I want to stop so bad and I can't. What can I do?
Amphetamine - I currently take on average 300mg Adderall a day. Has anyone ever taken this much?
Question posted by letmego777888 on 2 Aug 2011
Last updated on 21 January 2022 by Mattjocks
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25 Answers
Mattjocks
16 July 2021
Well i take 1 30 mg as if i havent taken more or less (give or take ) you said in 24 hours i doubt your doing that on schedule or you wouldnt be eating or sleeping your simply over taking them of course they could mess up your heart maybe or overtime but after 200 mgs the tolerance is just there your just wasting em and putting your health at risk but my key mg if im trying to feel like (whoa) is 3 30 mgs!
Ewaites75
11 March 2021
I know this question was posted awhile but I just read it and wanted to share with you something that literally saved me in my adderall experience. I had been on adderall for years and years and was prescribed an extremely high dose that had slowly been raised over time. I had a doctor I was comfortable with and one that had no problem giving it to monthly. My tolerance increased obviously and I would often take more and more to get the desired effect. Until one day, my doctor decided to stop working in the clinic setting and was going to travel out of state to work in the emergency room one weekend a month and that was all. I knew I was in trouble. He gave me enough scripts for 3 months, wished me well and he was gone. Upon his departure I hit brick walls every where I turned. Doctors looked at me in disgust as I told then my current dose and I knew I was in trouble. My life revolved around the effects the medication brought.
I was able to finally stay awake and accomplish things people do daily but that felt nearly impossible for me to even think about doing without my medication. I was terrified. I ran out of my meds and was left empty handed with no options and a terrible sense of panic but mostly an overwhelming level of fatigue and depression. I was in the worst fog I had ever experienced and if I woke up at all, I couldn't get back to sleep fast enough. I am narcoleptic and it was worse then Ever before. With the impact of no meds combined with my disorder I literally wondered how I would ever function again. I slept a week, almost uninterrupted, then another week, and I woke up one day and sobbed in hopelessness. I went into urgent care. I told the doctor how much I had been taking and for how long and that I had quit cold turkey. I told him I was desperate for help and sobbed and sobbed. He prescribed me wellbutrin and provigil 100mg. And almost instantly upon taking the medicine, the world was lifted off my shoulders and i felt like perhaps someday i would regain my ability to function. The wellbutrin took a few weeks to kick in, but The combo of meds was amazing. Did it make All of my side effects vanish? Not immediately. Did it make me stop thinking about adderall and how much I felt like I needed it? No, not entirely. BUT it saved me. Literally. 2 years later I am on the same combo and doing amazing. The drug combination was exactly what I needed to help me overcome the side effects and withdrawals of adderall. I am not a doctor and I know this post is crazy long and probably tmi for most of you, but if anyone else is going through this, I highly recommend talking to your doctor and asking for help. They can combine safer medications that can bring similar effects needed. I wish you all the best and just know you aren't alone. It's a hard road but for me, this combo literally brought me out of a black hole that I thought I would never crawl out of when I didnt have adderall. Good luck friends!!
Dh91
24 Dec 2020
I took an average of 300mg of Adderall per day (10, 30mg tablets) for over 2 years. I experienced no serious health concerns from it. I was also supplementing with xanax which helped to counter the negative affects of the adderall.
Jeno71
28 April 2020
I'd discuss with your Doctor def. Your body becomes immune to it and you think you need more. I read that you've "only been hittin' it hard for... " well, the word only is an eyebrow-raiser. It's downplaying what you are doing. If you try total abstinence you will feel like your body is in immense pain for a few days and you 'need' it. When that happens, you can take Provigil for sleep regulation and help with these withdraws. Yes, IMHO your dose is through the roof. Now, the question is why...
ladykarma
27 April 2020
Be strong .I just took same amount then started getting chest pain and I looked I up and came across this. It’s like I need to feel some kinda high everyday I hate I’m like this. Drugs ruined my oldest sons and my relationship he’s so dramatic won’t except my apology but I have two others I need to not make same mistakes with.My youngest is autistic and doesn’t speak got a great husband that been by me since day one and helped me get clean over and over. I have faith I’m going to stop tomorrow is a new day
Scansar
16 Nov 2019
Yes I used to. I now take between 60 to 100 mg per day. In order to stop before, I had to take a week off work and slept around the clock. The extreme fatigue actually lasted more than a month.
TheStinker
30 July 2019
If you are taking that much you are wasting the meds. 10x your regular dose doesn't do much more than twice your regular dose. I suggest you go to bed at least once every night. I once took my whole prescription in 5 days after my old lady kicked me out and I got stuck in some fleabag motel for a week. Rather than taking two 30mg XR's a day I took 12 a day. I was mad so I didn't give a damn. I did a lot of reading on my laptop and actually enjoyed it . The drug has it's limits. The crash isn't that bad either. You will just sleep a lot for a week and you will pig out every time you wake up. I suggest ambien if you have trouble sleeping on adderall . They complement each other very well. Peace, TheStinker
Doxiemother
20 July 2019
To answer your question, Yes I even took more than that. Why do you want to stop ? I would think that the ADHD is so Horrible, you would do anything to make it Stop. I am on a maximum dose of Amphetamines, because I took every drug on the Market and they did nothing. Are you having a problem with the Meds ? As I said, I took a higher dose of Adderall than you are taking and it did nothing. Why don’t you go to your Doctor and ask for another Drug to help you. You can contact me anytime.
GPR2090
19 July 2019
Adderall is not one size fits all. I can take 220-250mgs of Adderall no problem. I take 150 mgs of adderall and 150 of Vyvanse I'm a day. I have a traumatic brain injury so I also have secondary ADHD and I need a high dose to combat the the extreme fatigue I experience as well as my cognitive deficits. Some people can take 300mg and be fine.
Doxiemother
18 June 2019
I took more than 300 mg of Adderall. I have had ADHD my entire life. I was never medicated as a Child. When I was diagnosed with Rapid Cycling Bipolar one, my ADHD got worse. I have taken every Drug on the market and the ADHD just is Horrific. I cannot watch a TV Show without rewinding 100 times. At the moment I am taking 60 mg of Amphetamines. I am still out of control and my Psychiatrist refuses to give me a higher dose. I am going crazy, can anyone suggest something. My life is total Chaos.
hydrogene
23 June 2019
Same for me. I'm not on high dosage, but I can't focus on movies or shows without being distracted either. Reading texts or even summary of chapters has always been a pain in the ass for me.
Blondie37
6 July 2018
That's amazing that you were able to successfully get off that dose. When u first started Adderall what was your daily dose? How long did it take you to get off 300mgs/daily? Can you tell us how you did it?
Rationaledelaluna
23 April 2018
I’ve been there, man. Go to the hospital. That is an extremely high daily dose. I doubt you are getting any benefit from it at this point anyway. You are risking cardiovascular issues as well as mental health issues. I just got out of the hospital for something similar. I was preaching on the streets in a not so nice area (my message was actually good and I’m trying to document it right now) then I decided to make the call to go in. They’ll give you medications to ease the comedown while checking your vitals and provide IV hydration and vitamins that you are most certainly lacking. They will not judge you. They may send you home with some support group information but they will not push it on you. Their main concern is that you are stable. They can’t control what you do when you leave. Seriously, I’ve seen many bouts of stimulant/lack of sleep psychosis and it’s not pretty, so I recommend getting out now. At least give it a shot as to what it’s like to have a clear head for a second.
NatureThrill2
5 April 2017
I was prescribed adderall for 7 years. It worked just how I needed it to and as my doctor prescribed it. Three years into it I lived away from home all summer and became depressed. That's when I started self diagnosing myself with adderall every time I felt down because it made me feel happy, pumping my serotonin. I then couldn't sleep so I started drinking with it at night. That turned into me needing a next high after taking the meds so I needed to drink at the end of the day every time I took my meds. I stopped taking adderall for a while after realizing it started causing my depression even though my doctor denied that side effect. I went to another doctor who wanted to help me by giving me one dose every week and continue to lower and lower it every week. I eventually stopped taking it and drinking after because it was no longer available to me. After about a month or two I turned into my normal happy self.
I did begin on anti-depressants to help what I was going through but I felt so normal and like myself. After so many years of being on adderall it takes time to train your body and brain of not needing it, but it's so worth it. Just surround yourself with positivity.
Thatguyoverthere
4 March 2017
I just took 13 20mg tabs. If i can do it you can too. Im just sad and my pants are dirty. Need to start cleaning the room. Much love.
Inactive
8 Dec 2016
The amount you can tolerate solely depends on your body weight. Therefore, if 230mg sent you to the hospital, you must be smaller than me because I can take up to 600 mg with no issue.
Inactive
8 Dec 2016
Sorry, this was meant to be a reply to a users comment and not a response in the thread.
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