Posted by mattw84 on January 21, 2005, at 11:35:43
In reply to Why would you stop taking them? (nm) » mattw84, posted by tensor on January 20, 2005, at 15:59:09
I have no intention of either the adderall or xanax xr being 'long-term' solutions for my dx's. Though both have relatively low risk long term side effects... they really just 'mask' the actually cognitive problems thusly associated. I firmly believe that in the end learning to cope is better than depending on pharacology to solve these problems. Also, both Xanax and Adderall are considerably addictive in nature, so in the least I would prefer eventually stepping down to something with less risk thereof (Ideally nothing) -- mostly due to family history of substance abuse.
I have no doubt that these drugs have changed my life for better, but I want to learn to cope with my symptoms cognitively and be able to live without visits to doctors and remembering to take pills just to be a functional member of society... not a very short answer, and I have numerous other reasons why I would elect to discontinue.
However, I have no plan to do so in the near future. I have been on both for quite some time now, so the thought of discontinuing and having to go through withdrawals from both is quite anxiogenic in itself! Hope that made some sense =)
Matt
poster:mattw84
thread:444643
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050119/msgs/445198.html