I used Adderall 15mg /day for about two months until towards the end of the 2 month period it didn't seem to do as much for me. It started giving me a "cloudly" head, like everything around was a little bit different. I decided to stop taking it, cold turkey. Maybe a couple days following, I started having 'panic attacks' and started to get a lot of anxeity throughout the day ... still faced with the cloudlyness.
It's been a month now since I've been off, I still have some problems sleeping ... bad dreams (which I'm not sure if it's related)? It seems like it's starting to get better with time ... any advice or input on how long the "effects" will last? It's seems like the cloudyness goes away if my mind is pre-occupied. I just didn't know if I could get on any kind of diet or start any physical activity to help?
Thanks.
-Alex
almost_there38750.6704976852Alex - I agree with Reisa that it sounds more like those moments are caused by ADHD rather than the meds. I feel that without the meds - it's like vaseline on my glasses and walking in deep mud. Just slow clumsy and my thoughts are so choppy that people think I'm on drugs only when I'm not.
Remember too that there are many meds to try before giving up. Adderall is just one of them.
Dependence on adderall would take large doses over a long period before you got dependent on them. Even on the long term most don't. And the med flushes fast out of you so that's not a truly worryful issue.
Check with your doc. I'd recommend more to see a psychiatrist as there's always the chance you've been misdiagnosed. Hard to say without an expert opinion.
Best of luck - don't give up hope!
I would go back and talk to your doctor about this. It sounds like maybe you just came out of the "ADD fog" long enough to notice it exists. What you describe is what I experience when I am not on medications or my medications have worn off.
I get anxious whenever I try to function without meds. Not as a side effect, just the fact that I know that I can't pay any attention whatsoever. I know that I am not paying attention while driving, or that I have spent 45 minutes trying to get myself out of my front door with my teeth brushed and without forgetting my purse, or my keys or my lunch or...
ANYONE who has to go through what I do in order to get ready for work every morning (before meds kick in) would be anxious and irritable.
Talk to your doctor - he/she would know if you are having a strange reaction or just need a medication change. Cloudyness stinks, do what you need to in order to take care of yourself. If it is ADD cloudyness - there are other options you can try if you don't want to take meds.