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High dose Adderall - Negative Side Effects

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talula78

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hi i'm new, i just posted something but didnt see it go through so basically i'm gonna say the same thing,forgive me if its a duplicate. i recently got a doctor to give me a script for adderall, this came about because a friend gave me to 20mg instants. i took one, the other later and was up all night, felt great so i was thinking , well shit if i could get my own script and just take one every now and then,...the doctor wrote me the script for quantity of 90. 20mg 3 times a day. By the second day I was up to the full 60 mg a day, and here i was thinking a months script would last a good while. its only been a week and i've been taking between 60 and 80 mg a day. i have dabbled in everything in the past, however its been a good many yrs since ive used any meth, coke. Just mainly been drinking too much and the occasional pain pill. Now the adderall takes away my desire to drink which is a good thing but i've noticed in the past week that my circulation seems poor? definite heart rate increase and i dont know if i'm being paranoid cuz i've read about the side effects but it seems like my hair is thinning? Just wanted to hear some input on these side effects, cuz i'm thinking i'm not gonna refill the script because obviously i abuse it. Ive never had high blood pressure and now i do..am i doing permanant damage? Its weird cuz its not like i even get "high" just somewhat more energy but i continue to take em anyway. Thats all for now:) ps. could i really be experiencing hair loss only after a week???
 
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Hey talula78, welcome to Bluelight!

Adderall can cause vasoconstriction (which in turn would cause circulation issues). Amphetamines will increase heart rate, this is a normal reaction.

You're taking a lot for somebody who just got started on Adderall. Negative side effects are certainly possible if you're using 60-80mg daily. Cut your usage down now if possible. Hair loss is possible if you're not sleeping, eating, or getting enough vitamins (all of which can happen if you're taking lots of amphetamines).

Cut your usage down. If you continue to use that large of doses you will have long-term issues.

I'm going to edit the title of your thread for easier searching.
 
thanks for taking the time to help me out. ive also noticed that i'm extremely overemotional now, which i pretty much am naturally, but even more so now.. Just real weepy over all this upcoming crap i cant control and all the regrets from the past. I dont know. I'm gonna try to take it minute by minute and just focus on what i am doing for that time only, cause i'm kinda freaking out. Facing going back to prison, just got out in March 2010 after a two year stay. Its very hard to live with myself when i had everything i prayed for work out the way i wanted it to when i came out and then i just f'd it all up. My man waited for me all that time and now he is like disgusted with me and basically just counting down till i go. i hate myself for turning someone who was so loving to me into someone who is so angry all the time and cant stand to be around me. i am so sorry, this discussion doesnt even belong here huh? My bad, i just dont get to talk to anyone and i only have acess to the puter at work. Here by myself all day stuck in my head isnt so easy lol. sorry i rambled i'll try to stop that. Thanks Neighborhood Threat
 
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i clicked "this forum" an def think i could contribute alot, or just talk alot. dont really know if it would be beneficial. so much going on in my head right now. i'm still trying to find out how the whole bluelight thing works, like all the different options ans such. sux i dont have my own computer, but if things work out like i'm hoping for and get probation or house arrest i def will cause i still get to keep my job at least:). i think i'm gonna like it here.
 
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thanks for taking the time to help me out. ive also noticed that i'm extremely overemotional now, which i pretty much am naturally, but even more so now.. Just real weepy over all this upcoming crap i cant control and all the regrets from the past. I dont know. I'm gonna try to take it minute by minute and just focus on what i am doing for that time only, cause i'm kinda freaking out. Facing going back to prison, just got out in March 2010 after a two year stay. Its very hard to live with myself when i had everything i prayed for work out the way i wanted it to when i came out and then i just f'd it all up. My man waited for me all that time and now he is like disgusted with me and basically just counting down till i go. i hate myself for turning someone who was so loving to me into someone who is so angry all the time and cant stand to be around me. i am so sorry, this discussion doesnt even belong here huh? My bad, i just dont get to talk to anyone and i only have acess to the puter at work. Here by myself all day stuck in my head isnt so easy lol. sorry i rambled i'll try to stop that. Thanks Neighborhood Threat
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I just got out of jail a few months ago but only spent 10 days, can't imagine 2 years 8o In response to your post, I don't become over emotional on Adderall, in fact Adderall blunts my emotions, I have dogs dying and no matter how hard I try I can't shed tears. And I really try. Benzodiazepines make me over emotional. I'll cry like a bitch on Ativan, and I did. After one of my dogs died I cried three times. I knew it was from the Ativan because I still felt sedated while crying and even though I was crying, I still felt less depressed than I should have been feeling.

And for hair loss, it doesn't run in the family but I'm losing some and its not hereditary, my barber suggested it must be from medication. I'm on many but can't find the culprit, so could it be from LONG term Adderall use?
 
Iv'e seen loved ones battle Methamphetamine and they all had hair-loss over years of abuse. I'm sure amphetamine would do they same thing. Even now that they are clean for 5+ years there hair is still very thin!
 
All amphetamines seem to make me emotionless. Whenever I'm tweaked out, I'm just blank - no emotions, feelings, or anything.

Yes, as NT has already mentioned, I think you should definitely cut your usage down. Amphetamines cause hypertension (high blood pressure), high heart rate, and increase in body temperature (this can be very dangerous, and is often overlooked).
 
what doctor in his right mind would prescribe 90, 20mg addies, 3x a day, to a new individual?

that's an insane amount of adderall. i know people who have been taking it for years daily who are nowhere near that dosage.

you honestly need to get your script adjusted, as nothing good will come from being prescribed that much.

if you really have ADD, you should only need about 10mg, 2x a day to start out with.

also, whatever you do, do NOT chase that initial euphoria/motivation/productiveness the drug gives you when you first start taking it. when you first start you may feel the need to finish your homework, clean your room/bathroom, etc. all the time time. this feeling will not last. however, the medication will still help you concentrate and focus in school and get through your assignments. eventually it's still going to suck to study, and it's still going to suck to clean your room. YOU have to put the effort in in order to make it happen.

also, if you're experiencing jumping emotions, that is also not a good sign. if you still are having issues with this at lower dosages, then adderall may not be for you, and you should seek another form of treatment or medication. you may even end up responding better to non-stimulant medications.
 
I just finished a binge of this shit, daily doses were usually higher than 40mg, sometimes 80mg and a couple days ago, I had 120mg over the course of 4 hours.. My hands are trembling, my face looks like I just woke up, I'm antisocial, unmotivated, and detached from my daily schedule. My eyes can't concentrate and I don't have the will to pay attention to what anyone around me is saying.. My skin isn't pliable and feels like leather, and my heart pounded constantly but I had no energy.. I'm feeling like shit, fuck adderall.
 
I just finished a binge of this shit, daily doses were usually higher than 40mg, sometimes 80mg and a couple days ago, I had 120mg over the course of 4 hours.. My hands are trembling, my face looks like I just woke up, I'm antisocial, unmotivated, and detached from my daily schedule. My eyes can't concentrate and I don't have the will to pay attention to what anyone around me is saying.. My skin isn't pliable and feels like leather, and my heart pounded constantly but I had no energy.. I'm feeling like shit, fuck adderall.
 
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adderall is good in small dosages. sometimes when it comes to medications like this, less is more. you take too much and you'll become unfocused. not to mention you may experience a bad crash. taking too much stimulants can also produce a lot of negative side effects.

it may be hard to dose according at first when you first start, but eventually you should not feel the desire to just binge every day, and then end up hating it when ur coming down. self-control is essential. try only taking it when you absolutely need it. adderall is a serious medication, and there's a reason it's a schedule II controlled substance.

i'm not saying i've never abused it, but if i do i don't go over 2x my daily dosage, and i view abusing it as needing that extra boost to clean my room up or something (i have a tendency to let my room get messy to the point where you can't see the floor).
 
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yeah thats exactly what i was doing, chasing that initial feeling and it never came. i've lowered my dose since and even been skipping days, just kinda taking it whenever for a boost when i need to do stuff. i wish i could just be content sober...u would think i would have figured out how to accomplish that by now. And no, i dont really have add. Well, maybe have some symptoms but never been diagnosed. As far as the doc, someone told me just go in there, when you fill out the paper for first time visitor itll ask what meds you currently are taking, put down what you want and thats what you get. i really thought no way but i'll give it a shot. i really couldnt believe it either.
 
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yeah thats exactly what i was doing, chasing that initial feeling and it never came. i've lowered my dose since and even been skipping days, just kinda taking it whenever for a boost when i need to do stuff. i wish i could just be content sober...u would think i would have figured out how to accomplish that by now. And no, i dont really have add. Well, maybe have some symptoms but never been diagnosed. As far as the doc, someone told me just go in there, when you fill out the paper for first time visitor itll ask what meds you currently are taking, put down what you want and thats what you get. i really thought no way but i'll give it a shot. i really couldnt believe it either.
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You'll never get as high as your first dose. Generally redosing just prolongs the effects. You'll just be chasing that high you got from the original dose. So take the highest dose you plan on taking all at once and then put away the rest unless you want to take another 10mg every few hours to prolong the stimulation. However I don't recommend doing this.
 
talula78 said:
yeah thats exactly what i was doing, chasing that initial feeling and it never came. i've lowered my dose since and even been skipping days, just kinda taking it whenever for a boost when i need to do stuff. i wish i could just be content sober...u would think i would have figured out how to accomplish that by now. And no, i dont really have add. Well, maybe have some symptoms but never been diagnosed. As far as the doc, someone told me just go in there, when you fill out the paper for first time visitor itll ask what meds you currently are taking, put down what you want and thats what you get. i really thought no way but i'll give it a shot. i really couldnt believe it either.
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well i would recommend getting a proper diagnosis before you jump into a medication like this. a lot of people can become hooked on the stuff if they're not careful, and if there's really no reason for you to be on the medication, nothing good will come of having a script.
 
well now i've totally cut down to about 20-30 mg a day, but my problem now is i dont know if i'm being paranoid or what but i've been reading all about heart attack symptoms, how they can be there way before the heart attack occurs, and i have alot of them. light headed, back hurts, all my veins hurt? in my arms and hands, jaw hurts, but that was broke so....cold and hot flashes. earlier today at work i thought i was seriously having one, or it could have been a panic attack, i dont have heart problems that i'm aware of, but i'm afraid i've done some kind of damage. Sucks not having medical insurance. i dont know if its just all the stress i'm under. who knows. i think im gonna go check out the darkside and boo hoo over there.:-)
 
I think your worrying too much about the stuff you read about Adderall and heart attacks so now your experiencing anxiety, on the verge of a panic attack. Just calm down, heart attacks rarely occur with Adderall and usually only when you take doses higher than prescribed. From what I read they mostly only occur when your on doses above 60mg (max prescribed dose). If you haven't already experienced one chances are you won't. Doctors wouldn't prescribe everybody doses that caused heart attacks, its rare that they happen in low doses. So just calm down, take a Xanax.
 
talula78 said:
well now i've totally cut down to about 20-30 mg a day, but my problem now is i dont know if i'm being paranoid or what but i've been reading all about heart attack symptoms, how they can be there way before the heart attack occurs, and i have alot of them. light headed, back hurts, all my veins hurt? in my arms and hands, jaw hurts, but that was broke so....cold and hot flashes. earlier today at work i thought i was seriously having one, or it could have been a panic attack, i dont have heart problems that i'm aware of, but i'm afraid i've done some kind of damage. Sucks not having medical insurance. i dont know if its just all the stress i'm under. who knows. i think im gonna go check out the darkside and boo hoo over there.:-)
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dude you serious need to take the advice we've been giving you. you're taking way to much of that shit too soon. if you're gonna end up trying to take this shit, i'd recommend taking 5 mg, once a day for the first 2 days. after that, for the next 7 days (that's a week), take 10mg ONCE a day (not twice, but once. notice it's capitalized). then after that week, you can take 10mg 2x a day. NO more.

you're experiencing a lot of negative side effects, and it's because you're jumping into this stuff waaay too fast. whoever the doc that prescribed this shit to you is an idiot, and his license needs to be revoked. if you follow my advice, you should see a significant decrease in the negative side effects.

honestly man, take my advice. don't just read it and start taking 30mg again. I have friends who have been on the medication for years and still only take 10mg 2x a day.
 
^This advice should be heeded, or at least considered.

Amphetamine tolerance is pretty much a one-way street. Once you get it up there, it is much harder to get it back down. Consider taking a break or at least potentiating your dosage so you don't have to take as much.
 
im about 3 weeks ahead..

hey. I started taking dexis about a couple weeks ago. I am taking it for similar reasons I think. I work non stop. and only rest periodically.. I started with 2 15mg xr and another 5 or 6 hours later.. now im taking 2 every 5 or six hours I am awake.. I sweat profusely but I bought one of those plastic cups with the straws and now drinking a ton of water.. I also take some expensive whole food vitamins to compensate for any nutrients I may be needing??? sounded smart to me.. anyways I feel fine I guess. not high at all. but yesterday I had a really crazy experience. I was planning on finishing up but I had a crazy experience that made me think I had add.. it does run in my family. is it appropriate to post this here?
 
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