Is it normal that i take 100mg of adderall a day?

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I'm in law school and have to study and focus every day of the week. In college 10mg would be fine, but after starting law school I quickly built up a tolerance. My thoughts don't feel any different from when I was taking 10mg, but I'm worried about what it's doing to my body.

Here's what I do every day: wake up an hour early to take 40-50mg of Adderall, go back to sleep, wake up an hour later when Adderall kicks in, go to class, and by noon I'm ready for a nap or another dose to study.

Has anyone else out there experienced this? How does everyone else react to Adderall? (whether prescription or not)

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  • PrettyMan
    8 years ago

    Good luck with your life.

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  • brown.eyed.girl
    11 years ago

    yeah i have a prescription for 70mg, sometimes before a test i'll take up to 2 a day. im fine afterwards.

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  • Gidget
    13 years ago

    i use to take adderall alot when i was in school but i could never sleep on it or eat

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  • Escapeeee23
    13 years ago

    Well it's nice to hear from someone else who takes what others may think to be too high of a dose. I actually haven't taken any adderall in about a month, but I'll ask my Dr. about Vyvance. Thanks a lot LQQING!!

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  • coqpit77
    13 years ago

    Adderall is a kind of amphetamine

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  • Escapeeee23
    13 years ago

    I guess I forgot to mention that I have been diagnosed with ADHD. Does anyone know of any alternative drugs? My doctor suggested a new drug called Vivance, but I don't want to change meds during finals.

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    • LQQING
      13 years ago

      Vyvance is the new drug for shire. it lasts longer and has a much better delivery than adderall ( for me) it has a better "kick" "punch" to it. It is made to work with your stomach digestive fluids only, so it can't be abused by smoking, inhaling,snorting. The bigger issue is getting the dosing down. Meaning if you have been on 100mg of adderall ( which is MORE COMMON than you may know) Yes , it has been printed that max dosing of 60mg but as the Dr are finding that upping the dosing for adults has given a better result. Infact this goes true the more studies given. I am on a high dose as well.Vyvance is very high in cost. For me I needed the 70mg x 4 day.to even come close to the adderall level. roughly 30mg adderall = 70mg vyvance << now , vyvance does NOT come in the instant release, time release only.You can get a free month coupon from your Dr. Do it. try it. Ask your dr. for a script of adderall just in case you find the vyvance isn't what you had hoped. good luck , D

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  • ruralfrights
    14 years ago

    I beg to differ with the previous blog. If a person truly has ADD (and I'm not sure that's the case) conjoined with Addiction problems, the illicit drug use is likely self-medicating the ADD. A few such individuals, were part of a Harvard study in 2005. It was noted that, when treating their ADD with psychostimulants, 13 out of 13 of the cocaine addicts/Adult ADDers remained clean for at least ten months (the time of the study). Also, they were exposed to twelve steps and relapse prevention which contributed to their sobriety as well. The control group had the relapse P without the psychostimulants, and only 18 percent remained abstinent.

    I don't advise that ANYONE with addiction problems automatically think that these psych. Stim's will fix them and save the day. Usually people with many attempts at abstinence and many failures are stumbled upon as severely ADD.

    So, rather than being like a shot/hit/line of cocaine, it well serves as the prevention of such in many cases. So, please don't oversimplify. It could literally kill someone

    As for the lawschool student, it does sound like your abusing these meds.

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  • michiegirl
    14 years ago

    Stop it.... Heart attack wil find u. Here is what I do .... When I can I go off the drug for a week to 2 months then when I start up again a low dose will work again. Also this drug is like sugar ... Spike crash spike crash. Try adderoll RX ITS time released to avoid the spike which will also avoid the crash.

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  • BohemianMamma
    14 years ago

    My ex used way to much of his prescribed adderall while in school and i used some once in a while to study too but it is extremely horrible for your nutrition and u should try to cut down considerably. Good luck.

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  • sweetlilwookims
    14 years ago

    Maybe you need to go to NA (narcotics anonymous) what you are doing is no different than snorting a couple lines of cocaine a day. It's addicting, yes, and it's bad to depend on. I guess that’s why it’s illegal.

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