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Old 04-02-2002, 01:10 AM   #1
Methodman
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Post ADDERALL !EUPHORIA! - How can I keep it?

I've had the inattentive-type ADD symptoms as far as I can remember, and my family's problems-one being !DIVORCE!-which I will NOT go into depth, made overlooking my problems simple. I've always been somewhat of an outcast with a couple friends, and a low self-esteem, but always complimented by teachers as very creative and intelligent individual. I've always been interested in how things work; Always had my mind the mechanic/electronic field, since I was a tiny kid. I have never been the social type because of low self-esteem, and extreme social anxiety. The negatives that I have aforementioned have made my life, especially my childhood very depressing.

High school was HORRIBLE. I thought of committing suicide constantly, and often drew myself away from the people. Grades suffered because I could never keep my mind on one thing, especially something I disliked, for more than 20 minutes. My sophomore year in high school my biological mother had called my school to tell them that I needed to see the counselor because extreme signs of depression were prevalent to her. I only was allowed once visit before my step mom (my father had custody of me at the time) had restricted the school to continue my counseling. Depression…

My college experiences had introduced me to "RAVING", which itself isn't entirely a bad idea, except for the massive amounts of illegal drugs consumed, such as Ecstasy. I've "rolled" twice now, and can remember the extreme euphoria-as your serotonin rushes through your brain you experience, what ravers call PLUR, an acronym for "Peace, Love, Unity, Respect" It took me a couple times until I realized that this awesome ability to socialize with anyone I wanted, and feel like "YOU ARE THE *@#*" wasn't worth the hangover the next day, often called "sketching out" MDMA can also cause neuro-toxicity, which will scramble your serotonin, dopamine, among other important brain chemicals.

Finally (Thanks for reading this far), I was not diagnosed with ADD until I dropped out of college my freshman year, and seeked professional therapy. About a week ago, the 26th, I was prescribed 5mg pills of Adderall by my physician. I was in for a surprise.

Unknowing that Adderall is similar, and sometimes used as an alternative dance-drug, I popped my first 'hit', only the prescribed amount of 5mg, as soon as I got home. I WAS AMAZZZED! I felt almost as good, if not as GOOD, as I did when I took Ecstasy-except for the fact that I had an incredible ability to focus! I maintained this euphoric feeling for the first two days after I started medicating, but then once again I realized "Whatever comes up must come down." The coming down was horrible, but only lasted for a day and really didn't feel quite as bad as Ecstasy’s "day-after effect" I continued taking the medication, and the day after I felt a only the focus potential of the drug, but was quite irritable and moody, at one point almost suicidal.

The roller coaster is starting to get a little tiring, and I would like to know if there is a way I can maintain the euphoric-feeling permanently. I HAVE been taking my prescribed dosage, and wish for an explanation. Any and all comments, advice is welcome.

Everybody, including me, loves the Adderall euphoria I had experienced. HOW CAN I KEEP IT?

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Old 04-02-2002, 01:22 AM   #2
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5mg of Adderall, three times a day- 6:30, 1:30, 7:00

Adderall XR a better choice?
Would it be possible with a higher dosage?

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Old 04-03-2002, 01:04 AM   #3
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I myself was first introduced to adderall in 1998. At that time it was available in 5 and 10 mg doses. I know that sometime in the middle of 2000 one of my friends had a 20 mg prescription for adderall. I'm not sure of the doses now, but i would probably recommend a 20 sustained release formula that acts over a 24 hour period. I'm not sure if its available but i would inquire with your doctor.
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Old 04-03-2002, 12:05 PM   #4
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Since you are experiencing problems with the medication you need to update your doc and let him decide what the next step is. Maybe a different drug with work better for you without the bipolar type effect this drug has on you. Call your prescribing doc and let him know what is going on so they can decide what to do for you.
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Old 04-25-2002, 10:27 AM   #5
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Just a thought, the feelings of Euphoria and severely depressive withdrawl are experienced by non-ADD people when using adderall. After all, adderall is basical just amphetamine and dextro-amphetamine (one step down from meth). I'm thinking your ADD case may have been mis-diagnosed. Generally if you had actuall clinical ADD, your would more than likely just experience a better clarity of thought, and maybe a slight feeling of contentment. You could possibly have some other neurological disorder that resembles ADD, but is chemically different. But hey if its working for you... its your own choice. But keep in mind, Amphetamine is highly addictive, all the problems with crystal meth also apply to Adderall. So unless you really have ADD, it could cause problems.

Adderall contains the follwing drugs in equal parts: AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE; AMPHETAMINE SULFATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE

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