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So proud of you! This will likely be one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but you CAN do it. Take one day at a time. You will not be worthless forever. You will be much better off. Working a program and finding support like NA or AA really helped me. I’m 90 days sober and my life has already become insurmountably better. Hang in there!!!

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There’s good news: You were only on Adderall for 4 years, so you may have a quicker time adjusting to life without it than I am. I was on it for over a decade and I’m almost 5 months clean. It stinks, but taking 100mg of Adderall a day was completely destroying me - and killing me.

Good for you for taking action now! 

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On 4/15/2019 at 9:06 PM, KN_1 said:

I'm so scared. I have amazing family and a boyfriend that are supportive but I also have a 6 year old son I'm raising and I'm literally terrified that once I stop I won't even be able to get out of bed to take him to school in the morning, or do ANYTHING around the house.

while it is true that you will probably do nothing around the house for a while (which is okay), having a kid is actually going to help you through this whole thing. Adderall recovery is exponentially worse when you don't have any responsibility to FORCE you into doing stuff.

love for your children will always be stronger than recovery blues, i promise (:

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I got put on it at age 25, and at age 42 I’m about 4 months sober. Hardest thing I think I ever did. I had a slip a few days ago but I quickly got rid of the pills so back on track. I had a 5mg slip, thank god I didn’t keep going. I became so hooked and it really destroyed my life and relationships as I reflect. I’m a female. 

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On 16/04/2019 at 11:06 AM, KN_1 said:

I'm scared I won't ever be able to get a job again; I was already SO tired and SO unmotivated and SO shy and anxious before I ever started adderall, I can't imagine "adulting" AT ALL without it. What if I'm just worthless forever? I'm so scared. But I know I need to do this. Any sort of advice or encouragement would be so appreciated.

You may actually find the opposite to be true. I was also scared I wouldn’t be able to return to work. Initially I had to take a 6 week leave of absence however, I’m now at the 3 month mark and I’ve noticed that not only have my relationships with co-workers improved but I’m also faster and more productive. I still struggle with motivation without my pills but I no longer hyper-focus on one aspect of the job to the extent of missing the bigger picture. Just give yourself some time, you’ll be surprised at the brains amazing ability to re-wire and heal itself. Congratulations on taking the plunge and deciding to quit, it’s tough but you won’t regret it! 

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I finally got my first ever DAILY subscription update from LiveVideo....After being on LV and subscribed to probably 20 or so people over the span of two years counting my old account. After having quite a few LV rants calling out this terrible flaw. I open my Yahoo inbox and see it.....And....it's....


























































quite useless frankly, because the videos inside it are almost a month old, but it was there =O

I'm gonna print out the Email and frame it so I can hang it up in my room

It has to be worth some good money. It's so rare .


.....Seriously LV......WTF?

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