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Thank you for your story.

Do any of you mind posting other personal symptoms/struggles that you had while taking it as prescribed? I am considering sharing this with her and perhaps your words would hit home. For me personally, too. I want to be certain i am giving her a fair shake.

Kathleen, im hesitant to be the 'regulator' because I'm convinced it is the culprit but that doesnt mean i am 100% right. The self denial on my part has caused me to grow edgier. my approaching her isnt always from a sweet direction. Ive become more confrontational because i feel its stolen my wife away and i realize that thats not healthy for her, either. As a result my anger becomes the focal point causing the actual issue to be left unaddressed. That being said, i'll try anything. I want my wife back. And not just in periodic spurts.

Thank you for replying, Cassie. Were you using it as prescribed, if you dont mind me asking. Does it matter if its abused or used as prescribed? Are those symptoms common of both? I know she wil say 'those are just symptoms if you abuse it"

Hi, I came across this board about 3 months ago when I started noticing a change in my wife's behavior. Her temper seemed to flare up quicker than normal, she would talk non stop requiring me to validate every sentence, up at all hours, no appetite and became self absorbed. It coincided with her taking of Adderall. Unfortunately she had been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder as well roughly the same time. I say unfortunately not just because it's a stinky disorder but because that was the 'fall guy' for all of the behavior. Everything I read on here, testimonials and such, painted a perfect picture of her. Numerous arguments where I was blamed for being unsupportive or innocuous statements being deemed as "mean". I tried to get her to consider the Adderall even directing her to this website to read only to be told that i am calling her and addict, that she takes them as she supposed to no more or no less. I have no way of validating this because I do not watch her however I trust that she's telling me the truth. I even brought it up in counseling because it did lead to counseling sessions due to my inabiity to cope with , what seemed like, shouldering all of the blame Ultimately it led her agreeing to stop taking it. Or so i thought, fast-forward 2 1/2 months later and here we are. I noticed some of the same signs. I am a pretty intuitive guy and have a good feel for my wife, a good read, and I knew something was amiss. Something was just nagging at me so I told her that I felt she was hiding something from me to which she replied ' im not hiding anything'. I believed her yet the feeling didn't go away. So I got the notion to call our local pharmacy as if I was going to pick up meds amd was able to find out they were filled the past two months. I am at my wits end. The emotional stress this drug causes is too much to bear. I do not want to leave my wife over a drug because I do love her dearly however I also know there is no way to live while she's on this drug, taken regularly or not. How do I get her to see the toll it takes on her and us? If i bring it up then im 'blaming' something and not being accountable. I dont feel she really adhd because his drug just seems to exacerbate those symptoms. Please help. Thank you