Is Adderall Speed? (Page 3)
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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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HA i took 450mg in one day, s***s nothing. my bp hit 180 systolic but that was about it, i went to work the very next day

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my son has been taking adderall 30 XR for 4 yrs. now, and works great!! Honor Role student. 12 years old now and has been taking ADHD meds. since 4 years old. Without his meds, major hyper! Highly recommend, and he has been on many different meds.and this by far the best. Only side effect may be appetite, but doing on the weight gain. He takes it early morning 6:30 AM and has no trouble sleeping. This is just my opinion.

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terrible parent

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I had aderall for the first time to day and i've had some teeth grinding problems like the guy who's child is taking 30mg a day and to day this stuff worked! but i would like to know if theres a way,this is about to sound crazy, to make SOME obviously not even half of wat the pill does, but make the effects permenant like in the movie limitless- told you it would sound crazy but if I can't permenantaly cure it I will probably only take it through highschool

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Oh, and I take 30mg, but it's a time release. I can't imagine taking 100mg. That just sounds insane to me. I'm only up to 30mg after 14 years...

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I was diagnosed with ADHD at a very young age. My mother is a nurse (LPN at the time, but later became an RN), and she recognized the signs very early. I was not a disobedient child, I was just very hyper. It was practically impossible for me to sit still, I would just blurt out whatever was going through my head, I couldn't focus on anything, and every little noise or movement caught in my peripheral vision would distract me. I started taking Ritalin when I was 8 years old, but developed a vocal tic as a side-affect. My doctor took me off of any medication for a whole summer to see how I would do without it, and I apparently did not do well, because they put me on adderall right before I started 4th grade. I've been on Adderall ever since. My teachers could always tell when I would forget to take my adderall because I was an excellent student normally, but very hard to handle when I'd forget. I'm now 23, so I've been on adderall for 14 years, and I'm not at all addicted. In fact, my prescriptions last me quite a while longer than they're supposed to, because I usually only take my adderall on days when I absolutely need it. I skip weekends, and I often forget to take it during the week (forgetfulness is part of ADHD, unfortunately). The only side affects I've experienced are being extremely dried out, no appetite, some sleep trouble, and I sometimes focus too much on my breathing while I'm on it (which I think may just be me, because I haven't heard of anyone else "focusing on their breathing"). As I've gotten older, I've learned how to cope with my ADHD, and I CAN get by without medication, but it's extremely difficult. I like the way a previous commenter put it: It's like a frustration fog. Focusing for even the shortest amount of time is terribly hard. If my parents had been afraid to medicate me, I'm sure I wouldn't have done as well in school. As long as you have a doctor who knows what they're doing when they prescribe your dosage, taking Adderall can be extremely helpful. Oh, and just to be clear, I've never tried any illegal drugs. I've never even been drunk, so linking usage of Adderall to addictive behavior is absolutely absurd.

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Wow.. For the most part you all were pretty on point with your answers (Except the select few whom post answers to topics that had no clue what the question even was!)

1st.!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Take one of your kid's aderalls and see if you want your kid on it. It is the same thing as uncut meth"!!!!

The above is COMPLETELY FALSE.

Meth/MethylAmphetamine/Crystal (Street name called this in crystal form Crystal Meth/Ice ect..)

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Meth is speed because it makes you "go fast", and aderall makes you "go fast" so it is speed. It doesn't calm you down. If give it to your kid you should know more about it. Take one of your kid's aderalls and see if you want your kid on it. It is the same thing as uncut meth. I have done meth once, I have taken aderall recreationally, and I have been diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. The feeling is the exact same. It all depletes you dopamine, because meth is synthesized dopamine. Your brain has dopamine and when you ingest more you brain thinks it has too much, so it stops producing or releasing it on its own, and then when you quit the meds there is no natural dopamine left either. (therefore, you "need" more meds and are addicted) Congrats your kid is a methhead and an addict at the age of ten. Don't put kids on drugs; they're suposed to be hyper and not want to pay attention to you. Don't you remember being a kid? Weren't you onre?

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uh dude.... pot is a downer, not a high, people who abuse Adderalll are looking for a high not a low. WOW! Smoke one more you might have a few brains cells left.

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Ok you vomitted that is why you were not close to death. Vomitting is the bosies way of getting rid of stuff that hurts the body. that's why most people vomitt after drinking too much those who don't get very ill or die from alcohol over dose. BEtter get more facts about what you are doing beofre doing any more.

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ive been taking adderall xr 30mg for 3 years then i take 10mg at 2 oclock in the after noon i need them im adhd so it has the oppipsite effect i sleep fine and i eat fine i take something for the crash for when the adderall wears off but taking for recreational use it is a type of go fast and the instant release can make you test postive for methamphines adderll is just a pharmaceutical speed it is pure instead of having all the trash in it like methamphines

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These meds often have an opposite affect on a person with add or adhd. It levels my son out, calms him. I took one before, and yes i felt like i was on meth. A person with the add/adhd, it calms them. When my son was on ritalin, he would not eat and had trouble sleeping, and horrible headaches.

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My 13 yr old has been on ritalin for years. It was a horrible experience. We switched him to adderoll, which im sorry, they arent methamphetimines, its called anphetimine salt. Adderol isnt even considered a drug that they get dependant on, its not considered an addictive controlled mmsubstance. Its not street dealers makin our prescriptions. Adderol is the ONLY the only med we have had success with. I mean MAJOR SUCCESS, and there are times he doesnt take it, docs approval of course, but hes fine. When he took ritalin, it WAS like an addiction to meth. A real nightmare. I totally approve of adderol

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i have been taking 1 30mg adderall daily for 3 yrs,and now my supplier is moving.i need to find a doctor but with all the people abusing this medicine ,and never have been to a doctor to be diagnosed im afraid i will not find a doctor.anyone out there know of a doctor in the sw florida area.i cannot get out of bed without one,but i have never abused them.

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Im 17 and f**k pills unless ur prescribed them and need them for schooling or daily life.........if u wanna get f***ed up smoke weed damnit......And maybe they will legalize everywere for christ's sake

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I just recently started taking 40 mg of XR a day (prescribed by a doctor). I guess it's just because my body can handle this much but I never feel like Im drugged out. I just feel better, like functional and productive. Ive gotten great grades and have kept my room clean every since. The most annoying side effect is I lose circulation in my toes every once in a while. Its weird. But as far as not being able to sleep goes, I NEVER take it after 11 o'clock in the morning other wise I won't be able to sleep at all.

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The generic name for Adderall is NOT methamphetamine. Adderall is comprised of a mixture of amphetamine salts such as dextrose-amphetamine. Meth is much, MUCH stronger. While adderall does release seratonin into your system, from my understanding it has a lot more to do with dopamine (this effects your motivation - it's why when you take it, all of the sudden you find yourself cleaning everything in sight). Meth releases massive amounts of seratonin, so much that it can deplete your brains seratonin reserves and effect how your brain reacts to seratonin, causing extreme depression once you come down. Conversely, coming down off of adderall does not cause depression, but rather lethargy and extreme hunger (the exact opposite of what you feel when you're on any kind of stimulant). Adderall is called "speed" on the streets because it "speeds" people up (conversely, meth is just called meth - one clue that they aren't really alike). People can react to it differently - some talk a lot, but a common side effect is social withdrawal. Some people become violent and anxious if they take too much. You will become tolerant to it overtime, but if you are ADD and not taking it to get high, this just means that certain side-effects will lessen (such as headaches, fast heart beat and an inability to sleep). I have never met a person perscribed over 30 MG of adderall, but everyone I know takes Adderall XR, so it's possible that you need more of the non-extended release stuff for it to work.

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Wow ok your stupid. He wouldn't die from taking 5 20mg pills. That's only a 100 mg. The first time I ever took adderall they prescribed me 90mg and I'm only 95 pounds and about 5'6 AND I'm 16 and apparently a lot smarter. And I also know people that are into 200mg. AND he's also been taking adderall for 7 years. Over time your body builds up like an immunity so generally your dosage will increase over time.

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My ex was taking adderall,and if it isnt diagnosed properly it cant become adictive, and taken in enough excess, bet the same high as speed

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