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kayyyseaaa
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| Posted: 25 January 2008 at 11:21pm | IP Logged
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i've been taking adderall for almost eight years..and the only thing i experiance is the dependancy..not the scratching and stuff
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singleprego
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I have dermatographia too. It sucks. I came down with it almost a year ago, right around the time I started back on Ritalin. I am now on Adderall and it didnt go away. To manage it I take 10mg of Loratidine everyother day. I dont have attacks nearly as much as without it. Loratidine is over the counter. Other names for it is Claritin or Alavert. I use the CVS brand. Good luck.
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31 now, "doctor" diagnosed at 10, taking Adderall XR.
3 year old son, dont know yet, but keeping an eye out.
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sweetchild
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I was curious, Ritalin users, esp. those who have used Adderal (preferably XR)and switched, if you think that the Ritalin helps better with concentration and focus, most of the time?
I know we all our different. But maybe alittle bit of advice for anyone who may be able to answer?
I am going to get off all stimulants if Adderall 5mg XR doesn't do the trick or at a last resort try Ritalin at most 5 to 10 mg. My Dr. wanted me to try Concerta but it is too long lasting for me, I have heard it interupts sleep too much.
I guess, I won't know unless I try to up dose to prescribed dosage of 10mg of Adderall a day then go from there. I hate the Testing phase though, its hard to know what is the right thing to do.
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BrittanyVL23
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I started taking Adderall last week and for me, so far, it has been a God send. I'm 23 but I have struggled with ADHD my entire life without knowing what it truly was. I always felt like there was something wrong with me and that I would spend my entire life struggling to focus and dealing with the other personal issues that come along with it. I was very, very reluctant about being prescribed Adderall because of the "speed-like" side-effects. I am a small girl already and I have no desire to lose anymore weight. I immediately noticed a dramatic change in my ability to focus on school work. Last week I had midterms and I breezed through them like I have never been able to in the past. I only take 15mg twice a day so I don't know if the low dose helps reduce the side-effects.
The only things that I have noticed are I am itchy and I can't sleep. But, I've dealt with the sleep issue for a long time, so it's not that big of a deal for me.
Also, I noticed some postings about anxiety. I also suffer from that and about 2 years ago my mom recommended that I try Serzone. I did and it worked wonders for me. I believe it's actually under the anti-depressant category and I also realize that all medications will effect everyone differently. The only negative part is that it is a black box medication. I haven't had any problems with it though. If you decide to try it you should probably ask to have your liver enzymes checked regularly just to make sure everything stays within normal range. It worked for me overnight.
I wish you all the best of luck!
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sweetchild
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So, it is an antidepressant?
I may try it.
Will it make me tired?
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BrittanyVL23
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sweetchild wrote:
So, it is an antidepressant?
I may try it.
Will it make me tired?
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I'm 99% positive that Serzone is classified as an anti-depressant. It's never made me tired. I'm not sure if that's a side effect or not. If you ask for it your Dr. may be reluctant to give it to you though because of the warning label. I tried Prozac first and it made me incredibly angry, then I tried Wellbutrin which only added to my anxiety. Serzone has worked wonders for my anxiety. Good luck!
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kelann
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I have been on adderall now for 4 years and had to get off of it twice (once being pregnant and the other going into a paritial hospitalization for an eating disorder, not adderall induced) and infact most of the symptoms bad and good have disapated. However the effects still work the same for me (concentration, focus, etc). I can sleep like there's no tomorrow, I actually gained alot of weight as it doesn't influence my appetite as in did in the beginning, which I loved, my tics went down quite abit, but then so did my stress level....however, if I don't take my adderall I will sleep for days at a time. I am sure I am withdrawing from the drug. I don't feel like I am dying or anything but even in the mornings I am soooo useless until I take my adderall. I have always had a hard time waking up and it doesn't help that I am sure I am withdrawing and so tired. I just also got put on wellbutrin for my depression. Also the weight gain that i suffered was from being in a outpatient intensive program for my ED and I was over eating and binging ontop of my food plan...and that's WITH taking adderall. Hopefully the wellbutrin will have me lose some weight now. I sure miss what it use to do with the appetite. Anyways, I am just writing to say that I don't hear too much of people who's symptoms disappear like mine. At least it works like it's suppose to. Wondering if my body just is dependant on it and I built up a tolerance to it. Not sure. Please respond if you have an idea on this! THanks
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Wolfeski
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I was having horrible problems with anxiety ever since i started on ADD meds. First i tried concerta and it drove me into the depths of a horrible depression so i switched to adderall XR. Recently I'd been getting horribly anxious and suicidal for no good reason at all. I don't really think the adderall is to blame, it just drives people with anxious tendencies into a corner.
I've been on cymbalta for the past couple of days and it's really helped, but i also suspected that the XR was harmful because the medicine lasts so long. It's just so easy to get worked up over a period of 12 or so hours.
So I got my psychiatrist to prescribe the cheaper non-controlled release form of adderall and its been really nice to be able to be a work zombie for about 4 hours and then just enjoy the rest of my day.
Generalized anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders seem to be laughed off as though they were imagined by its victims. People need to see their doctors about compulsive behavior or irrational anxiety because there actually are pretty effective medicines out there to deal with them in combination with ADD meds.
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WOWjustWOW
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Wow I'm truly shocked at the number of people who are becoming dependent on adderall all the time. I hope this website helps me quit using it, because now I cannot keep telling myself that the things that are happening to me aren't because of adderall.
I started taking it about a year ago. I had tried it plenty of times before from my friends and I was in a down patch, in my junior year at college, and I got prescribed. I knew I was being foolish then, but I told myself I wouldn't take it for long....
But what we need to keep in mind is that adderall is the chemical cousin of cocaine.
I'm only prescribed 20ml a day, and I don't usually take it all.
I have bad skin now, which before I only had the occasional zit. I'm 22 and in the past year I have seen bags start to form under my eyes, my smile line wrinkles have deepened, due to the poor sleep, and the fact the meds absorb a considerable amount of your nutrients. I have a lip biting problem, so you can only imagine how magnified that got. Last night, in my sleep (or I should say half-sleep) I almost bit straight through my lip. And because of all the biting, fumbling, grinding, my teeth have started to wear down. My hair is thinner. I've missed periods. I've started eating fattier foods, because when I am hungry, I'm starving and digestive system doesn't handle the vegtables I would normally eat very well. I've been less likely to go out with friends. I have become a work-a-holic. And most importantly I had an increase in high-blood pressure, and I find my breath is very shallow sometimes, and my heart feels like it is palpatating most of the time. And I am 22 yr old , 120lbs., strict vegitarian, I barely eat dairy! and I don't smoke cigarettes. AND,
I'm only prescribed 20ml a day, and I don't usually take it all!!!
and I don't want to know what it's doing for the long term effects of my liver.
This drug is deteriorating us. So, I'm going to urge myself and others not to give into the dependancy. I know the pluses, or else I wouldn't be taking it. I am more organized than ever, I have found incredible inspirations, and things about myself.
And maybe I have to thank adderall for getting me on track, but I don't think I could ever feel quite right about my successes if I don't wean myself off this drug. Then we can take the working ethics we've learned an achieve them at our own will.
I've got to believe I can still come back to the me before this chemical.
And sometimes I have to ask myself if I'm really getting all that much
work done when I am so hoped up on speed I'm ziq-zagging all over the
place?
Things I've found helpful in trying to lower my intake:
-Only taking 5ml or 10ml to get you out of bed, I promise even for you on a higher dose---it helps
-Coffee, Coffee, Coffee. I know some may be thinking:"ya right, that doesn't even effect me anymore." But not only is it a simulant, it is a natural laxitive (If you drink a big cup of strong coffee and can't go there is something wrong with your diet) and it curves hunger a little. But I wouldn't recommend coffee if you are taking your full dosage, as it will only make you more jittery, dehydrated, sweaty, and more stimulants for your brain/liver/whole body to process.
-I haven't lost a lot of weight since I've been taking adderall, luckily I got down to a good size before then, and I did so solely on diet, trust me excersise had little to do with it, and I can't imagine how fit I would be if I did work out a couple hours a week. But I just continue a vegetarian, high-fiber diet. I promise there are ways to prepare veggie healthy meals that aren't leafy, flavorless, expensive, or hard to make. You just have to know the right products. If you want some reciepes feel free to e-mail me: Mandaphace@yahoo.com
-don't keep your med next to your bed. When we wake up we're still grogy, this isn't because you have ADD, it is because everyone is the moment that alarm goes off.
If you just sit up for a minute you'll start to wake up. maybe buy a coffee maker with a timer so you'll know there is fresh coffee waiting for you, giving you a reason to get-up.
-If you live with someone who you can trust, let them hold on to it, so you have to actually ask for it.
-Everyone should wean themselves off, you never now how you could react it you just quit, especially when driving.
I will admit I would have never taken the time to write something this long for some discussion forum of I hadn't been on adderall, then again I would never of had to.
But I did have to, because this website has made me not able to turn my head any longer and keep saying tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. And I wanted to contribut for people in the future who click here and read this hoping to find one more reason to quit.
I have known many lost in a fog of the false reality of medications and I have to admit I've been slipping away too.
Edited by WOWjustWOW on 09 November 2009 at 5:41pm
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Tacee
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Oh yeah, I wanted to try an anti-depressant instead but after I read about all the weight gain it worried me. Then I read about Wellbutrin...however, I read several times that it as well causes anxiety....darn.
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If you have anxiety I wouldnt recommend Wellbutrin. I have an axiety disorder along with adhd and was put on wellbutrin. Made my skin crawl at first and after giving it time to see if the side effect would go away ended up in the psych ward with substance-induced mania/psycosis. I had to stay for 4 days and I wasnt awake for 3 of them. I am not saying that this will happen with you but if you and your doctor decide to try it and you feel your skin crawling then stop taking it immediatley. Good luck
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