ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 So, I've talked about how I went back to school, only one class, after getting off of adderall. I'm glad I only took one, because that was enough for me for now, since my brain was unsure how to retain information after many years of being hopped up....took some serious retraining on how to study again. I got my final grade back tonight. I got a 78%. No, it's not an A or B, but this grade means more to me than any so far. I CAN do this without adderall!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Chaos Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Good job Do you feel like your Lexapro hurts your studying at all? I know when I was on that, it seemed to cloud my brain completely.. I hope sometime in this next year I can sign up for a few classes and give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Nah, I mean it's hard to study, but Lexapro doesn't make me feel cloudy. A little in the beginning, but that's normal when starting a new medication....no bothersome side effects now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Chaos Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I only tried it for about a week, maybe I shouldn't be so hasty and impatient with everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 No drug besides controlled substances are going to work in a week; otherwise, they'd be addictive. If you do decide to go on an antidepressant, most take 4-6 weeks to see any benefit at all and side effects often subside. We got used to the adderall mindset, work right away, and look where that took us....addiction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Some antidepressants can make you feel better a little quicker, and that doesn't make them addictive, so I guess the reason they're not addictive is because you don't get the euphoric feelings, but you get what I'm saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle_Chaos Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 No drug besides controlled substances are going to work in a week; otherwise, they'd be addictive. If you do decide to go on an antidepressant, most take 4-6 weeks to see any benefit at all and side effects often subside. We got used to the adderall mindset, work right away, and look where that took us....addiction. Valid point, but I think Lexapro does start to work quicker than most anti depressants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yes, I'm on it as of recently. It helped some within a couple weeks, but my dose was too low, so I didn't see much improvement until it was raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 So, I've talked about how I went back to school, only one class, after getting off of adderall. I'm glad I only took one, because that was enough for me for now, since my brain was unsure how to retain information after many years of being hopped up....took some serious retraining on how to study again. I got my final grade back tonight. I got a 78%. No, it's not an A or B, but this grade means more to me than any so far. I CAN do this without adderall!!!! Hey hey! Congratulations on that!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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