I take 30 XR + 30 IR, and I went cold turkey on Adderall & caffeine at the same exact time and succeeded. You CAN go cold turkey on adderall, you just have to make sure it is after a period where you have a major workload decrease or stress decrease in your life.

Even if you aren't addicted just taking your everyday dose changes the way you think so much that you become more empty inside. The not eating or sleeping makes you grumpy and depressed with leads to thoughts of suicide

The focus is on “adderall is bad” but the reality is that it’s the side effects of the medications are difficult to manage and potentially dangerous. Taking stimulants can cause crashes, where it wears off and you crave more. That craving, similar to craving food or sleep- the brain hardly differentiates that feeling, is powerful and can lead to abuse, not because the medication is addictive, but because the person believes it will alleviate their crash symptoms. Imagine being hungry but not having food to eat, even for one day, it’s not a good feeling. Now imagine the hopelessness of wanting to ask for food and the people around you tell you that you don’t need the food. Your anxiety increases- now it seems like you’ll never have food again, because your brain went into panic trying to understand how it’s feeling. Now your brain is in full panic, everyone you talk to tells you not to panic, that you shouldn’t even be hungry, your body doesn’t even need the food- you give up, you accept defeat. You “go to bed hungry.” This guy needed someone to help him, he didn’t need more adderall, he didn’t need to be told he doesn’t need the adderall, he needed someone to help him understand that tomorrow will be another day and that his panic might subside, his life might stabilize, he might be okay. You only give up on life when you feel there’s absolutely no hope left in living it- especially if you’re panicked and depleted of hope. There’s ALWAYS hope. Coming from me, someone who doesn’t see a reason to really be alive either- life might not be perfect, or even that great, but not every day sucks, and you really don’t know whether tomorrow will make you feel better UNTIL you get there. Just having someone truly help you get to tomorrow can save your life. Whether it’s someone you love, or just some random person on the internet who knows exactly how you feel. Tomorrow is worth it, even when it doesn’t feel like it. This guy needed someone to remind him of that, and he gave up trying in an absolute way- he ended his life instead of just waiting for life to happen, because he lost his belief that it would. It’s tragedy, for him, not his family. He didn’t get what he needed and yet in hindsight, everyone wants to help him. Rest In Peace. Consider just waiting for tomorrow, and decide to NOT make decisions instead of making one PERMANENT decision. All of you out there who need to hear this, I hope it finds you well. I’m alive and choosing to stay that way, I hope you’ll join me even if you wish otherwise, because I do fully understand. I’d rather have a million suicidal friends than be alone because everyone else is dead. Every day.

I take offense to people who take Adderall and don't have ADD. It's a drug for people with a certain disorder and shouldn't be used recreationally. Save the drug for people who actually NEED it and can't concentrate without it. smh

My deepest condolences in the loss of your son. Thank you for sharing this story it may save others lives. I am 8 yrs. on this Demonic drug & struggling for yrs. trying to figure out how to get Off. May God have mercy on us all.

Literally walked in and said I was really distracted all the time, and I got a prescription. I actually have add, but I see how it can be abused.

it makes me so mad that people fake ADD. is the worst feeling ever. I was tested for weeks by a psychologist in 2nd grade to see if I had it. It's horrible to live with. Thinking your stupid all the time, never able to learn because you can't concentrate, being bullied and labeled one of the stupid kids. Even now I'm terrified to go to college over the fear I might fail because I'm not good enough. ADD is serious and these people make it a joke.

This is so real i talked about being distracted to my doctors and it was them who suggested i take them. Since i also have depression i quickly became addicted to the euphoria that comes with it and started abusing it. I also would feel like i was going crazy after staying awake for 2 days and i would feel suicidal with the comedown even though i hadn' t in years. I'm so glad i managed to get clean from it!

Tightening drug laws only makes abuse shoot higher. Didn't we learn anything from prohibition? Decriminalize all drug possession and the problem is solved.

Why the hell did he take adderall if he didn't need it

ruining it for people who actually have ADHD... some people actually need this...

If you have a problem w Adderall as I was on it by my doc for years. Please know... there is hope of getting off of it and being okay.

i miss my cousin so freaking much you guys don’t even know,,i was they adopted and youngest cousin out of ryan and richard and i never rlly get to see them that much because they like 4-5 hours away and he died when i was six,,,,i didn’t find out till half of last year that he died cause of suicide. i just knew he died. my parents told me and i was completely devastated once again.

Wake up parents

It sounds more like schizophrenia killed him rather than adderall

I do use adderall for MY ADHD. Unfortunetly for some people without it are simply to suseptible to the dangers of addiction to the drug. And adderall is only highlighting one out of many other addictive substances. Rest in Peace to Richard and I hope their family has recovered...

I've been taking Adderall for 2 months. I have ADD so I have a legit reason for having it. I think people that don't have ADD or ADHD who take Adderall on a daily basis is just reckless and idiotic. Adderall is not a dangerous drug but it can be. I feel happy when I take it. I feel alert and I feel like I can concentrate on things I need to get done around the house. I don't go to school anymore but if I had Adderall when I was in school, I think that would've helped a lot. I think Adderall shouldn't be considered such a threat. People who deal with ADD/ADHD should seek help. Because I had a hard time in school and in life with concentrating on stuff before I begin medication. I got my prescription after filing out like 10 pages of questions and going through a memory and focus test. Then I spoke to my doctor and she then gave me my prescription. People who do not have ADD/ADHD: stop being retards. If you need to stay focused, drink coffee or monster. If you're feeling stressed out, listen to some relaxing music. But please don't take medicine that you don't need This guy's mother blaming Adderall for driving her son to commit suicide... get smarter please. Your son was an idiot for taking pills that he didn't even freaking need! The reason he's dead is because he went to doctors and pretended to have ADD. Adderall didn't kill your son, stupidity killed your son

wether you have add or not YOUR GOING DOWN. what don't you understand about that?

This is buggin me because i’m paranoid on Addy & i’m named Richard, I am prescribed though. 20 MG XR once a day. I usually skip days even weeks sometimes when it isn’t school. During school I did skip a lot only used 70-80% of the time I should be. Is that bad?

I know a few people who take adderall but didn't know it was addictive.

My son died this year April 16th, 2023 the same way using Adderral for many years.

He must of had an underlining condition, but yes adderrall is given way too easy.

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So sorry to hear about your son. We are dealing with the same thing with our son. Please let me know if I can help you in your endeavors. God bless

R.i.p poor poor bloke, don't worry he's not the only one, a lot of people use adderall thinking it can enhance their abilities not thinking it could be so damaging since it's a legal drug.... even if you stick to the recommended dose, the stuff's ridiculous

y'all should of take those pills all way from him

I think I'm over dosing right now on it. Chest pains..body pains everywhere extreme elbow pain, joint pain, muffled hearing when I stand up, dizziness, lower back pain, shallow breathing, extremely fast palpitating heart beat when i stand the when I lay down it gets slow immediately and can barely feel it

Ohh my god how much of this stuff was he taking ohh my lord

If he went and got meth would that make a different ? Don’t do drugs it doesn’t matter if it’s a guy on the street or your own doctor

I'm 13 and I take adderall and have add. But I don't take more than I need and never will!

Where are the longitudinal studies of these drugs?

This drug shouldnt be given to kids under 17 cause their brain isnt ready for it yet.

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I'm currently in college and sometimes I think about getting Adderall to help me study when exam time comes around and I have 2 exams on the same day/week. Its so easy to buy it at my school. After watching this video tho I think I'll pass on it...

My doctor gave me oxycodone when my back went out. I didn't even ask for it. Ibuprofen would've worked. Why are these doctors so quick to go for the strongest medication they have.

Kids can take it at any time. I took it in first grade.

I never abused them i just hated taking them so i stopped.

I think I have add but I’m glad I have never tried that drug

Adderall makes me sad but i have ADHD

The story is about a guy that abused adderall to the point it created psychosis and he hung himself. It could have been any other medication in the world and he could have still hung himself...It is not the Adderall that caused this guys death. It was his parents inability to realize their son had a true mental illness and needed help. I think his parents constant disapproval and trying to control him created the addiction and abuse of the medication. Maybe had they accepted that he had ADD and needed this medication he would have used it correctly and not started abusing it.

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I am sorry for the loss. Yet to blame all of it on medication isn't right. People with addictive nature, they are usually suffers other mental health, trauma etc. It is a great medication for those who needs it. People commit suicide for many reasons and worth to evaluate all the other contributing variables.

adderall is not addictive your supposed to have a grace period u take 2 in a row and u wait a week or more like idgi man sadly he killed himself and it wasn't the adderall

i dont want to blame drugs on my uncles demise as people take things willingly but he was prescribed adderall and was at such a high dose that he said it drove him crazy. then he hung himself. crazy similarities granted he got a scrip its still something id never touch. i took ritalin as a kid and could easily get it but i dont think its the best idea

100% the kids fault. No blame on the drug here. He chose to use it and he did not need it so his fault. Hang around for more comments

u don't need to explain it to us like we're all idiots!

Adderall is not that dangerous IF you are supposed to use it. I am only 12 years old and my teacher told me that I need to get help because of my ADD because my standardized test scores are high, but I have bad grades do to my ADD. I have taken 10mg of adderall a week. It's not a high dose, but it makes me able to focus and the only side effect was my eyes watered a lot.

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There is no ADHD

THERE IS NO NEED FOR ADDERALL OR ANY SORT OF AMPHETAMINE FOR ANYONE AT ALL IT'S A NARRATIVE PEOPLE SELL THEMSELVES SO THEY COULD BE SPEEDED OUT THINK THE MOVIE LIMITLESS