formydaughter Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have been adderall free for 4 months and I still think about the shit all day and night long!!! I notified my psychiatrist who was prescribing it to me and cut off all connections with my suppliers so I don't think I'm in danger. I just want the ducking cravings for it to go away!!! Does anyone else have this problem???? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wish I could say I stopped thinking about it. Four months is not a very long time to be off a potent drug like adderall. I thought about it constantly for quite awhile after quitting. I just had to accept that I was going to think about it, so I've had to continuously work on not romanticizing it. I don't know your story, but I assume something led you to realize adderall wasn't good for you. One important thing to remind yourself of is that going back to the source of the problem (adderall) will not solve the issue. It's so cliche, but I've really learned throughout recovery that you have to go through the "pain" to earn the gain. It doesn't come without patience. Everyone is different, and I've heard people that have been quit for awhile say they don't think of adderall much. Everyone's recovery is different, but you've done a great thing by telling your doctor. I think we've noticed on the site this has been very important step for a lot of us....hang in there. You will think of adderall less, but patience is key 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yeah, at four months I was definitely still thinking about it nonstop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mila490 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Definitely think about it everyday (only 38 days clean, so to be expected). I think we have to build up confidence doing things without it to feel like we have a solid footing and foundation where eventually it's easier to suppress the temptation and see adderall as unappetizing. Not a short or easy process, but I have faith that it's worthwhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerokewl Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 eventually your subconscious will let go tho it is a powerful obsession. In time you just let it go. Focus on your recovery eating well/ sleeping/ exercising etc and the time will just fly by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeHereNow Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 I was obsessed at 4 months. Now I pretty much don't think about it at all, unless I'm talking about how badly someone I know is getting messed up from taking it too much. And even when I do think about it, I focus on how far I've come and all the different strategies I have now that I didn't have then The idea of taking it sickens me so much, I can't even be around people who are on it, let alone think about it. So be patient, the thoughts will be less and less! At 4 months I also found it helpful to force myself to stay busy so I couldn't obsess too much over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeHereNow Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Yes. I was obsessed at 4 months. Now I pretty much don't think about it at all, unless I'm talking about how badly someone I know is getting messed up from taking it too much. And even when I do think about it, I focus on how far I've come and all the different strategies I have now that I didn't have then The idea of taking it sickens me so much, I can't even be around people who are on it, let alone think about it. So be patient, the thoughts will be less and less! At 4 months I also found it helpful to force myself to stay busy so I couldn't obsess too much over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinW Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 It comes to my mind on occasion but I no longer romanticize my time with Adderall. I was able to help convince a friend's friend that it was a bad road to go down two weeks ago which got me thinking about it more than usual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiroth Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 it will eventually fell off. It will be hard and a long battle to win, just keep strong. Stay healthy. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mila490 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Always shocks me just how quickly I can snap back into fantasizing about it. I mull it over for a while then force myself to come to this site and retread all the horrible ways it affected my life. Today's trigger was my friend posting a bunch of photos from when I was at my peak of using. I was skinny mini, so of course freaked out wanting to look like that again. Within an hour of looking at these photos I felt a desperate need to get a psych. appointment. Not going to throw away my progress. Not worth it. (Repeating to myself...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listful Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I thought about it every second of every day the first year. Now in year two, I think about it about 2-3 times a day, mainly when I'm obsessing about some big thing I need to do and how much I imagine addys would help. So it's still not great but better than a few month in was for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 mainly when I'm obsessing about some big thing I need to do and how much I imagine addys would help. And then I say to myself: "oh yea, and it quit working for THAT too...." Adderall quit working for EVERYTHING that I originally took it for, and actually worked against me in most cases. Makes it pretty easy to stay quit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I just noticed, this morning, that I am not fantasizing about Adderall anymore. I don't really know when it happened...recently, I am sure. Like within the last week or so. Huh. Am I now going to begin thinking about it more because I realized I wasn't thinking about it? LOL! It is really nice. I think I may have turned a corner here folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I quit having those obsessive Adderall thoughts about nine months after quitting. Glad to hear that you have turned the corner, AlswysAwsome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I remember the same feeling after I quit smoking. One day I just realized that I hadn't thought about smoking for as long as I could remember. It was a happy moment and so was this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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