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  9. Vyvanse approved to treat Binge Eating Disorder

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    Ditto to what Greg said. If you were addicted to one, you'll be addicted to the other. They are both schedule II amphetamines. Don't fool yourself.

    Ps. This is a repeat of the 50s and 60s, when amphetamines and methamphetamines were prescribed for weight loss. They were banned of course, and now Shire is sneaking them back in..

    Cassie that is exactly what I was thinking. This is bullshit.

  11. Vyvanse approved to treat Binge Eating Disorder

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    Still breathing...first thing. Go to this link and make a ticker for your 6 months clean

    http://www.tickerfactory.com/ezticker/ticker_designer.php?type=4

    Look at it and be proud of your clean time ...don't go back to that place where you were taking adderall. Remember those days of staying up for days and days and feeling so horrible. And knowing you were in a mess. Keep looking forward, keep heading in that direction. FYI I use to go through a month supply of vyvanese in less than a week and I couldn't stop myself. It absolutely destroyed my life, my vyvanese induced psychosis was so bad I got fired, I was hospitalized, I got into major credit problems and debt...I am now completely back on my feet but I had to give that horrible drug or class of drugs up in order to get here.

    Yes, vyvanese is just as addictive as adderall. DO NOT DO IT.

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  13. Hi

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    Don't do it!!! don't even think about it! Just smash all those thoughts about relapsing. Now. 1 year clean time is too much to toss away and you do NOT want to lose that clean time! You earned your clean time.

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  14. Everyone Do this!! 3 Simple Steps

    in Announcements

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    Thank you , but I have another question. I don't know how to complete my profile. When I press on my user name nothing happens.

    hi MKM33, try clicking on your avatar picture instead of your name --that usually works for me.

    Also for those who want to know how to make an adderall quit date event ticker to count the days since you quit adderall go to the following link, enter your quit date and copy/paste the code they provide you in the signature area of your profile

    http://www.tickerfactory.com/ezticker/ticker_designer.php?type=4

  15. Taking adderall to solve crimes!!

    in Lounge (off-topic stuff)

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    I just saw the trailer for a new procedural drama, based on the movie limitless..which is about a pill that was basically adderall called NZT-38 or something like that.

    On the show based on limitless, he will take NZT/adderall every week and solve a crime every week...if you watch the trailer and imagine he's taking adderall it is actually really funny, like an SNL sketch spoofing adderall as a miracle pill, from a recovering adderallic perspective.

    What is not funny at all, is the documentary AMY which I just saw about Amy Winehouse and left be leaving the theater completely grateful for my sobriety and imagining what life would be like if I didn't leave the black hole of addiction. Would I be dead? One critic review called the documentary a great primer for any addict. As a recovering addict it gave me chills. I agree with the critic. It has 97% on rotten tomatoes.

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  19. How I quit Adderall

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    I am concerned that my relationship with alcohol has become increasingly abusive, especially during the last two years.  And I am clueless on what to do about it.  Even though alcohol has not caused any disruptions in my life, I don't like how anticipate an occasion to drink and drink more than intended when I do.  I would welcome any suggestions on how to handle this developing problem so I can avoid a train wreck later on.  Before using Adderall, I drank a lot of alcohol, during Adderall, I basically quit drinking and now I can feel this alcohol addiction returning.

     

    I just wanted to update my thread and thank all of you who contribute to these forums.  New content and new stories as well as regular comments and updates from all of our members is what keeps these forums interesting and entertaining.

    Quit once - can I suggest you check out some forums with recovering alcoholics and see if you can relate to them? If you can relate ... It's time to start dealing with something that could spiral out of control. If you can't relate, then maybe you just need to cut back or try going a month sober and see how you feel.

  21. Are all stimulants bad?

    in Supplements, Energy Drinks, and Alternatives

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    I understand but do they all make you feel like you are high? Or rather do any of them work without making you feel like you're on drugs

     

    Sadly, I have been addicted to each and every one of them. I still think of ritalin as the worst of the bunch and brought about the worst withdrawal and the most amphetamine induced psychosis. But they are all deadly addictive. At one point in my life i was taking ritalin and concerta together. And at another time in my life i was going through a bottle of vyvanese in a week. 

     

    The answer is YES they are all extremely addictive and as life ruining as adderall. 

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  24. I think I have cut back too quickly

    in General Discussion

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    Not just you. EVERYONE quitting adderall goes through what you just described. And yes, being easy as yourself as possible is something that works well for members.

    I don't feel comfortable giving advice on weaning. IT didn't work for me the infinite times I tried it and I strongly believe in the "one pill is too many a thousand is not enough" mentality and that cold turkey is the only way. Have you considered that way?

    Hang in there!

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    Good things fall apart so better things can fall together

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    I was thinking recently how my personality has changed since my whole adderall disaster..and I realized that I am much more vigilant about consequences ever since I recovered. I feel like someone who's home got robbed and ever since has been on alert for a possible break-in...but I feel vigilant - not just about relapsing - but in everyday life. I guess if anything good could possibly have come out of my adderall disaster is that I'm so afraid that my life will come crumbling down again, I'm always concerned I make the right decisions to avoid that. And that doesn't just pertain to relapsing on adderall...but for everything. If  i forsee any kind of problem down the road, I start researching how to avoid it. I don't remember being like this before adderall all. I guess this quote illustrates kind of what I'm thinking "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." Anyone notice anything similar about themselves post adderall whether its more vigilence or something else that changed in you? 

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