I was perscribed Adderall two weeks ago.  I was given the normal starting dossage of 10 mg a day.  I am going to be honest with myself and say that I love the effects.  I can talk to people easily and feel comfortable in my own skin.  Plus I can get alot done which is great because I have alot of goals but fatigue and depression plauge me.

I have been trying to figure out a right medication for my depression since I was 14 and still haven't found one.  I'm 22 now.  I have bi-polar but there are cases when anti-depressants and mood stabilizers don't work.  I stuggle every day.  So I have just started Adderall because ADD is often accompanied with Bi-Polar.  In some cases Adderall is used to treat deppression.  Also, my sister and Dad have ADD.

On the other hand, is the feeling I get from Adderoll too good to be true?  I have already started to abuse it by taking more than perscribed but this is because I crash emotionally. Does this mean I have to stop or is there a chance I can still take the adderall.  Is this a dependancy or just a normal first reaction. 

  Does the euphoria ware off?  Does the energy and motivation go away?  If this is true will I always want to chase that high by taking more and more, or will 40 mg a day satisfy me.  Could it be that 10 mg is not enough and that a higher dosage would prevent mid-day crashes....I HOPE!  Is there a happy medium?  Could it be that some people can take adderall and some should not because they have an addictive personality?  I suppose it would be bad to continue to up your dosage higher and higher and higher.... 

What if I went on adderall to get me through my last 1.5 years of college and then stop before my dose intake gets out of control do to tollerance?  Then I could slowly detox right?

Or - Hold On, I Got It! (mabey) - what if I hop from one perscription drug to another before I get too tollerant to one perticulare drug.  Or do they all have a common active ingrediant? 

What the heck man!

You can tell Im adderall right now for putting all thoughs smily faces.

Thanks so MUCH!       FROM:

 Thumbs up?...   Or down for adderall for me?

I have bi-polar but there are cases when anti-depressants and mood stabilizers don't work.  I stuggle every day.  So I have just started Adderall because ADD is often accompanied with Bi-Polar.

If you have bipolar disorder that coexists with ADHD, stimulant medication can often worsen manic symptoms

I have already started to abuse it by taking more than perscribed but this is because I crash emotionally. Does this mean I have to stop or is there a chance I can still take the adderall.  Is this a dependancy or just a normal first reaction.

Not taking stimulant medication as prescribed can cause serious health risks. It can work with your heart rate if you abuse it and can raise your blood pressure if you take way too much. When people raise and lower doses in the absence of their physicians instructions and have a severe reaction, the medication is blamed, not the person who is being so irresponsible. Any medication is dangerous when not used as prescribed and thats why we look to our physicians and pharmacists for proper guidance and instructions.

Does the euphoria ware off?  Does the energy and motivation go away?  If this is true will I always want to chase that high by taking more and more, or will 40 mg a day satisfy me.  Could it be that 10 mg is not enough and that a higher dosage would prevent mid-day crashes

If your taking the medication to chase a high, you not using the medication for what it is intended which could result in a devasting outcome so crashing is the least of your problems.

Or - Hold On, I Got It! (mabey) - what if I hop from one perscription drug to another before I get too tollerant to one perticulare drug.  Or do they all have a common active ingrediant? 

Maybe you should contact your physcian immediately because you need serious help. Playing around with any medications can have very serious consequences. If you were taking 10 milligrams of adderall and it was effective but you were crashing, you should have contacted your physician immediately as he or she would have either adjusted the dose or given you something additionally to counteract the rebound  effect. The purpose of ADHD medication is to control symptoms of ADHD, not chase a high. ADHD medication has been proven to be the safest and most effect treatment but when it is abused and serious medical complications occur,the medication gets a bad rap and parents looking for effective treatment are scared out their wits. I urge everyone to do extensive research on any medication and work with your childs doctor while trying to determine the right dose and the right medication for your child. Understanding what the role of medication really is can make all the difference. It will not make the child smarter than they are meant to be but it will allow the child to meet their full potential. A higher dose will not be more effective as every child responds differently based on the metobolic rate of absorption

Notrealname..I urge you to stop what your doing and contact your physician as what you are doing can have serious, detrimental consequences.