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Looking 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 o
by idlewords 3y ago
Looking 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.