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Posted by sotrue on May 3, 2001, at 15:57:55
I WAS PRESCRIBED TO ADDERALL BY MY DOCTOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS AGO. AT FIRST, I TOOK THE NORMAL DOSAGE BUT SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEGAN TO "DOUBLE" AND "TRIPLE" UP ON THE AMOUNTS. I WANTED TO EXPAND THAT EUPHORIA FEELING....BUT EVENUALLY, THE EXPERIMENTATION BECAME AN UMBELIEVIBLY DRUG INDUSED COMA. IN TWO YEARS I WENT FROM USING 5MG OF ADDERALL TWICE A DAY, TO EVENTUALLY FORGING MY OWN PRESCRIPTIONS TO OBTAIN 180 5MG TABLETS WHICH IW OULD DELINQUISH IN 48 HOURS, SOMETIMES LESS. I STARTED "NEEDING" IT TO PERFORM ANY AND EVERY TASK YOU CAN IMAGINE. I WENT FROM A SIZE 10 TO A SIZE 4, I LOOKED SKELETAL AND DISGUISTING, A BANISHED MYSELF FORM THE WORLD AND MY LIFE, I SPENT HOURS UPON HOURS AND MONTHS UPON MONTHS TRYING TO PERFECT THE MOST RIDICULOUS PROJECTS THAT WOULD NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING, WHILE I IGNORED THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFE'S CHALLENGES. I BEGAN ORDERING $1000'S OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SEXY CLOTHES FROM POPULAR CATALOGS BECAUSE I KNEW (OR THOUGHT) I COULD HAVE THE SAME IF NOT SIMILAR BODIES AS THOSE SKINNY MODELS ON THE COVERS DID, AS LONG AS I STAYED A FREQUENT USER. I WOULDN'T SLEEP FOR DAYS (OR EAT), I BECAME A COMPLETE BITCH TO EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ARPOUND ME - - I LOST MY SOUL TO THIS ADDICTION, UNTIL......A FEW MONTHS AGO, I FORGED A SLOPPY PRESCRIPTION AND WAS ARRESTED AT THE PHARMACY. I THANK GOD FOR THAT DAY - A DAY I THOUGHT WOULD NEVER COME, BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD LIVE WITHOUT THIS DRUG FOR EVEN A WEEK. AFTER $5,000 IN LAWYER FEES AND A SMALL PERIOD TIME INCARCERATED, I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I AM CLEAN, HEALTHY, MOTIVATED, AND AM EXPECTING MY FIRST CHILD NOVEMBER 24, 2001 WITH MY HUSBAND. I NEEDED A BRICK WALL TO SHATTER THE BROKEN PATH I WAS TRAVELING DOWN - I FEEL LIKE MYSELF AGAIN. WITH A NEW SENSE OF SPIRIT (WITHOUT USING ANY DRUG), MOBILITY, AND HAPPINESS I THOUGHT I HAD BANISHED FOREVER BUT LUCKILY, DID NOT. I WELCOME MYSELF FROM THE DARKNESS, KNOWING THAT LIFE IS GOOD, THE FUTURE AWAITS ME, AND I'M DOING IT ALL ON MY OWN....STRONGER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
Posted by SalArmy4me on May 3, 2001, at 16:34:31
In reply to Be warned of adderall's possibilities......, posted by sotrue on May 3, 2001, at 15:57:55
Thank you for the warning. I hope others heed your message...
Posted by Sulpicia on May 3, 2001, at 18:21:14
In reply to Be warned of adderall's possibilities......, posted by sotrue on May 3, 2001, at 15:57:55
>Congratulations on your recovery and I wish you the best.
Posted by bella007 on May 3, 2001, at 18:50:24
In reply to Re: Be warned of adderall's possibilities......, posted by Sulpicia on May 3, 2001, at 18:21:14
> >Congratulations on your recovery and I wish you the best.
Wow, that was a shocking story, but thanks for sharing, and I hope you are still feeling well. I must mention though, that was the first negative story related to Adderall that I have ever heard. Do you have a history of other addictions or a family history? I have had to slowly increase my dosage, so I know what you mean about how it could get out of control. Were you on Adderall for the treatment of ADHD? And if so, how is your ADHD w/ no meds?
Posted by sar on May 3, 2001, at 18:58:25
In reply to Re: Be warned of adderall's possibilities......, posted by bella007 on May 3, 2001, at 18:50:24
A friend of mine abused Adderall somewhat heavily too. He would take 3 or 5 or 7 pills at once instead of the recommended dose of one, stay awake for days at a time reading and working on "projects" (of which no one I know ever saw the results), lost a good deal of weight...the most disturbing result of this was a complete change in his affect--once a warm, genuinely engaging fluid conversationalist, he became jumpy, his eyes darting, fingers always fidgeting...less sociable for sure and, it seemed to me, less inetlligent.
We're not in touch right now but I'm hoping Adderall abuse didn't permanently change him.
Posted by GAILNY on May 3, 2001, at 22:34:19
In reply to Re: Be warned of adderall's possibilities......, posted by bella007 on May 3, 2001, at 18:50:24
> > >Congratulations on your recovery and I wish you the best.
>
> Wow, that was a shocking story, but thanks for sharing, and I hope you are still feeling well. I must mention though, that was the first negative story related to Adderall that I have ever heard. Do you have a history of other addictions or a family history? I have had to slowly increase my dosage, so I know what you mean about how it could get out of control. Were you on Adderall for the treatment of ADHD? And if so, how is your ADHD w/ no meds?IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH ADD AND DRUGS I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HAVE A TRUE NEUROLOGICAL "NEED" FOR MEDICATION, THEN YOU WILL SEE POSITIVE RESULTS. IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU DONT NEED IT,OR IF IT IS THE WRONG MED, THIS IS WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
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