Is Adderall Speed? (Page 2)
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Why are so many responders referring to Adderall as Speed? From my understanding, speed is a methamphetamine? Just wondering because I am considering Adderall as a possible alternative to Ritalin but don't want to take Speed!

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Well I have been takin adderall for maybe a 4 days but one 30mg a day and just recently was hooked on methamphetamine but haven't done that for like two weeks maybe I wanna say. And did it at least every other day for two months. Then after a few days of being off of the meth I took one 30 mg adderall capsule and it gave me the same effects but not as much. I go to sleep really late like morning times n sometimes no sleep at all. And only eat here n there. Also it gives me a huge boost of energy and I no dumb ass I know adderall is a form of speed for people who aren't add or ADHD. It also makes ur eye pupils big too just like meth. So yeah if ur using it to feel high it has the same side effects as methamphetamine and will keep u up for anywhere to 24 to 48 hours. Loss of appetite is a huge problem with non prescribed users. It just don't make u feel like s*** when you used it like the meth does when u come down.

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If you have a dry mouth and get headaches you're probably dehydrated. This is a common thing that happens when you take adderall.

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Have you considered the side effects of abilify? I know they push it in tv ads like it is harmful but it it has a risk of extrapyridmal side effects that may continue even if med is stopped ! It is a newer drug compared to stimulants which have been on the market 40 years or more so side effects are known . EPSE is a huge reason schizophrenics won't stay on meds. For your child's sake please read up on abilify and EPSE

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Indeed it is, but why give a kid speed rather than say, "deal with the cards you are given." It kinda Instills the idea "that if something is wrong we can change it." Learn to live with problems are learn to deal with them rather than become "addicted" to speed. If you can't function without it, you're addicted.

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Medication is way different if taken as prescribed...which seems to be something you don't know much about! You can't tell me that when you stopped feeling the rush after a couple days that you didn't increase the dose. Parents aren't asking their children how their buzz is & increasing doses to make sure they can still get high! Many prescriptions make you feel funny the first few doses & that's where we separate the abusers from the non-abusers.

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Addicted to adderall for 2 years. Don't start, it's the same substance as speed back in the 80s. If you do start, don't ever change doses (without the doc changing it) because if you do you'll up dosage when you stop getting the rush. Never misuse, the binders (especially in XR) destroys your nose, and your sense of smell along with it. 2 years later, Iv regained my ability to "focus" without adderall. Additionally, adderall will destroy your stomach lining, and make you not hungry (to the point where eating makes you want to throw up). In all honesty, deal with life without the adderall, you don't want to have to quit, because when you come off its hell for months. Also, DXM(cough syrup)+Adderall is deadly. Especially don't combine those.

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I just started adderal 10mg. Prescribed by my doctor. Can I be really addictive

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that is completely incorrect. adderall is an amphetamine. amphetamines are powerful psychoactive drugs that cause the brain to release dopamine. this is why when you take adderall, you feel extreme confidence, euphoria, and increased sexual desire. giving your child amphetamine is no different than giving your child cocaine, so give yourself a pat on the back, you're drugging your kid. ps: the salt just allows the body to absorb the ampetamine, it doesnt make it different than amphetamine. i know, ive used every drug on the planet, and use to abuse drugs for years. adderall is a drug that gets your high, is extremely addictive, and in the long run like all drugs, will f**** you up. you should be ashamed of yourself

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I was addicted to Adderall for three years. It is not a joke -- reading these comments about how great it makes you feel, it's like seeing myself starting to take this (as an Rx) and not having a clue what it would ultimately do to me. I got off it when my body started revolting. I went numb in some places, I felt my heart beating way too fast, and I had serious cardiac arrhythmia.

If you're thinking of taking speed/Adderall/Dexedrine/Ritalin/Vyvanse, etc., take a hard look at all the speeded-out commentary on this thread. That's the euphoria. Just know that the "up" eventually has to come down, and it is mind-bogglingly horrible. Speed first builds confidence, then replaces it.

If there is any question as to whether you need it to function at all, don't use it. It was a pure rot for three years of my life.

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Everybody is different and depending upon tolerance and other variables it is possible that a person who takes 5 pills could end up in the hospital as it is also possible for another person to take as many as 15 of the same pill and not have to go to the hospital.

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I was just reading through responses and thought it's better late than never, and in case you have already done something about this, good. If not, I would STRONGLY recommend getting your son a bite guard for when he grinds his teeth. I'm in dental school and have seen the effects from grinding teeth. Your son will thank you later.

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That is disgusting. Someone should take that kid away from you. You put your son on meth to do well in school. God, that is so disgusting.

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You are a horrible mother, your kid is fcking 13 and you have him taking adderall. What the FCK is wrong with you. When he is 21 he can make that decision on his own not because you are too lazy of a parent to force him to sit down and do his homework. Wow, that is scary.

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Because adderall is speed they just made it legal when they realized how much money they could make off people dumb enough to take .30mg of speed every day because they didn't do s*** when they were in high school and decided they needed a disorder to explain why they still haven't done s*** with their life.

Also it's f***ing crazy to give a kid adderall, ridalin, or any anti-depressant. Putting chemicals into a kids head every single day is the most absurd thing I have ever heard of in my life, I know a lot more than most about drugs, I guess I also know a lot more than most about life in general if you are actually willing to take a drug every single day because some f***ing joker with a psychology degree can make 2 gran off of you a year.

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How do you know you can take that mNy milligrams? Have u done it?

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Adderall is speed,for sure.Methamphetamine and amphetamines are both speed.Long term use can cause violent unpredictable behavior,sleeplessness,weight loss,and lots of other nasty side effects.Try something natural,like meditation or exercise.This stuff is bad news.

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yes taking that much can harm u but it doesnt take people long to build up that way i take 4 30mg XR a day and have only been perscribed adderal for right at 6 months. i am not addicted just have a high tollerance for it i go about a week with no pills because i am taking so much a day but if i take any less it doesnt seem to help so the week i am without any adderal im deppressed but it doesnt stop me from doing what i need to do but yes it is 1 of the most commen drugs that people get addicted to just saying taking an unussual amount isnt always a sign of addiction bcuz i dont feel like i need the adderal to do anything it just is a major help in my life.

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Change the name around however you want. Get a new Rx. Come up with a different Rx name that, "sounds better." Bottom line is, Adderall/Ritalin/Etc is just a legal form of Meth/Speed; Same effects, Same ingredients (give or take a few, depending.) Speed you buy down the street is only illegal because it cant be regulated/taxed. Its quite an obvious pattern when you consider all the Rx versions of Heroin (Oxy, Vicodin, Percocet, Morphine) available, and don't forget the ridiculous amount of mood altering psychotropic Rx's we have access to, you know, the Rx's that have taken over commercials! "Take this pill, but, you may experience liver failure, have sleeping troubles, thoughts of suicide, a** bleeding, hair loss, bone degeneration, hives, stomach cancer, throat cancer, bladder cancer, any other form of cancer that exists, loss of reality, exception of reality, etc." Lovely thought that if I have medical insurance and know my doctor well enough I can pretty much have any drug I want (just give the magic symptoms.) On the other hand we have those who cant afford medical insurance,(many people today)
GUY 1) Walks down the street chewing on Adderall/Vicodin that his moms insurance plan pays for. Clearly high, a police officer stops him. GUY 1 flashes him his prescription and continues his stroll.
Guy 2) Has cancer but still needs to work at his part time job to make rent. After work he decides to smoke some marijuana to try and help with the effects of the chemotherapy/ 8 Hr work day. An officer smells marijuana and walks toward the car. (In many states marijuana is still considered a controlled substance) GUY 2 is arrested and tried in court.


Makes a lot of sense, either your broke and getting high on the street, (or by other illegal means) or your at your doctors office complaining about a problem everyone else has, and probably getting a new Rx(DRUG!!!)

By The Way
To all you parents wondering why your kids are being loud and and having fun, don't worry about it, it might be because, I don't know..... THEY'RE KIDS.... Stop using the excuse, "I want him/her to be quiet & focused" when you really mean, I don't feel like making time/I'm too busy to entertain my kid. Is it really so bad that we need to take our kids to a Dr. and have them diagnosed and prescribed medication for essentially "being a kid." Let them learn about life(excitedly) before you justify giving them drugs to suit your needs..

YOUR KID DOESN'T HAVE A DISORDER, THEIR JUST HAPPY AND EXCITED ABOUT LIFE.
- Its around High School they realize life isn't fun and start using the "left drugs"

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I am a 19 year old male, I do not have ADD but I got prescribed Adderall 20 mg tablets strictly for my own high for about one year now. Amphetamines have always been my drug of choice. I have been up since the 25th, it's pretty normal for me to be up for a couple of days if not a few until I crash, but earlier today I was taking pill after pill and before I knew it I was at 400 mg within an 18 hour period. It's called handling your s*** and not being a twacker. Sorry but you people are pussies, fighting about your "speed"? speed is street slang, you get these little pills from a pharmacy. Not a mexican slinging grams of coke and baking soda in your "hood". Adderal takes a toll on the body and causes a little sweating, but once your nuts drop and you can get past the chain smoking and constant jibber jabber, you'll be fine. Just make sure to eat even though you don't want to and maybe the youth to come wont be pussies and fear adderal. you people are all ignorant, and to the girl that smoked, DRANK and did adderall.. mixing a stimulant with a depressant, dumb s***. All of you guys in this chat room that are getting so worked up about it and that get a silly tummy ache from ten milligrams.. Not saying to go and abuse the drug, because I can tolerate my high, utilize it to accomplish things, and when i see people older than me and heavier than me complaining about a 10 mg smurf pill making him sick, i die a little on the inside, because I think to myself... man that guys dad must be so proud of his son. MAN UP, take advantage of your high you get for 5.00 considering you're making something of your life and have health insurance. Adderall is supposed to help you focus and bring you back to homeostasis. Take a few pills.. get happy, and for god sake quit relating it to speed.

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Snorting 5 pills would not kill you (considering the dosage of each pill, I think he mentioned 15mg. 5x15=75) Crushing up the beads would change adderall XR in to Adderall IR; Snorting it for full potential high. I know people who are prescribed to take 60mg daily; their bodies could easily tolerate 100+mg. I am prescribed Adderall XR 10mg, I have done up to 6x my prescribed dose. It's extremely hard to have a FATAL overdose on adderall, but keep in mind it is possible. I became addicted fast, taking 4 pills a day instead of 1. While your on the drug it's great, you get stuff DONE while feeling good (other then the common side effects; loss of appetite, dehydration, headaches). Coming down and the 'lows' from adderall are really bad. You get depressed, tired but cant sleep, moody; All of this works together. Imagine taking your adderall, not eatting cause your not hungry and everything seems gross, forgetting to drink water, when it wares out your left with stomach aches, headache, depression, and depending if you've been sleeping well, this will decide if your tired. Today I took 4 pills, I've been in my bed ever since I got home, I've only ate 1 thing today, I feel like I cant do anything when I'm not on adderall. I feel like s***. Guess what I'm doing tomorrow? Waking up, taking 4 more pills and repeating the cycle. Yeah I do better in school, went from failing math to an A in 2 weeks. But is it really worth destroying yourself just for school? I realise not everyone has an addiction problem with Adderall, but your most likely to get one if you abuse this drug like I have. Wow, I wrote a lot, must be the adderall.

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