Originally Posted by
flexshack
i too was diagnosed with a.d.d. and was using it for a very long time (over a year and a half straight--very rarely missed a day).
That's really not that long of a time...
as a matter of fact, taking this med is definately one of the biggest regrets of my life.
As an aside: for some of us, the ends justify the means. Success in the university or the workplace, in todays society, is what drives many of us to make potentially dangerous decisions. For better or for worse, that's the way things are nowadays.
40mgs/day is the highest dose prescribed for the biggest of people.
Incorrect, the maximum amount a physician can prescribe is 1mg/kg body weight per day.
i didn't eat throughout the day and binged late at night once it wore off.
Many drugs have this effect. Your lack of control of your hunger and eating habits is solely your own fault.
i became depressed and withdrawn from friends and other social situations. my heart rate would always be way too high for comfort.
Although common with stimulants, any changes with respect to your heart should be reported immediately to your medical practitioner. There are warnings on all prescription medications... it is your job to report them to your doctor. You are completely responsible to report any and all symptoms or side effects.
to this day, i believe damage was left with me.
Long-term damages from proloned excessive use of amphetamine is well documented, but there are no documented cases of permanent damage with 30mg/day racemic amphetamine for 1.5 years.
i wouldn't be surprised if my heart was enlarged from the use too.
Doubtful. If you are truly concerned, see a physician.
and one last but very important lasting effect is that sex or masturbation isn't the same as it was when on adderall. i experienced the extreme high from sex while on the stuff for so long that when i came off, sex was boring comparitively speaking
Of course it wouldn't be the same. This is really a psychological issue. You experience something artifically drug induced, of course it will not be the same when not using that drug.
(this is most likely due to the excess dopamine production while using--don't know if it left me with any neurological damage either).
Yes, but I highly doubt you sustained permanant neurological damage.
anyway, enough ranting about my past. obviously you aren't even close to being in the same situation as me, but it feels good to get my story out there for all to see.
Drugs affect people very differently. It is always wise to hear as many peoples' reports as possible before one considers use.
btw, the acne might be from adderall b/c i too experienced a slight increase in acne while on. it was too insignificant to tell for sure though. my only possible explanation for it is that adderall stimulates production of catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) and i believe cortisol (from stress). this altering of your hormones and neurotransmitters might be a cause for acne. also, dopamine inhibits prolactin which indirectly may cause a slight rise in testosterone
Perhaps increased metabolic rate leads to stimulus of the sebaceous glands, causing acne if one is commonly prone? Seems plausible.
(don't get your hopes up though on this fact because this med probably made me waste a good year and half training hard in the gym because of how catabolic it is).
Given proper diet and rest, 30mg should not be catabolic to a noticable extent. If one allowed their diet and rest to be affected by adderall, that would contribute to an overall catabolic state in the organism.
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and i dont even have a prescription
