Posted by garnet71 on March 28, 2009, at 21:39:01
In reply to Re: Going downhill again - what to do? » garnet71, posted by metric on March 27, 2009, at 16:16:32
Thanks Metric. I only took Adderall 3 times, but 3/4 dose didn't seem stronger than Ritalin, I think you're right, but it's too soon to tell. It helped me focus more than the Ritalin. It DID last a lot longer. When the first does wore off, I didn't feel as tired or hungover like from the Ritalin, but was still a bit tired, but not that hungover feeling. It seems a bit 'cleaner' is the only way I can describe it. I heard that Dextro is smoother, though, and still would like to give that a try. Maybe I can get to see the doctor and talk to him about it.
My son is so diffent on Adderall-he gets spacy and quiet, and his personality kind of disappears, though once I saw him with a bit of hypomania and real talkative-I think he took extra that time. Of course I warned him. I didn't see that effect on me yet. The only problem-I can't drive while I take it; I start to get anxiety. Same with the Ritalin. I've always got the panic attacks in my car for some reason, though I'm not claustrophobic. When I came kind of close to a breakdown a few months ago, the panic appeared while driving amost every time. Last time, the panic attacks brought racing thoughts while I was driving, which was a new symptom for me. It was scary.
Sorry you've built the anxiety tolerance. Anxiety sux. Are you going to taper off, or stay on benzos? I couldn't read that from the Merck manual--I saw stuff about blood vessels..lol. Only in the past couple of years, I got real weird about blood and stuff. I got a panic attack when donating blood a few years ago (hi d/r) and have been uncomfortable about blood ever since.
I'm not going to feel too guilty; I hate pills though. If I can keep this up for another year 'til I finish grad school, I'll taper off then. Oh, the clerk at the pharmacy was real snarky though. If I didn't hold my tongue, I would have said to her--you're 20 years old-what do you know? lol.
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