Craig Conover on His Adderall Addiction 

Exactly what I did

Then dreading life and coming down waiting for that refill.

FACT!!!!!🤦🏻‍♂️😩

He'll ya

Nobody needs it. That stuff is poison

If you need Adderall for basic tasks like calling your doctor, you should consider the possibility of misuse. A therapeutic dosage works when lifestyle factors such as proper rest, diet, and sleep are maintained. However, if you're fatigued because you took Adderall at night - which is not recommended - you won't get adequate rest. As a result, your prescribed dosage won't be effective, leading you to rely on more Adderall. This is fundamental knowledge, yet people often blame the medication, which can be highly beneficial for thousands when managed correctly.

Everyone here knows they are misusing and abusing.

I am in the clutches of it. I need to quit.

@@Aurora-ep6bdhow badly were you abusing it

@@Don_SoLow87i Need to quit too

@@Don_SoLow87 taper off very very slowly. i almost killed myself using it

How are you doing brother?

Same brother. I ended up having an affair and being a REALLLL whacko piece of shit. I was snorting 120mg a day for 3 years of Teva brand

Goddamn bro that sucks I had a band competition and over 4 days I did 335mg and I turned yellow after and that I was finna die

Can you eleborate? I want to see if the same thing happened to me?

Wauw. That hit hard.

Wipes out your empathy and turns you into 2 different people. After a while you forget who you were before.

Same here

@Jeff Landis took 5/6 years of taking over 130mgs a day but i got clean in February! There is hope Jeff. I stopped lying to my therapist and doctor which was incredibly hard and replaced it with pot and alcohol which i don’t recommend, but now i’m early on my sober journey! get some help, share with others and be vulnerable and join an NA online virtual meeting when lonely or feeling the urge to take adderall just because listening to people who understand is really helpful

@Jeff Landis more like a year to get clean once i decided i needed to. When I ran out I would just sleep all the time. My doctors started to think i had bipolar disorder because I’d be up and manic-like for 1.5-2 weeks then the rest of the month tired all the time, but it was always just the adderall and I kept it to myself. They put me on a bunch of medications that actually made me gain a ton of weight but I did it all to keep the adderall. For a while I would tell my doc to change the meds once I ran out (Vyvanse, then run out and say that was too low a dose for me at 70mg, then Concerta, then say the same for that) and always back to adderall but that could only go on for so long. I’d just sleep, be lazy, and that’s about it. It was a hard time. I’m so sorry you’re struggling with this now. I say, when you’re ready, don’t do any of that titration shit, just throw them in the toilet and quit, but you gotta quit on your own terms and when you really decide to. if it’s for anyone else you’ll just go back like i did

Did you not have ADHD? It sounds like you did it only to get high.

@@carlossegura403 I’ve had ADHD since kindergarten but got the meds before starting college.

OMG same thing here! I loved adderall but the comedown would make me drink, but that started making me really sick so then I started turning to opiates as well to deal with the calm down and I formed a mild addiction there. Adderall is no joke.

I know you wrote this a while ago, but did you stay clean? I’ve been off of it for about four months now and I still don’t feel anywhere near back to normal. They say it takes 2 to 4 years for your brain and dopamine to go back to normal.

What mg did you take? Instant or extended version?

Crazy how a seemingly small decision can completely change the course of your life

fuck professors lol you don't need them to like you, nor should you care.

I can feel for you, an ex of mine was prescribed it because she told her doctor she had “low energy” she would take it twice per day and like 30 minutes after each one, “Let’s do this/Can you do that?/Were gonna do this now/Call this place for me…” Like “demands” and wants started flying out like a firehouse.

You threw HIS medication down the drain? Did I read that correctly? If that is the case then you completely crossed the line. It is not your decision what someone else puts in their body, especially a medication that a doctor is prescribing. If he's taking his medication as prescribed then he most likely isn't addicted. There is a difference between addiction and dependence. I know your heart was in the right place but you really shouldn't do that in my opinion. If I misinterpreted what you said then I apologize. I say all of that with love.

@Chad Higgins it's not like he went into the doctor and the doctor told him what he should take, he went in to the office begging for Adderall cause he was addicted to ecstasy. He figured he could get off the estacy If he had his Adderall again. Basically replacing one addiction with another. he specifically chose a doctor that was lazy and had a low rating, and didn't ask questions, just "why are you here?" "I want adderall" "okay I'll give that to you", trust me if he needed it I wouldn't have touched it. This was a case of he wanted it and the doctor failed him by giving him it, instead of asking why he was so hell bent on having it. Also, he was prescribed 1 pill a day. They were gone in a week and a half. A whole month supply. he would open the capsules and pour the salt into his mouth cause it worked quicker. Does that sound normal to you? Yeah... didn't think so..

@@chadhiggins9944Dependance is caused by use overtime and the only that keeps it from being called addiction is taking therapeutic dose. Dependance is therapeutic addiction. When the benefits outweigh the stable dependence. Dependance looks the same as addiction it just isn’t getting any worse as you take the prescribed amount and receive benefits from the medication, but you are in fact addicted to the medication you will crave it if you go off, not because it makes you normal but because these drugs wire your reward system to rely on the medication = addiction. We use the term dependence instead as its therapeutic addiction as we don’t wanna shame those who use them.

Arguably the vast majority of folks who take these medications are worse off for it as there are many side effects and the adhd community has done a lot of damage calling these side affects of adhd when in reality they’re side effects of medication, half of these folks don’t even have adhd. Also it’s proven people with adhd typically overcome the condition overtime, but when you medicate them the chances of this happening decreases significantly as there stimulated brain comes to rely on medication that exacerbates adhd if you come off of them.

Yall stayed inside? Man, that was the BEST time to go out as a socially anxious person EVER!!!!!!!! Ultimate freedom, roads, parks, trails all empty. I wish we could have it back lol

Jesus is she on it too?!

@@travisreich1399 😂

Wow this exact thing happened to me, she was like “wow this is a great conversation” 😭😭🤣

I was 13 years on and 3.5 years sober. Your soul path cannot be found on Adderall it's not worth wasting your life away I'm sorry

Omg same here. Used it for about the same time as well to Get stuff done, but it also made me skinny. I stopped, taking it about four months ago, and I still feel super super lazy, very unmotivated, very unproductive, it’s so hard to get anything done. It’s starting to worry me actually because I have so much things I need to do and it’s like I just feel like I can’t. How long has it taken for you to feel normal? If you’ve been to yet. I read that some people it takes 2 to 4 years to feel completely back to normal and get your dopamine back up to regular and working on its own.

@@jasmine9064 it's been 3.5 years for me but I had a kid which changed everything energy wise and mood and etc. But I feel like I'm finally getting productive. You'll never do half as much as you did on it... but it's just not worth the health problems it causes after extended use. I've never had thoughts like I did on it. Had so many deep, intellectual, complex, amazing thoughts. Now I'm dumb AF and can barely think

There's so many better things to use for weight loss bruh.....

​@@caseys8754than why exactly do you not take it? It is safe when taking within the prescribed doses range for most people. If you where addicted to it in the past it might not be a good idea tho

klegit it changed my. life it just gives me hairloss which is so frustrating

Exactly! If I could just take one Adderall and get my stuff done and focus, I would be fine. But the problem is I can never take just one. Ever. I’ll take one then Midday, I’ll take another one and then I usually slide one more in there a few hours later to last for the night. I ended up turning to opiates to kind of deal with come down. It was just all a mess. Now when I don’t take it I feel so unproductive and lazy. It’s ridiculous and can’t get anything done.

@@jasmine9064 I’ve been almost EXACTLY where you have been. I have a buddy who used to get prescribed like SIXTY 30mg adderall every month, and he’d sell me as many as I wanted each month. I would buy anywhere from 5-10. Instead of just holding on to them and using them sparingly, I’d eat them every day because I loved the buzz so much!! The first day or 2 were great, but then I wouldn’t really be able to sleep and it would catch up to me and I’d get super irritable. Then, I was getting like 10 klonopin (benzo similar to Xanax) for the comedown. I never became addicted to either one because I would just binge for a week straight and then let myself recover the rest of the month. Binging adderall does a number on your brain and nervous system. I love my opiates too! It’s a slippery slope… and I still get a couple adderall from time to time.

Yeah if it feels very good your probably just taking to much....

​@@jasmine9064yeah your just taking to much to begin with if you have a strong come down you don't need to be high to work

oh yeah the right thing to do is to talk about it on the internet...

@@sexy_gragas_nft7664 she didn’t disclose any person information, just truth. Showing how serious it is.

Unfortunately it might take your husband going through losing his marriage to actually realize what it’s doing to his life. I hate to say it but I was that husband.

Oh no! Adderall make you so emotionally check out, he probably doesn't have the ability to truly care. That's a real drug and you really don't deserve to be stuck with a addict. My doc would give me.more even after I flushed it down the toilet during a manic moment. Steal his pills then watch him lose it then ask him if he addicted after that!?

That's because that is far too much....... At first I thought that 40mg a day felt FANTASTIC and had me getting shit done and not feeling ADHD then very very quickly 40mg because WAY too much. Arguing with my wife, doing only hyperfused activity instead of healthy normal shit. Im back down to 15-20mg a day and i will say this is much more akin to what a medicine should feel like. It's not euphoric, but also no bipolar crashes and stuff that 40mg gave me BAD.

Exactly!!!!!!!!💯💯

*high five*

@stephaniewest8226 or u go to a doctor so you don't get fentanyl laced pills like the people I know that have died.

Good job how are you feeling? Took adderall 8 years and currently 22 months sober

@@Aurora-ep6bd it's hard to say how I'm doing because I had a child as well and it destroyed the person that I am. Everything is always a mess, I've gained weight, I still think about it and dream about it weekly. I could do more in one day on that stuff than I can do in an entire month. It's a hard adjustment. But I no longer have aches and pains I also don't have any kidney pain I don't get any headaches anymore I don't get seizures anymore. I literally feel 10 years younger than when I was on it. If I'm still thinking about it in 10 years I'm getting back on it!! Lol

@@Aurora-ep6bd how has your journey been?!

Good point. However the military was providing amphetamines to their pilots and other servicemen when needed in war time with the justification of, “It’s war and we need them to be super-able”. I wonder how much would not have been achieved with societies advancements if not for caffeine and nicotine. Related, the government isn’t increasing the regulation on Adderall because despite the problems associated with it they know that people couldn’t get out of bed without it. That means less productivity and work which would effect the economy. Compared to opiates, the percentage is a lot lower as far as deaths from Adderall. That’s all “they” can about.

Yup right here! I started taking kratom to deal with Addy comedown! Now I’m addicted to Kratom. How much do you take?

I take a lot - about 100g powder a day. I have taken it off and on since 2007. Its safe for most part - but can be debilitatingly addictive. I also avoid extracts - extracts in wd on different level. Do not touch extracts. @@jasmine9064

i’ve been taking up to 60 grams a day of kratom for 3 years, & for the last year and a bit i’ve been taking 30MG Adderall XR daily with it. by far the hardest addiction to overcome in my opinion. they go together way too well. please stay away from adderall, & try your best to get off the kratom as well.

Actually that’s desoxyn… look it up

Can u expand on taking control of ur mind. Havent been productive since I quit abusing it

Narrow yourself into a corner. Make it life or death. Will you lie down & do nothing or will you focus & live your best life

if only it worked like that

problem with that?

It's cause you don't need it

Not gonna lie your comment hit me so hard! It has ruined me and I can’t stop taking it! But I’ll try to get off it. I’ve become a zombie because of it

Getting off of it will suck - I’m being real. I went to rehab, I was kinda forced to go, but all I could think about was getting out and getting high for those 30 days. I was on 30mg’s instant release (60 a month) and my addition was BAD - I could take 4 at once and would stay up for 3 straight nights. Anyway, if you decide you’re tired of being tired, you gotta fight it all the time. After 2.5 years of being clean of daily adderall use, I’m happier and have more energy than I ever have in my entire life - even before I started taking speed at all. I’m 31 years old btw. It takes commitment and time. But I’m proof that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Just trust me. Btw I still drink alcohol and smoke weed. I don’t think I could have kicked the speed addiction without those two chemicals easing the emptiness. Don’t underestimate the power of your addiction. Even after 3 months of clean progress, you’ll still want to get back on it. It takes more time than a week, a month or a year. You just gotta trust me. I bet I was more addicted than you. I’m here for both of you. 💙

Same here!! Elaborate more….

@@TommyReagan Yep same here. I wasn’t even taking that much but I was taking more than prescribed so I was abusing it bite. It ruined my life. I’ve been off of it now for almost 4 months and I still don’t feel anywhere near normal. They say it takes 2 to 3 years sometimes even for to go back to normal for your brain to start producing dopamine and functioning on its own again it sucks so bad. I’m so unproductive no unmotivated I can’t get anything done.

@@jasmine9064 ive tried so many times to stop, unfortunately even right now i am back on it! ive tried stopping over the past 10 years almost 30 times and ive failed its very hard! ive gone as far as 2 months thats the longest ive gone without it! i wish i could sleep on it! the whole not getting enough sleep or sleeping late is what i hate the most!

Do you take it everyday?

@@5thfloor584 yes. I take one extended release in the morning every day. Now if I was chasing the high (which definitely does go away) than I would have to keep going up in dose. But if you aren’t chasing the dragon you can still take it every day and see benefits from it. Especially if you have adhd (although I’m not a doctor).

Whatever you gotta tell yourself 👀

Nice. Always stay aware. I took adderall IR for 5 or more years before I ever had a problem abusing it. Slowly increasing my dosage through those years

If you truly had adhd you would never have felt a “high” in the first place. Adderall works the opposite on ADHD and makes people with it calm down and become level. The fact you only take the recommended dosage is good but the day you feel the need to take extra is the day you need to throw it away. I used to do the recommended dosage for a while too. I’m 3 years in now and I’m a full blown addict. I double up or triple my dosages and it’s ruining my life.

Yup. Its terrible.

Where?

Comparing food to adderall literally makes zero sense whatsoever. Adderall is a drug that chemically alters your brains neurotransmitters. It is ONE single molecule off of the same compound as meth. Just because someone has ADHD doesn’t mean that adderall is healthy for them. Adderall destroys your natural production of neurotransmitters regardless of you take it “safely” or not

Spoken like someone who is addicted to adderal lol 👀

@@Bro-Sapien Do you have adhd?

@@Bro-Sapien hahahah this made me laugh

Said Literally every adderall addict in the beginning. That’s exactly why it’s so addicting, because it feels like you found the answer to your problems. 6 months in I was doing great too. 3 years in now and I’m a full blown speed addict. Be careful, the stuff is addicting.

Adhd isnt real bro everyone has the same problems u do

Not everyone but i just mean its normal to have alot of the "symptoms of adhd" its completely normal but its easy to sell prescriptions by making up something based on common behavior traits

@Jeff Landis bruh everyone has these same symptoms they act like they are a rare case other people just dont blame evrything on their adhd.

@Jeff Landis i got adhd and autism bro im a str8 retard

@@NeanderthalDogma You think if someone is sad that means they have depression? Or if you’re a little anxious you have an anxiety problem? You think adhd was made up? For what reason? I don’t think you understand what ADHD is.

A lot easier said than done buddy. I’m glad that you make zero mistakes in life

That’s so mean.

@@haydengaines5445yeah this guy just sounds really stupid