Greg

Today I was just thinking to myself. Quitting is like a skill. You get better and better at it as you read other people's advice and experiences, hang around the forums, post advice and insights , and gain more clean time under your belt. Keep it strong!

I responded to this post, and its not there I just want to say, really, occasional1, fantastic job. I know you worked really hard for this. And adderall free! And you are debunking the widespread myth that adderall equals academic success. Congratulations!!!!

15! Alright - you're turn. Keep me posted!!!

Sweet, a riddle!

Nice! and Thumbs up for getting back into things I did another five today. Up to 10 now. I feel like I can do more on the treadmill. Maybe its because of not having to deal with the heat. We will make it to 12 this week.

I'd like to second that I too like quit once's straightforward non sugar coating approach and have learned a ton from him as well.

.My second experience was really surprising too. I had felt i was really benefiting from outpatient therapy. Everyday we had section where we would talk about addictions. One day Id relapsed. My counselor prodded it out of me . I didn't want to say anything because i was afraid of the consequences. I should have listened to my gut. Later in the day, I got a call from my counselor saying that he told my prescribing doctor that I started abusing adderall---and poof- just like that -- i was kicked out of the program and it was recommended i go to inpatient rehab. But instead of trying to get more rehab, I went ahead and got a job and my spiraling downward began all over again. I need to add this to that list of Benefits of quitting adderall. 37. No longer a need for costly rehab. Ally, How are things going with you? Are you hanging in there? You mentioned in your other post that you are getting used to the boredom. I think boredom is a big part of adderall recovery because in many ways adderall takes away boredom. But the reality is normal people are bored and at times feel completely unmotivated to do anything and part of recovery is getting used to that feeling as a normal everyday human feeling,

SarahCaKes, i agree with Ally that you didn't make it clear to your doc that you had developed a problem with the adderall. Especially if your doc doesn't think its an issue. A lot of people here did so. Maybe other people on quittingadderall can chime in on their experiences cutting themselves off from their doctors?? why do you say the right answer would be going to find a new doc or new counselor?

Quit Once - congratulations on 2 years. I cannot believe its been 2 years. HA. we both came on this site on the same day looking for help, and our conversation has gone on for a long time and continues on to this day both as sober minded people. Very proud of what you have accomplished. 2 years, awesome!!

I'm sorry for the experience you had to go through MFA. It sounds very traumatic...if you got through that you can get through any temptation so stay strong and always remember how good it is to have a sober mind. something similar happened to me on my last doctor's visit. My doctor called me into the doctors office and had an ambulence waiting for me downstairs because she thought I was abusing adderall. I had no idea about this.i was taken directly to the hospital, my pills were grabbed and counted by someone in the ambulence...i was questioned about all the missing pills in my bottle... and i was taken to the hospital and not allowed to leave the hospital all day for another 12-14 hours... on another occasion, a doctor found out I was abusing the adderall she was prescribing and had me kicked out of an outpatient care program - that i had been attending 5 days a week, 9-4p - and it happened very suddenly. In both cases, i didn't know my doctor had a right to do that...I was surprised by the whole thing. i really wonder how what you said about doctors afraid of losing their license and litigation may have tied into these incidences???

I slacked last week too 1.5 measly miles and some walking. Post your very next run, so I know you are running We will get back into the groove of it.

congratulations on getting rid of your prescription. That was the right thing to do, i know everyone here is applauding you for that. As for your last 15 mgs..Well..you can go ahead and take it now, but that would mean resetting the recovery clock! You got 6 days of clean time. Why lose that? What is one pill going to do for you anyway? Its not like you can binge on one pill -- You're body needs a lot more to get any kind of effect. I would just flush it, honestly, because if you keep it around.. what's the point of having it later down the road when you are longer into your quit. imagine If you take it after a few months of quitting? you will feel guilty and horrible about it...why bother having that in your way..? AS for effexor, personally I like it but there are people on this website who have been on it and dont like it. Also, if you try to stop it there are bad withdrawals. Not like adderall withdrawal in any way, but it stinks. A lot of people have tried wellbutrin, and other antidepressants. As for supplements - I think a lot of people here like l tyrosine when they first quit. And then after a couple of months they stop. L-tyrosine is a precurser to the chemical in our brain that turns into dopamine..basically it allows your body to more easily produce dopamine naturally. I think the best supplement is what you mentioned in the other post - binge watch family guy. It will be a great distraction for you. Hang in there, you are doing good. Oh, one thing i would do which ive mentioned here before, is start writing a list of how adderall messed up your life...and keep it on hand to read and re-read when you start to feel tempted. It comes in handly. I must have read my list hundreds of times. Here are 30 things from my list - my list is ten times longer than this - because every time i thought of something i would add to it. Anyway, I strongly recommend you write your own list to read over and over again to yourself. I cant tell you how much this tactic has helped me in my recovery. Benefits of quitting adderall 1. For the first time in a long time, I am happily sober and surrounded by sober people 2. I'm no longer jumpy at everything and paranoid 3. Im no longer foolishly captivated by time wasting projects 4. I no longer have to lie and decieve my way in order to keep my existence going...and worry about getting caught 5. I no longer fixate and become obsessed and stupidly excited about something that is not even interesting. 6. There is no longer a pill that has total control over me 7. No longer overtired, nothing in the stomach and jittery 8. I no longer lose track of time with nothing to show for it 9. I am no longer taking something that is damaging to my brain and my mind 10. I no longer spend my days waiting and thinking about a refill 11. I no longer have to agonize over postponing my next dose. 12. No longer preoccupied with feeling good before doing anything else 13. I no longer have emotional highs and then lows as it wears on and off. Im more even and emotionally stable. 14. I no longer feel extremely guilty that I cannot control or moderate my pills 15. I am getting my health back 16. My life is no longer resting on a paper thin foundation! 17. I no longer feel embarassed about what I may have said, done or behaved in my addictive state 18. My heart no longer beats really fast from speed 19. I no longer feel totally exhausted when i run out until my next refill 20 I feel stronger inside, have a sense of pride from accomplishments 21. My cognition i no longer deteriorating 22. No more frenzied, breakless, meaningless activity that goes on for days. 23. No more of that vicious cycle of taking adderall, smoke a cigarette, taking more adderall, smoke another cigarette vicious cycle. 24. No longer completely out of my mind from amphetamine induced psychosis ****this should be my number one. 25. I no longer use adderall to relieve the misery that adderall is creating 26.. no longer pumped up on artificial feelings of self worth. 27. No longer panicky 28. No longer grinding my teeth 29. No more standing still, frozen in movement 30. I can think clearer, absorb information better. 31. I am no longer damaging the nerve endings in my brain with repeated high doses of amphetamine! 32. No longer always feel like i must have a pill to keep pushing forward in life 33. I am no longer frustrated about my addicted existence 34. I no longer feel hopeless without amphetamines 35. My schedule is no longer controlled by my adderall supply 36. I no longer have a fake sense of happiness. 37. I am no longer on the verge of a meltdown all the time 38. No longer taking adderall basically as a medicine to keep myself from getting sick 39. No longer in need of very expensive rehab. 40. No longer inspired and passionate in a nutty and lunatic way. 41. No more paranoia, hallucinations or psychosis behavior 42. I can moderate my appetite without a pill. (MY LIST LITERALLY GOES ON 100 more..lol) edit- Im going to come back periodically and add to this.

just remember what you are up against. You are up against the temptation to always want to take the pills. getting rid of them removes one risk. When you check into rehab, the first thing they do is search all your stuff to make sure you have no pills/drugs on you. But you aren't in rehab so you have to do it all yourself. I say flush the pills and like MFA once did, give those pills the middle finger as they go down the toilet. I wouldn't be afraid, people will be here to help you through the next steps.

5 today. I've moved my running to the treadmill. I LOVE running in air condition and not having to worry about getting sunburned or getting suntan lotion in my eyes. And i love how the water in my water bottle stays cold! I did a 1.5 miles last week in the heat and got dizzy and nearly passed out from the heat.

Effexor is an SNRI antidepressant. It boosts levels of seratonin and norepinephrine in your brain. Basically, it is one of the newer antidepressants on the market. Other antidepressants just boost seratonin. I remember early recovery like it was yesterday. when I quit, I resolved in my head that the adderall thing was over for me. I had my last prescription. I wouldn't be getting anymore. I started to taper down, and honestly it just didnt make a difference to me at that point Whether i stopped taking it right away or took for another week and then stopped or another two weeks. I knew it was over. and i was resolved it was over. I took a lot of relief knowing that battle to keep my addiction alive was over. I read message boards and tried to understand and see what other people who were addicted were writing about. I dont cry much or easily but in early recovery - ha ha i was a mess - i probably cried more than i cried my entire life. lol. was crying like all day long. I was just overwhelmed about quitting and being addicted and being in that situation and losing what had been fueling my life, but also my mind was a mess from all the psychosis i had gone through and was still going through from it..etc etc. week 1 was shitty but I was asleep for most of it. I just woke up to eat. that's it. I was basically sleeping most of the time through early recovery and I was also extremely depressed and kind of numb and I felt lost. And i spent the hours when I was awake trying to come to grips it was over. My life had revolved around it. I was so depressed, really depressed. I hadn't discovered this site yet, but I found comfort in reading books about additiction and speed, Like "On Speed"..It helped me understand what had happened to me and understand i wasn't alone. I'm not going to lie or sugarcoat because it will only boost your expectations of what recovery should be like. Its not going to be easy. You have to accept that. Its really tough. But you have everyone's here support and you can definitely do this. And we have a strong community of people who have been where you are. and completely understand. You just have to be strong. Give yourself full permission to not put pressure on yourself and allow yourself to heal from this. you can beat this. But you have to stay focused on beating this 110% of your time.

Well betas did get picked up to be a series..teeny tiny dogs did not. .here are the other ones https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001155581

great news. I was just checking on this site to see if you'd posted yet, and was happy to see this! Congrats on surviving the semester!! Those grades should prove to yourself of your awesomeness without any crutch in your life. We have PMd each other about how tough it is to plow through the semester as recovering adderall addicts. I am really proud of you. Take a deep breath now and celebrate, for the time being you are free! And how awesome was that feeling when you clicked submit and got that paper out of your hands permanently??

This is an interesting thread because you have some people who think it is real and some people who dont. I know Mike had originally envisioned this site with a section in the forum to sound off on whether you thought ADHD was real or not. Not sure why he nixed it. Anyway, i also felt calmed down and more confident when I first started taking it... With something like diabetes, you test a persons insulin levels to see if they actually have diabetes. When a doctor tests for ADHD all u do is you answer a questionnaire or answer a series of questions...the diagnosis criteria is so weak...Basically it's a test to see if you fall into set of predefined behaviors...there are probably tons of people who BS the test to get prescription, and also tons of people who answer the questionnaire 'correctly' who probably think they now have something but really don't at all.

Alright then. We're all waiting.

You did it!!...6 months...This should be you right now

funny pic...but with a message for us adderall addicts? http://www.amazon.co...CD7_mnpZ3_0_0_0

Im on summer break!! And I have decided to fill my schedule with nothing to recuperate. (although subject to change if i decide to take summer classes. um.)

This was in San Antonio Texas where they hadn't seen snow in 25 years.