Hey guys, so I’m trying to decide if I should keep taking adderall. I’m not sure if it can make mania or psychosis worse, but it tends to have withdrawal and my doctor won’t be in until the 12th so I can’t get a refill until then. That means I have to have withdrawal so I’m thinking I may as well just not take it. It helps me with avolition and depression, but the withdrawal just is annoying and I don’t know about the health benefits or vice versa.
When I was on it or I should say coming off of it I quit it cold turkey and the only real withdrawl symptom I had from it is I got real tired where I couldnt keep my eyes open. I must have slept for 2-3 days straight. I dont know what size dose you are taking but I was on a large dose. I dont remember the mg now because its been a while but ya if you have to quit it without being weened off of it…you will probably just sleep it off in a couple of days. It never made my psychosis worse I dont know about mania though.
Your doctor should not be giving out scripts that run out before your next scheduled appointment.
Maybe you can get something from your family doctor?
I would not just stop all at once–the withdrawals may be much harder.
Adderall can make psychosis worse however not for everyone. It triggered psychosis with my son. I do recall when he was on it that he could feel it leaving his system at night even though he was on long acting. So every night he was experiencing a form of withdrawal/anxiety.
Are you on it for ADHD? Perhaps another medication would work better?
Yes I’m on it for Adhd. I’m not sure I agree that I have adhd, but teachers thought I did when I was younger. I’m actually starting to focus fine without it. I think it helps mostly with my attention span as far as it energized me, but I’m realizing that depression or emotional issues can also affect concentration. If someone is depressed it’s harder to concentrate also. It could be something to do with depression and avolition or negative symptoms or just my memory in general affected by anti-psychotics.
It’s really frustrating because Abilify while helping alleviate psychosis doesn’t always help enough, because I need to remain consistently motivated and energized.