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Originally Posted by Lauliza
Was it at a certain dosage? I've been taking 60mg a day for a long time, but previously I was taking one and a half 20 mg pills (to equal 30mg) twice a day. My pdoc just prescribed me the 30 mg tablets recently and that's when I noticed the worsening depression. My mood is really unstable - fine one minute, crying and desperate the next. Do you mind if I ask if you take something else to replace the Adderall? Ritalin didn't do much for me and I hate the the long acting version - it makes me exhausted. I do know there are other non stimulant options, just never been offered them before. I will of course tell my pdoc all this but I don't see him until the end of June. Plus I'm always interested in what other people who actually take these mess have to say.
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hey, i got off adderall completely. i am on no medications like that anymore. i began to abuse it to avoid the crash. eventually i became super psychotic and i had to stop taking it. i was on 25mg 2x a day. around 6-7pm i would get really depressed and sometimes suicidal . so iwould take more and more and stay up all night, never eat, just go plain crazy. i still struggle with focus and concentration but , for me, its better than what i was doing w/ the adderall and the effects it was causing on my mental health. i tried Strattera for a little bit, i thought it helped at first then i didnt notice anything improving so i stopped it. my T thinks the focus and concentration is a result of trauma and i kinda agree bc while working in therapy i have gotten better at doing my homework, housework, etc. not sure why you take stimulants, im guessing for adhd. my 5th grade teacher told my mom i had adhd and she should take me to a dr but she didnt. this was like a year after my dad died so who knows. anyway, thats my story. theres many stimulants out there so i hope one works for you