Posted by Lucylou on April 9, 2001, at 13:16:05
In reply to Re: Followup questions on Adderall , posted by missliz on April 8, 2001, at 2:21:23
> > `Does Adderall typically cause increased anxiety, nervousness, or sleeplesness? I'm curious because Aderall almost sounds to good to good to be true, and all the ADs I've taken totally ignite me (which consist of the newer generation of ADs). In fact, I haven't take an AD in almost a year (although I wished every day I could find one that would work ) but Adderall sounds very promising. Any info would be very helpful.
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> I haven't had any trouble with Adderall and I am the anxiety Queen. The first couple of weeks I would get high as a kite periodicly, but in a good way not a manic way. Mostly the drug calmed me down and mellowed me out. I'm a calmer more pleasent person on Adderall. It took about two weeks to get used to the drug and level out. I have treatmant resistant depression as part of bipolar illness and the mood stabilizers may have kept me from flipping over. (Tegretol and Neurontin)
> If your MD is suggesting this drug, talk to her/him about sleep and have a plan if you react badly. You'll know immediately. The first day I took Adderall I was scared to death but it was just flippin wonderful. Now, after 6 weeks, I hardly notice the stuff but I feel much better.
> I took rest days when it got too intense at first. On Sundays. One day off doesn't hurt.I have been on Adderall for a while for ADD and it has been a positive experience for me. As far as what is typical, I am not sure, but for me I did experience difficulty going to sleep. But this was only a problem for the first few days. I have been VERY calm, but very calm for me is what someone else would probably call NORMAL. I did notice that I started biting my nails more frequently and it bacame a chore for me to not smoke. Before I started on the meds I had almost stopped smoking. When I became aware of how much I was smoking and biting the nails, I was able to get it under control.
When I first heard about Adderall I thought that it was way too good to be true. I was very skeptical!! The first day I got on it, I knew that it was working. For me--It has changed my life. When the Adderall works---It works miracles. But when it doesn't---then another drug would probably be a better choice.
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