Ok, i'm gonna start a 1week log to help provide anecdotal evidence, to help people out, and get help if anyone has any suggestions for me.
From March-June I was taking 20mg Adderal 2-3 times per week, and the euphoria was amazing, it was more then enough and I got a lot of stuff done in that time. College math class was a breeze- and up until then I hated math and considered myself very bad at it.
Anyways, around June, the euphoria started to subside and I was very cautious and aware of this as I didn't want to develop a high tolerance and eventually become dependent on the Adderal just to get to a basic level everyday. I was drinking a moderate amount of caffeine every day(also a stimulant) and drinking alcohol every 3 days or so... all 3 drugs which fatigue the body, but more importantly the adrenal glands... which I thought were responsible for the 'feelgood' and effects I was first getting when I started taking adderal in March.
I quit all 3 drugs cold turkey and actually withdrew for 2 weeks and got sick the week later. Headaches lasting 5+ hours, lower back muscle pains, and eventually a sickness which lasted a week. Bad stuff, I should have weened slowly. I think it was mostly due to the caffeine however, as I was taking it just about everyday for over a year id say. But the amps and alcohol definitely made it worse since I quit them all cold turkey.
Took it a few times in july after abstaining from all drugs for a month, and there was some euphoria, but it wasn't the same so I decided to quit even longer and wait until school started back up in late August. Have been taking 500mg of Magnesium for about a month now.
These are the supplements I take daily:
500mg Niacin(vasodilator, overall good for healthy blood and cardiovascular health)
100mg B-complex(contains all major B vitamins, all antioxidants which hopefully aide in preventing neurotoxicity)
Milk thistle supplement(helps the liver out a bit especially after alcohol nights)
500mg Magnesium(rumored to help tolerance and synergize with amps)
Here are some supplements I take a few times a week, but not everyday:
2g Inositol(supposed to help with dopamine replenishment)
2g L-carnitine(again, to aide neurotransmitter support and dopamine levels)
1g L-Tyrosine(another neurotransmitter aide, make sure to take on empty stomach free of proteins or it won't work)
I also have a pretty vigorous diet, I am always active and am very health conscious when it comes to food, haven't drank soda or eaten fast food in over 2 years *yay*. On my adderal days, this is what my schedule looks like:
8:00am - Wake up, make smoothie(blueberries, strawberries, bananas, walnuts, almonds, honey, cinnamon, almond milk or soy milk, pineapple). I also put 2 tablespoons of chia seeds into the smoothie, Chia seeds are VERY good for you, especially brain function, and contain more omega's then salmon and is very good for blood sugar levels and overall energy.
Today however, I ate a small salad before the smoothie, with lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers and celery. I don't expect you to eat salads every morning, its very hard to do this! Even I thought twice about it. I also had 10g of Spirulina(blended in water, if put in anything else it will completely kill the taste and not be worth it).
11:30 - take 1-2 tablespoons of Baking Soda in shot of water
12:00 - take 20mg of Adderal
I usually feel the effects of the come up within an hour.
This log will cover todays dose, my dose on saturday, and the following dose next monday. Today(8/24), I used 20mg of CORpharma adderal, and on saturday I will be using Barr adderal, to once and for all see if they compare differently. If they don't, i'll stick to Barr from now on since it's about half the price at my pharmacy. Assuming my curcumin comes in by then I will take 200-400mg of it as well prior to dosing. On Monday, I will take 20mg of Dexedrine which is equivalent to about 30mg of adderal. I will be comparing the two and seeing if Dexedrine is truly 'cleaner' as people claim it to be.
My goal here is to reduce neurotoxicity as much as possible, keep it as healthy as possible, and try to keep my dose at 20mg without the need for upping the dose to get the desired 'feeling'. Hopefully by only taking it 3 times a week and eating healthy foods and exercising I will be able to balance my dopamine levels and keep it at 20mg. Here's the log:
Wed(8/24)
8:30am - Ate typical smoothie listed above with small salad beforehand with 10g spirulina and taking all supplements.
11:30 - Took 2 tbsp of Baking Soda in water
12:00 - Took 20mg adderal
1:00pm - I feel it definitely, but no euphoria typical with the come up
5:00pm - Feeling a bit more jittery today and not as coordinated, dry mouth is definitely there.
5:30pm - Went for 4 mile run at beach and did some swimming and other stuff, run was a piece of cake and it was good to be outside.
analysis: Usually i'd be let down by these results but I must add that i've been kinda sick for the past 5 days, 3 of them with me sneezing uncontrollably for the entire day/night and the past 2 being very congested and generally just under the weather, though I feel fine apart from the congestion.
This is the first time I took adderal while feeling under the weather, I figured it would make me feel great once it kicked in but it may not be the case with Adderal, but again I simply don't know. I will definitely be 100% on saturday so I will hold off until then, today was a fluke in my book, although like I said the exercises today were a piece of cake but I never really felt amped, just focused enough to do it. Saturday will be interesting.
If there's any recommendations, i'm all ears but this has been my usual tid bits of dosing for the past 3-4 months of Adderal, and at 20mg I don't consider my tolerance too high especially since I only take it 2-3 times a week. I am not chasing a higher high, just trying to preserve what I had in the beginning, hopefully this will work!
