back2life Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hi, I'm starting this thread to share some of my experiences with quitting and running into problems with alcohol, I would love to hear your experiences and/or advice. I quit adderall cold turkey in March 2015. I was using mostly as prescribed, my dosage was 5 mg 3 times a day, at times I would take one extra for a total for 20 mg a day. The day I quit I felt no different than when on it, but I began to really feel the difference by the end of the week, I couldnt focus, was jittery, irritable, on edge, couldnt do any writing or reading, this continued for about 2 months. Around the 2 months mark I began self-medicating with white wine. I now drink daily, about 2-3 glasses. I am beginning to realize that alcohol may be a bigger problem than Adderall. I have ABSOLUTELY NO desire to ever go back to adderall, but I dont know how to manage without my daily wine intake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idonttan Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sounds like you might want to talk to a counselor about this. I personally don't think that 2-3 glasses of wine is hazardous to begin with, but you know yourself better than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 I don't want to drink as much as I did when I was on Adderall. So, I can't relate to that. However, having been addicted to Adderall, you know best if you are starting to have a problem with wine. Try just stopping for a week and see how it goes. you aren't drinking enough to need a detox or anything...just stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeHereNow Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 When I quit, I went off the deep end with alcohol. Like, more than you're drinking, on a daily basis. It was really bad, and it lasted for months. I called it "partying" and feeling free/single/off the chain at the time, but really it was a substitute addiction. And where did it lead me? Deeper into the alcohol rabbit hole. I eventually learned I was developing a problem with it and needed to learn moderation. It's something I actively practice now. If you sense that you're developing a problem with alcohol, there is an old piece of truth: alcoholism is a progressive disease. If this is becoming an addiction, then those 2-3 glasses easily become 4-5 or a whole bottle.....or two...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Also, it's important to recognize whether or not moderation is an option. I had many relapses into adderall convincing myself it would be OK as long as I kept it in "moderation", each time spiraling back into psychotic chaos. Sometimes I think I'm the same way with alcohol. I can't have one beer. I have to have 3 or more, no matter what my intention was at the start of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back2life Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thank you guys, I was thinking a lot about what you said. I am beginning to realize I am indeed "trading seats on the Titanic" as they say in AA. I actually went to few AA meetings over the past couple of days, I am not sure if I am strong enough to moderate with wine yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I only have problems with alcohol when I drink too much. Too much = hangover and disruption of my daily life, or getting sick. I was drinking vodka earlier this year and found myself hungover too often (only a few times but that was still too often). It was causing depression and self-doubt. So I switched to light beer. I have a few hard rules about drinking that I almost never break: no drinking before 3 PM. no drinking after supper. always eat supper. Even following those rules, I still couldn't regulate my vodka dose very well and would drink too much. What concerns me is the similarity to certain rules I had while using Adderall. My "addy rules" worked well to keep me a functional addict for over five years because I refused to let it become a daily habit. Until it did. I kept my dosage under 120 mg /day, until I didn't. Once I got my own prescription, it was all over for responsible use. BeHereNow stated the truth when she said alcoholism is a progressive disease. All addiction is progressive. But alcohol is a different kind of addiction for me. Beer is mostly a summer food and I lose my taste for it when the weather cools. I can just as easily have one beer or three. I can drink daily, until I get tired of it and not drink for a few days. What I am trying to say is that for me, alcohol consumption is usually self-limiting because I really HATE the disruption of my sleep patterns and the unproductive nature of the hangover. Alcohol is a depressant and using it to "treat" depression is like...self defeating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 The biggest difference between the two substances for me is that I don't drink when I feel bad. I only enjoy drinking when I'm doing it to enhance an already pleasant time time and I'm in a good mood already. Same reason I never got addicted to coke when I did it in my early 20s - I never wanted to do it when I felt bad, only to enhance a good time. Adderall on the other hand.. I wanted it when I felt good, bad, and every mood in between - but especially when I felt bad. So, if you start turning to a substance when you feel bad, that is the road to addiction in my opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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