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crzylilmndfreak · 06-25-2009, 02:53 PM

has anyone else had any problems with ritalin addiction?

Mark75 · 06-25-2009, 03:02 PM

Yea...

There is a good thread going by jane_668... "Ritalin and Recovery". You should check it out.

Mark

crzylilmndfreak · 06-25-2009, 03:20 PM

wow, thanks, how do i find that thread??

**Astro** · 06-25-2009, 03:24 PM

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html (Ritalin and recovery)

crzylilmndfreak · 06-25-2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astro

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html (Ritalin and recovery)

thank you!

SteppingItUp · 06-25-2009, 08:11 PM

I thought I remembered you opening a thread with the same question last week...here's the link:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...1-ritalin.html (ritalin)

Yes, there's been quite a bit of discussion on the subject in Jane's thread.

crzylilmndfreak · 06-26-2009, 11:01 AM

Im really sorry for double posting, i forget things very easily, kind of scary actually, so i had written on Janes thread, but feel like i probably took away from her problems, so i was hoping to get opinions on my own problems with it...
am prescribed ritalin for my adult ADD recently i have been abusing it, crushing them...its like i get this little "thrill" like im doing something wrong... ive always been a "thillseeker" but i feel at my age, i probably too old for this kind of thing,, anyway, my husband dishes out my meds for me every Sun. for the week, so i cant abuse them... the other night i stayed up all night by taking too many pills...
i have more to my story, i was going to make a new thread about it, but since we're on the subject of ritaln...
last week i call what i thought was my "good friend" and confessed to him that i had been abusing my ritalin... that is when he suggested that i tell my husband, so he could lock them up... so the next day i did just that... then the other night, when i had taken Saturdays pills, i called him that night and confessed to what i had done. His response took me back a bit,.. i first told him that i had done it again, and felt bad about it... his response was "Oh so now im your DRUG BUDDY??? very sarcastically...i didnt know what to say to this, i just wanted a friend to talk to, and i felt very betrayed by him. I felt so offended that i ended our friendship. Now im feeling bad about this whole thing, and thinking that maybe i jumped the gun, i called him later but he wouldnt take my phone call. all i was really looking for was some friendly support, and he really hurt me for what he said.
any feedback on this, please, i am lost, and confused

bval · 06-26-2009, 11:18 AM

To answer your question, YES, I have experience with being hooked on prescription ADHD meds (ritalin, adderall, dexedrine, etc). After a while, when I couldn't get those things, I eventually resorted to good old fashioned street speed instead.

I used to stay up for days at a time, having auditory hallucinations, listening to the walls in my condo hoping to hear people in the building having sex or a gnarly argument ... anything to entertain me, really.

I didn't eat anything but junk food (when I did eat), I looked like death warmed over, and my teeth are full of cavities from that time period, so I'm looking at thousands of $$$ to clean up that particular mess as we speak. I gambled compulsively during this time, staying up all night in card rooms, losing money right and left.

My dad was using the stuff at the same time, living in my living room. He ended up in the crazy ward for a about a week, talking to himself and hallucinating, after he bailed out of the apartment and started walking down the street wearing only a towel one night when I was out.

I should add, this was all on top of my oxycodone addiction, too, during the last year of it or so.

Lemme tell ya, it was not pretty. Stimulant abuse can take you places you really don't wanna be.

The good news is ... I just up and stopped one day, and I really didn't have withdrawals to speak of ... at least, nothing compared to what happens getting off of narcotics.

Assuming your prescribing physician would agree (I'm fairly sure s/he would, if you were to be honest with them about how you're using it), I highly advise you, CLMF, to do the same.

smacked · 06-26-2009, 11:47 AM

Ya know, I have been addicted to/dependent on most everything I can think of.. my brain is pretty mushy at this point so seperating it into this and that addiction really stresses me out, and it's totally unnecessary.

The only way for me to move past it all was to begin recovering, and drop all drugs/alcohol/substances that I was using and abusing (taking other than prescribed..) and get some help. Then, a lot of other things in my life fell into place.. relationships, priorities, friendships, responsibilities.. etc.

I hope you find your way.

emmer · 06-27-2009, 06:19 PM

I'm the same way Smacked. I had to stop all using and abusing because I just can't seem to have it in my life without problems.

RocketsintheSky · 11-13-2009, 03:10 AM

Ughh...yes.

06-25-2009, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
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06-25-2009, 03:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
crzylilmndfreak Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 320	wow, thanks, how do i find that thread??

06-26-2009, 11:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
crzylilmndfreak Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 320	Im really sorry for double posting, i forget things very easily, kind of scary actually, so i had written on Janes thread, but feel like i probably took away from her problems, so i was hoping to get opinions on my own problems with it... am prescribed ritalin for my adult ADD recently i have been abusing it, crushing them...its like i get this little "thrill" like im doing something wrong... ive always been a "thillseeker" but i feel at my age, i probably too old for this kind of thing,, anyway, my husband dishes out my meds for me every Sun. for the week, so i cant abuse them... the other night i stayed up all night by taking too many pills... i have more to my story, i was going to make a new thread about it, but since we're on the subject of ritaln... last week i call what i thought was my "good friend" and confessed to him that i had been abusing my ritalin... that is when he suggested that i tell my husband, so he could lock them up... so the next day i did just that... then the other night, when i had taken Saturdays pills, i called him that night and confessed to what i had done. His response took me back a bit,.. i first told him that i had done it again, and felt bad about it... his response was "Oh so now im your DRUG BUDDY??? very sarcastically...i didnt know what to say to this, i just wanted a friend to talk to, and i felt very betrayed by him. I felt so offended that i ended our friendship. Now im feeling bad about this whole thing, and thinking that maybe i jumped the gun, i called him later but he wouldnt take my phone call. all i was really looking for was some friendly support, and he really hurt me for what he said. any feedback on this, please, i am lost, and confused

06-26-2009, 11:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
bval Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CA Native Posts: 2,509	To answer your question, YES, I have experience with being hooked on prescription ADHD meds (ritalin, adderall, dexedrine, etc). After a while, when I couldn't get those things, I eventually resorted to good old fashioned street speed instead. I used to stay up for days at a time, having auditory hallucinations, listening to the walls in my condo hoping to hear people in the building having sex or a gnarly argument ... anything to entertain me, really. I didn't eat anything but junk food (when I did eat), I looked like death warmed over, and my teeth are full of cavities from that time period, so I'm looking at thousands of $$$ to clean up that particular mess as we speak. I gambled compulsively during this time, staying up all night in card rooms, losing money right and left. My dad was using the stuff at the same time, living in my living room. He ended up in the crazy ward for a about a week, talking to himself and hallucinating, after he bailed out of the apartment and started walking down the street wearing only a towel one night when I was out. I should add, this was all on top of my oxycodone addiction, too, during the last year of it or so. Lemme tell ya, it was not pretty. Stimulant abuse can take you places you really don't wanna be. The good news is ... I just up and stopped one day, and I really didn't have withdrawals to speak of ... at least, nothing compared to what happens getting off of narcotics. Assuming your prescribing physician would agree (I'm fairly sure s/he would, if you were to be honest with them about how you're using it), I highly advise you, CLMF, to do the same.

06-26-2009, 11:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
smacked Heathen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: La La Land, USA Posts: 2,349	Ya know, I have been addicted to/dependent on most everything I can think of.. my brain is pretty mushy at this point so seperating it into this and that addiction really stresses me out, and it's totally unnecessary. The only way for me to move past it all was to begin recovering, and drop all drugs/alcohol/substances that I was using and abusing (taking other than prescribed..) and get some help. Then, a lot of other things in my life fell into place.. relationships, priorities, friendships, responsibilities.. etc. I hope you find your way.

06-27-2009, 06:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
emmer Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,716 Blog Entries: 10	I'm the same way Smacked. I had to stop all using and abusing because I just can't seem to have it in my life without problems.

11-13-2009, 03:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
RocketsintheSky Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 70	Ughh...yes.

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