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From experience, it is sustainable, but — unlike coffee — the cost is a serious chemical dependency.
by catiopatio 3y ago
From experience, it is sustainable, but — unlike coffee — the cost is a serious chemical dependency.
- idlewords 3y agoCaffeine addiction is way harder to kick than amphetamines.
- catiopatio 3y agoAre you kidding? You just drink a tiny amount of caffeine to stave off the headaches, and you’re clear of the addiction in a week. Kicking Adderall cold-turkey can take from six months to upwards of a year, during which you’re uselessly crippled by the combination of your chemical dependency and your underlying ADHD.
- idlewords 3y agoLooking around the internet after reading your comment, it looks like people have very different experiences coming off of Adderall. At one point I took a lot of speed for a long time; it took about a week to sleep it off (while eating huge meals) and I was fine. But I have never been able to quit caffeine, the lethargy and discomfort over multiple weeks is just too much for me. Is the hard part for you overcoming the chemical dependency, or trying to adapt to living with untreated ADHD symptoms? My claim is that people who don't have incapacitating ADHD can get off amphetamines fairly easily (possibly with a taper); it's certainly nothing like trying to quit benzodiazepenes, SSRIs, booze, or cigarettes.
- catiopatio 3y agoThe chemical dependency is being able to work at all. If I go off Adderall now, my ADHD symptoms are about 100x worse than they were before I started Adderall.