Posted by The Other Max on December 6, 2003, at 15:09:23
In reply to LOOSING IT ON ADDERALL!, posted by TRACYANDDEANA on December 5, 2003, at 10:57:23
I don't know much about Adderal but I am convinced that it is possible to develop a tolerance to some psychotropic medications. At the time I complained that my Paxil, which was wonderful for me for a couple years, seemed to have failed me, I was informed that I must be mistaken because there were no data showing that it lost its effectiveness in some people. Now the "poop out" phenomenon of SSRI's is known to most practitioners.
It's possible you're experiencing a similar poop-out with Adderal, whether this is a known phenomenon or not. If you do tell your doctor and s/he does no more than take you off Adderal, you really ought to consider if that is the doctor you want to keep. I would expect either some tests to see if there is some underlying physical cause for my change or an experiment with a new medication, possibly both but not necessarily at the same time.
It's miserable to have something that really improved your life at one time fail you--I know because that's what happened to me. I have never found anything as completely satisfactory as my first treatment but I must say I'm in much better condition now than I was while I was still in the slump from Paxil poop-out.
Good luck to you. I hope something I've said here helps.
Max
The other white meat....oops! I mean the other Max.
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