Bak2me Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Just curious, anyone find weed helpful for motivation thru this recovery period (sentence, lol)? Do y'all feel it would postpone the recovery time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkadderall Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 yes, well i used to. I didn't want to be known as "the stoner kid" or "the pothead" so i stopped. I think weed is pretty safe.Truth is, i should have only stuck with weed and avoided pills. weed is definitely a good tool to recover. Occasional alcohol use is fine too. just stick with things that don't really impair the brain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanx for the reply. I'm 4 mos off Addys, and motivation or interest in mostly anything is null n void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 From my experience, weed will not increase your motivation...just your appetite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Thanx, I feel u there, but, while weed dose not make me wanna do dishes, lol, for ME, I feel it, at LEAST gives me enough give a shit to wanna play guitar again, or draw, which, while i admit, that's NOT a very productive virtue, the desire to do ANYTHING is a welcome relief. For instance, right (now;), I actually FEEL like typing this. I stumbled back across this site yesterday, for the first time in years. I enjoyed reading some of your posts, but just couldn't put forth the effort to update and post. I think I'll do that now;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Well, whatever works for you. I think ANY motivation is a plus. I just remember marijuana made me want to sit still and enjoy the baked feeling, with a bag of Cheetos. Lol! If you wait on the motivation, it will return. You have to kick yourself in the ass a bit, but it does return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 AlwaysAwesome, where have u been? That is so encouraging, as I'm SO frustrated. I haven't set my lil meter thing on here yet, but the 25th would've been 4 mos off Addys, but I slipped up a couple days ago. My husband works outta town n was comin in for the weekend, and EVERYTHING was a mess, but mainly I slipped, I think, because my mother n law, whom has never lost faith in me is losing it with my getting behind on everything. She's wonderful. She helps me clean my house. Strangely, I'm quite productive around her. We talk n fold clothes. But I think even she's beginning to doubt if I'll bounce back. I'm 39, type 2 diabetic, overweight. I know I've gotta do something, but don't know where to start. Glad u said I needed to push myself tho as I've been hoping something would change to make me WANT to, but I guess that's what I'd been used to, with the Addys, huh? (60-90 mlg. Daily, for the past 10 Yrs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 You can do it! Take a look at this www.wheatbellyblog.com I quit all things wheat, grain, and sugar. I feel amazing. I am 38 years old and I lost 6.6 pounds last week. You can reverse type 2 diabetes with diet. I am going to get this damn Adderall weight off, and I am going to clean out my garage! LOL, well, I am going to try... Don't think the pill will help you long term. Once you get off of it, your metabolism is shot for a long time. It took me 16 months to even get motivated to exercise, and 18 months to actually do it. I have been rocking it this month, and I am so glad that I found exercise again. It was exercise just taking the clothes off of the treadmill! Show your Mom in law some of the articles on this site. It helps to have support, but only you can do this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thanx SO much!!! Though 18 mos is a long time, that's encouraging. Where can I get more info on the foods you're eating. That sounds like the thing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Oh NEVERMIND, I see the link, lol. I'm still so spacey. I'll check it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I am about to go heat up some hotdogs and cheese. Yummm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Also, CONGRATS!!!!, btw, on your recovery! You're truly an inspiration!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 That sounds good. If u could, give me some pointers on what u eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 This morning I had two breakfast sausages and a bit of Colby jack cheese. I usually have a boiled egg with it, but I don't have any made up. I drink water all day, and coffee with half and half, no sugar. For lunch, I had two nitrate and gluten free hotdogs (Oscar mayer) with cheese and mustard, and some broccoli with bleu cheese dressing. For dinner last night I had 12 grilled chicken nuggets from ChicfilA. Super yummy. Basically, meat, cheese, butter, veggies (no potatoes or corn), and maybe 1 fruit serving per day. Less than 50 total grams of carbs per day. It is fun to have something to obsess over other than the Adderall. It is a great diet, but you have to get through the initial sugar and wheat withdrawal. I recommend quitting one first, then the other. If you try to quit both at the same time, you will be impossible to be around for at least a week. Good luck and you can message me if you have any questions. You can google "wheat belly approved food list" and it will give you a great guideline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 It means a lot for me to be someone's inspiration! The people on this forum saved me from myself so many times. I can't imagine quitting without their inspiration and support. I hope that I can help new people the way the veterans helped me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 You already are SO much!!! FINALLY, I feel like I'm home! This morning I was SO sleepy. Smoked a lil, and was able to wake up, shower, & bathe the dog. Weird huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Sounds similar to Atkins diet. Sounds doable!!! Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Very similar to Atkins...but I also avoid wheat sources even with low carb counts. Soy sauce, taco seasoning packets, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bak2me Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thanx! Something's GOTTA give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 I have a big decision to make today...I am going to a Thai restaurant for lunch. Pad Thai? or Salmon salad? sigh...pad thai is amazing, but I can't have 50 or more grams of carbs and still lose weight. So...I will go with the salad. So, so, sad. But, it is easier than quitting Adderall, so there is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 50 carbs isnt too much, or are you doing a LCHF diet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomPerson Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I want to so bad right now. It's like my brain is falling off a cliff backwards, guns blazing and still shooting at whoever pushed it down the edge, finally. This is day two of no Adderall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAwesome Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I am on a LCHF diet, I suppose. I have to limit carbs so that my body doesn't make small particle lipids. It is like Atkins, but with vegetables. I am lacto-ovo Paleo...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amandal1130 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I've been smoking a bit. I quit nearly 11 years of 30-60mgs of adderall cold turkey three months ago. About three weeks ago I caved and started taking 20mgs daily because the withdrawal was so debilitating. I'm down to 5-15mg per day and it still pretty much sucks. Just not as bad as cold turkey. I feel the dopamine rush of smoking in a way I didn't necessarily feel it when I smoked on adderall. Smoking helps me feel a bit more at peace with the larger picture. Ie this is going to take time, every minute counts, it's better to be sitting here staring at a tree than out making a mess, at least I'm not obsessively purchasing throw pillows, yada yada. I try not to smoke during the day just because I feel at this point getting through the day without binging on adderall has to be its own accomplishment for me, personally. Smoking is my, ok, you did it, now what?... philosophical reward of sorts. Part of an overall depressing dynamic, but this is where I'm at. Just really, really trying to accept the moment and embrace the little rewards for making it through. I agree wholeheartedly however, with the posters who have talked about the sugar/wheat issues. I find any sugar/wheat I consume post adderall at least seems to turn directly into fat. Fat exacerbates the massive fatigue and self hatred. So like many I'm doing the best I can to scrape together a healthy eating regimen despite the fact that I care about next to nothing. Cooking is actually quite soothing despite how depressing it is. Depressing because who cares? But soothing because if I'm not cooking I'm going to eat like crap WHILE doing absolutely nothing productive which then equals feeling like way more crap. So that's my compromise. Self, you can smoke a little weed. You can drink a little wine. You must continue on your adderall withdrawal journey. And you cannot eat wheat or sugar until you care seriously about something beyond getting through the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 i'm a little late coming into this thread. But yes I smoked a lot of weed during early (first few months) recovery. no it doesnt help with motivation but it helps you just have something to look forward to and is much better for you than drinking (at least I think)since my relapse happened, I went back to weed to use it to help me get through the hard part. but I have pretty much kicked it now. it's a terrible habit honestly, but if it helps it helps. and fortunateley it is just that. a habit. it's not really addictive.I was a heavy weed smoker for 12 years. when I quit cold turkey, I had a few days of absolute misery and then boom, it was over, just like that. no withdrawals nothing. it's just a habit which is harmless in comparison to stimulants. so if it helps you I say go for it just don't let the cops catch you with it! (obviously)Again, this is way late but I can't resist chiming in here because I am pretty obsessed with nutrition and diets: I am on a LCHF diet, I suppose. I have to limit carbs so that my body doesn't make small particle lipids. It is like Atkins, but with vegetables. I am lacto-ovo Paleo...lol. The Atkins diet (which is one of the most well known LCHF diets) demands that you have a VERY large vegetable intake. Atkins diet is often misunderstood and confused with it's "induction phase" (critics of the Atkins program like to perpetuate this confusion, go figure) during which participants are encouraged to consume lots of fatty meats like bacon, sausage, steak, cheese, and everything has a lot of butter. It's not lifestyle that is sustainable as it causes quite a bit of wear and tear on your organs and digestive system, instead it's meant to kickstart your metabolism into burning fat, and is to be used as a transitional tool to get yourself into the program. Nobody is intended to stay in that phase for very long.But that aside, I think paleo (and pretty much all of the variations that I've read about) is the way to go anyway. It is the way we were meant to eat, and our bodies run so much better on it. So I think you are doing the right thing. I've tried Atkins in the past and I just couldn't handle the side-effects of being in a ketogenic state (when your body burns fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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