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Adderal and what to do/expect (Adderall)

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BabyGurl3171

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In my mind. The choices are many, the consequences
I would like to ask my dr to add Adderal to my ever growin list. I display several, almost all, signs of adult ADD. That said, here's what I'm on. I was wonderin if anyone will know if any if these meds will have to be discontinued and will there have to be a taper...
Effexor XR
Trazodone
Ambien
Neurontin
Seroquel
Valium
Buspar
Non-Psych meds:
Insulin - Novalog, Lantus
Metformin
Requip
Zantac
Vistaril
Ibuprofen 800
Zanaflex
Flexiril
I think that's it. Just would like your knowledge, hopefully personal experience, with this.
My mind NEVER stops thinkin and always 101 subjects at once, I always try to fight with any man I am in a relationship with, my moods are always extreme never just a normal person, I can't focus to save my life, I always talk so fast/much and can't focus on what others say or what I read, I start so much stuff but never finish...the list goes on and on.
Anyway, sorry this is so long but I've tried so many freakin things/meds and my dr ignores me most of the time (the thought of leavin him scares me bc I've had him 8 yrs and he knows all if me, stuff I wouldn't tell someone new).
I just want some relief. With everything seemin to be goin on around me and inside my head (no, I don't hear voices) I feel like life is passin me by while I sit in a corner and cry from frustration.
Anyway, thanks for any advice!!!
 
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The only ones I see dangerously interacting with amphetamines/Adderall are Effexor and possibly the trazodone.

A lot of those drugs are downers and will dampen down or dull (or even eliminate) the effects of amphetamines.

Ambien (zolpidem)
Seroquel (quetiapine - technically an antipsychotic)
Vistaril (hydroxyzine)
Valium (diazepam)
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine)
Zanaflex (tizanidine - an A2 agonist)

To be honest, you're on a lot of different downers. That may explain why you're having difficulty concentrating.
 
The only ones I see dangerously interacting with amphetamines/Adderall are Effexor and possibly the trazodone.

A lot of those drugs are downers and will dampen down or dull (or even eliminate) the effects of amphetamines.

Ambien
Seroquel (technically an antipsychotic)
Vistaril
Valium
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine)
Zanaflex

So to get the real help of Adderal, if it turns out that is what I need I should talk to my dr about taperin them all? I personally feel I'm on too much as it is, not to mention as you said they're all downers. It's no wonder I struggle to even wake up let alone shower, cook, etc
Thank you NT! :)
 
No Problem :). I'm not a doctor but you just seemed to be on a lot of drugs.

Hopefully your doctor will try to work with you instead of just putting you on yet another drug.

Good luck :)
 
Yeah, I hope he doesn't just push more on me. Bc of the doses I take about 10 meds in the mornings and 19 pills at night. Really?! Ugh! He is script happy. But honestly, minus me wantin to go back to Xanax and drop the Valium, he usually agrees to let me try a new drug after I've researched it n wanted to try it out. I'll see hiw it goes March 14th. Seems forever away!
Oh, I forgot one other med I'm on , Lisinipril (sp). It's for high BP, which mine is always low 90/64, but he said it'd help with my kidneys not functionin. Shrug.
 
I'm no blood pressure drug expert but it wouldn't surprise me that doctors would prescribe blood pressure drugs for other indications.

Well, the pharmacist wasn't sure but she was able to tell me that I'll prob faint on them bc my bp is so low (enter panic attack). So she said take them at bed, so if I faint it shouldn't be noticable. So far, so good!
 
Amphetamines are not really a good idea for people with psych problems. Lowering the doses of your psych meds and adding an amphetamine to the mix may end badly.
 
Yea I'd definitely try that out first taking that
Many prescrips sounds insane! It's like ur just tuning on the prescrips, imagine how u wud feel not taking them for a week lol
 
Yeah, I hope he doesn't just push more on me. Bc of the doses I take about 10 meds in the mornings and 19 pills at night. Really?! Ugh! He is script happy. But honestly, minus me wantin to go back to Xanax and drop the Valium, he usually agrees to let me try a new drug after I've researched it n wanted to try it out. I'll see hiw it goes March 14th. Seems forever away!
Oh, I forgot one other med I'm on , Lisinipril (sp). It's for high BP, which mine is always low 90/64, but he said it'd help with my kidneys not functionin. Shrug.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I honestly believe that if you feel that way you should definitely get a second opinion. It seems to me that you have some serious medical conditions based on some of your other posts I have read, and the list of medications you take that you listed in this thread. When anyone has a serious medical condition I feel that a second or even third opinion is important because any doctor can make an honest mistake in the form of an inaccurate diagnosis which can lead to prescribing the wrong course of treatment.
 
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Thank you both! I do have a lot of health problems, physical and emotional. However, the meds I'm on, which u see is quite a list, I think are manifestin my problems and makin everything worse. Especially my lack of will power to go on each day. I gotta be honest, bein so down and lathergic everyday SUCKS! I'm where I wish some days I hadn't woke up.
My children are the only reason I get up everyday and try to keep movin forward...
 
The problems you describe, especially the emotional extremes and fighting with men you're with sound like Borderline Personality Disorder. Obviously that can't be diagnosed by a few short sentences on a message board but those symptoms are classic borderline and wouldn't be helped by amphetamines (more likely the amps will exacerbate them). There ARE effective treatments for borderline such as CBT and DBT worth pursuing and unfortunately I think you'll be disappointed if you keep searching for a magic bullet pill to set things right for you.
 
The problems you describe, especially the emotional extremes and fighting with men you're with sound like Borderline Personality Disorder. Obviously that can't be diagnosed by a few short sentences on a message board but those symptoms are classic borderline and wouldn't be helped by amphetamines (more likely the amps will exacerbate them). There ARE effective treatments for borderline such as CBT and DBT worth pursuing and unfortunately I think you'll be disappointed if you keep searching for a magic bullet pill to set things right for you.

I think you're on to something. I just wish I could feel "normal". I miss the old me...friendly, out going, energetic, etc.
Right now I'm diagnosed as depressed, anxiety disorder, panic disorder and bi-polar. The bi-polar was more recent of a diagnosis, like with in a year.
I fucked up my marriage by always wantin to fight for attention or bc I was bored...yeah stupid. Or I kept sayin I wanted a divorce. Altho his cheatin was what the final demise was.
I try REALLY hard now not to start fights with my fiance. Sometimes I fail. However he is more understandin bc he ran 5 group homes for emotionally ill people and he has issues he's dealin with too so he kinda "gets me".
 
I think you're on to something. I just wish I could feel "normal". I miss the old me...friendly, out going, energetic, etc.
Right now I'm diagnosed as depressed, anxiety disorder, panic disorder and bi-polar. The bi-polar was more recent of a diagnosis, like with in a year.
I fucked up my marriage by always wantin to fight for attention or bc I was bored...yeah stupid. Or I kept sayin I wanted a divorce. Altho his cheatin was what the final demise was.
I try REALLY hard now not to start fights with my fiance. Sometimes I fail. However he is more understandin bc he ran 5 group homes for emotionally ill people and he has issues he's dealin with too so he kinda "gets me".

Yup, sounds like BPD. I don't have much to add other than to say that I agree with Canes post ie. nobody can diagnose you over the internet like this, but if it is indeed BPD, look into the therapy he mentioned.

Adding another drug to the mix likely won't help you feel like the "old you." Drugs are more of a "band aid" to treat particular symptoms while you figure out how to deal with them with a therapist. Once you figure this out, you can look into reducing certain medications to help you feel more normal, although you may need to stay on some of them as some may genuinely help.

Best of luck.
 
Adderlol=speed
Youre going to do stupid shit for hours (trust me on this)
Now for legit use, before i abused the shit out of my meds (dexedrine, same thing but a little bit stronger), it would only make me a little bit less hungry (and i'm fat so thats a good thing) and it would just..stop my brain, i cant explain it...it would get rid of the racing thoughts.
 
I also have adult ADHD and they give me Wellbutrin and Effexor XR 150, Adderall I had when I was a kid, but I doubt i'm "that" kind of ADD anymore, hitting on stuff or being a pest, now its more and more concentration trouble, cannot remember things at times, and totally black out of the obvious stuff sometimes, like flushing the toilet, turning off the oven after i'm done, closing doors when I enter or leave a room, forgetting my keys and wallet practically everywhere, cannot remind myself of my appointments and such, I'm going to go see a doctor specialised for this soon, I'll post if they give me some good advices
 
Amphetamines are drugs which are best used sparingly or as needed, as daily use leads to addiction, decreased efficacy, and increased toxicity. Their effects are fairly straightforward, and I wouldn't advise against you using them so long as you are careful in doing so. I will tell you I wouldn't take amphetamines with the drugs you are currently on, esp. the Effexor XR, but I'd have concerns about mixing them with Requip and trazadone as well. Yes, Requip is psychotropic.

The amphetamines issue aside, you are on a shitload of psychotropic drugs, and I highly doubt you need all of them. You describe problems with avolition and inattention. First I would scrap the Seroquel. Anti-psychotics aren't healthy or safe, and have a high side-effect profile. But really, re-evaluate all of your meds, for you are on SO many, SO many. I tend to think diagnoses are rather arbitrary, and little of what troubles one mentally has to do with chemical imablance. However, in your case the drugs you are on are screwing with your neurochemistry which adds a line of secondary symptoms to your already existing ones.
 
Expect irrational behavior if you do to much especially with another psychostimulant like i am right now lololololol
 
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