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Posted at 1:21 PM on Jun 11, 2008 by cynicalpulp, #31328
I have had really bad anxiety and panic disorder for a year now from being a former pot smoker. My doctor prescribed me adderall xr 20mg after I asked her to. I'm in college and I have a friend I go to school with who takes it. I found out about it from her and she gave me a few. When I took it I was fine. Even the come down wasn't as bad as what I am experiencing now. I took the first pill out of the bottle yesterday. The first 5 hours were great. I was focus on what I was doing and I had no anxiety or weird side affects what so ever. Around 2am I started feeling dizzy, fatigue, parts of my body was going numb, my limbs were getting weak and they hurt, i got massive migraines, chest pains, weird shots of pain that felt like lightning going up my spine to my neck, blurred vision, and my speech was slurred. I did not want to wake my parents up because I thought maybe i was just having a panic attack. My doctor put me on metadate prior to adderall and I had some panic disorders with it, but this was far worse. Then I realized that all of these horrible feelings couldn't be from anxiety. I usually just get the rapid heart beat, short breath, numbness due to hypertension, and chest pains. This was far worse! I felt like a thousand needles were poking into my chest, at time I felt so weak I thought I was going to faint, if I got up too fast I got dizzy spells and everything became a blur to me. I was so scared that I felt like I was going to die. I had read the papers given with the drug and it said to seek medical attention immediately with the symptoms that I had. I didn't want to do anything drastic like call 911, because thats what I did with the metadate and over time i felt fine, so instead I called the poison control hotline on the pamphlet. The woman over the phone said that what I was experiencing was normal and that everything only seems more intense because its late and i'm tired but I can't get any sleep. Her voice and assurance made me feel slightly better, but afterwards things just got worse. I don't understand why this drug had these effects on me when I took the same thing before with no problem! During that time I had anxiety as well, and I still did not have any issues. I love the fact that this drug helps me to remain focus, but the after affects are so horrible. Does anyone know if I can just sprinkle half of the pill in some food or something and I won't have these problems, or if there is something equivalent to adderall without those horrid side effect?
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 07, 2008 by pearljudith, #9849

My doctor prescribes 2 xr per day. I take one when i wake up and then another around 12 or 1 PM. They only last 6-7 hrs.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 12, 2008 by tylerlee17, #11040

That's the come down, eating something can help but alot of people moan that it's too hard to eat, personally I just force it down.

That or try another medicine like um dexedrine, assuming you really have ADHD. I don't see why any doctor with common sense would perscribe anyone with previous drug abuse any ADHD stimulant.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 25, 2008 by crunchies, #11596

I don't know what doctor would prescribe something simply because you asked for her to especially the adderall or any other controlled substance. I have never experianced those side effects before but maybe it was a panic attack but made worse by the adderall and then again made worse because of anxidety and fear over what you are experiancing. You also have a history of anxiety and stuff. Also with medications side effects can occur at anytime, you may of been ok the first time you took it but the next time it could have aggrivated something, like anxiety allready present, or some thing else. There are other ADHD medications out there and I hope your doctor didn't prescribe adderall because you asked for it...

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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 25, 2008 by xwerdna, #11604

If you're really trying to help yourself, I'd suggest getting a different doctor. You can't "have had really bad anxiety and panic disorder for a year now from being a former pot smoker." Even if being 'a former pot smoker' can cause you anxiety/panic attacks, it doesn't matter, that's just a sign that your doctor isn't as knowledgeable as I would hope my doctor was anyway. Even if your doctor's hypothesis for the cause of your anxiety is accurate, Adderall certainly isn't the appropriate medication for those symptoms anyway. Especially if you're a self-described "former pot smoker" (aka drug abuser). If your doctor is giving this to you just because you asked, that's just another sign that they aren't really helping you, just giving you what you want and taking your money.

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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 04, 2009 by rwest1993, #20369

Eat. Im taking these Illegally, but the blurred vision is a common side effect of a large dose combined with no sleep or no nutrition(or both) I recommend drinking one soda with caffeine, and then a few very sugary drinks with no caffeine. Eat Bread, soup, crackers, etc. It should pass. DO NOT WALK!!!! Very painful. good luck

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