SweetCarolinee

Yes Occasional, this is SOOOOOOO perfect and funny!!!!!

If I were a dude...................

Yesssss!!!! @hyper_critical, that song never gets old If I ever wanna be mean, I just listen to that song haha

GUYS -- No need for name calling here, let's all take a step back and chill. This community is here for support and to help each other, not to tear each other down and be haters. This is probably just a misunderstanding and Amy most likely didn't mean to upset you. NOTE TO EVERYONE: We are all different here with different backgrounds, upbringings, experiences, options, thoughts, feelings etc. and it is okay to degree and disagree. We all bring something new and different and valuable to the table here. And since we are on the internet, sometimes we can't tell if someone is being serious or joking and we can mistakenly misunderstand, misread or misinterpret what someone is explaining or expressing. So if we misunderstand something or disagree on something, that's fine, that is totally okay, that is LIFE but let's just all keep it nice and not be rude to one another. Life is already full of too much hate and negatively. I happen to agree with Quit-once and Cassie. In my personal experience in quitting, I truly quit the time I did it FOR myself. I realized - time to grow the fuck up and take accountability and make no more excuses because I wanted to not be a boozer and depressed all the time and addicted to a pill anymore. After 7 years, I finally came to the realization that I don't need a stupid devil pill to control my life and I haven't looked back since. I have tried in the past to quit for my boyfriend and for my family and friends and it never worked and I would sneak the pills anyways and try to act like I didn't take them… So messed up. Formydaughter, we are here to help and support you! Also you become an "advanced member" once you post a certain amount of posts (I believe but I could be wrong). How you are feeling now is only temporary and those feelings will pass. Well, maybe not if you stay on Adderall. In my experience, it poisons you and your mind with negatively/negative thoughts and makes you not in touch with reality. You are currently under the spell and poison of Adderall. It really does put a spell on you and makes you dependent on it. It sucks. But the good news is YOU hold the power to get control of your life and take your life, as well as yourself, your mind and personality, body, daughter and husband back. Your just going to really have to work for it. It does give you "…so much energy and motivation" but so does coffee and B12 and 5 hour energy -- without all the shitty side efforts. Depending how long you have been on it, the bad starts to outweigh the good, I promise you that. There is hope. This site is what gave me the power to finally quit for good and it can do the same for you, my friend!

Freedom's Wings, Amy & BigBeezy: You guys are doing great and we are all so proud of you each! Keep up the great work and keep going, keep fighting the good fight and to get your lives back. You guys got this!!! Sending my love and positive vibes to each of you

Hey pals, ZeroKewl: Great job with the signing up for the bootcamp, that's gonna be awesome. Yesterday I just joined a gym (bc it's too flipping' hot to run midday in FL) so WOOT WOOT for that and I also just got a Groupon for one month unlimited yoga so I am on the path to fit, healthy and beach body again! I took a little detour the last month :/ As a birthday gift I also got a gift to go see a Wellness doctor with B12 shots and stuff like that so I'm excited to do that soon! I feel a lot better right now without the Zoloft and I hope it stays this way (knock on wood). I didn't get anything in during the week super busy with work - Sat: 30min intervals on the treadmill and 20min on the elliptical - Sun: Power walked 2.50miles with Mac (my dog) and 2.22miles with Velvet (my other dog)

She's pissed... I was always pissed yet happy at the same time on Adderall lol That may be bi-polar?

Shari Eubank ~ SuperVixens (1975)

Please Note: I got this off the internet and no offense if this is someone on this site real sock drawer!

2014 Recovery, That's great you were able to come from 100mg to 10-15mg daily -- successfully. That alone must have been hard work. And I'm so glad you found this site. This site is a life saver and I most likely wouldn't be clean WITHOUT this site, it is a Godsent. My first reaction is (and I hope I don't sound bitchy, that is not how I want to come across) but you definitely are getting a head of yourself in your post and plan in recovery. You need to take it one step at a time, one day at a time and not make yourself so stressed out and overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed just by reading your post. In this time, you need to be or try to be as relaxed as possible. And start off small. You have to crawl before you can walk, run… do marathons. I know when I'm on a "diet" or lifestyle change… if I think about the big picture (of never eating my favorite pizza again or something), I get overwhelmed and sometimes freak out and stop short or binge. It works the same way with recovery… You need to look at everything first, as a small picture and take smaller steps that make up bigger goals. Seriously though, just take it one step at a time. You said you haven't had a day off in years. Maybe it's time to take some time off -- use up some of your sick and/or vacation days and use them to manifest a successful plan to quit, quit and recovery/healing time. Quitting Adderall isn't an overnight thing, to say the least. It may be one of the hardest things you will ever have to do in your life but it is so freaking worthwhile. I am so much naturally happier without it and I got a new job, that I love and I'm doing great at (knock on wood) that I would NEVER have been able to do speed out on Adderall! I'm gonna be very honest with you, the first few days… will be very hard. Like you can't get out of bed. I still sleep 12 hours a night and I've been clean since Dec. 28th 2013. I don't have all my energy back yet or my mental health, I'm still healing and recovering, of course but I'm working on myself everyday and am starting to get more and more energy back - little by little. You should put all your energy into getting clean because I say this all the time, the longer you wait, the harder it is going to be and the more pain you will stuffer -- not only you, your mind, body and those around you. You will have more problems and the bad will start to out weigh the good with Adderall, I promise you that. It always does. It doesn't matter who you are or how strong you think you are. Adderall is stronger and deadly. I was on the ADHD meds for 7 years and I was a wreck the entire time. Drank too much, depressed as shit, crazy anxiety and panic attacks, mind you I never had any of these problems before starting/taking Adderall. I'm starting to feel better now and you will too! You can do it my friend. We all have been in your shoes. We are all here for you. Definitely stay a while. Read all the topics. Plan your quit. Ask questions. Make Friends. Cut off your supply. All these things are key and helpful towards a successful quit!

You are a beautiful writer Jon. That gave me goosebumps. And I loved the point of your post. Amazing. Fall is my favorite season but fall in the north is the best and most magical ever. I always look forward to back to school sales, wearing cozy sweaters and boots, pumpkins on front porches, hot apple cider, the changing of the leaves, jumping into piles of leaves, cooking homemade soup… I can't wait.

You can do it Mike and we are here rooting you on and cheering for you! We are also here to help and be a support system. Also, congratulations on your new baby, that is amazing and I am so happy for you

Helpme, I completely understand where you are coming from. We have all been there. If I were you, I would quit again and for good this time and ASAP. The sooner, the better. It only gets worse and harder, the longer you wait, the more you become addicted, attached, damned, etc. You have the power within you, you just really need to want it! You need to want to quit Adderall more than you want to take Adderall. Always think and remind yourself of the terrible side efforts and negative things it does to you or has done to you, don't think about any positives Adderall may have because that will not help. You've done it before and you can do it again. Definitely shut off your supply and tell people around you, your quitting so they can help out and be supportive. I've been clean since Dec. 28th 2013 and I was on it for 7 years, daily and definitely abusing and addicted. I never thought I could live without Adderall but LOOK at me now! Stronger than ever. I feel SO much better now and starting to get more energy as well Adderall caused me very bad anxiety, depression, panic attacks and OCD thinking, not to mention it made me a boarder line alcoholic (only to name a few) and I never want to be or go back to that dark, negative hell hole place again, ever. I'm worth way too damn much to toss my life away to pills and so are YOU… We are here for you every step of the way and we believe in you! Caroline

Jon, how are you getting in your 1tb flaxseed oil and 1tb chia seeds daily? I add the chia seeds to my "overnite oats" (mixed with 1/2 cup rolled oats, 3/4 cup coconut milk, splash of cinnamon and/or pumpkin pie spice and chia seeds in a jar (stir), over nite in the fridge) then take it out and I add a tb almond butter and a cut up banana and fresh berries. That is my jam. Soo good! Or you can make a chia seed spritzers and drink them. That is what my dad was doing and he loved it. The texture of the seeds become very "jelly" like once in liquid so beware. If your alright with that texture, you can add them to your tea. I would make a salad and after tossing on the dressing, tossing on some chia seeds. You can mix them into your yogurt or apple sauce or a smoothie even. Or your eggs. Or make chia seed pudding (I've been really wanting to make/try this) or salad dressing (which you can probably add the flaxseed oil into too, as the base, without really noticing)! Check out these websites: http://www.azchia.com/chia-seeds-recipes-azchia/ http://www.chiaseedrecipes.com/ I'm glad your starting to feel better, my friend

I love me some fish oil! Justin, I say go for it and/or try to eat fish at least 2-3 times a week and you can get it maybe that way. If you don't like it, just stop taking them. The kind I take has a "burp-free enteric coating" so I don't notice any fishy burps. Check the labels for this kind of fish oil! I also take double the amount because I'm still healing. All you vegetarians: I just found out at the health food store, you should be taking a fish oil with DHA because that is the type we are missing by being vegetarian or something. And the guy suggested "Norwegian Gold Advanced Fish Oils - Critical DHA" It's ultra-concentrated omega-3 DHA and is 1200mg fish oil and 480mg of Omega-3 DHA per pill. ^I really really like it so far. It's a royal blue glass bottle.

Kev, Great job on hitting the 1 month mark! So glad you feel great Keep it up my friend. Keep going, be positive and hang in there. Some believe the first few months are the hardest so keep pushing through.