Posted by Jason911 on February 9, 2002, at 18:06:49
In reply to Re: Adderall is not working anymore.-I understand » George, posted by Jason911 on February 9, 2002, at 12:38:51
I need to make a correction. The 50mg I took before the test (7:30am) didn't seem to work at first. But when I got home (12:00pm) and after I posted this message, I felt something. I didn't feel anything till about 2:30. I felt a little sedated. I had a slight headache in response to stress (I admitted to my parents that I took 30mg yesterday and 50mg today as an experiment-they weren't pleased). My pupils had definately dialated pretty good too. I got over it at about 4:30pm. It seemed to have a delayed and definately opposite effect on me. Maybe the effect I felt was my body's response to the med. I definately will not take this again, and will probably confess to my doctor about this. Anyway, story still applies: DON'T TAKE ADDERALL UNLESS YOU ONLY LIVE "IN THE NOW"...... Adderall catches up with you :) -Jason911
> Hey, I understand. Adderall is just a sugar- coated solution. It wrecks people's lives. We all develop tolerance to it at some point. Once we've developed that tolerance I wonder if we've changed (permanently) the way our brain works from that point on. I haven't even gotten to that point: I started on Adderall a few weeks ago along with the Wellbutrin (300mg/day) that I was put on about 2 months ago. 5mg in the morning, and another 5mg at noon. It did absolutely nothing. The doctor had me switch to 15mg in the morning to see how that did and none at noon. Nothing. Well, I decided to stop it altogether because I was reading how it really wouldn't help me or anybody else (in my belief) in the long run. Out of curiousity, I took 30mg yesterday and still got no results except for loss of appetite (which occured ever since the first 5mg) and a little increased heart rate. Today, I had to take my ACT test and concentration was key in my mind so I decided to pop 10 - 5mg pills (50mg) to see if that helped during the test. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! I think it is a sign that I should definately look elsewhere. I'm am meeting with my doctor on Wednesday to tell him I want no more Adderall and that the Wellbutrin is not working. I am suggesting Selegiline (and Klonopin for some social anxiety/phobia symptoms) to help my depression. Hey, read my post a few days ago called "MUST READ (deprenyl,klonopin,etc.)" to see where I think my (and possibly yours and many others for that matter) solution lies. It just might change your life. It should give you some insight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I wish you the best of luck. God bless -Jason911
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> > I have been taking Adderall for a little over a year now and it has completely changed my life. I had suffered from uni-polar depression for many years, taken over twenty different antidepressants, and nothing worked. Then I took Adderall and almost overnight, everything changed. I had my life back. I took 40mg every other day, and this worked great for about 12 months. Then I had to go to 40mg every third day. Then 50mg every third day. Now, at 60mg it is hardly working at all, even with four or five days in between doses. I don't know what to do. I'm rather scared since this drug has been a godsend and other stimulants (concerta, provigil) have not worked at all. Can anyone give me any advice because my pdoc has provided no good answers. Thanks for your help.
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