Adderall Addictive or Not - Your Opinion | ADHD Information
[QUOTE=dontsurfonmytur]I personally dont believe in anti depressants, and any other prescriptio medicine to take daily for a certain "disorder" or whatever.[/QUOTE]Your dismissal of the value of daily prescription medicine for a disorder is sad. If you are interested in basing your beliefs on facts then do some research and learn something before demonstrating ignorance.
Maxdad
I personally dont believe in anti depressants, and any other prescriptio medicine to take daily for a certain "disorder" or whatever. I believe there is a more than 80% chance you will not be able to stop using the perscription drugs, ending up costing a fortune and hurting your body.
i did not take adderall to "feel good" or get high , i dont abuse it. i know many people who are emotionallly messed up because of prescription drugs. I hate parents who , when oen tiny little thing is wrong with their kid, they take them to doctor to get prescribed medicine.
so id ont kno what the "bad impression" is, me using it 2-3 times a week to get me through hard days or people who use it everyday and messing up their lives slowly but surely
You hate parents who when one tiny thing is wrong with their kid they take them to doctor to get prescribed medicine? I hate hate. And I don't like hypocrates who condemn people for running their kids to the doctor and being prescribed medicine that aids them to do what your trying to do without a doctor's help. You say you only want to use it 2-3 times a week to get you through those hard days, that you didn't take it to feel good or get high. Well man with silly name, I saw your original post. You know, where you described the feeling of euphoria... that feels good don't it? You don't abuse it, but you want to know if breaking the capsule open and taking whats inside it will be 'worse' than taking it normal?
So if you don't take it to get high or feel good, just to get you through the hard days eh? Hey, I seen a post on 'hard stools' here, that must be it, you want to use it as a laxative because your so full of sh*t.
Now be respectfull of parents who love their children, leave an appology note on your way out, and go home and pray that this kind of help will still be here for your children if they need it... if you ever figure out how to reproduce.
I agree with both replys. bmanA person who is “addicted” needs to up the dosage over a period of time to get the same therapeutic result. There are no studies I can find that show that folks on Adderall do this. A good example is nicotine addicition which affects about 80% of smokers. In their case the brain actually creates more and more receptors for the nicotine which means that the smoker keeps increasing the amount they smoke.
Normally dependence refers to taking the med regardless of the need. My opinion is that dependence in the ADD world is more related to being dependant on the therapeutic result. I function much better when on dose versus when not on dose.
I, as well as many on this board, take med holidays with no other adverse effect other than being sleepy for a few days. There are not convulsions, cramps, severe cravings that are often associated with withdrawal from an addictive substance. And in my case I have been prescribed a very high dosage amount – in fact I have yet to meet anyone on the board taking as much.
Potential exceptions are those with a history of substance abuse. Evidently meds like Adderall can trigger a compulsion to increase dosage regardless of need.
MaxDad
I am also on a high dosage- 90 mg Adderall XR. I started on 30 mg 4 years ago. I have never asked that it be raised, he's the doctor, I tell him how I'm doing at 3 month intervals, and he determines my dosage for the next 3 months. I don't know how high he will go, but from what I've seen here, I am easily 30 mg ahead of the high rollers, he has however comented durring my past several visits that I am his only patient on 90 mg. I'm thinking at least 120 mg as he was planning on shooting me from 60 to 120, but I stressed my tendancy towards addiction and he decided on 90. Over a year, and its been great.
I understand all of the replys and already know that it can be addictive.I feel addiction is basically something you promise yourself you won't do but do it anyway. Adderall's problem is tolerance. A persons body becomes so tolerant to this particular drug, people up their dose without odctors orders. I have found my self debating on whether or not to take an extra half, but never do bc i know that can lead into problems.
on a final note. Be completely honest with your doctor or psych, they are your best help to be on a correct dose to manage your ADHD. IF you have been taking more, tell them... they wont be mad. They will adjust your dose.
bman3039116.7447106481For some reason my post got deleted or something,
But iwas just saying that I took 40mg of aderrall xr for teh first time because my friend offered it. Please don't judge me, i am a good person at heart, just have issues like everyone in this world.
Is opening the capsule and taking whats inside worse than just taking the capsules? Also taking 40 mg a couple times a week isnt that bad right? I reallized it helps me with school and work.
i had a lot more to say on my other post , i dotn knwo why it is gone..
bman30
You say tolerance develops to this particular drug, being adderall. What about to other stimulants?
My daughter has definitley developed tolerance to adderall. She beagn at 10mg adderall XR which was VERY effective at the time. Over 3 years we have very gradually had to increase her dose just to get the same results. She is now at 30mg and it is not working that well. Her drs don't want to increase her. She is almost 9 and weighs 67lbs. I have watched her develop tolerance to each dose. Maybe it doesn't happen to everyone! And although she has developed tolerance, she certainly is not addicted. SHe doesn't care if I give it to her or not.
when I first took Adderall it gave me a euphoric feel. But now I just focus and get things done. If I take one or four i get the same effect, so I take my one as prescribed. I too am an addict. I am not using at this time, thank goodness. As well as having ADD. Oh, and it's addictive, especially if you abuse it .opiebopie39117.1176388889[QUOTE=dontsurfonmytur]
For some reason my post got deleted or something,
But iwas just saying that I took 40mg of aderrall xr for teh first time because my friend offered it. Please don't judge me, i am a good person at heart, just have issues like everyone in this world.
Is opening the capsule and taking whats inside worse than just taking the capsules? Also taking 40 mg a couple times a week isnt that bad right? I reallized it helps me with school and work.
i had a lot more to say on my other post , i dotn knwo why it is gone..
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Yes. Anything and everything capable of producing euphoria by means of gratifying our pleasure center.. (the one in your brain) can become addictive or if you prefer, habit forming. Many things can set the ball rolling, even things that don't have to be ingested such as gambling or sex, although these are more in line with the mental obsession that drives us to continue against our best efforts not to continue. The second feature of addiction is the physical compulsion, and this compulsion is much like an obsession with a gun. Its no longer a 'oh, that feels good, you should maybe have some more' to 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET MORE NOW!!!
ADHD or not, the general sense of well being coupled with the sudden feeling of vitallity produced by medications such as Adderall make them highly addictive. It is for this reason that it is one of the drugs that are heavily controlled. If you show up a few days early to pick up your prescriptions for say... Adderall & Prozac, the pharmacist will gladly hand you the prozac and tell you, "sorry, you'll have to pick the Adderall up in a few days". Those poor guys take alot of heat from addicts who rant and rave at the prospect of putting off the demands of their compulsion to supply their pleasure center with fuel. It ain't the pharmacist's fault, he has the government breathing down his neck and must protect his buisness and livelihood. And it ain't the addicts fault, he's got an obsession with a gun to his head telling him he ain't leaving without it.
I am an addict, and it was a scarey proposition to learn that being ADHD opened the door for me to get speed, one of my favorite drugs as an active addict. I have been blessed so far and have taken my Adderall as prescribed, along with recomended drug vacations which are 2-3 days of no drug and have handled it well. Oh, there were times when I would hesitate and remember that wonderful feeling of euphoria when nasil ingested speed hit my system, but it is quickly uprooted by the knowldge I have obtained from my involvment with NA & AA (Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous) I know the certain misery that comes through feeding an addiction as deadly as a drug addiction. I have fun though, especially at NA meetings. They sit for an hour patting each other on the back for escaping drug addiction and saving their lives... then they go out in the parking lot and light up a cigarette. I go out and say, "you guys better turn in your tokens for clean time, your addiction still has you by the balls". They say its ok because cigarettes aren't mind and mood altering drugs that make you high. I tell them, "Oh yeah, not mood altering? Take mine away from me for a day and watch my mood alter"!
So, I am curious to see anyone and everyones opinon if adderall is addictive or not. Why or Why not?
I have my opinion, but I would like to have a discussion on everyones input
bman3039111.8494907407[QUOTE=bman30]So, I am curious to see anyone and everyones opinon if adderall is addictive or not. Why or Why not?
I have my opinion, but I would like to have a discussion on everyones input
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I'm studying drugs and behavior. Yes, adderall, as with amphetamines is physcologically addictive. The postive reinforcement effects of the drugs will cause you to desire the drug after repeated usage, and tolerance builds up over time, and in as little as 4-6 weeks.
But don't confuse tolerance and mild addiction to abuse. Aphetamines have less severe physical withdrawal symptoms as other drugs. If adderall is used as prescribed, little potential for abuse will like result.