Open Question: Adderall? Is it bad?

Hey guys whats up! So I never got myself checked for ADD or ADHD because i dont like being labeled like that. I believe all these mental problems can be solved with some work. However my grades this semester has been very lackluster and i have not been able to concentrate at all. My brain is a zone of randomn thought paradise haha i mean i cant explain the craziness lol. So yesterday my friend gave me his adderall and this morning i tried it and wow i finished my 4 page essay in a SNAP and wrote it beautifully. However i keep reading things on the internet on how bad adderall actually is for you but it just helped me ouyt so much so i’m confused on what to think. I am 19 and in college looking to improve my grades and find the thing that I absolutely love doing. So I’m asking you guys How bad is Adderall really? Especially if it just helped me out in my life so much right now. Ive treid meditation, it takes much more work and practice and ive been successful with it before but never to the extent i wanted. On Addys im so clear focused and know what I want, im ready to work and I dont think its pointless or get distracted.. which USUALLY ALWAYS happens lol I was hoping someone with some experience and REAL knowledge in this field can help me out. Thank YOU and have great day Also are their natural alternatives i can use maybe? Is yoga or martial arts a helpful thing for focusing attention? or herbal supplements, i recently been looking into Synaptol cant tell if legit or not
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Resolved Question: Adderall, ADD, and Sleep!? Heeeelllppp!!!!!!?

So I was recently diagnosed with ADD. The first month I think I took 30mg of concerta the first month… It didn’t work so my doc switched to 20mg if adderall (I think). Anyway I started using it about a week ago and nothing happened but last night I couldn’t go to sleep so I just went to school w/out sleep and truthfully I felt fine. That morning I took my dosage again and now tonight I am still having a hard time sleeping. What can u do to make myself get some sleep, b/c I could really probably go another night w/out sleep and I don’t want to.

Also is this a sign if an overdose and should I stop taking it?

Thanks so much!!
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Open Question: Question about ADD and Adderall?

Okay so first, my mom doesn’t think add is a real disease so she would never test me if i had ADD or ADHD. She thinks that it can be solved by meditation which doesnt work because my mind is too active. People always tell me i have it because of how i act and how hyper i get, etc. So my friend is prescribed to 60 mg and she gave me a 10 mg tablet of medicine. (I know its illegal). I dont know if i should take it for school tomorrow.
What happens if you take too much? and what if i dont have add? I have gone my whole life without it and done pretty awful in school. Im 14 now and i want to know if i have it… Should i take it? Im conflicted!! I cant go see my doctor without my mom knowing. I go to boarding school so she wouldnt know that i would have taken it…
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Open Question: How can i start a life-saving fundraiser, to help get my daughter into a private rehab (long-term)?

My daughter was emotionally abused and neglected by her dad as a child,( we had shared custody, and I wasn’t aware of how he spoke and made her feel. I would have filed for custody.) as a result, she has had severe chronic depression, generalized anxiety, P.T.S.D, B.P.D, ADD, chronic fatigue and, recently, signs of fibromyalgia beginning to start up. (She’s literally battling to keep the will to live each day….it breaks my heart when she says she forgets what normal feels like). She’s always tried so hard to conquer her emotional problems with counseling, psychiatry, C.B.T, exercise, medications, hypnotherapy, meditation, keeping a job (despite how hard it is for her to get out bed, get in the shower, and step out the front door) then there’s the thing I’m most proud of….she does all of the above, and has forced herself to go back to college and get a medical degree, to better understand her conditions, in an effort to help herself and others who are mentally ill. Now, here’s the issue that concerns us both the most. She’s only told a very small number of friends/family about her condition because she feels ashamed, guilty, worthless, and so on….all the symptoms that come with the territory…..and she basically has played the role of a regular girl…(acted like she was fine), since she was 18, to keep in touch with some type of a sense of normalcy in her life, through having people treat her like everyone else. She says it’s exhausting being two people, but therapy and books have taught her that you need to “fake it ’til you make it”. I can understand her reasons….after all, who would want to be known as the “troubled girl”, or the “mental case”…..people who don’t have this illness can be so ignorant, assuming she’s just a Drama Queen, feels sorry for herself, lazy, or doesn’t know how to deal with life….Well, it’s not that simple, it’s a serious disease; the number one cause for suicide. So it can’t, and must not, be taken lightly. So here I am, without money to get her into the only program in the world, proven to heal people with dual-diagnosis, and I have no clue how to start one alone…..one that gets positive results, online. I’m almost praying that the people who read this would email us or help us start a website, a fundraiser, or anything ???
I can’t take out a loan, or ask anyone for help, since we don’t have a way of paying back. So, now you are wondering why she needs dual-diagnosis rehab long-term, huh? She became addicted to food at a young age, from emotional eating, and that only made her self-esteem get lower and lower, as her father verbally abused her to the point where she wanted to risk her life and get weight-loss surgery. She survived the surgery, but the depression got worse. During her recovery period, the doctors kept her on heavy addictive pain meds. Well, being unable to eat, her addiction to food switched over to prescription pills. At first, she was naive, and didn’t even realize that was what was happening. She only realized it after the prescriptions were gone, and her body was physically addicted. She couldn’t deal with the withdrawls, and any educated person knows that drugs alter your judgement, actions, intentions, and personality. She’s been to rock-bottom, and thankfully, today, manages to take just what her doctor gives her, to control the withdrawls….so she can function. I monitor her intake too, to keep temptation at bay. She feels more depressed and guiltier than ever for being so naive about prescriptions being “ok”to take, if it helped her feel happier and normal. That would be my fault for not catching on to what was beginning. This is why we’ve done the research, and know she needs to go to a facility that can treat people who have severe emotional problems, and self-medicate, otherwise she may have had a nervous breakdown from all the anxiety and depression of 12 years. I know if I woke up each day feeling like…well, you need to picture your saddest moment in life…the way you felt when someone you loved died, when a spouse left you, when you were told you had cancer…a moment like that….well your sadness probably got a little better each day, and eventually you were able to be strong enough to move on and not let it keep you down, right? Well, she can’t….she’s tried for over a decade. She wakes up feeling the way you felt at your worst moment…only she re-lives that pain internally everyday. No anti-depressant has ever helped. She just lives in eternal sadness, to the most painful level inside her heart and mind. I think anyone who is in this position, and still young, would do just about anything to escape that type of pain. I can’t be mad at her. All I can do is live in the “now”…& ask for advise. She wants to be sober and learn healthy coping. Suggestions? Help? Anyone out there?
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Open Question: ADHD vs ADD controversy/mental conditions?

does anyone else think that these are 2 completely different disorders, to me, it seems like ADD is more of a disorder than ADHD and that MOST people that are really smart (IQ wise or just doing well academically/getting far in life have ADHD and not ADD), i mean every person online or in person that i know that supposedly has the traits associated with ADHD either has an iq of about 110 or above, to me, if you at least do well academically but dont have a life, then you have ADHD, if you dont have a life/but also dont do well academically then you have ADD which should be the real disorder, i was reading somewhere and it says the only problems people with adhd have is that the fact that they are just a little hyperactive/ and the ONLY reason to why they cant pay attention well is because of the hyperactivity, now i realized my condition fits more so as just ADD because its not necessarily that im hyper always and cant relax, its just that my brain doesnt process things fast enough/ or they seems to be a delay in my brain function/something blocking me so i make decisions really slow or a lot of the times i ask really stupid questions, but this usually happens more so out in public when im more anxious/nervous/stressed out from the surrounding crouds and at the same time having eye contact which is one of my bigger problems because i always feel clumsy and out of place, i also had this problem in high school, i couldnt do well in math because of the classroom setting, like for instance, if the teacher was talking up on the board and writing something at the same time, i couldnt pay attention to the person and material on the board at the same time, meditation techniques only hardly help and thats only if im just trying to listen/ but not write anything, i rarely asked questions and when i did, i still didnt get it and didnt bother getting help later on. the problem is if i engage myself in things, it brings anxiety as well/stress so either way, i become more frustrated/depressed of not being able to perform like the rest of my friends, even this one kid i know who i suspect has ADHD is way ahead of me academically, but only he is more hyperactive and talks a lot more than me, is it simply that i have a different personality mixed with ADD/ anxiety? i also realized that i might have a MILD form of aspergers because they say people with aspergers dont respond well to medication and thats exactly what its like for me right now, i took welbutrin (least side effects but also didnt do anything), ritalin (made me irritable/anxious/hyper/ irregular hearbeat), cymbiax (didnt do anything), cymbalta and abilifiy made me queasy/nauseous and didnt help with anything, even saint johns wort that i took for about a month, all of which did nothing and im only more frustrated now and losing hope in moving on to live a better life, they say that people with aspergers also have a hard time saying “no”, or dealing with pretty simple stuff and it seems like i have that problem a lot, one time i asked how to turn on a laptop, and the other time, when my dad was just drawing lines, i asked, well why cant you draw it like this or some stupid question because i couldnt comprehend what was being done, my psychologist doesnt think i have ADD/ADHD or any of that, he thinks that i only have ANXIETY and Depression, really, after explaining to you for over a year of detailed traits all of which are associated with adhd/add, and you say i have only anxiety and depression?
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Open Question: ADD/ADHD/Autism a medical myth?

Let’s see is it genetic ? No the studies are as true as they say “glasses are genetic” (when its obviously because of prolonged exposure to the bright screen artificial foods)

What really made me think about this as a myth is because well i talked to many non-american psychiatrists because i was going low-on life and NOT one of them actually knew about ADD or ADHD

they just said “Son you got some problems i understand you gotta stand up and stop making yourself look feel low all the time i can write meditation for anti-depressants and shit which are not really the cure for your confidence and that’s just not what i would recommend just be yourself you’re perfectly normal”

and you know what ? I’m Happy that he said it that way !

Just because i’m going low on life DOES NOT mean its a freaking mental disorder !

its an Emotional state it CAN be easily controlled UNLIKE retardation which is a Disorder

ADD/ADHD/Autism CANNOT be titled as a “Disorder” if its just an emotional state of mind which can be changed by just freaking living your life happily and lifting your spirits up !

Yeah even Autism is just a word made by bullies they just want to bully people who don’t involve themselves socially well guess what ?

My mother doesn’t get involved socially but she’s M.A and pretty DAMN HAPPY with her life ! she’s not socially awkward or anything she just prefers to be in house all the time

DOES THAT MAKE HER AUTISTIC ?

geez american medical association you’re incompetent IDIOTS !
Look smart@ss if you’re going objective then your “Answer” is not answering anything so you’re “Violating” the terms too
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Open Question: What to do when your girlfriend doesnt live a healthy lifestyle?

I’m 24,my girlfriend and I have been together for 2 years now. We have a beautiful daughter 6months old.

We get along,for the most part,besides her overwhelming jealousy and control issues. She knows Ive lived here in Vegas all my life,she has not. I have tons of friend(who,I am not abe to hang out with if they are female)..but
What im Getting at – Is that I try to live a healthy lifestyle- I go the the gym for 2hrs a day,5x a week to bodybuild/stay in shape, I do Tai chi,and meditation in the room or at my local park. I box outside,take walks/bicycling etc.
I watch what I eat,next to no soda’s,junk food/fast food , Mostly just lean meats,veggies,Water supplements etc etc.

she moved in with me,and my father. He is prior Air force 9 years, I am prior AFRotc 2 years..We keep everything clean tip top shape.

Im in love with her, but shes the opposite. I dont judge,and dont control or try to necessarily change her,But I beleive her fighting with me about messaging old friends (girls,never sexual) from 10years ago to catch up on life – is due to an inner depression from lack of doing anything besides working and spending time with our daughter. She has to be told or reminded to do dishes. Not once has she said ” I think ill clean and vacuum the house,clean these mmirrors etc etc” Not because she has to,but because She would like to,foran inner satisfaction.

She does not pay rent,she is not required to.

She just started working 4 days ago,But before that,She never does Anything physical,and has the poorest diet. shes luckily 105lbs never gains weight, and uses that as an excuse not to work out.
Ive tried to get her to go jogging with me,use the resistance bands I have,or hell,just STOP drinking 3-5 coca cola’s and eating candy/chips all day.. Nothing works.

Oh and she does not know how / does not want to learn how to drive.

She openly admits “Im getting paranoid” and starts asking me questions about my msgs on facebook,whats in them,Why I talked to soandso. It pushes me the hell away after we have fun during our day.

I think if she would just Do something with herself,a hobby,passion,something to live for besides work,me,daughter..It would stop.

But how? She hates the feeling of running,she thinks everyone is watching her so shell only “do it at night”,Then night comes around,and she doesnt Feel Like It.
I spent $100 on supplements she wanted(i informed her what would be beneficial) and she never takes them. If I remind her ..”ughhh i willlll anyways” and never does.
Im not losing interest,Or atleast I hope im not,Its hard to see girls in the gym I go to,taking great care of their bodies,motivated and productive,then come home to a girl who complains about being “bored” sucks down garbage and gets paranoid from all the artificial crap messing with her brain chemistry.

Im sorry if it seems like I am venting or making her out to be a poor human being blahblah – Im really not,I know she has the potential to be an independant person. Im satisfied with her on some parts,But Extremely frustrated with the slack I have to pull on her end with driving us/her everywhere,diet and lack of motivation.

Is it ADD? ADHD? A childish mindstate?
Thank you guys for your advice.
Thanks Katie. All you others,Quit with the narcicist shit.
I tell her shes beautiful everyday,Pretty,smart,shes been through alot,and numerous other compliments.
I Was Trying to say , that Im trying to find a way we can bond,like introduce thse healthy activities to her,Im ( again ,idiots) not tryin to change her into Me,Control etc. Ive taken polite approaches etc.

Shes just generally a lazy person, Quit defending her like Im beating her or forcing her hand. I love her,will marry her one day,but that doesnt mean A husband,boyfriend etc cannot Sit back,and easily notice the lifestyle traits and notice,they happen to be lazy,or unmotivated.

As for talking to other girls,Im just saying i am 24,If a girl that I used to be great friends with,and her parents,pops up and asks me hows life,your daughter is cute,how are you an the family – I am NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO THEM . It is a control factor. Its not about me growing up,like im openly trying to flirt or get to know women. They are a s
Thanks Katie. All you others,Quit with the narcicist shit.
I tell her shes beautiful everyday,Pretty,smart,shes been through alot,and numerous other compliments.
I Was Trying to say , that Im trying to find a way we can bond,like introduce thse healthy activities to her,Im ( again ,idiots) not tryin to change her into Me,Control etc. Ive taken polite approaches etc.

Shes just generally a lazy person, Quit defending her like Im beating her or forcing her hand. I love her,will marry her one day,but that doesnt mean A husband,boyfriend etc cannot Sit back,and easily notice the lifestyle traits and notice,they happen to be lazy,or unmotivated.

As for talking to other girls,Im just saying i am 24,If a girl that I used to be great friends with,and her parents,pops up and asks me hows life,your daughter is cute,how are you an the family – I am NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO THEM . It is a control factor. Its not about me growing up,like im openly trying to flirt or get to know women. They are a s
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Open Question: What to do when your girlfriend doesnt live a healthy lifestyle?

I’m 24,my girlfriend and I have been together for 2 years now. We have a beautiful daughter 6months old.

We get along,for the most part,besides her overwhelming jealousy and control issues. She knows Ive lived here in Vegas all my life,she has not. I have tons of friend(who,I am not abe to hang out with if they are female)..but
What im Getting at – Is that I try to live a healthy lifestyle- I go the the gym for 2hrs a day,5x a week to bodybuild/stay in shape, I do Tai chi,and meditation in the room or at my local park. I box outside,take walks/bicycling etc.
I watch what I eat,next to no soda’s,junk food/fast food , Mostly just lean meats,veggies,Water supplements etc etc.

she moved in with me,and my father. He is prior Air force 9 years, I am prior AFRotc 2 years..We keep everything clean tip top shape.

Im in love with her, but shes the opposite. I dont judge,and dont control or try to necessarily change her,But I beleive her fighting with me about messaging old friends (girls,never sexual) from 10years ago to catch up on life – is due to an inner depression from lack of doing anything besides working and spending time with our daughter. She has to be told or reminded to do dishes. Not once has she said ” I think ill clean and vacuum the house,clean these mmirrors etc etc” Not because she has to,but because She would like to,foran inner satisfaction.

She does not pay rent,she is not required to.

She just started working 4 days ago,But before that,She never does Anything physical,and has the poorest diet. shes luckily 105lbs never gains weight, and uses that as an excuse not to work out.
Ive tried to get her to go jogging with me,use the resistance bands I have,or hell,just STOP drinking 3-5 coca cola’s and eating candy/chips all day.. Nothing works.

Oh and she does not know how / does not want to learn how to drive.

She openly admits “Im getting paranoid” and starts asking me questions about my msgs on facebook,whats in them,Why I talked to soandso. It pushes me the hell away after we have fun during our day.

I think if she would just Do something with herself,a hobby,passion,something to live for besides work,me,daughter..It would stop.

But how? She hates the feeling of running,she thinks everyone is watching her so shell only “do it at night”,Then night comes around,and she doesnt Feel Like It.
I spent $100 on supplements she wanted(i informed her what would be beneficial) and she never takes them. If I remind her ..”ughhh i willlll anyways” and never does.
Im not losing interest,Or atleast I hope im not,Its hard to see girls in the gym I go to,taking great care of their bodies,motivated and productive,then come home to a girl who complains about being “bored” sucks down garbage and gets paranoid from all the artificial crap messing with her brain chemistry.

Im sorry if it seems like I am venting or making her out to be a poor human being blahblah – Im really not,I know she has the potential to be an independant person. Im satisfied with her on some parts,But Extremely frustrated with the slack I have to pull on her end with driving us/her everywhere,diet and lack of motivation.

Is it ADD? ADHD? A childish mindstate?
Thank you guys for your advice.
Thanks Katie. All you others,Quit with the narcicist shit.
I tell her shes beautiful everyday,Pretty,smart,shes been through alot,and numerous other compliments.
I Was Trying to say , that Im trying to find a way we can bond,like introduce thse healthy activities to her,Im ( again ,idiots) not tryin to change her into Me,Control etc. Ive taken polite approaches etc.

Shes just generally a lazy person, Quit defending her like Im beating her or forcing her hand. I love her,will marry her one day,but that doesnt mean A husband,boyfriend etc cannot Sit back,and easily notice the lifestyle traits and notice,they happen to be lazy,or unmotivated.

As for talking to other girls,Im just saying i am 24,If a girl that I used to be great friends with,and her parents,pops up and asks me hows life,your daughter is cute,how are you an the family – I am NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO THEM . It is a control factor. Its not about me growing up,like im openly trying to flirt or get to know women. They are a s
Thanks Katie. All you others,Quit with the narcicist shit.
I tell her shes beautiful everyday,Pretty,smart,shes been through alot,and numerous other compliments.
I Was Trying to say , that Im trying to find a way we can bond,like introduce thse healthy activities to her,Im ( again ,idiots) not tryin to change her into Me,Control etc. Ive taken polite approaches etc.

Shes just generally a lazy person, Quit defending her like Im beating her or forcing her hand. I love her,will marry her one day,but that doesnt mean A husband,boyfriend etc cannot Sit back,and easily notice the lifestyle traits and notice,they happen to be lazy,or unmotivated.

As for talking to other girls,Im just saying i am 24,If a girl that I used to be great friends with,and her parents,pops up and asks me hows life,your daughter is cute,how are you an the family – I am NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO THEM . It is a control factor. Its not about me growing up,like im openly trying to flirt or get to know women. They are a s
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Open Question: Can meditation help with adult ADD?

I don’t know if I have adult ADD, but I was reading the symptoms on WebMD and I do share quite a few of them. I’m not going to take an drugs because I am an addictive person (one of the symptoms actually), and I am currently without insurance until my Dad gets it figured out anyways. Also, I can’t afford therapy. Someone please help me!
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Open Question: I’m struggling with meditation?

I’m trying to use meditation to help me cope with my anxiety disorder, but I’m struggling with it. I find it very difficult to keep my mind fixed on one thing since I suffer from ADD, and so my mind frequently wanders off to other things (no matter how irresistably happy or peaceful a thought I come up with). I can stay on one thought but usually that takes a bit of effort, which seems to defeat the whole purpose of meditation since I presume it’s supposed to be about relaxation. What can I do to make it easier to clear my mind?
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