Posted by d0pamine on October 9, 2007, at 18:04:44
In reply to Re: Adderall/Catecholamines/Metanephrines, posted by War-Face on October 9, 2007, at 17:41:52
With ritalin, the biggest problem was the nearly constant chest pain followed by swings in blood / glucose levels. After a few years on adderall it got stranger. In addition to the chest pains and glucose levels, I also began having weekly allergic reactions to something (never could figure out what). When they would happen, the skin of my face would get so stony hard and clay like that I could literally mold its shape. I instantly looked 30 years older (temporarily). At the same time my breathing would also be greatly restricted and I would cough and break out into hives and itch all over. This would usually last about an hour. Basically I think my immune system was being overdriven. I should note that it never happened prior to adderall or since stopping. I also began having back and neck pain. This has never entirely gone away. I attribute it to the adderall, because I'm really quite the picture of health, plus toward the end I was stopping and starting it and the pain came and went as would be expected. The chest and left arm pain of course still occurs but not to the same extent or frequency. Basically I believe that I aged considerably more during my adderall years than I otherwise would have. It also began having a negative cognitive effect on me where toward the end of the day I would just be completely stupid. Eventually it got so that it was that way when I rolled out of bed in the morning even to the extent that my manual dexterity suffered. It was better than a year after stopping adderall that this began to normalize and I still feel I'm a good bit below where I was prior to starting it. I also suffered the only dental carries that I've ever had while taking adderall.
To answer the second question, EMSAM is a very easy transition from adderall removing most of the withdrawal effects, but ya know it's entirely possible that in a few years I'll say that I wish I'd never heard of EMSAM. Let there be no doubt, you are FAR better off with no medication at all, if you can possibly find a way to manage it.
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