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To be honest with you, I felt meh for at least 6 months after quitting. I remember the very first time I felt excitement, it was my best friend's wedding, and it was the best feeling ever. It does come back, and I've started to see a lot improvement in having interest in things again. It truly is all about patience. Life isn't fun every day, but I have ups again (downs too), and it's so worth it!

Better to err on the side of caution. Know what I'm saying?

Ok Well, I hope I can find the link. It was like a 10 second explanation of what happens during addiction in the brain, but it was an aha moment.

That's so insensitive. I'm not even someone with body issues, but that offensive. Some people's triggers on here is weight, so it's better to think before you write something like that.

I sense sarcasm here.

Dudeee Kyle. Rude.

I thought so, but just checkin

Wait 12 miles a day?

MFA, Yes, this would be a great opportunity to quit smoking, but ahhhh! Cat, They have it in my records that I was on adderall, but I hadn't been to my dentist since I quit. I told him I'd previously been on high dosages of adderall and asks if he knew much about the correlation between adderall and teeth problems, because the research I've done has shown that adderall can do serious damage (my research has been this website...ha). He said there was something in his medical journal about it recently, but didn't seem to know a whole lot about it.

Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie Pooh, calls sick children in hospitals to brighten their day....aww

Dr. Oz is about prescription addiction again, and it did an excellent job of highlighting in the brain what happens with addiction. I'm going to try to find the link when I get off the treadmill

I went to my dentist yesterday with a broken tooth. He's sending me to an oral surgeon for this root canal, because it's too close to the nerve for him to do it. It sounds like it's going to be pretty intense, and I know they'll prescribe me a narcotic. I'm going to be upfront with them about my addiction issues, because I'd really like to get through it without an addictive painkiller. My counselor said they have nonnarcotic pain medication that they can give now, so hopefully that's true. I'm just curious if any of you have dealt with this in recovery? INRecovery, I know you said you had to take some when you were super sick. I'm just trying to err on the side of caution here. Any advice would be awesome.

Sobriety underrated, I agree with everything said above by these awesome people. Reading your post took me right back to that adderall hell. I could sense that desperation I had awhile back, and it's no way to live. Giving up adderall is no cake walk, but it's the best decision you can make once abuse has taken over your life, and really the only decision that will let you truly live again. I hope you choose a different path now. I understand your fear of relapse, but you can never know until you give sobriety number one priority in your life above ANYTHING else. I choose to focus my sobriety a day at a time, and that's worked for me this far. Once you see life on the other side of addiction, you'll see that going back to it will ruin all aspects of your life. You need a clear head, adderall-free for that to happen, because the drug has your brain hijacked right now. Stay close to this site and post as much as you need to. We will be here for you.

Startingover, If you're sounding like a broken record talking about how great you're doing, that's the best possible place to be! Congratulations to you, and I'm so happy you're finding true happiness. It's amazing the sanity that comes with giving up adderall, huh? The fact that you don't feel like you NEED your ex is an amazing part of recovery and shows true progress. High fives all around!

Yaay! Good work.

That's awesome, LilTex. Can I come when I make it to your neck of the woods?

LilTex, Thanks for sharing. I'll probably be checking it out.

Thank you, Heather. That was really kind....made my day. Keep rockin sista!

I must learn how to do these emoticons. They make me laugh.

That's hilarious. We're recovering zombies. It's a little like running away from zombie mode I like it.

I got a 90% on my second speech, would've been a 100 had I not gone over in time. Yaaay! I even made some jokes up there and got some laughs. I'm not at all bragging when I post this stuff, it just reminds me that I'm having success on the other side, the better side, even if it is a 100-level speech class.

It hurts so good Way to go, InRecovery!

Thank you all So this morning I'm working on my speech, and I'm stressing out of course. As I'm working on it, my faux boyfriend (ha) comes in and asks me if I've eaten or even had anything to drink. He's like, "you know your brain can't function well without food", and brings me a bagel and a coffee. It was like a little epiphany, because I really haven't learned that yet. The simple things like eating to get brain power were all forgotten due to adderall. It might sound silly, but I'm learning every day.

Searchingsoul, I bet the shakes will fade. I don't remember if that was an issue for me when quitting, but it would make sense that it might not stop immediately. I don't think you have anything to worry about. How long have you been off of adderall again?

Quit-once, Same here....one of my top reasons for quitting as well. Being scared shitless that I was doing permanent damage to my body, and especially risking Parkinson's, led me to quitting. Going into full-blown amphetamine-induced psychosis and this were in my top five. If I would've continued, there's no doubt in my mind I would've been in a psychotic state, because my symptoms were mimicking exactly that. And reading here how many people that actually did, I was most likely right.