Comments for Quitting Adderall http://quittingadderall.com Tips on going through the painful but extremely rewarding transition back to your true self Mon, 21 May 2012 00:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Heather’s Tips for Quitting Adderall by Mark http://quittingadderall.com/heathers-tips-quitting-adderall/#comment-113688 Mark Mon, 21 May 2012 00:19:05 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=3162#comment-113688 @johnny rockets I used to think the same way. You'll never understand until you get off this drug just how addicted you were. Listen, the more time you spend on it, the longer you'll look back and ask what happened to those years. It really does feel better not to be high. You don't feel "high" but you feel alive. Good and alive. @johnny rockets I used to think the same way. You’ll never understand until you get off this drug just how addicted you were. Listen, the more time you spend on it, the longer you’ll look back and ask what happened to those years. It really does feel better not to be high. You don’t feel “high” but you feel alive. Good and alive.

]]> Comment on 7 Personal Traits that most Adderall Users Have in Common by John http://quittingadderall.com/6-qualities-most-adderall-takers-have-in-common/#comment-113670 John Sun, 20 May 2012 22:21:20 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=1444#comment-113670 I always equate ADHD stimulants with nitro-booster for a motorcycle. It will let you go fast. But without the correct steering you will run the motorcycle into a wall quite literally. Adderall or any other stimulants let you fire neurons faster and maintain focus when the task turns mundane, by keeping the chemicals associated with focus and interest high enough in your brain. But without proper judgement it is also possible, one can fixate over the trivial or the completely irrelevant and not realise one is doing so. Like I said, the nitro-boost. You still need the steering and considering the speed at which you are operating a strong steering at that. I always equate ADHD stimulants with nitro-booster for a motorcycle. It will let you go fast. But without the correct steering you will run the motorcycle into a wall quite literally. Adderall or any other stimulants let you fire neurons faster and maintain focus when the task turns mundane, by keeping the chemicals associated with focus and interest high enough in your brain.

But without proper judgement it is also possible, one can fixate over the trivial or the completely irrelevant and not realise one is doing so. Like I said, the nitro-boost. You still need the steering and considering the speed at which you are operating a strong steering at that.

]]> Comment on Your Challenge by Lauren http://quittingadderall.com/your-challenge/#comment-113119 Lauren Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:37 +0000 http://quittingadderall.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-113119 I was prescribed adderall XR when I was 14 years old after I was diagnosed with ADD. During that time, I was very depressed, and there was a lot going on in my home life that I couldn't focus on anything. I was an impulsive eater, I didn't care about school, and when I got adderall in my hands, I felt like it was my savior. I didn't have an appetite, I went from failing school to making straight A's, and I changed so much during those initial years that I lost sight of what I had once loved so much. Five years later now, I am 20, and I can't live without adderall. I crave that high in the morning, I have become controlled by this substance, and whenever I go off it, I am back to where I was before I started: an angst-ridden, depressed, impulsive teenager, and I can't do anything. I feel so depressed and worthless that I want to die. The longest I have been without adderall was about 8 days, in which I was having constant anxiety attacks, feeling overly tired all the time, and my mind was being flushed with memories I had suppressed because of adderall. I don't know how to quit. I am out of adderall again, and I have a week until I can get my script filled. I drink alcohol now constantly after the adderall come-down. I have become dependent on two substances. I am a wreck. I don't know where to turn because people really do not understand why I can't just stop. I don't want to miss out anymore on life. I want to be able to be me, whomever that might be. I was prescribed adderall XR when I was 14 years old after I was diagnosed with ADD. During that time, I was very depressed, and there was a lot going on in my home life that I couldn’t focus on anything. I was an impulsive eater, I didn’t care about school, and when I got adderall in my hands, I felt like it was my savior. I didn’t have an appetite, I went from failing school to making straight A’s, and I changed so much during those initial years that I lost sight of what I had once loved so much.

Five years later now, I am 20, and I can’t live without adderall. I crave that high in the morning, I have become controlled by this substance, and whenever I go off it, I am back to where I was before I started: an angst-ridden, depressed, impulsive teenager, and I can’t do anything. I feel so depressed and worthless that I want to die. The longest I have been without adderall was about 8 days, in which I was having constant anxiety attacks, feeling overly tired all the time, and my mind was being flushed with memories I had suppressed because of adderall.

I don’t know how to quit. I am out of adderall again, and I have a week until I can get my script filled. I drink alcohol now constantly after the adderall come-down. I have become dependent on two substances. I am a wreck. I don’t know where to turn because people really do not understand why I can’t just stop.

I don’t want to miss out anymore on life. I want to be able to be me, whomever that might be.

]]> Comment on How long did you take Adderall before deciding to quit? [VOTE] by Tad Modero http://quittingadderall.com/how-long-did-you-take-adderall-before-deciding-to-quit-vote/#comment-113117 Tad Modero Wed, 16 May 2012 20:11:59 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=1461#comment-113117 Great information :) Great information :)

]]> Comment on How to Quit Adderall by Becky http://quittingadderall.com/how-to-quit-adderall/#comment-113089 Becky Wed, 16 May 2012 16:38:38 +0000 http://quittingadderall.wordpress.com/?page_id=70#comment-113089 Hey everyone. I have been on Adderall XR 30mg daily for about 6 years. In the beginning I loved it, but it started really messing with me. The biggest side effect I had was that it made me crave alcohol. I was not a drinker before Adderall but once I was on the meds, I pretty much became an alcoholic. Since last year I have been wanting to quit, it made me into an angry person, anxiety, constant calf cramps, I picked my face, sweat like crazy and I began to really hate it. I have been wanting to quit for a while now. Right now I am on day 12, since I stopped taking it, it also made my beer cravings stop. I have maybe drank like twice since I stopped Adderall, which is a record for me. I am not going through withdrawal from both, so its been sucky. In the last 12 days I have gained 4 pounds, so it hasn't been that bad. I think the only reason I have gained a little is because I stopped drinking simultaneously and am no consuming all the extra calories. Wanted to know if anyone else developed cravings like I did and how they dealt with it. Thanks. Hey everyone. I have been on Adderall XR 30mg daily for about 6 years. In the beginning I loved it, but it started really messing with me. The biggest side effect I had was that it made me crave alcohol. I was not a drinker before Adderall but once I was on the meds, I pretty much became an alcoholic. Since last year I have been wanting to quit, it made me into an angry person, anxiety, constant calf cramps, I picked my face, sweat like crazy and I began to really hate it. I have been wanting to quit for a while now. Right now I am on day 12, since I stopped taking it, it also made my beer cravings stop. I have maybe drank like twice since I stopped Adderall, which is a record for me. I am not going through withdrawal from both, so its been sucky. In the last 12 days I have gained 4 pounds, so it hasn’t been that bad. I think the only reason I have gained a little is because I stopped drinking simultaneously and am no consuming all the extra calories. Wanted to know if anyone else developed cravings like I did and how they dealt with it. Thanks.

]]> Comment on 5 Signs that You’re Ready to Quit Adderall by anthony http://quittingadderall.com/5-signs-that-youre-ready-to-quit-adderall/#comment-112927 anthony Tue, 15 May 2012 05:12:09 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=2427#comment-112927 why would I want to turn it off?? I hate having no focus with anxiety no matter who i am with or where i am.. why would I want to turn it off?? I hate having no focus with anxiety no matter who i am with or where i am..

]]> Comment on Songs by InRecovery http://quittingadderall.com/songs/#comment-112883 InRecovery Mon, 14 May 2012 20:24:54 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?page_id=1650#comment-112883 Another good quitting adderall song - The Pills Won't Help You Now by the Chemical Brothers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NbnD4EMKcA&feature=related Another good quitting adderall song – The Pills Won’t Help You Now by the Chemical Brothers
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]]> Comment on The “I wish I could freeze time” Fantasy by Luke http://quittingadderall.com/the-clock-stopper-fantasy/#comment-112862 Luke Mon, 14 May 2012 12:16:47 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=1538#comment-112862 This is perfect. I've been off it for a few months now and was about to take the pill for a project I have, but I found this instead. You have saved me and helped with a significant problem in my life. You also write very well. This is perfect. I’ve been off it for a few months now and was about to take the pill for a project I have, but I found this instead. You have saved me and helped with a significant problem in my life. You also write very well.

]]> Comment on Natural Adderall: How to Feel Tweaked-Out all day Without Popping a Pill by laura http://quittingadderall.com/natural-adderall-how-to-feel-tweaked-out-all-day-without-popping-a-pill/#comment-112846 laura Mon, 14 May 2012 06:38:25 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=812#comment-112846 Hi. New to adderall. Use it to combat fatigue but it also helps me deal with a job I can barely stand. Im a bit nervous about taking it....because I like it. Can someone explain how it can tear you down,//???? Please! I don't take it everyday, but sometimes choose to take more than prescribed. I don't have a history of drug abuse, except for nicotine. Thank u sooo much. Hi. New to adderall. Use it to combat fatigue but it also helps me deal with a job I can barely stand. Im a bit nervous about taking it….because I like it. Can someone explain how it can tear you down,//???? Please! I don’t take it everyday, but sometimes choose to take more than prescribed. I don’t have a history of drug abuse, except for nicotine. Thank u sooo much.

]]> Comment on Cushion Your Crash Landing: Nutritional Needs After Adderall by ac http://quittingadderall.com/cushion-your-crash-landing-nutritional-needs-after-adderall/#comment-112821 ac Mon, 14 May 2012 02:17:30 +0000 http://quittingadderall.com/?p=1096#comment-112821 God, what a great website, and a wonderful article. I abused Adderall badly for about a year, and it resulted in my withdrawing from grad school. Thankfully, I was able to salvage the beginnings of a career at another institution, and it has turned out to be better than what I had while strung out on Adderall, but I am fortunate in that regard. I still use Adderall very occasionally every 4 or 6 months, but it is horrible for you and I strive to not use it. In a weird way, it's actually healthier for me to get it illegally than legally. The year I abused it heavily, I had a prescription. That is bad news for someone with a hell of an addictive personality. What is exceptionally beneficial about this article is the specificity and knowledgeability of the nutritional recommendations here. It is far and away the best, most concise article on the subject I've seen. I now know what exactly to ask my doctor about when I go in to get some blood work done, and what to eat in the meantime. Thank you so much for this article! God, what a great website, and a wonderful article. I abused Adderall badly for about a year, and it resulted in my withdrawing from grad school. Thankfully, I was able to salvage the beginnings of a career at another institution, and it has turned out to be better than what I had while strung out on Adderall, but I am fortunate in that regard. I still use Adderall very occasionally every 4 or 6 months, but it is horrible for you and I strive to not use it.

In a weird way, it’s actually healthier for me to get it illegally than legally. The year I abused it heavily, I had a prescription. That is bad news for someone with a hell of an addictive personality.

What is exceptionally beneficial about this article is the specificity and knowledgeability of the nutritional recommendations here. It is far and away the best, most concise article on the subject I’ve seen. I now know what exactly to ask my doctor about when I go in to get some blood work done, and what to eat in the meantime. Thank you so much for this article!

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