I have chronic medical conditions including Arthritis and Crohns disease. I do not abuse drugs, and use my prescriptions responsibly. I am prescribed Valium, Estazolam, Vicodin, Ambien, Tramadol, and others not worth noting.
I have been out of school for four years, and recently am now studying for the MCAT's. So my psychiatrist gave me a script for adderall to use just like I did in college. I was diagnosed by a professional at a testing center back in 2009 that I have ADD. If it wasn't for amphetamines in college, I'm fairly certain I would not have graduated.
Anyway, fast forward to today and the test is coming up. I have been studying very hard, and after playing around with dosages found that taking about 30-40mg IR Adderall a day helps. I don't think it's abusive. If it wasn't for Adderall I could not study because it's very hard for me to comprehend what I'm reading, and do the work. Unfortunately, it doesn't really seem to matter what time I take them; it's causing insomnia.
In college I would take a benzo sublingually to quell insomnia, and usually that would put me to sleep, but I think my tolerance for benzo's (I've been on them since 2009 with great success of my anxiety disorder) has gotten so high, that really hasn't helped. One night, out of desperation because I had to be up early, I took Ambien, benzos, vicodine, and benadryl (dangerous I know) hoping it would knock me out, but it didn't do a thing to my astonishment. The most complaint I have is tossing and turning and being unable to shut my mind off.
Is there anything someone can recommend? I'm not a weed smoker, but have been considering it. What about Edluar? I'm worried that this is happening now so close to test day, I'm really willing to do anything to get this under control, I don't have much choice. Can someone recommend something outside the normal box of a benzo or opiate?
I have been out of school for four years, and recently am now studying for the MCAT's. So my psychiatrist gave me a script for adderall to use just like I did in college. I was diagnosed by a professional at a testing center back in 2009 that I have ADD. If it wasn't for amphetamines in college, I'm fairly certain I would not have graduated.
Anyway, fast forward to today and the test is coming up. I have been studying very hard, and after playing around with dosages found that taking about 30-40mg IR Adderall a day helps. I don't think it's abusive. If it wasn't for Adderall I could not study because it's very hard for me to comprehend what I'm reading, and do the work. Unfortunately, it doesn't really seem to matter what time I take them; it's causing insomnia.
In college I would take a benzo sublingually to quell insomnia, and usually that would put me to sleep, but I think my tolerance for benzo's (I've been on them since 2009 with great success of my anxiety disorder) has gotten so high, that really hasn't helped. One night, out of desperation because I had to be up early, I took Ambien, benzos, vicodine, and benadryl (dangerous I know) hoping it would knock me out, but it didn't do a thing to my astonishment. The most complaint I have is tossing and turning and being unable to shut my mind off.
Is there anything someone can recommend? I'm not a weed smoker, but have been considering it. What about Edluar? I'm worried that this is happening now so close to test day, I'm really willing to do anything to get this under control, I don't have much choice. Can someone recommend something outside the normal box of a benzo or opiate?