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Posted by 1980Monroe on December 15, 2003, at 10:23:30
Will a physician take your completely off a medication of you tell them you abuse, or dependent on it. If they will, i dont want to tell mine. I am kinda abuse my adderall once a while, take a double dose or something but its nothing serious. Advice?
Posted by st@cy on December 16, 2003, at 18:49:24
In reply to adderall abuse, posted by 1980Monroe on December 15, 2003, at 10:23:30
i abuse adderall. my roommate's boyfriend has ADD but he sells it and gives it to us for free. we snort it and stay up forever. why do i abuse it? i don't know, i guess cuz it makes me feel happy and content. i know this is a problem, and this is the first time i've even admitted it. but i'm going to start therapy soon, and i'll probably tell my therapist and see what he/she will say.
Posted by squids on December 19, 2003, at 1:46:43
In reply to adderall abuse, posted by 1980Monroe on December 15, 2003, at 10:23:30
I've had quite a history of drug abuse, mostly opiates, coke, and methamphetamine. I recently got clean and found out the probably reason for my addicive behaviour was undiagnosed adult ADD (I'm in my 30s now and was diagnosed last year).
My doctor knows all of this and has put me on ritalin for ADD and klonopin for anxiety. This is supposed to keep me from going back to the hard drugs. Only been taking the mix for a week but I feel more functional than ever and have no desire to return to my old addictions.
My doctor WILl STOP the ritalin if I abuse it, but abuse is a somewhat relative term. Right now he wants me to experiment with my meds to find the right dosing. I'm currently prescribed 5mg focalin (the dexmethylphenidate d-isomer, supposed to be more active) 4 x a day. But he wants me to play with the dose, going higher if I think it might help. To him, abuse is saving up several days worth, crushing them, and snorting them at once. I did try that a couple of times and got all jittery and nervous - not high or euphoric in any way. Now I just stick to the prescription.
If you really have ADD, chances are you won't get high (like normal people do) off the stimulants. If you feel the need to do more than what's prescribed, perhaps you really do need a higher dose for it to be effective. Something that you might want to consider bringing up with the doctor depending on how he views such behavior.
Individuals have different biochemistries and what works for one may not be enough for someone else. I don't think I'd mention abuse though. Maybe try something more tactful like "when I accidently took an extra dose the other day, my ability to concentrate was greatly improved; so maybe my dose needs adjustment"
Just my $.02
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Posted by 1980Monroe on December 19, 2003, at 12:56:14
In reply to adderall abuse, posted by 1980Monroe on December 15, 2003, at 10:23:30
I hate my current 20mg dose, it makes me a zombie, just feel no emotion exept irrtiblity, the smaller the dose the more i feel like that.
Anyway, i raise my dose sometimes (50-70mg) too get this feeling of confidence and focus, and makes me feel good about myself. Its like a relief from unstablness and chaos, and feel in control.
Ive done methamphetamine-ice couple times before to get this same feeling, calms me down and makes me feel stable-(lasts about 6 hours longer than adderall), on other people ive seen it makes em high, euphoric, wired.Somedays i just do meth instead, because it last longer and jsut to get away from adderall.
I dont raise my dose often becuase i know it makes a chain reaction to tolerace-and....thats when you really are gone. You sound pretty expericed, i need some advice on what to do in general. Thanks.
Posted by Festus on December 20, 2003, at 0:09:12
In reply to i hate my current dose, posted by 1980Monroe on December 19, 2003, at 12:56:14
Have you gotten a diagnosis from a Dr.?If so,what was it?I was wondering cause the type of behavior you are admitting to is actually typical of an ADD person.Like Squids,I,too,went un-diagnosed for many years and as a result,found myself jumping from 1 drug to the next,drinking,all sorts of crap,trying to cope with my screwy head!Turns out it was ADD.After I was treated with the right meds(dose DOES make a HUGE difference!),I felt no need to"Abuse"anything!I tried 1 or 2 times,taking more Dexedrine than suppose to,but it was no good.I was playin with my dosing,trying to get the best level I could,and I found that too low,or,too high,and it did not do me good at all.The proper dose(and Meds)make a big difference!Be honest and tell your doc what the current dose is(or isn,t)doing for you.Good-Luck,Festus
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