What the heck?!

Question

I have all the sudden become manic/depressive or bipolar as of today. My emotions have been ALL over the board. A week and a half ago I cold turkey detoxed from Adderall (after taking 120mg/day.) I knew that severe depression would supposedly set in after a week or so after being off of it, but this is just bizarre. Please some advice/help/insight?

vicki595 · Answer

Hi!!!     I just saw your post and You are so welcome!  We all need eachother for support and I'm happy if I helped a little bit...   Drugs aside, I think we all have up and down times; it's part of the human condition and as females we are "twice blessed" lol.

I'm happy to hear you have such a great husband.  He will help you greatly and ,of course, the forum is always here for a pat on the back or to pass a tissue...

Stay in touch friend!

xo Vicki

SUNandRAIN · Answer

Thank you so much for the encouragement!  Sarah, being that I was addicted to the adderall, tapering was not an option for me.  Though your suggestion of tapering is what my Dr. said would be best.  Plus, I cold-turkeyed it long enough ago that I am feeling better now.  
Vicki, I had that one really confusing moment when I first typed this post, and haven't been depressed at all since!  Doesn't mean I won't ebb and flow, I know, but if I have these bouts every once in a while, I can deal.  I was dancing with one of my children earlier that day then, for no apparent reason began crying uncontrollably later that day.  Then I thought, "oh, no!  What if my mood swings will continue like this for a month or more?  I need to be more stable than that for my family!!"  My husband is awesome and my children bring me nothing but joy; and, NOTHING can compare to how low I got toward the end of taking the devil's brew, so hopefully I can handle life when I hit those moments when I don't really understand WHY I am hitting those moments.  I have too much to love and be thankful for to be depressed for too long anyway.  Thank you again for the encouragement.  I have never done a forum thing before, and don't know you in person, but am glad we're in touch!  Happy Thanksgiving, my friend!

vicki595 · Answer

Oh man....I'm sorry....I DID see the other post and suggested you stick with this one!

See what I mean about getting about keeping up?  lol      I left that post last night,was getting tired soooooI forgot.   Apologies.   I'll get another cup of coffee  :)

Keep posting about how you're feeling,okay?

Vicki

dominosarah · Answer

You really need to get ahold of your doctor.  Adderall needs to be tapered down.      sara

vicki595 · Answer

Hi...I didn't see another post but nonetheless...Can you call your Dr. ?    Just for some advice re: the sx you're having?   

Don't be sorry   :)    The forum gets a little hard to keep up with sometimes...I'm new here as well and know you'll get the hang of it.

How are you today?

V.

SUNandRAIN · Answer

So sorry.  I am new to this forum thing.  I thought maybe with a different title more people might read.  
No, there is no bipolar or manic/depressive history.  I just feel like my emotions are all over the board as of a day or two ago.  I've read horrible things about the depression part of this recovery and just wondering what its like.  
Thanks for your support!

vicki595 · Answer

Do you have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder to begin with?  Just curious...I don't have any "insight" for you but I have some advice:  Call/see the Dr. who gave you this drug. If you got it somewhere else...call a nurse/Dr. help line in your area.   Withdrawal does wreak havoc with our emotions; I'm not sure if it's safe to just ct.     

Sorry no one has responded to you tonight.  Give it some time...someone will post I'm sure (who has experience with this drug)  Also, search through the posts for similar postings to yours.      There are great people here.  Hang on...          V.