Why I stopped taking Adderall. And all amphetamines, for that matter 

7 days clean for me today. I’ve only been on it for 1.5 years, but it’s taken a lot from me in that short time-now i’m taking it back.

Thank you for this video man. Im in my second year of college and was only diagnosed right before my second semester. Adderall was the worst thing that ever happened to me and I honestly felt all the same ways you did. It’s rough without the artificial clarity the pill gives you, but I think we both know it’s more important to be authentic than to be functioning artificially. I’m working on kicking my addy addiction right now and your video has really helped me feel better about stopping my use of Adderall for good. ADHD is a bitch, but it’s who we are. Good luck with everything man, and thanks again for making this video. More people with ADHD need to be this honest.

Thank you so much for posting this! Please keep us updated with more videos. Hope you are doing well ✌🏼

never stop sharing your word and speaking your truth. much love brother

I couldn't agree more to the blockage of empathy.

I struggle with the same thing, much love and good luck to you ❤

Awesome video! I’ve struggled with Adderall addiction for many years & it ruined so many things in my life. Keep sharing your story!

Adderrall Helped me start and finish everything, including my relationships with people that I still wanted to be with when I went off/ I realized how many relationships I ruined, Job Oppertunities, and the emotional withdrawal was crippling.. Panic Attacks, anxiety Attacks, strong Passive suicidal thoughts was what I experienced during withdrawls.. Thoughts of Worthlessness and complete despair, Soon after long term use And then Abuse over use because ot stopped doing what use to help me focus, InsteAd chain Smoking , porn Addiction, Alcoholic urges, Promiscuous behaviors, Theft, Loss of touch with reality.. I had no Appetite, so I burned everything.. water too... Be Ware, it takes weeks. To recover from days and Months to recover from Weeks..

Thank you for sharing your story. Your bravery has inspired my own. In love and light xoxox

Loved this video man..the honest aderall testimony i needed to hear. Thank you - I truly hope your doing better now in life and have found you’re mental peace

Good for you man. It's not easy to overcome this monstrous addiction

Good video brotha ! Everyone’s different but for me I did notice when I came off I gained some weight, was sleeping better, and much more mentally stable! The dopamine rollercoaster of adderall can be hard

Amen. Loved hearing about it man. Currently contemplating on taking adderall but I’m trying exercising and reduce social media usage first to see if I can manage my symptoms

I took Adderall and Ritalin for many years as an adult,although have had the disorder for 70 years. My legit doctor retired and finding a replacement made me feel like a junkie, to the extent I just said enough I’m going off. In retrospect I’m glad I got off , though I miss those “invincible moments”. I also found that after many years it began to have the opposite effect on me. Agitated, sometimes confused etc. So I don’t take it anymore ; been around 5 years or more. Can’t say I don’t miss those moments, but it’s not real and can turn its back on you, after being ur best friend. Thanks. Keep it up.

Wow, this speaks so many truths for me and my situation. I’ve been taking add drugs since I was 8, but since quitting my job and becoming a sahm I have personally decided to stop because I didn’t need them to function in life as much as I did in a job. It’s been 4 months since I’ve stopped and it was kinda rough at first but not in the sense that I wish I had it. I hated taking that stupid shit but I truly felt like I needed it to keep my shit together in my job. Right now I am just trying to find myself. I felt like the pill added this dehumanizing layer to me that like you said took a piece of empathy from me, which I knew I would otherwise have. It was awful. I often wonder how much it actually affected my brain development growing up because I have taken it 20 YEARS OF MY 28 year life... I hope in time my body and mind can adjust 😔

Bravo!!!! You are an awesome individual. You have motivated me to stop taking. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for the video. Would love for you to share more about what you have learned.

Love your strength in this video, hope you are doing well.

Thank you so much for your honesty and openness about Adderall. I have taken Adderall on and off, mostly on, for about two years. I was a workaholic before Adderall and an introvert. Adderall turned me into a workhorse. As you said in one of your other videos, I would scribble All over people in a conversation making me think I was making a human connection. I might’ve been making a human connection, but was totally missing the spiritual connection. I am not a fan of Adderall anymore. Love your content. Hope you’re doing well. 🙏🤘☀️

thanks for sharing and being so honest! i know you posted this a while ago but I just now found the video. I am 30 years old and I am just starting the ADHD diagnosis process. It's so hard. I am really tempted by the pills because I have known I have had it my whole life and I have never really been able to focus.. I love art and music so much but I can't seem to bring myself to sit down and focus on something for that long. I'm really hoping to find a natural solution first. After 30 years I've got to do something.. it's sooo hard!!!

Bro you are amazing for this video. The hours, days, sometimes months of after affects of these drugs are not worth it. Hope you are doing well bro.

Very depressing to have this insane level of confidence then quit taking something and can’t even get out of bed.... Shows you how accomplished YOU really are vs. the drug

Great video :) thanks for sharing

Good for you mate. I don’t even No you, but I am proud of you. Awesome

You are so sweet and honest, I want to hug you. Thank you 🙏

I like the shortcut analogy. My doctor referred me to a psychiatrist and I've been watching videos to decide whether I should accept a prescription for stimulant meds. I really do think I have ADD & have struggled ,but of course I don't want to end up with new problems 😅 thanks for your story! It's helping me make an informed decision 🥰

Thank you for the video my friend

That’s for your honesty,

Thanks So Much For this video.

Just how I felt after 15-20 days without it, I knew I had to quit. Got my script again & threw it down the drain about 10 days in. It’s very hard to come off at the beginning but I noticed exercise and caffeine help tremendously. Eat a good diet and avoid processed carbs.

I’m currently dealing with withdrawals right now stopped taking aderall in March because it just stopped working and re took it May 6 and had to stop last week because it was making me feel worse waiting on the phyciatric evaluation

Been clean for about 3 months. This shitty pill held me by my balls for over two years of my life and I'm just glad I'm not addicted to it anymore. I wish you the best of luck if you're struggling with addiction.

Honestly, I started taking Adderall a year ago because of my sleep disorder hypersomnia. I didn't know much about it at the time, I just knew it was gonna help with my chronic fatigue. The danger of starting it is that you can't forget the feeling it gives you, ever. It is a feeling you miss time and time again. I've been off of it for awhile because I am pregnant. To be fully transparent, I will mention that it is hard to be normal again without it. You can't recreate the mental clarity, hyper focus, and energy that adderall gives you all on your own. You just can't. Sometimes I wonder if some people can ever forget about it because I haven't. It's real hard for me when I have to suffer chronic fatigue on top of pregnancy hormones.

Thank You.

Personally I know what's at stake but adderall has saved me from failing school and calmed my thoughts which helps my severe anxiety that was to the point where I had to do online school and I hated going out in public adderall makes me feel like my old self again and it really helps me but it's not for everyone

Thank you for sharing this! You were spot on about everything about it. Also, I think “add” and “adhd” are reactions to trauma or lack of true u conditional love from parents but could be wrong. Either way forget the labels you seem super normal and cool and I’m so greatful you made this video and is my total motivation to cut it out of my life completely 🙏🏽

i thought i could never stop taking it! ive been off it now for 2 months and i feel great! i had been taking 60mg since 2015 and i finally quit 11/23. it was exetremely hard the first month but i started going for walks at parks to get my mind off it and slowly getting back to feeling like myself finally! i hated being on it so much i lost so much being on it! its very addictive and it can ruin your life! if your thinking about quitting just start one day at a time and you will get over the first week!

Finally quitting after taking everyday pretty much since 2010, it caused me to have cushings symptoms, I lost all the muscle off my butt and hips, and my skin suddenly started sagging and I was angry constantly etc It’s so hard. Thank you for the video, I’m going to keep pushing. Hope you are well.

I know I’m late but thank you for this video. I thought I was crazy and the only one that felt this way. I was on it for about a year and quit 10 days ago and haven’t felt this happy in a long time. I finally have feelings back!

Love you are accountable

I assuming hat you are not reading here after 5 years. I have so many toughts related to you story. Thank you for sharing you story, you're very brave, generally in life and by sharing this. That's for know but I'll be back ;)

Thank you for sharing. ❤

Ampethamines made me anxious even at the lowest possible dose and caused me to feel depersonalized and egregiously aggravated my attention problems by causing my hyperfocus to go through the roof. Lions Mane gives me focus but doesn’t cause that. As for psilocybin, it’s like I can finally breathe. Nothing has helped me more than shrooms.

I'm just starting methylphenidate treatment for ADHD (21yo) I'm really hoping that for me it will save me from a lot of pain, having ADHD run undiagnosed in the background has lead to me being severely bullied, chronically lonely, fired from almost every job I've had, impulsively getting into seriously unhealthy relationships, marriage with said unhealthy person, drug addiction, alcoholism and long stretches of unemployment. I'm still seeking information on both sides of the fence, taking medication vs not taking medication but so far the complaints I've heard from people who stopped taking the drug pale in comparison to the pain this condition causes me left untreated.

Thank you

For me it's diffrent.... I used it when i was like 6 to 8 but my dad is a very smart man. He said you are not yourself anymore I'm gonna tell the doctor you're doing great without now. Yeah i failed many classes without the Ritalin/Concerta never graduated anything worthwhile. But now i started using low doses and i must say it makes me way better in every aspect. Had a big struggle finding the right dose just to have enough focus and not to much so you get irritated. Emotions ruled my life extremely socially anxious etc. But now? It's gone the benefit for me is i have way to much empathy like insane much. Somehow it brings it down to a normal level that i can have empathy without the crippling anxiety without talking to people without actually hearing what they say because my brain is scattered everywhere. I can work now on a normal tempo like the rest now i can keep up with everything. Normally i would work 30 minutes great and after that i was constantly distracted living in my own mind wich was killing me and created anxiety when there was no need to. Now all that is gone now i have the confidence again to open my heart to people. I am the guy again i was when i was little. The little guy in the neighborhood who was a pranker but in a way that didn't many anyone mad in a way it made everyone happy. I was known as the always smiling kid who wanted the best for everyone. And now that real me is slowly coming back the wall of anxiety is crumbling away a little bit daily. Once i am ready to face all the pain i will stop the medication. I just need it for now max a month just to see it can be different without anxiety over thinking. Xanax did the same for me last year from them i knew i am not depressed this is life and it hurts same like a relationship they will hurt too. But the thing is you can't be happy without accepting all the pain in life. Now i just don't care if my brain starts racing like this is boring don't want to do this etc. I am in charge now not my emotions or negative thoughts they're a by product of nature, we don't live in dangerous or unsafe like it was 1000 years a go. Where everything could kill you the smallest fleu. The conditions now are so much better but our brain is still like that constantly on the lookout. Most people will never know or see it but once you do it's a relief you're not anxious or paranoid that isn't you. That's your reptilian brain talking because it has been for sooo long, my dad once told me look different don't trust your feelings because your heart is blind. Always use your brain. And keep your emotions and thoughts separated. If your emotions and shit doesn't mean you have a bad life/day just accept it and don't care about it. The only NEGATIVE effect is sleeping it's hard i work in the dishwash in 2 restaurants at the same time. Yesterday one side had 350 customers and the other 260. And it's quite an exspensive restaurant so everything must be prestene. Because it's so bussy and there's so much to do i finish from 12 in the night to a max of 2 in the night. Most of the time i can't sleep till 6 a clock wich i never had without that drug. So yeah now only using it on the 3 extremely busy days we have. YOU NEED SLEEP it's so important one of the best ways to heal your mental toxins etc. In this time I've learned so much about ADHD/ADD how they have effect on your emotions and anxiety etc. Now i have peace for the first time in my life. It's just how it is for me i just needed to see it and accept it. And the 3 times a week i take it not for myself but for my colleagues in the dishwash one is 40 and the other 46 just so they won't have so much stress. Just to take some pressure away because i can move dishes so much faster and efficiently.

People do like you more off medication ...Plain and simple , even if your going through withdrawal people will feel more connected to you. No way around it, something about adderall disconnects you from normal connection between people.

I got off for a week after taking very high dosages elvanse and attentin for 10 years. It felt like I was glued to the bed, everything felt so heavy, my whole body and mind. Will I get my energy back eventually if I stop taking them? I had way more energy before the pills compared to now.

I am so fucking terrified for my future and confused as to what I should do..... pre med student, adderall makes me perfect, but I wonder, how long will this last, am I really me, is this why I’m lonely. I’ve been using it throughout this year only, I lost my supply for 3 months. I went through suicidal depression, indescribable and sever depersonalization. I plan on going back to school eventually, but I don’t know if I could do it without adderall. Do I pick the real me, or the amped up med school straight A me. Currently off all meds, someone give me advice

Adderall always stops working for me QUICKLY. Usually within weeks. After that it makes me fatigued. (Maybe adrenal fatigue?) It also gives me debilitating migraines that last entire day.

You are lovely and cool and inspiring. I want to embrace myself, too. Do you think that how our brains work is not what the system needs from people, so I can keep working the sick way it is... We are not colonizable... and the system makes us feel weird... but what if "weird" is ok? What if there' no right or wrong and we just need to embrace ourselves and do not care about what narrow minded people think....? I a mess right now. Bought my adderall as a back up plan but I do not take it... I just want to be comfortable being my weird self... I do not want to "function" and lose myself in the attempt. Thak you for your video

Good job man. I'm in my early 40's, was on Ritilyn when I was a child but my mom had me taken off it b/c she said it made me like a zombie. So about 5 years ago I got prescribed adderall and been on it ever since. Been taking two 20mg er per day. Well, two days ago I got home from work and had an anxiety attack. I didn't take one in the morning yesterday and I managed ok until I got home and started getting the emotional tidal wave of withdrawal. I recognized it and took an adderall to try and correct my chemistry. I'd say within 10 mins the worst anxiety attack I've had in a long time hit me. I thought I might have to go to the hospital, but I found some binaural videos on youtube for getting rid of anxiety and it helped a lot. Today I had to deal with a serious flood of emotions and was tempted to take a half of a 5mg tablet but I think my brain developed an aversion to the drug. I guess it's a good thing, but I wasn't planning on a lifestyle change over the 4th of July holiday. My wife and son are visiting her parents this week so I'm all alone trying to deal with this catastrophe within my body chemistry and trying to cope with the fact that I need to go back to work on Friday. Trying to figure out if I can "normalize" myself to deal with responsibilities within 48 hrs. That's anxiety enough right there.

I just stopped taking adderall 4 days ago and to hear you say it takes a year or 2 years I feel like I'll never be able to do this.

This is me right now I have been using for about 7 years now and I’m 14, when I am on aderall besides schoolwork it helps me stay motivated to workout and play basketball but whenever I’m off of it I do not want to do anything and it makes me so mad

I wanted to try adhd meds since I was in 6th grade and I held it off until the age of 25 when my brain is fully mature and ready. Even then after only 2 years I burnt out and took a break lol I couldn't imagine taking such a heavy med like that since age 7 :O

Great as someone who is un medicated now i dont k ow what to do,build a tiny house live off the land? I smoke pot but pot dont help all the time and it burns me out

Yes I agree. Weird empathy. And yes the word Actually probably a good reason I lost friends and family

I was prescribed Adderall in my late 20s. After 11 years of 30mg twice a day, I quit 6 months ago. It’s amazing in the beginning, but at the end, I felt strung out and dependent. Even when you do sleep, the quality of that sleep is absolute garbage. The poor quality sleep and the related health issues that follow became too much. I was doing worse than before I began Adderall. Half way through my last prescription, I stopped without tapering down. At six months later, I’m feeling better. Still battling fatigue, brain fog, and depression, but it’s not as bad as it was in the beginning. I wish I had never started taking it. I loved it, but ended up hating it.

I took adderall for YEARS cause it was the only thing that worked and that I didn’t build a tolerance to. It definitely took me at least 5-7 years to be able to function in work and life without it. One thing I still notice to this day is an emotional detachment from people compared to how I was when I was on Adderall. Not sure if that’s a long term side affect but I’m sure it definitely changes the way your brain works as you go through adulthood.

Thank you for sharing. I'm a concerned and constantly researching, mother of a 12 yr old boy. He's on concerta, since 5 yrs old. Recently diagnosed with depression. This is helpful. Just not sure how to help him, the timing of removing meds, puberty, all that.

I am opposed to amphetamines for people with overly acute consciousnesses. Please look into the following if you want some possible safer alternatives: shilajit, agmatine sulfate, inositol, uridine monophosphate, iodine, polygala. This is not a 'stack', I am just throwing out a bunch of different compounds that one can begin to research extensively before they decide if they want to try it or not. Of course, if one doesn't exercise a couple times a week and have a decent diet, that should be looked into first.

It ryins relationships, it's heavy duty man you get high on it. Yoh shouldn't be high from a med. I loved it it was 2 steps forward 3 steps back stoped taking it. I finally just foound modafinal its what i thought adderall would be no crash you can sleep it helps me. Adderall hurt me. Look up modafinal i take it a day or two ob then stop then take it again. If you ever need to rech out you can always talk to me. I feel this i have been on Adderall since 15 but damn 7 yrs for you. Thanks for posting this.

Im gonna do them again i used to have them i stopped (this caused me to basically self isolate for 2yrs) im going back on so i actually do something with my life again

The problem is the neglect of medications needed to help with the withdrawal. I find it astonishing that amphetamine/stimulant addiction has no well know withdrawl drug. Opiate users have many options with methadone, Suboxone, naltrexone,etc.. alcohol/benzodiazepine users have gabapentin yet nothing for Adderall other than “therapy” when doctors hand it out like candy. There is a withdrawal there is body pain there is mental side effects, etc. and your dopamine system is screwed for a very long time. You can’t just let someone go without helping with medications and only using therapy. There are ways to help upregulate dopamine and not just stick this out.recently I read some pieces of Dr. Edward Fruitman who seems to be extremely knowledgeable with the importance of medications needed to ease the withdrawal. He also mentions testing as many people like myself ultra metabolizers. He brought up Topamax(Topiramate) in several studies.they used it in cocaine and methamphetamine addicts during tapering off. Not only did it help reduce tolerance but it actually increased the positives instead of attenuating them like most tolerance/tapering drugs do. Just because the rest of the seizure is rare from amphetamine withdrawl doesn’t mean you can negate all the other side effects that come with it which can be very life-threatening and ruin someone’ entire world.

Any tips for getting over the first few weeks off of it?

16 years old and have been prescribed ADHD meds for about 6 months since the end of last school year and did not take it consistently and went on breaks without it quite often. Recently since I got my new prescription of Adderall 25mg XR for the school day and a 15mg IR for the afternoon for homework and such. I like what it does to me, I find my mind at peace and finally paying attention in school. I like what it does to me, I felt as if I was a very annoying person off the meds but now I feel as if I’m “normal” and can just stay to myself and not have to try to be an attention whore class clown. I can not decide if this is in my best interest for my health to continue taking this daily due to the negative long term impact it will have on my dopamine levels and overall neurochemistry. Feedback would be appreciated.

I think it’s horrible that doctors are allowed to put kids & teens on this! I took adderall from 30 to 31, it lead me to severe depression. I couldn’t imagine how bad it would of been if I was a teenager!

I agree with yea you must know the withdrawal is real or aight I like the vid

Been off of it for two months been on it for 17 years prior. I’m really scared of what is going to happen. But I know it is for the best.

How much were you taking when you quit?

One thing you never mentioned was your dosage. I bet it was 30 x 3 or something neurotoxic like that

I guess ADDERALL IR or ADDERALL XR Whichever u was takin is not for U then........ But yes ADDERALL XR OR IR is a miracle for ME, my thinking & my anger issues now I have a job & going to school.. .. .. ..

I’ve gone from 60mg a day to 40 mg a day and I can’t see myself going down :(

I fully believe my best friend ended his life because of Adderall.

Oh marijuana actually makes withdrawal worse! It brings out the awareness your off adderall. Advice to adderall quitters ~ don't smoke weed until withdrawal is over!

♥

If you can “stop taking stimulant medications” without feeling drowsy every day of your life, then fine, but I cannot. My local pharmacies have “run out” of Ritalin, Adderall, Focalin, and all other prescription drugs. So, I’ve been in Hell for the last 3 weeks.

ACTUALLY, amphetamines work on dopamine and norepinephrine. Not dopamine and serotonin. Dang I guess I'm a smart ass too

I meditate, do yoga and take 20mg XR of Adderall daily. Adderall by itself will not work and you must have frequent visits with a psychiatrist. Diet also is very important. I am sorry that you can no longer visit your doctor to get the prescription anymore. You must understand that ADHD is caused by nicotine taken by the mother while she is pregnant, and that genetic change to the brain gets passed down from generation to generation.

Anyone else getting blurred vision ???

Give them to me then. I’ll gladly accept the blessing!

you stopped taking xr because xr sucks

It's just an illusion, if you said you were on adderall now in this vid, I wouldn't had known the difference lol. Seriously

you have other issues it appears