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One thing that helps is meditation. There is a great podcast called The Meditation Podcast and episode 9 is specifically tailored to addiction. It's free. Not to say that you are addicted to adderal, but this one was helpful for me. Also, taking b vitamins (like those emergency packets) can help to naturally increase your energy. Drinking some caffeine can help too. One the one hand its better not to over do the caffeine but on the other hand, especially at first, any amount of caffeine will be better than going back to adderall. For me it was helpful to do research on methamphetime and the many harmful effects it has on the body. There are many books about meth and what it does to your body, check out the internet or your local library. Ever since I looked into meth and found that I was experiencing some of the side effects of meth addiction I have been off the adderall for 9 months with no real desire to go back to it. Once in a while I get a physical craving for it but mentally I don't want it at all so it is easy. Another thing to keep in mind is sleep. If at first you are a little behind on chores at home or if you aren't super productive at work, don't worry about it. Focus on sleep at first. Your body needs it. Remember Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Your body will need to recover by sleeping it off for the first few days or weeks and thats ok, give your body the time it needs to heal its physiological needs and before you know it you will be feeling more safety, more love/belonging, etc. another thing that helped me to quit is knowing that people around me could tell something was different about me when I was on adderal. I would get weird looks from people. I was acting almost manic! like you know "why the hell is this guy so enthusiastic about work at 8am?!" Thats just not normal human behavior. Work is a chore. Sometimes it should feel like a chore, and thats ok. Your doing the right thing weening yourself off. Whenever I did I always visualized that I was like an airplane coming in for a landing after being way too high for too long. You can do it! sleep will do wonders for you! Good luck and I hope this helps!

You can do it! Just remember how good you felt on those 2 weeks off. Its easier to go cold turkey because you wont be tempted to take more. If you really can't get out of bed get yourself some delicious coffee or tea! It will help with energy and you should have less side effects.