Posted by CareBear04 on February 1, 2005, at 20:28:27
hey everyone,
i'm not sure, but i think i'm addicted to adderall. i've taken lots of prescription drugs in schedules II-IV and have never felt emotionally attached to a drug. i've taken adderall for about six months and now take 50-60mg a day. i'm at a point where i can't even feel the stuff anymore, but i'm afraid to stop taking it, afraid that my supply will run out, afraid of becoming depressed and in as black a mood as ever. i'm tolerant to the dose i'm at, but if i don't take adderall, then i feel cranky and depressed and just generally in a bad mood. my dose is 30mg in the morning + 10-20 in the afternoon. i've been taking 40 or so in the morning, then more in the afternoon. i have enough adderall in store that i can increase the dose like this.i talked my pdoc into switching me to concerta for awhile in the hope that i can reduce my tolerance to adderall. i had concerta once before and found it much less effective than adderall, but when i took it today, it worked much better than adderall. is this a workable solution?
in the longer term, how do i get off these stims? i need them for attention and focus and alertness. now that i'm on them, it seems impossible to get off. i'm diagnosed as BP II with the worst episodes being black and suicidal depressions. not only that, when i don't have adderall in my system, i don't have enough energy to carry out even the simplest functions. so i'm really afraid of discontinuing. i tried tapering down a few months ago, but that was unsuccessful.
is amphetamine withdrawal really painful? what are the risks? is there any way to lessen the pain and emotional effects of withdrawal? please let me know... thanks!
poster:CareBear04
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