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Adderall addiction

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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.

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AML
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I don't doubt for a second that you have a chemical imbalance in your brain due to depression.  When you get depressed your brain chemistry is going to change. It changes when you're happy too.  Emotions cause the chemical change.  You may not realize the reason yet, but my dear no one is naturally depressed.  I got all my info from the zoloft web site.  Their the ones who call it a chemical induced happiness.  The truth is though. Simply, life is what you make it.  If you believe you can't be genuinly happy,because god didn't make you that way,then all I can do is pray for you.  And hopfully you'll realize you cause your own unhappiness.  no one is willing to take responsibility for any thing anymore,pop a pill and be happy.  Do you ever just thank god you're alive, or that you're not starving in some disease infested third world country?  Do you ever feel lucky you have clean water to drink? Maybe you just need to realize what blessings you have,and quit blaming chemistry you created for your outlook.  Happiness is a choice.  Choose to be happy, and try looking at the bright side.  I should know I've been beaten molested raped abused in every way used addicted to many substances,and quit.  Hell and back, but that's ok and I blame no one and forgave everyone because I choose to not let those things determine who I am.  I choose to be happy.  sorry, this is a subject I get passionate about.  I've been on every anti-depressant on the market for "clinical depression" &hospitialized for it,  until I realized what was causing it.  For me it was all the anger and hate in my heart.  What cured me was the willingness to forgive and let go.  Life is short you really could die tomorrow, do you really want to look back at the short time we have here and only see depression?  go to your local arborietum and smell the flowers.
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Post right up near the top, your eighteen threads down noone will
will see you down here. I don't even know what adderall is.
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i've been taking adderall for only 6 weeks (30 mg/day) and i feel a significant difference when i try to skip just one day.  i'm irritable, tired and can't concentrate.  do people ever get off of this?  am i on it for life?
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Pippi wrote:

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.


This is *not* necessarily true.  I don't want to get into an argument about it; no fights, please.  I have clinical depression.  I am *not* bored.  I'm am *not* repressing anything.  I *do* have a chemical imbalance of the brain.  


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If your husband is addicted to heroin, and now taking adderall, then he is what we always called speed balling.  The herion gives the euphoric, relaxed, and all is right feelings.  Add the speed and it increases his heroin effects and alters them into being able to get off the couch.  I do not have a lot of experience here.  I am a nurse who surrendered her license. Now, I'm speaking of myself in 3rd person, uh oh.  Anyway, it is not a good mixture.  If he is a heroin addict, the diagnosis is probably bogus.  The side effects of heroin could mimic the symptoms of adult ADD.
Good  Luck  -   I think you and your husband will need it.
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I have a question, my husband is a herion addict and has been diagnosed with ADHD and is taking Adderral and is abusing it.  My question is can he overdose on this medication and can he inject it with a needle?? I am very concerned about him and what could happen?
Thanks Willhead
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