Prescription Drug Addiction: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: Am i setting myself up for a potential prescription drug addiction?

(Posted by: on 2012-01-07 19:35:15)

I have tried my friends ADHD medications (Dexedrine and concerta) to increase my attention span. They have worked wonders and I would like to exaggerate my symptoms to a doctor in order to obtain my own prescription. I have heard that 1 in 5 college students have been using ADHD medications without ADHD, I am mostly concerned about the long term effects this may have on my brain chemistry. I am aware it may not be morally correct but "unfair " means very little in today's society. We must do what needs to be done to get ourselves ahead, isn't that the first rule of capitalism anyways? My school work is loading up and my body is already so hyped up on coffee 24/ 7, so I need to look elsewhere for unlimited energy. I excersice, eat healthy, get enough sleep.. But with everything in my day this "normal energy " just isn't enough.

Posted by: teensy on 2012-01-07, 19:50:24

You do realize that even if you take these drugs, you'll shortly reach the point where they won't work anymore. You drink a lot of coffee. That means you're having coffee crashes - when the caffeine wears off it just requires more coffee...a vicious circle. Start weaning yourself off the coffee and you'll have more natural energy. I don't believe you're getting enough sleep - not with all that coffee!. You should be getting 7-8 hours a night, every night. if you catch up on your sleep, you'll have more natural energy. You sound stressed out already. The last thing you need is dexedrine. Summary: Cut back on the caffeine, including soda and chocolate. Have one coffee in the morning and that's it for the rest of the day. Expect a few headaches from the caffeine withdrawal. Get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. Schedule it. Find some way to de-stress. Meditate for 15 minutes/ day. Use some of your exercise time in yoga. Some light reading - not studying - before bed. Stay hydrated. BTW, B vitamins are great for giving energy. Use them instead of drugs & caffeine. If you don't get a grip, you're going to burn out.

Posted by: gardensallday on 2012-01-07, 19:52:11

I found that I was getting into a LOT more arguments with others, and would blow my stack all the time, and smash expensive stuff and kick holes in the walls. I also go this horrible akathisia from the stuff - this grinding agitation that made me literally want to claw my face off. In addition, I got severe anxiety, which that particular side effect is extremely common. I think my skin was very dry too, but not sure (can't remember). IT DID NOT SEEM as if the drugs were causing this problem, but it was the adderall, which was prescribed to me. *** Go to madinamerica.com to find some of the problems with stimulant meds. they may be causing bipolar disorder in some people, I think was shown in some research, but I can't remember for sure. you don't want bipolar - it ended my science career, and I haven't even been able to do volunteer jobs for almost 20 years.