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Adderall overdose? A bit concerned..

Adderall overdose? A bit concerned..

I'm sorry if this may be a little off topic, but this forum seemed to be the right place to go and I'm asking for someone to please hear me out.

I would like to say that I'm expecting to read things like "quit right now" or "see a doctor", but I'm looking for more details rather than advice.  If I believe I am putting my life at risk, please believe me that I will no longer take the medication.

I got perscribed Adderall (adderrall) (15 mgs/day) roughly 5 months ago, and although I have been using them slightly irresponsibly (some days take 40 mgs, some days take none, all depending on the day) I never suffered withdraws or SERIOUS addiction symptoms.  Please note also that I'd usualy run my perscription dry a week or two before my next refill, so Im used to going without.

Recently, however, (as in, the past 4 days) I seem to have reached a point where  a dose is either not enough (I'll wait an hour and it still does absolutely nothing) or far too much.  When I say far too much, I mean it will give me X amount of side effects but I won't see a single hint of a positive effect.  I'm very used to taking 15-40 mgs and recieving the side effects Im looking for:  Alertness, productivity, chipper mood, talkative, sweating, shaking..  However, recently I've come accross new side affects:  Lazyness (which I am usually), extreme weakness, paranoia, lack of motivation..
    The two most serious issues happened the past 48 hours.  I've begun to suffer a serious pain in the pelvic region, severe enough that I refuse to do anything but sit still until it feels better.  This happens maybe two hours after taking a dose, and it kills my productivity for the day.  

I'm used to having panic attacks, as I used to drink way too much (alcoholic) but twice now I've experienced an episode of discomfort in breath, panic, slight hallucination, basically it just skips to "ovredose" status.  Tonight my left arm/hand started to tingle, I had pain in my left shoulder and began to feel extremely light headed.  I was told by a psychologist and another person that it was a panic attack, which it didnt feel like to me.

We don't know each other, but I assure you I have no intentions of overdosing on this.  I obviously will not take as much as I've had today.  Previously, I thought you were clear for more after five or six hours. Lesson learned.  However, I am expecting for most replies to come from the extreme point of view:  talk to a doctor, go to the hospital, throw them in the toilet, ect.  Ok, that's very easy advice to give but if I was worried enough I would have done so already instead of posting on a forum.  If possible, Id like this to be seen from the opposing extreme.  No, Im not overdosing, but please rule out any thought of me calling a doctor, throwing them out, ect.  Im looking for very objective help, facts as opposed to opinions.

Can anyone shed some light on this?  Thank you so very, very much .

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Basically to reiterate, Im seeking knowledge on the variables in this situation and their gravity.  Iv always had a weak appetite..would eating more be a certain solution?  I have previously been perscribed Propranolol and Neurotin and have plenty to spare in refills..would either of these, or any other medication help at all?  Once again, thank you so much for any insight.
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Please accept my apology that I may have come off as a bit of a knuckehead with my "dont say call the dr" remarks.  Im trying to say that I seek information/advice ASIDE from that which I already expect to hear.  Your concern is of course appreciated.
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HI welcome to the forum.....well from what it sounds like your building up a tolerance to it and fast.....you take a given amount and expect a certain effect similar to how its been b/4 and can no longer achieve it.....us addicts call it ''chasing the high'' so like us addicts you take more thinking this should do it only to have the side effect of the higher dose ruin what your truly looking for...or as us addicts say.....''we can never quit get there anymore'' you get to the point where the amount your taking will cause anxiety physios even hallucinations
everything but what you want to cause....welcome to the world of the drug addict
you might not see yourself here yet its all nice and sterile I mean im getting it from a doctor and all.....the minute you deviated from the prescribed amount you entered into addictive behavior now you may only be in the early stages and my not even agree with me but I dont candy coat it your heading for deep water and addiction will su ck you in quicker then you thing adderall (adderrall) is a powerful stimulant taking it the way your taking it is like doing meth you just got a purer form of it...Im not going to tell you what to do because you already know you listed every good idea and told us not to tell them to you so I wont......I will tell you this get out wile your ahead b/4 it ***** you in any farther we have watched a lot of young kids start like you wind up with 100mg a day habits it only a short amount of time...trust this old hippie you dont want to go where I have been pills will take you places you say you would never go...dont know how old you are but that tingling in your arm is a sigh of a heart attack....there often brought on by speed
good luck and God bless.....Gnarly        
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