Posted by squids on December 6, 2003, at 17:51:38
In reply to Re: Adult ADD and drug abuse, posted by TRACYANDDEANA on December 5, 2003, at 19:44:46
> HI,
> MY HISTORY IS ONE VERY SIMILAR TO YOURS; ALTHOUGH, MY EXPERIANCE WITH THE REHABS AND DRUGS ARE LONG GONE. I HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR ADD/ADHD
> FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW. THE DRUG THAT I TAKE IS ADDERALL. IT WAS WONDERFUL THE FIRST 4 YEARS. IT OPENED MANY DOORS TO THINGS THAT I WAS NOT AWEAR OF BEFORE. (I GUESS I WAS GOING TO FAST TO REALIZE THINGS)
> WELL LIKE I SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I FIND MYSELF UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE,
> KIND OF DEPRESSED, AND FEELING REALLY WIERD. I FEEL LIKE MY PERSONALITY IS GONE. I FEEL LIKE I DONT KNOW WHO I AM ANY MORE. ITS LIKE I AM SO AWEAR OF MY DRUG INDUCED STATE THAT I CANT EVEN SOCIALIZE RIGHT. IT IS LIKE MY BRAIN IS IN A CLOUD.If you don't mind me asking:
Have you been taking the adderall continuously or do you take "drug holidays" on weekends and vacation days? Maybe you built up tolerance to the adderall and it's not effective anymore...I'm not to start ritalin until after the new year
and I really want to minimize the use of it, only on work days or when I really need to concentrate on something, for instance say taxes.That probably sounds ironic coming from an addict. I've done a lot of methamphetamine and built up a huge tolerance after daily use. True, I was using large quantities. Maybe I'm just trying to be cautious.
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