Posted by ADDmom32 on March 29, 2006, at 23:51:05
In reply to Re: Different meds (Re: Tolerance to Adderall, posted by jonquiljo on March 26, 2006, at 22:01:05
I am a 40 year old single mother of three. I was diagnosed ADD over 2 years ago and have been taking Adderall XR 30mg in the am since. I'm not ADHD (sometimes wish I was - joke) but I have struggled with depression for many years. I do take Cymbalta 60mg every am as well.
I have not noticed a tolerance and do not feel a dependency on the Adderall because I have taken a couple "breaks" from it - like for a weekend or as long as a week before and did not feel like I crashed.
But if I mess up and forget about my antidepressants for 2 days in a row - then I CRASH!
Being diagnosed ADD and beginning Adderall was one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given.
I am in group therapy and I have filled my library with every book I can find on the subject.
Of course I haven't read any of them front to back. (BIG smile)I consider myself a highly addictive personality and work very hard at monitoring my behavior in that regard.
Adderall has only been a blessing to me.
But I think learning as much as I can about this "condition" - ADD/ADHD - diet, behavior changes (some more slowly than others) and talk therapy has all played a part in my making the 2nd half of my life completely different from the 1st. I can truly say that for the 1st time in my life ... I like myself.How cool is that? very
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