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by falcolas 1963 days ago
To paraphrase, "I think adderall is kinda like meth, so it's obviously addictive."

The fuck?

Adderall is one of many medical options for treating ADHD. Not all of which are stimulants. And some of which are chemically designed so they can't be abused (like Vyvance).

EDIT: The OP pulled the "in my opinion" phrasing from their post, but I'm going leave mine as-is. There's a lot of anecdote based FUD about ADHD meds going on in these threads, and it makes me mad. My above thoughts stand.
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imesh 1963 days ago
Paraphrasing only works when it captures the essence of what is being said.
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driverdan 1963 days ago
Adderall is 100% addictive and is like meth but with less bio-availability and neurotoxicity.

All stimulants are addictive and you will have physical side effects from discontinuing use.

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username90 1963 days ago
> All stimulants are addictive and you will have physical side effects from discontinuing use.

I love those side effects though. It is so nice to stop taking them and feel cozy and rest for a few days. The best description I have for it is that it feels like when you get home from a hard days work and are tired and go sit down in your sofa and just relax. Just that the feeling lasts for days! Awesome, right?

I hate being on the meds and I never take them when I don't work, but I have to take them to do any kind of work requiring focus like for example filling out a form.

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opiate_addict 1963 days ago
It's a much more difficult withdrawal for many/heavy stimulants users. brain fog, zaps, depression lasting months, messed up dopamine/glutamate and other brain crap.

It sucks there aren't any good meds for addiction treatment for stimulants yet (naltrexone/bupe etc).

Quitting meth, cocaine, prescription stims is really really hard.

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falcolas 1963 days ago
I have never heard of someone having withdrawal symptoms from a prescription dosage of Adderal. I've kept my ears open for one, since this is an exceptionally common anecdote that someone's heard from someone else.

If you have, please point to a source - there's a lot of anecdotal FUD running rampant throughout this thread.

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