Author: laddertipper
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:31 am
| mayunholdup wrote: |
| I have no idea if that’s the course of treatment i’ll be put on, just putting it out there. As for stimulants which I dabbled around with in the past I have no addiction towards those, not even a little bit. The sweating, the senseless rambling, the restlessness, stomach pains, dehydration, insomnia…That’s just not my cup of tea. Most of the time, I like reading testimonials of people who have dealt with something before rather than just some generic posting on a medical website. |
I’ve heard of Adderall being used for both chronic fatigue and narcolepsy, as well as ADHD. I also know they give stimulants to people going through chemo and suffering the extreme exhaustion associated with that. I have taken Adderall in the past, as well as Dexedrine and Ritalin, since I do have ADHD, which I was diagnosed with as a child. I’m not on now, because I’m not working or in school, but I may start again in the future if I am struggling with the same stuff. Anyway, it is ‘addictive’, yet not everyone experiences this. I never took more of my meds than I was supposed to. It just didn’t seem tempting and I always had plenty left over every month. Who wants to screw with their sleep cycle and be over amped? Not me. I’m already over amped, which is my problem! 
There’s a little window where it helps you, and anything below or above that window isn’t good. I never suffered from withdrawals from it either. I used to instantly quit taking it on winter break or summer vacation…just like that. It wasn’t tough whatsoever. However, I know some people do struggle with this. If you have a doctor who is willing to script you a low dose of Adderall, then perhaps you should see if it works for CFS, which I know can really suck. You would have to be extremely careful, though, and very honest with yourself and your doctor. You don’t want another addiction!!! I’d probably try the vitamin route first, just to see if it works.
Good luck!
laddertipper
