EstherEmily Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 I'm sure there are posts like this, but I thought we could start a new one. I need some positivity right now. Without Adderall I can finally get a good night of sleep! What are you guys finally able to do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigander Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Without Adderall I can finally sit down with my wife and child without having the overwhelming urge to find a project to work on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Without Adderall I can focus on my family and play with my kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LILTEX41 Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Without adderall I was able to quit smoking cigarettes, get in the best shape of my life, and complete an Ironman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherEmily Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Without Adderall I can stop biting my nails! Seriously, when I was on Adderall my nails were sooo disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idonttan Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Without adderall I can get out of bed without feeling like I'm about to faint. Without adderall I can walk up a simple flight of stairs without getting a panic attack from my heart beating so quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherEmily Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Without Adderall I can finally watch a movie with my husband without talking all the way through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beback17 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Oh my god! I hate that feeling too. I've awoken in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and got so lightheaded, I almost passed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Without adderall - I feel so much freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherEmily Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Without Adderall I can finally enjoy a good meal. Before it was always that I wasn't hungry, or I was starving when coming down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoon Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Without Adderall I can finally RELAX. And I can take a nap if I want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flow3 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Without adderal I can laugh again... and take a nap😌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jloyd800 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Without Adderall I too can laugh again. At only 8 days sober, I can really LAUGH!!! For the first time in years!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstherEmily Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Without Adderall I can clean my house without it taking eight hours. Not getting stuck on one task is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandal1130 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Without adderall... I can go on my computer, walk into a store, watch an infomercial, etc....without spending money I don't have. I can have a conversation without discussing all of the many (empty) plans I have to validate my existence via money/business. I can have a conversation, period, without worrying that I'm either too much/not enough and calculating the dosage of adderall and/or xanax I should take to remedy the situation. I can wake up in the morning and feel the fact that I have zero motivation for the day without seeking a chemical solution. I can realistically assess the role of alcohol in my life. I can honor my emotions and intuition regarding the various aspects of my existence without believing the proper dosage of the perfect drug will set me straight. I can interact with loved ones, or fail to, without feeling in the back of my mind like they are a distraction. I can eat less perfectly and exercise less and remember that at least I'm not poisoning myself with chemicals every day. I can recognize that the love of my family and friends is genuine and unconditional because I'm no longer super Amanda and they seem to love me anyway. I can at least entertain the thought of living for non productive reasons. I can get in a car or on a plane without obsessively worrying about death. I can read a book for fun. I can find it boring. I can stop reading. I can start doing something else and get bored. I can be bored. I can imagine having kids without the anxious dread of quitting adderall. ....this was a very good exercise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffman Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'm only three months into my newfound adderall sobriety, so I'm not sure if I can contribute too much. But, this is based on my experience thus far.. Without Adderall.. I am beginning to enjoy the company of others. I can enjoy my evenings. While taking Adderall, I would live it up during the day and block off my schedule later on, knowing the evening crash was on the horizon. I'm beginning to actually have a pleasant experience conversing with others rather than talking at them and listening to what they had to say only because I was voracious for information. I never realized what an intolerable prick I was while under the influence of Adderall. I would relentlessly debate people and would be standoffish if they didn't adhere to my (supposed) all-knowing wisdom. I can exercise without feeling like my heart will explode. I enjoy vigorous exercise n' all, but I don't think you're supposed to walk into the gym feeling your pulse drum through your neck without having done any form of exercise yet. That's all I can think of so far. I will return to this post in a few months to share more of these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 i can finally look at cigarettes and see them for the disgusting sticks of death that they are rather than some sort of treat like candy or champagne to indulge in to excess. I want nothing to do with them ( except maybe the odd one when im drinking but of course this is when I will be craving adderall the worst too, so the two things are probably no coincidence, and why us recovering addicts should be very careful with alcohol ) i know its been said already but the cigarettes to me were probably worse than the adderall itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Cigarettes. They still call out to me when I see/smell somebody smoking. Not sure why. I smoked for 30+ years and finally quit around the same time I quit Adderall almost 5 years ago. I have been 100% abstinent but I still feel a weakness in resolve that I just don't feel regarding Adderall. At least I have learned to manage the cravings and not allow the thoughts of smoking to be entertained or take hold. I sure don't miss being enslaved to that stinky, breath robbing, expensive, unsociable, nasty fucking habit. OK, back to the topic of this thread....Without Adderall, I can finally not smoke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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