Posted by KraftyKr on October 1, 2004, at 21:07:08
In reply to Re: Long time no see..., posted by Philidor on August 19, 2004, at 12:14:23
I know I'm a little Delayed with my response to this post but I just found it online. I have been taking Adderall for a little over 3 years now and just about every time I meet with my Doctor the dose increases...(not a bad thing) I think I started at 10 mg (not sure how many/day) but now I'm 21 and about a month or so ago it was increased to 3 30mg tabs/day. My doctor usually writes me a script for a 3 month supply and one for a month supply so I can fill it that day. I also send the mail in script the same day which takes about 10 days to get back to me. The last time I went to my doctor she had written the wrong total on my mail in script which I told her about after I had mailed it in, so the next script she wrote was 30mg 4/day and it was predated for Sept 10th so my insurance would cover it, but I had ran out before that dater. I called to let her know and she wrote me another month script for 30mg 4/day, which is strange because she only changed to fic her mistake. Definitely no complaints on my end but I don't understand why one doctor would be so much more strict with the dose than the other.
690mg/day is a lot but I have easily taken over 400mg/day without even realizing it. It sucks when you get sucked into the Euphoria of the Adderall or start to become immune to it and have to increase the dose yourself.
The scariest things about Adderall is the fact that I can't see myself ever stopping the med. I have to much of a need for it...UGH!! The only way I could see myself ending the med is by going through a complete detox program...not a fun thought.
I know a few other people who take adderall, including my older sister and brother and a close friend (who I actually met at college because we were both poppin' the pill). My brother and I seem to have the highest tolerance for it but when my friend and I are both out of are scripts early all we do for the first few days is eat sleep and watch tv. Even weeks after running out of my script I Can't find the motivation to get anything done. The one benefit of running out is The I can catch up on a ton of sleep. Anybody else had the problem?
It's almost 10pm on friday night and I haven't slept since I woke up at 10 am on tuesday. It's been a like one really really long and tedious day with getting absolutely no sleep. The worst part is having to work a 10 hour shift Hearing weird noises and seeing weird things that aren't really there. I love taking the Adderall and when I'm in the euphoria I just don't want to sleep but it got to the point where all I wanted was at least an hour of sleep this morning but could not sleep cause of the meds and then finally at 6am I was in the perfect sleep mode, 30seconds and I would have been passed out but a cough killed that so instead I decided to get up and get ready for my 8am to 6pm work day. I'm sure I could talk all day on this subject and all my crazy encounters and side effects but my eyes are finally shutting...yaaay!!
If andybody has any feedback or thoughts PLEASE send...
Thanks
Kim
> So my new regimen is as follows:
> >
> > -Klonopin 5mg q8h
> > -Adderall 30mg 7AM, noon, 5PM and 10PM
> >
> > I also switched recently from Delsym (to prevent amphetamine tolerance) to Dexalone -- a considerably less vile-tasting alternative, lol. It's OTC and comes in packages of 10 or 30 capsules, each containing 30mg DXM HBr.
> ...
> >
> > ~Michael
>
> Mike,
> If i weren't straight, I'd ask you for a date; we have so much in common. In addition to having most of the psychomaladies you do, well, for openers, my current daily RX regimen is:
> Lexapro-20mg
> Klonopin 3 mg (down from 4)
> Dexedrine 10-20mg 4 times a day
>
> The dex I just restarted, after running out of Adderall 3 weeks ago. I informed my shrink that that it was starting to really work. Mood was fine w/o euphoria, slept like a baby, no SEs to speak of, I felt focused on my work and often "in the zone". He was obviously pleased. But then I told him, just one little thing, doc. I was wondering if we could raise the dose a tad, from 20mg qid to, oh, 100mg qid. See, in the past week I'd been averaging 690 mg a day (to a max of 740 mg, which DID put my teeth on edge at last). So anyhow, I'm nearly out and....
>
> There was silence on the other end of the line, followed by a string of expletives. I'll condense this by saying he said he would give me NO more Adderall until our next appt. 3 weeks hence, if EVER, and after some other choice words, he hung up.
>
> WELL! Rudeness galore, I thought. I did a quick taper down for 4 days until I ran out. Had a couple of very blue days after that, but nothing heavy. (I am not making this up!) I made up with him and got him to put me back on Dexedrine 80-90 mg MAX a day at our next appt. That was two days ago.
>
> The 3 dex i took this am is having little effect. Time for my next dose. Anyhow, it's stupid to brag about "tolerance", like bragging about smoking a carton of Camels a day.) And all that Adderall I downed cost me $220! I wasn't trying to get high, and I didn't. (Getting drunk was much better.)
>
> Sorry for the long post, but "Chemist" referred me to y'all:
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040817/msgs/379323.html
>
> and if you have any firsthand knowledge of how to reduce my fantastic tolerance to stims, I'm all ears and would appreciate it greatly.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Phil
>
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