Over my head!

[Kloppn]

I am prescribed Adderall for ADHD and it helps me but i am not using it anymore for ADHD i am using it because it basically is legal speed. I would take it when i had to work and i am like superman but them when i am out i have to come up with bullshit lies to tell my parents what happened to me meds. Well after being hooked on Adderall which i still am i was at a party and i discovered pain killers. It all started with Vic 5s and then it moved to Vic 7.5s after this was not enough i thought i would go even father so now i just started try oxycodon and i am in a way over my head the only reason im working is too but pills every cent and my parents think that i have it all in a savings account i know this is all wrong i don't know i am just looking for some support maybe some guidance and some friends who maybe know what im going though

[staying_alive]

Dude. You're in some serious shit here. It's good that you're admitting it, that's the first step. I too take meds for ADD, and you're the prime example of why they're schedule 2 drugs - i.e. drugs that the gov't regulates closely so this can't happen. Unfortunately, those of us smart enough to beat the system do so willingly. I would talk to a school counselor, but only after they promised not to tell my parents. If you're anything like me (which it sounds like it), you don't want your parents involved.

Then I'd talk to an actual psychologist/therapist. They can help you find strategies to get your life back in order. Then you talk to an actual MD who can help you with withdrawl from these meds - there are other meds that help with withdrawl.

Finally, after you've talked or made appointments with the above, talk to your rents. Say you've got a problem and then tell them straight up that they need to regulate your money and your meds. This is the ONLY way for you to get over your addiction. As humans we simply aren't strong enough ourselves to pull away from stuff that is SO good like adderall and vicodin. Only with someone else's help keeping control of your money/meds can you get over this. Hell, if you don't want to tell your parents you could tell a trusted friend who would NEVER give in to your demands.

As an alternative, you might try a safer drug to wain yourself off of this hardcore pill-taking. I'm sure you've tried weed, but if you haven't it MIGHT interest you. It's a lot safer than what you're doing, and it'll relieve stress and make you think less of the pills. I'm not necessarily condoning the use of drugs, but it is a LESSER drug that could help you.

Good luck and pm me anytime if you need help.

[wtblife]

I don't mean to start an argument or go off topic, but I don't really agree that the help of others is absolutely necessary to get over an addiction. Tons of people have managed on their own, myself included, but in my case I will say it would have went smoother if my friends cared bout my addiction at all, instead they kind of supported it and would often want to tweak with me. I was addicted to the point of not caring about my health at all even after having a few close calls.

I went cold turkey off meth on my own, but had to drop out of school and had a few relapses while spending a year doing almost nothing productive besides getting clean. I don't even like taking my ADD meds very often now cause it disgusts me and that's where it started. I can safely say I have no addictions now, but I still use drugs on occasion because I don't care to change atm.

Anyway, where there's a will there's a way and I'd follow staying_alive's advice for the most part. I'm not really good with this stuff, but I will say do not even consider getting into the harder drugs, that is where the real damage happens. I feel like my personality has been dulled down and I don't enjoy stuff anywhere near as much as I used to, stop while you can.

[ShatteredWings]

Taylor, while it is possible to cut an addiction without help, it's far easier to with help and most people don't have the willpower to on their own.

OP, if there's anyone willing to help, take it. Maybe your school has something to help - mine does, though people use/sell in class so they kind of need it.

[staying_alive]

I don't mean to start an argument or go off topic, but I don't really agree that the help of others is absolutely necessary to get over an addiction. Tons of people have managed on their own, myself included, but in my case I will say it would have went smoother if my friends cared bout my addiction at all, instead they kind of supported it and would often want to tweak with me. I was addicted to the point of not caring about my health at all even after having a few close calls.

I went cold turkey off meth on my own, but had to drop out of school and had a few relapses while spending a year doing almost nothing productive besides getting clean. I don't even like taking my ADD meds very often now cause it disgusts me and that's where it started. I can safely say I have no addictions now, but I still use drugs on occasion because I don't care to change atm.

Anyway, where there's a will there's a way and I'd follow staying_alive's advice for the most part. I'm not really good with this stuff, but I will say do not even consider getting into the harder drugs, that is where the real damage happens. I feel like my personality has been dulled down and I don't enjoy stuff anywhere near as much as I used to, stop while you can.


Kudos to you for successfully coming off of such a hard drug alone. That is truly a feat that I cannot imagine. I won't start an argument either, but my post was based on my personality and how I would have to handle the situation. I personally am not strong enough to fight something like adderall or meth on my own. Of course, the adderall helps my ADD, but if i formed an addiction I would absolutely need help. I think the fact that the OP has formed an addiction AND moved on to other drugs shows that he needs assistance getting off of them.

[Euphoria]

i am prescribed adderal xr and fast acting, 10 mg and 20 mg. I have been taken em for about 2 months now. In my personal experience you need to have priorities, physical health is first, mental health is second, and so on. With trying all these drugs you will experience unwanted side effects. I f you are indeed prescribed tell your perscriber that you meds are not working, he/she will increase them to a point of effectiveness, everyone has a certain dosage that fits them perfectly, no one has " no effect" from adderall, you just need to find the right dosage. For males weighting 140lbs+ 60mg is the max dosage before od'ing, which i would never recommend taking even if you are this weight. Talk to your doctor and get him to give you the right shit.Also with speed and vik, those may be fun temporarly, but they become insanely addictive, as i see it you are addicted, i recommend going meds free for a month or two, than take the right med dosage in which your doctor will give you. A recommendation for alternative party drug, w33d! Weed increases your appetite, which adderal suffocates, and puts you in a sedative daze, which helps with sleeping, i tried adderal and weed at the same time and was completely fine, although depending on your heart it may not be wise. Also you need someone to help keep you on the right track, motivation is key to giving up addiction. Remeber, this is YOUR CHOICE and YOUR responsibility to get to a point were you can concentrate on work without dancing with danger, good luck