edie79

Hello! I have been lurking and want to first say that you guys are very brave! Your posts are truly heartbreaking and inspirational at the same time. My best friend has a history of stimulant use- I can't say abuse because she has never went over the edge if that makes sense. Since we graduated high school, she has always used some type of stimulant (ephedrine, nuvigil, even cocaine for a short period). She started on Adderall about two months ago, and I am worried about her (and I have never been worried before- even when she was doing cocaine). She is very distant and different. I can't explain it, but she is not herself AT ALL. I do have some experience with Adderall because my son was on it when he was younger. We stopped giving it to him when we admitted him to the hospital for depression. Needless to say, I don't care for this drug because I know what it did to him. My question is- what can I do? I don't even know how to bring it up to her because when I tried to remind her about what it did to my son, she was very defensive (this is not like her- she is usually not confrontational). I know she has already upped her dosage at least once. Anyway, just hoping you guys could give me some advice. Thanks!!