Adderall

[hooper]

If a person has real ADD or ADHD, Adderall doesn't provide all of the side effects you mentioned B2G.

I take Adderall and I've never lost my appetite, felt wired, experienced a crash when they have worn out or been unable to fall asleep.  It has the reverse effect on me.  It calms me and lets me focus on mundane tasks without getting sidetracked.  If I need to do a lot of multi-tasking I can't take it because I don't have the ability to change focus quick enough while on it.  

I wish I could lose my appetite, clean non-stop, etc., but it actually helps me with anxiety and social situations.  I'm lucky though as I didn't get the dry mouth or grinding of teeth as I don't need Dental Bills.

It's a weird med.  I have never experienced any side affects from stopping it for days or weeks as I take it depending on what my day looks like.  When first scripted I took it religiously and then learned, for me, that it didn't work well that way as I said at times I have to juggle 20 balls rather than write or read Tech Manuals or code.  

Others though, I agree if not a real Medical Diagnosis for it can have adverse side effects.  Not one to play with especially if you haven't had a physical to check your heart health out.

Excellent post.  I took adderall for years and had similar experiences.  Very true that some can stop and not skip a beat.  It is habitual in the sense if you have it and take it daily you do just that but when the bottle is empty it's no big deal.  I definitely drank more water but don't think that was a bad thing outside of more frequent bathroom trips.  In the end I found I preferred getting my focus through exercise.  I guess the drug has its place but it is just disruptive.  Doctor visits every 3 months was just for crap.  As far as I'm concerned most were just legal drug dealers.  It's so easy to get that if I wanted it I'd just go to a doctor.