r/AdderallForums

I finally quit lying to myself that I had it under control and quit Adderall after 7 years of abusing it. Its been a problem pretty much ever since I started it, but escalated while in an abusive relationship for most of last year. At the end I was eating around 200mg daily. Now that I am free from my abusive ex, I am in trauma therapy, IOP, and I finally told my psychiatrist to not prescribe any more refills.

I kept pushing it off but I had my hip replaced two weeks ago so I thought it would be the perfect time to quit so I could work through the withdrawals at the same time.

For only being 13 days in, I feel surprisingly good. I don't have so much anxiety, I actually sleep, I feel happy in general, and I feel more present. I find myself actually wanting to be around people and wanting to eat healthy food.

I quit alcohol 5 years ago on August 30th, so I am well aware of the Pink Cloud, but I am gonna ride that fucker as long as I can. 😂

I also quit smoking weed for the time being as well so I can actually feel all the feelings to properly work through my trauma.

So far, so good. I've tried to quit Adderall a few times now and this time feels different because I actually WANT to be done being a slave to the little orange pill.

I'm open to any advice to keep things going in a positive direction. ❤️

Title: Adderall XR changed my life, but the evening crash and stigma are frustrating. Anyone else?
I’ve been taking Adderall XR for about 2.5 months, and honestly, it’s improved my life tremendously. However, I’m struggling with how quickly it wears off.
I was prescribed 20 mg XR at 8 AM and another 10 mg XR around 11 AM to extend its effects. Unfortunately, it barely lasts until 4 PM, sometimes even less. I’ve tried taking my second dose closer to 1 PM just to get some relief later in the day.
Around 5 PM, I feel exhausted, completely unmotivated, and sometimes experience this strange tingling/flushing sensation throughout my body as it wears off.
What’s frustrating is that I’ve consistently gone to the gym from 8:30–10 PM for almost three years. Since starting medication, my daytime productivity has improved dramatically, but my evening motivation has practically disappeared. After working long hours, my evenings are extremely important to my mental and physical well-being.
Recently, my doctor switched me from 20 mg + 10 mg XR to a single 30 mg XR capsule. I confirmed it wasn’t a mistake, but I’m confused because my issue is the duration, not necessarily the strength. I’ve wondered whether a different XR schedule or an IR booster might work better.

Another thing: does anyone else experience stigma when filling Adderall? I’ve had pharmacists’ attitudes seemingly change the moment I mention it. One recently told me they were out until next week, but when I called back, another employee said they had it and could fill it within 30 minutes. On the phone each time now once they ask me to confirm the medication, they start sounding like they don’t want to fill it.
Honestly, the stigma has gotten to me so much that I don’t even feel comfortable telling my family I take it. I hate that something legitimately prescribed to help me function carries such a negative association.
Has anyone experienced similar evening crashes, difficulty getting adequate coverage, or judgment from pharmacies? What ended up working for you and your doctor?
I genuinely love how much this medication has helped me. I just don’t want to sacrifice my evenings to function during the day.

Hello! I’m new to this sub. I’ve been on Adderall XR and IR for the last 4-5 years. Prior to that I had tried most of the other common stimulants before landing on adderall.
Anyway, as of recent I noticed that I was very anxious with racing thoughts (more than usual) so I discontinued the IR and continued with just the 20mg XR in the morning.
At my appointment with my psychiatrist I expressed interest in moving away from Adderall to something like modafinil, and he agreed it was worth trying.
Well, 2 days ago I took modafinil for the first time in place of my adderall. I didn’t really experience any help with my energy levels, then within hours my body started feeling extremely sore. It felt like I’d done an intense workout and then slept in a really bad position. To clarify, I hadn’t done any sort of activity that could have led to this type of soreness.
Me and my coworkers thought I may have been coming down with some type of illness, so I went home for the day. The next morning (yesterday) no other symptoms of illness had arose, and I realized the only variable change was the modafinil. I decided not to take it that day, and slowly the soreness dissipated. I still have some slight soreness in one shoulder but it’s nothing compared to the way I was feeling 2 days ago.
Has anyone had or heard of an experience like this? Do you think it was just a coincidence or is it likely that modafinil could have caused that sort of reaction in me?

Edit to add manufacturer: the modafinil says BionPharma on the bottle

I, 32 yo F, was diagnosed as an adult with ADHD. I’ve been on Adderall for around 7-8 months now. I don’t take it every day. I’m prescribed 15mg extended release and 10mg instant as a booster when needed. I, honest to god truth, picked up my 10mg instant release over a month ago and haven’t touched a single pill from it bc I’m still on the supply I got two or three months ago. I also still have 19 pills of my extended release from the supply I got a little over a month ago. I say that to say, I do not in any way abuse it. I under take it.
Never in my life have I ever been addicted to any substance. Ever. I have never made comments about abusing my Adderall. There is no change in my behavior when I take it. Nothing to indicate that I’m acting inappropriately.
Today I met with my psychiatrist and he moved me from 15mg to 20mg because he felt with my current symptoms, I still had wiggle room to increase a small amount and have an increased effectiveness without crossing the threshold of taking TOO much. I told him what I was on was “good enough” (EXACT WORDS) and I was worried that if we mess with good enough it may not work out. He explained that with Adderall I’ll know right away if it was the wrong decision and we can go back down if I need to but that it was totally my decision. I agreed that it could be useful and agreed to try. Easy enough, right?
I went up to Walgreens tonight (8p) to grab it because I work 12 hour shifts the next 3 days so I knew I wouldn’t be able to get by and get it until next week.
I’m getting into bed tonight and my wife says to me “Please be careful. Adderall is a highly addictive substance”. First off, I’m an RN. This is information I already know. I got upset and tried to explain that by saying that, she’s insinuating that I’m doing something wrong, or risky, or bad by taking it. She argued that drug addicts who take pain meds don’t start out that way. Again, I do not abuse my meds. I have never been addicted to anything.
AIO for feeling like she insinuating that I’m a drug addict or abusing a medication that is prescribed to me by making comments like “be careful, that’s highly addictive”?

I was just prescribed adderall 20 mg IR twice a day. I took it for 3 days then the fourth day I had an emergency overnight and went to work with 0 sleep I was kind of delirious. I believe when it was time to take the second dose I took one forgot about it then took another one maybe 5 minutes later. I had severe confusion to the point of where I couldn’t interact with anyone and I literally could not read (I was at work). I was extremely pale my lips were white and I was twitching so much couldn’t sit still. My eyes were blinking uncontrollably and I was moving my feet and arm. I am two weeks out from this incident, haven’t taken any medication since that day but I feel almost tipsy. I am struggling to keep up with conversations and read longer than a few sentences without getting distracted. I’m not an addict but posting here for help

Ok at 9 pm I took 10 mg adderall instant release. Then I couldn’t sleep so I popped three Benadryls. I’m here right now in bed and have this terrible twitch in the back of my neck and upper back. It’s making me actually flinch so hard. I can’t sleep. Please help me I wanna sleep.