat much at all.
I am now 15 pounds under weight and was
told to start eating more but I cant and
im still losing weight. Just get your boy
off adderal and tell him to talk to a
doctor too see if he should take some meds
