Whats the big hype about the adderall comedown?

[LonE1]

Ive been taking adderall 10mg 3 times a day for my ADD for the last 2 months, and, of course, I take more than the standard dose because I like to get a decent buzz.

Anyway, I use maybe once every 3-4 days, and when I do pop, due to my tolerance I do about 60-80 mg per time.

The thing is, ive talked to so many people who think im crazy for doing that much, and that the comedown is godawful..

Well, ive only had one real "comedown" from addys, and it was when I binged on them for about a week straight, doing around 100mg a day for about 5-6 days and rarely sleeping, but saving some xanax for when I need to sleep. Well lesson learned I had a pretty horrible comedown following that binge and learned to never do that again, because yeah, it was a bad comedown.

The thing is, everytime I do 60-80 I really never GET bad comedowns...I mean seriously I feel a little hungry and tired, but I usually just have a couple drinks and a bowl or 2 and BAM, i never expierience comedowns.

I wake up the next day refreshed, and not feeling fatigued at all. Strange right?

Just asking is this normal?? I know 60-80 is a high dose (apparently...even though ive heard of MUCH higher), but it puts me in a good spot. Im on 80 right now and feel great, I just wanted to see if anyone else was like this because I see alot of people complaining about how godawful the comedown is, even on low doses. Am I just abnormal or lucky??

Anyway Input would be nice.

And plz keep this open as id like to see as many responses as possible. Thanks

 

[Keif' Richards]

True man there are doses much higher than what you're describing. 100's of mgs per sitting or over the course of a day/night isn't unheard of, and if you keep looking you hear shit that just doesn't sound possible. But the therapeutic range for amphetamines is pretty large so you see wicked large and small doses from person to person. I mean both medically and recreationally

I have no tolerance and I take about 60mg whenever I'm looking for a buzz. I experience pretty harsh comedowns. This probably has a lot to do with my background though. I experience pretty hefty anxiety and depression (I guess) regularly, so I don't doubt that the negative effects of any stimulant comedown are amplified. I typically feel like utter hell during the comedown; anxiety, depression and all that fun stuff is the norm. This is why I never take any stimulant without having a proper benzo or opiate on hand to ease through it.

My friend doesn't experience the comedown in the same way that I do. The description of your experience describes my buddy to a tee. I'll be sitting there with my head in my hands balling like a little french whore after a night of debauchery and what not, and my friend will simply say "I'm tired" He also doesn't experience, or complain of at least, anxiety or depression, so I've always wondered if there is a correlation there. Anyway, just count yourself lucky that you don't experience bad comedowns, you are one of the chosen few

 

[Violenza666]

That's you. Everybody is different.

 

[LonE1]

I wonder if ill ever post a thread that isnt going to be moved

The mods for the OD threads really confuse me but im not hating, i love this site.

Anyway its strange kief similiar to what your saying I used to get the WORST mdma comedowns, and a couple of my friends would be sitting there like they are doing just fine.

However, I guess im lucky with my ampy comedowns. Any kind of comedown I recieve from adderall is pretty much gone after 2 drinks and a couple hits off a bowl.

I did 100 mg the other day, going as far as snorting around 30 mgs, and generally snorting anything the comedown winds up bein worse, but I had a couple of beers with some friends at the bar after and was completely fine. Strange right?

Although they did say my pupils looked rediculously huge lol

 

[Depressicaa]

OP I have depression on the comedowns. I feel bad, like the world is ending, but I have hope: I can fall asleep at anytime and feel great.

Kief, its all in your head. Just think a bit more positively (yeah thats helpful huh? ). There is something called a short stim taper that you can do as well. Basically keep taking stims, but make them go down to the lowest you can go, and you will feel fine. Xanax is a good benzo for comedowns too.

 

[unsettled]

I think you don't have that bad of comedowns because you don't take it everyday, if you took that dose everyday for weeks and suddenly stopped you'd probably experience a worse comedown.

 

[Keif' Richards]

OP I have depression on the comedowns. I feel bad, like the world is ending, but I have hope: I can fall asleep at anytime and feel great.

Kief, its all in your head. Just think a bit more positively (yeah thats helpful huh? ). There is something called a short stim taper that you can do as well. Basically keep taking stims, but make them go down to the lowest you can go, and you will feel fine. Xanax is a good benzo for comedowns too.

Really? That's all I gotta do is think positive? Lol I know you were just kidding but I love hearing that one. I prefer you're advice of taking xanax it's a little more realistic! I'm interested by this short stim taper you mentioned, that's sort of a common sense thing that I never thought of. The self control aspect is the only thing that would hold me back from trying this. Cool info though

 

[b4rd]

Ive been taking adderall 10mg 3 times a day for my ADD for the last 2 months, and, of course, I take more than the standard dose because I like to get a decent buzz.

Anyway, I use maybe once every 3-4 days, and when I do pop, due to my tolerance I do about 60-80 mg per time.

The thing is, ive talked to so many people who think im crazy for doing that much, and that the comedown is godawful..

Well, ive only had one real "comedown" from addys, and it was when I binged on them for about a week straight, doing around 100mg a day for about 5-6 days and rarely sleeping, but saving some xanax for when I need to sleep. Well lesson learned I had a pretty horrible comedown following that binge and learned to never do that again, because yeah, it was a bad comedown.

The thing is, everytime I do 60-80 I really never GET bad comedowns...I mean seriously I feel a little hungry and tired, but I usually just have a couple drinks and a bowl or 2 and BAM, i never expierience comedowns.

I wake up the next day refreshed, and not feeling fatigued at all. Strange right?

Just asking is this normal?? I know 60-80 is a high dose (apparently...even though ive heard of MUCH higher), but it puts me in a good spot. Im on 80 right now and feel great, I just wanted to see if anyone else was like this because I see alot of people complaining about how godawful the comedown is, even on low doses. Am I just abnormal or lucky??

Anyway Input would be nice.

And plz keep this open as id like to see as many responses as possible. Thanks

It just sort of seems like you are dick sizing. You probably already know each person reacts a different way to all drugs (somewhat).

Its like me saying, "Yea ecstasy is soo good, but everyone always talks about how bad they feel the week afterwards. Yea right! I feel so good afterwards!"

Despite you being "lucky" for not having these after effects, you are still not immune to the harmful effects that 80mg can cause (especially without a tolerance developed) to your brain, heart, etc. Be careful, and try not to use your "side effect immunities" as an excuse to use higher dosages of drugs (particularly stims).

Just my two cents.

 

[wtblife]

That doesn't sound that strange since you seem to always be taking some sort of drug for the comedown... I honestly can't remember any of my comedowns really except for after tweaking sprees (probably cause I wasn't coming down otherwise lawl) and those were fucked up...

 

[Soap MacTavish]

I thought the same exact thing at the 2 month point. Even though I was taking more often and daily. And binging on larger amounts up 200+mg daily for a weekend then back to therapeutic 20mg X 3 times daily.

Yeah for me, at 2 months the comedowns are nothing but tiredness followed by a day of a little sadness. Continue on for 6 more months increasing tolerance and they seem to get worse and longer to recover from with some serious depression that can last quite some time after the crash. And with Adderall that drawn out depression is coupled with a loss of drive to do anything. It's like the usual withdrawal of the complete opposite of the drugs effects.

If you can manage to keep your habit spaced out where there are 3 days in between that will definitely help you in the long run. Once you get scripted in with heavy doses you are essentially on an endless bender and there is a lot of momentum behind those.

There are much worse withdrawal syndromes IMO, this is the easiest one.

 

[LonE1]

I wound up taking 85 and had a damn good speedy buzz, but 80 is still a high dose and I feel stupid for even saying that to an extent because while I did go to the bar later and got me in a good mood, I felt rather depressed coming back.

I feel very warn out today, so I apologize for "dick sizing" as someone else said: im really not, but I just find my comedowns are very controllable at 60mg, and most people get pretty bad comedowns at that dose.