Adderall addiction

[AML]

I recently discovered that my 49 year old wife has been taking my sons adderall for a year.  She has been taking 20mg. per day.  She also takes celexa for depression.  I am concerned that she is addicted and will have withdrawal problems.  I have hidden the adderall from her and she no longer has it available.  She relizes that she has a problem and has commited to quit.  What are the withdrawal symptoms, how soon after she has quit to they show, how long to they last and how can I help.

Thanks,
AML

[angst]

My daughter has been in therapy three times, because of my addiction.  Once the psychiatrist wanted to put her on an SSRI, and my ex-husband and I said no way.  She is too young for anyone to be messing with her brain chemistry.  I do not care how good the drug is.  She is much better today.  Depression is often situational instead of chemical.  There are bipolars who need these meds.  My child just is not one of them.

[GOD]

Hey, good post!


What you said about fear is SOOOOO true.

Most of us are afraid of die...
Some of us are afraid to LIVE.. THAT one is the one that gets us REALLY down. It took me a LONG time to realize that i was afraid to LIVE. You feel sooooo much better when you can look that particular fear down and stomp it into oblivion!

Keep up the good postings!
Jess

[pippi]

Is your wife the natural mother of your son?  ADD is a genetic neurological disorder, and if unrecognized and treated can lead to addiction and more.  Could your wife have ADD?  Has she ever been tested?  My 74yr.old grandma takes 20mg of adderrall.  My neurologist has me on 80mg a day,and since being properly diagnosed, and medicated I quit drinking cold turkey,smoking ciggerettes(after 12 yrs.) cold turkey, and no longer do any drugs. If you still don't like the med.idea there is a med. alternative to ADD now.  It's called neuro-feedback training.  It uses computer games and other tools to train theta waves to produce when you need them, as well as beta waves. Maybe that would get the adderrall out of your house completely.  As far as her depression;  those anti-depressants are the med. I would worry about most!!!!  Pharmacutical websites define anti-dep. as a chemical induced happiness.  A pill to help you enjoy your boredom. They're a crock of caca!!   Depression is caused by a repression of somekind.  She's repressing something. Happiness is a choice!!  In order to achieve natural true happiness, she needs to realize life is too short, & fear is a 4 letter word.  I learned the hard way that the only way to live is to have the balls to LIVE!!!   My motto in life is,"This is my movie,if you don't like the direction,exit stage left...

[angst]

Thanks.  It is getting into the evening here.  Time to water plants, feed pets, and cook supper.  My kid came home today swearing she will not go back to her school.  She's in the fifth grade.  Someone started a rumor and she got blamed.  Now she is freaking out.  When they are young, something like that really works them up.  It is easy for me to stay calm and want to protect her.  It is not easy when someone wants to mess with my medications.  I get all worked up.  I hope everyone gets some rest tonight.  I'm worried about seeing the doctor tomorrow.  I want to take someone with me.  I'll probably go alone.  I have to get this straight about my xanax before his nurse has me out hunting xanax.  It will keep me up of a while.  Sometimes, I wish I had more faith.  I cannot seem to grasp the concept that everything is alright.  Angst is with me, more than my nickname.
this acute consciousness is a strange way to live.

[oh please already]

be strong-and make lots af butterfly wishes ((((((U))))))) :)laura

[angst]

Don't be so hard on yourself.  You were in pain, and if like me when I had vascular headaches, scared of the worsening pain.  I also doctor shopped.  When I was on stadol ns.  I would do anything to keep my supply.  I thought it was okay because my neurologist said it was okay to use as much as I needed.  I have little experience with oxy's.  Most of my junkie friends (ex-friends) shoot them.  I know they work like MSContin.  There is also oxy ir  for immediate pain.  No doctor should cut off a patient.  You could die from withdrawls.  I have seen doctors ridicule heavy diabetics.  I also had an acquaintance with multiple back surgeries, same m.d.  He cut this guy off of pain meds even though the guy had chronic pain.  the guy was admitted for an abscess in his gluteal muscle from giving himself inj of street drugs.  He was finally shown by another junkie how to shoot up.  He went to jail.  He got out and went back to using.  He got caught with a couple of parole violations and did not want to go back to jail.  They found him in a bath tub in a hotel with his rig in his arm, dead.  I can blame the medical field for partially causing his jail time and death.  It scares me.  I am just as addicted as he was.  If it weren't for the methadone and xanax, I'd be chasing the dope man myself.  I am strong today.  I hope I would try to get help first.  It is a progressive, fatal disease we all live with.  It is nothing to play with or romaticize.  I'm just venting.  All of us got here one way or another.  I just pray I do not end up like my acquaintance.