person taking adderall for a long time | ADHD Information
I've taken it for 7 years..if you can't find a 10 year person I'd be glad to help.
~GP
Im looking for a person who has taken adderall for more than 10 years. If your out there I would love to ask you some questions.
Thanks
me2!yeah ive been on meds since i was 6, but i switch from one to another every year or so but i think im sticking with adderall now. [QUOTE=terrie] <FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#9900ff size=3>addyV: I admit I've only been on for just over a year, but my husband insists I'm "hooked". I need out for the attractive qualities I described above, but I also know I'm definitely psychologically dependant on it; it seems any time I tried to cut down there was a marked behaviour change (I just thought I'd fall asleep. Ha!--if only) If it's not too intrusive, would you divulge your family's opposition to Adderall in detail? If 'tis, I certainly understand & thx so much for starting this topic.[/QUOTE]
even so, its not like the adderall is doing harm to you.I only took adderall for 2 years, but i have taken other adhd meds for over
13 years.greenPea: Thx for your offer to assist. I certainly have Q's: Have you ever had "Street"-Meth side effects/symptoms that might mimic what you see on TV like lesions that people sterotype Meth Addicts with/uncontrollable movements/jutting out limbs? I really like my Adderall SR (5mg QID) but due to these unattractive & unfortunately progressive symptoms I'm tapering off to nil. Also, have you ever gone off, & if so, any w/drawal symptoms, or was it so unbearable you went immediately back on? My MedMonitorPsych suggested to watch for depression but when I tried to go off less gently I literally watched myself turn in to a raving witch & not care that I was (very unlike my personality).
Well Ive been taking it for seven years too......and terrie I can answer some of your questions:
I take around 30-40mgs per day.....if I start to get like little ticks....my fingers sometime move without me doing anything....nothing too crazy
about the withdrawal....yea you feel it...but to me its not a huge thing...I can handle thinking about not taking it.....but wow caffeine does wonders at those moments
I promised my family I would be off of Adderall in two-three years (they wish less)....thats why Im so interested to hear of someone that has gone more time than me
addyV: I admit I've only been on for just over a year, but my husband insists I'm "hooked". I need out for the attractive qualities I described above, but I also know I'm definitely psychologically dependant on it; it seems any time I tried to cut down there was a marked behaviour change (I just thought I'd fall asleep. Ha!--if only) If it's not too intrusive, would you divulge your family's opposition to Adderall in detail? If 'tis, I certainly understand & thx so much for starting this topic.
yeah, I'll get right on that
. . . Very funny. Like it's not a complete knee-jerk reaction for your hand to slap straight at whatever the heck is attacking you & do everything but bite right back. And dermaWitch wants me Not to touch it but drive across the bay & wait for her to slice me. Self-control never having been my strong suit, I laugh at the likelihood of this happening. By the way, all due respect to anyone I'm probably about to offend (maybe even myself) but your spelling is impeccable. I know it's petty, but it's incredibly liberating to read through a post & not have the ADHD in me be absolutely distracted my mistakes I can't fix.
My spelling is not impeccable, i'm just lazy. hahaThen why didn't you misspell impeccable?
Because I'm a genius. 
With ADHD that's a given. I rest my case.
im stephen hawking if he were able to move around.
Okay you have my attention.
youch
that must hurt
whatever you do
dont pick at it hahashe ain't kiddin'!!(frivolous post!
)u4ia: I love my Adderall but unfotunately I'm starting to look like a meth addict on it--it feels like it's coming out of my skin & I've only been on it for just over a year. What other ones do you switch back & forth from in lieu of Adderall (on the chance I can use something else.)
Mille grazie, bello!
perhaps some lotions?hey jerbear! LOL!Work with me, here--the only breadcrumb trail I can find is that shaded periwinkle rectangle atop right that says Next Topic which I have to assume would be the one below.well um
idk
is it by me?
Oh definitely. . .
I'm RIchard NIxon loli do the same thing! LOL!damn and your ahead of me too!yep! LOL! I can type really fast too! When school starts back up, im sure that
you will have more posts than me. Don't worry! LOL! I'll be grounded for not
paying attentioln and making the teachers crazy.haha im a fast typer toogood. lol.and im boredim bored too. bored and hyper. REally bad combo. this is usually when i start
to do stupid stuff.
- terrie you are cracking me up!!!! I'm glad I'm getting something accomplished today. Thx a bunch--you put a smile on my face--a real one, as opposed to my Perma-Smile for our reception area @ the firm. (Your number of posts is my Evil Secret Code)
crap - I had to post another one after you pointed out my number of posts, took my brain a minute to engage!!! Gone now!!!
Can't let the darkside out, it took too long to bury in the deep, dark recesses of my mind!!!
Ha! I figured that was going to happen. DarkSide only allowed out when needed--especially for those scary jobs.I post sometimes soley to make the post counter go up. I still contribute to the topic though lolI am MegaWitch when I even start to try to wean off my Adderall by 1/4 of a pill. I keep telling myself it's psychological--that there's NO WAY one quarter of a 5mg Adderall SR could be noticed by my body or brain, but it seems patently clear--anyone disagree w/me so I can feel better/worse? I HAVE successfully stopped the "pre-med" of the Zantac--I think I'm not missing it . . . If you feel depressed, doesnt that ruin all other benefits of not being on the medication?Hm 5 mg? I don't think that would make a difference. I have to take 60mg just to get across the room.I believe the depression stems from withdrawl from the narcotic, adderal does give those vibrant bursts of euphoric feelings, bright and clean. The reason I took the med was not to take care of any depression, it was a tool I used to function in the world of paperwork, to be organized. all the lit. that comes with the med, states to not stop completely, aka cold turkey, but, I did not reada this of course until after I quit....
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[QUOTE=terrie]I am MegaWitch when I even start to try to wean off my Adderall by 1/4 of a pill. I keep telling myself it's psychological--that there's NO WAY one quarter of a 5mg Adderall SR could be noticed by my body or brain, but it seems patently clear--anyone disagree w/me so I can feel better/worse? I HAVE successfully stopped the "pre-med" of the Zantac--I think I'm not missing it . . .[/QUOTE] maybe I am confused but isn't zantac a antacid? When you take any antacid or drink certain fruit juices, it decreases the med absorbtion....I am not an expert, it is just what I have read in certain med journals.
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Ha!Amateurs . . . [QUOTE=Euphoria] [QUOTE=candyhound21410] LOL! I haven't gone to bed
since Wednesday! LOL! I got you beeat by 24
hours.[/QUOTE]
You did not, I didn't sleep for about 3 days or so before my hibernation I just
awoke from.[/QUOTE]
Yeah i did. I was up all night studying and partying. No time to be online. I
finally went to sleep on Sunday though. [QUOTE=terrie]
Amateurs . . .[/
QUOTE]
Well how long do you stay up? LOL! Better yet how do you entertain yourself?I don't get how you guys can last that long. I start to hallucinate and hear things on the 3rd day, and by the 4th day I just twitch and act like I'm insane. I can stay up for 3-4 days with very little effort but 6-7 would just cause my body to shut down.
Not sure I should say--not my finest hour...I believe 6 & 3/4 days @ fairly normal functioning level is my personal best. The firm's alarm is going--gotta scram
were adjusting my meds. I'm not an amature! LOL!
[QUOTE=Euphoria]I don't get how you guys can last that long.[/QUOTE]
That's not what you said yesterday.
Pleeeeeease. I'll deal with you later.
[QUOTE=candyhound21410]ohhh. I've done 7 days in a
row, functioning normally. That was when they were adjusting my meds. I'm
not an amature! LOL![/QUOTE]
<FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#9933ff
size=3>I beg to differ--I suspect you are far more mature than I . . .
(for optimum efficacy, always spell your defenses correctly or you're opening
yourself up to the likes of me) thx for messaging me last night--I was
way bored, too. But also way behind.
Whad i spell wrong. LOL! Never could spell.Being sleep deprived kind of makes me see things differently also. In a way I kind of like it but I don't stay up past 36 hours then I simply get too weird! I see things different physically. There would be a lamp next to me, and normally it looks like a lamp. When I've been up for 3-4 days, I have a different view on the lamp. It looks like a cat. It's a cat. It ain't no lamp, its a damn cat.
[QUOTE=Euphoria]hahaha ok then.[/QUOTE]
I'll have you know that song of yours went through my head ALL NIGHT LONG.
i dont know how you guys can stay up for 3 and more days. That's just ridiculous. In college I've done tons of all nighters and 48hour'ers and once did a 72hour'er but after that if I put my head in a pillow I get this feeling like I'm gonna die once i close my eyes. I'd never want to know how I feel after that long.Although I have to say, I get really happy and silly with sleep deprivation. Sort of like being completely in love with life. it's so weird.
hahaha ok then.
[QUOTE=candyhound21410]ohhh. I've done 7 days in a row, functioning normally. That was when they were adjusting my meds. I'm not an amature! LOL![/QUOTE]
I beg to differ--I suspect you are far more mature than I . . . (for optimum efficacy, always spell your defenses correctly or you're opening yourself up to the likes of me) thx for messaging me last night--I was way bored, too. But also way behind.
I'm currently listening to Trampled Underfoot by Led Zeppelin.....but it wasn't that song lol.
Is there a selection to choose from? The one beneath your cherry. 
Dead I...
And what is that?hi,
I have taken this med for many years... as a past social worker with mounds of paperwork, and patient assessments to attend to... this worked wonderfully.
But, as I have been in a new profession as a coffee house/restaurant owner I have questioned the need for this as a daily mothers little helper. I really feel the need and benefit with all paperwork and tax reports........but again I felt controlled, so I took a leap and quit. At first I felt free and not limited, not controlled. But as time marched onward, I feel tired, perhaps a bit depressed and really not motivated when I am alone, and supposed to be doing all the paperwork and tax reports.
I thought the feeling of being tired, less focused would diminish, but I have not seen this, also I have a grand appetite, which is really not what I am aiming for in the benefits of dropping out on the add med choice. I was taking fourty mg per day. I had insomnia, facial tics at times and was a little edgy, ok alot edgy and moody. I feel much softer in my personality and more like my previous fun loving self. the only problemo is being tired, depressed
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zantac does come in 150mg however those are perscription strength.
Of coarse one can take 2-75mg = 150!
Goody--then I won't feel redundant saying that apparently in NorCal, one may purchase Zantac 15Omg OTC @ CostCo, Target or many other drugstores. I know someone who has a prescription for Ranitidine (same thing) but that's because it's 3OOmg--worked quite nicely though as I recall.[quote]Zanax would kick my as[/quote]-. . .