2 months off of adderall after longterm use

[exaddybabe03]

    I had decided to come off of adderall in addition to lamictal, weed, and still working on klonopin.

The biggest motivator for me was that I felt like I was so sick of being dependent on these

expensive meds. I've never been able to afford health insurance and in the past few years,

it’s become more and more difficult to afford doctor visits and prescriptions. It just started

to become a hassle, and to top it off I didn't feel like I was doing any better on all these

meds. I can't say they aren't useful, and can be great if you have access, and are under

the careful supervision of specialists who actually care. Often that is not the case however.

 

 I'am still currently on prozac, lithium, and still ever slowly tapering klonopin. I don't feel

ready to come off of prozac and lithium just yet. They are helping to take the edge off from

the lengthy protracted withdrawal symptoms that I'm still having because of my long-term

use of adderall. I have used adderall for 10 years or more with few short breaks from

the drug in that time. I rarely used more than the recommended dose, and never felt

that I was addicted. Although, I was definitely dependent, because I relied on them to function.

 

 When coming off of adderall, I had to taper slowly. I did it over the course of one month's

worth of a fill. I was on IR 20mg twice a day but often didn't take that much because of

the crash. I had tried XR, but still preferred IR because I could control when it would kick in       

and how much I used eazier, and of course they are cheaper. 

  

  As I was saying earlier, I had used my final fill of addies and stretched/tapered them out over

a period of a couple months or so, maybe longer. I can’t remember because during this time I

also used weed to help deal with my cravings from addy withdrawal.  I want to add that during

this time and currently.  I haven’t been working a legitimate job which could make it more difficult

to quit addies if you do. For me personally, I could not have made it through the unfunctional

stretch of addy withdrawal, without a little charity from friends and family. I think this is the worst

part of the pill of quitting addies that you have to swallow.         

 

 I’m not suggesting that anybody needs to smoke weed to come off of addies, but at the time

it was available to me and I was so miserable that I felt like I needed it to deal. Of course it didn’t

help my motivation and stuff but it did help to take the edge off.  I have recently decided to give

weed up also, but I do miss it. However, being ADD and not on the hyperactive end, it can make

me really lazy and my concentration worse lol! I believe I misused it, and used it as a mood stabilizer

to level me out when I felt on edge from adderall.

 

  I can’t say I will never smoke weed again, but I find that when it’s around that I tend to become

a daily user. For me, that is not good, as I’am aware that I have some susceptibility toward becoming

addicted to certain substances. It really depends on your particular brain chemistry, and what

naturally occurring chemicals may be deficient to begin with. Not every drug is addictive in the

same way from one person to the next for this reason. Hopefully, this can help someone else

who is trying to quit some things. Best of luck!

[JustinW]

Welcome Sasha and congratulations on 2 months!  I would suggest changing your screen name so it doesn't include your email address as spam bots harvest information from every online forum that they can.

[exaddybabe03]

thanks, justin 

[Jon]

Congratulations on 2 months freedom from Adderall. It's a big step in living life chemical free. I find weed is powerfully addictive too and it's better just to stay away from it completely. Good job with that too.

 

Please let us know how you are progressing through your Adderall recovery and thank you for sharing your story.

[Greg]

Congratulations on two months clean. Thats huge. Make sure you stay with us on this site. A lot of us have been able to recover. Welcome to the forum.