[Looking for a mentor or advice - helping my GF reduce her dose]

Sleepy sounds pretty good, I hope she doesn't go through the 7th layer of hell -.-

 

Occasional, I like your *adding* mentality so much that I'm definitely going to go that route. I've been wanting to improve my cooking lately anyways haha, so I'll focus on keeping her healthy and finding some new hobbies / activities that we both enjoy.

 

- M

[Looking for a mentor or advice - helping my GF reduce her dose]

Yea, that's incredibly insightful, thank you. I can't imagine how much willpower is required to quit cold turkey. I guess the best I can do at this point is support her as much as I can if/when she decides to quit.

 

Is it safe to go from 150-180mg/day to 0 immediately? I imagine it's going to be hellish... but are you guys aware of long-term risks?

 

Thanks again for your input occasional01

[Looking for a mentor or advice - helping my GF reduce her dose]

Thanks very much for your responses. I think you guys have confirmed my worry, which is that anything I directly say is going to perceived as nagging, and worse it could even have the opposite effect that I'm hoping for.

 

I know that she won't quit unless she's ready to. It's frustrating for me because I feel like I can't really do anything to help, other than wait. @cassie's suggestion is a good one, although I'm closer to the fiancee than friend role...

 

@occasional01, so to be sure I understand, you're saying that her only choice is probably to quit cold-turkey, rather than try to continue with a reasonable dose?

 

How do you guys think I should treat the subject of the abuse? Should I just accept it and support her, no matter how much she wishes to do? (obviously I'm not going to encourage her or enable her, but I won't complain about it). Or, should I tell her I think she's doing too much??

[Looking for a mentor or advice - helping my GF reduce her dose]

Hello! I've recently found myself in a relationship with an adderall addict. Her dosage is out of this world (more than 150mg a day). I'm not sure that she considers it a problem, but I know her life will be better if without it, or at least with a reduced dosage.

 

I've found a lot of "help, I'm addicted" type posts out there but I was hoping to find someone who's successfully come back to "normal" from a very high dosage. If you're willing, I'd love to just ask you some questions and maybe get your input on how I should approach the situation. It's very delicate, especially since it's not my addiction...

 

Thanks for hearing me out.

 

- M