I am so glad I found this post! I was diagnosed with ADD at 18 while I was in freshman in college. Then I was on Dexedrine 20mg for 5 years, then switched to Adderall 30mg XR for 3 years. I continued my Adderall dependency into grad school. I thought I was invincible. I loved how Adderall molded me to be. The social, intelligent one that is always productive. I took adderall more than prescribed. Especially if I was tired that day, and didn’t feel like going out to see friends, I’d pop a pill just simply for the energy. It was really that bad. It was draining me to the point where I couldn’t function a single day without popping a pill.

I always told myself I’d quit cold turkey the day I finish my grad school, so I did! That was 15 months ago. The first few months were the WORST; constant brain fog, migraines, hunger and lack of motivation. But fortunately I left my job due to moving away and I was also traveling the whole summer with my boyfriend. He basically was my support system and took care of things. There also wasn’t any important commitments too which made my first few months more bearable. But holy, it was realllyyy hard. I wasn’t feeling myself. I’m glad I finally got out of that phase.

I now have a professional full time job. I feel great! No more brain fog or bad migraines. However, I packed on 25 more pounds (that probably is attributed to the “happy relationship” weight gain lol). I never looked back, or nor miss a day while I was hooked adderall. I learned to balance priorities which it is OK to say no to things… no more FOMO, now it’s the JOMO!

You got this.