I felt so dumb and dyslexic these past few years. Now I feel like a genius who can do anything.

Who's with me?

I want to learn everything. I want to go back to school and major in everything. I want to invent the next "why didn't I think of that?" idea. I want to cure alzheimer's. I want to win a pulitzer. I want be a billionaire. I want to travel. I want to make a dent in poverty and social injustice.

I know there are people out there who do these things, but I feel so alone.

I want a partner in crime.

Someone who will take adderall with me in the morning over coffee and say "cheers." Someone with just as much to "catch up" on and just as much motivation. Someone who knows the ebbs and flows of adderall. Someone else who is "starting from scratch" but been resilient up to this point.

Have you been diagnosed with adhd, and recently started taking adderall?

Have you been diagnosed with adhd, and recently started taking adderall?

yes this is correct

I'd say enjoy this while you can - I don't want to rain on your parade, but it's not that unusual for people starting on adderall to have that sense of euphoria and "I can do anything! I want to take on the world!", and then as their bodies adjust to the meds this pretty much loses it's intensity as the med does what it's supposed to do, and that is to help us focus.

I started with adderall in January, and while my experience may not have been as pronounced as yours, I did have a good surge of motivation, energy and positive outlook. It was nice, I just knew from reading here that it's typically short lived and to not fall into the trap of chasing that "high". I do seem to have a bit more energy, and am able to get more work done because I can focus and prioritize better, and it's all pretty balanced out now.

It seems you've found something that may work for you and that's great!
Just be careful that if this amazing feeling starts to ebb that you don't start assuming that it's no longer working and need to increase your dose. If you're able to focus better with it than without it, it's probably working just fine.

World Domination?

Go get 'em tiger!

I felt so dumb and dyslexic these past few years. Now I feel like a genius who can do anything.

Who's with me?

I want to learn everything. I want to go back to school and major in everything. I want to invent the next "why didn't I think of that?" idea. I want to cure alzheimer's. I want to win a pulitzer. I want be a billionaire. I want to travel. I want to make a dent in poverty and social injustice.

I know there are people out there who do these things, but I feel so alone.

I want a partner in crime.

Someone who will take adderall with me in the morning over coffee and say "cheers." Someone with just as much to "catch up" on and just as much motivation. Someone who knows the ebbs and flows of adderall. Someone else who is "starting from scratch" but been resilient up to this point.

Ah newbie;) enjoy the 'euphoria' while it lasts. It will dissipate in a few weeks most likely. Remember this is natural - do NOT increase your dosage to try to 'recapture' the euphoria once it is gone; that will do nothing positive and will probably turn you into a speed junkie.:(

But enjoy it while it lasts.:) I'm glad you've found a treatment that works.;)

I want a partner in crime.

Someone who will take adderall with me in the morning over coffee and say "cheers." Someone with just as much to "catch up" on and just as much motivation. Someone who knows the ebbs and flows of adderall. Someone else who is "starting from scratch" but been resilient up to this point.

Can I take a rain check on that? I started Adderall XR a month ago but it isn't doing anything except the side effects. Tomorrow I'm starting IR to see how that works because a fellow Inattentive ADDer told me that what worked for her. She's still 'up there.' She just started an ADD support group in town.

Even if the IR doesn't work, I'll raise a mug of coffee with you! It's the only thing that I've found to almost work!

You're certainly having some profound effects haha.

Doctor: Have you noticed any side effects?

You: Yes! I feel I absolutely must go and cure diseases and make a dent in world poverty and social injustice!

--later that night on FOX news--

Anchor: Coming up after the break: Adderall - how it destroys lives. Stay tuned for the secrets the pharmaceutical industry doesn't want you to know.

:D

So yeah, these people are correct about the euphoric super-feeling's impermanence. It's like an Adderall honeymoon; enjoy it :)

As for advice, you might like this approach . . . Keep a tab on your ambitions and let the "I can do anything" feeling flow through you. Because yes, that tangible confidence will go away!

But don't be alarmed! The cognitive enhancement stays the same: you'll just draw that mighty assurance from within. It's there for the taking and it only takes a short time to learn to embrace it.

By keeping your eye on your goals as this super-feeling dissipates and trusting that your performance ability will be unchanged, you'll gradually begin to feel a newfound confidence flood through you. Where there was once self-doubt and insecurity, you'll increasingly feel self-assured and positive.

And with that, you truly can accomplish these wonderful goals. What do you do? Well, take the first step! Start moving and don't stop, no matter how daunting your chosen path seems!

I'd say enjoy this while you can - I don't want to rain on your parade, but it's not that unusual for people starting on adderall to have that sense of euphoria and "I can do anything! I want to take on the world!", and then as their bodies adjust to the meds this pretty much loses it's intensity as the med does what it's supposed to do, and that is to help us focus.

I started with adderall in January, and while my experience may not have been as pronounced as yours, I did have a good surge of motivation, energy and positive outlook. It was nice, I just knew from reading here that it's typically short lived and to not fall into the trap of chasing that "high". I do seem to have a bit more energy, and am able to get more work done because I can focus and prioritize better, and it's all pretty balanced out now.

It seems you've found something that may work for you and that's great!
Just be careful that if this amazing feeling starts to ebb that you don't start assuming that it's no longer working and need to increase your dose. If you're able to focus better with it than without it, it's probably working just fine.

In a sense this is true, but you can keep the Euphoria. I'd recommend not taking it everyday. And take magnesium Citrate at night to lower tolerance.

I might be considered a newb to. I got my script a month ago and I still get intense effects. Lowering tolerance is the key, it might be hard for some, but it's possible.

I hope I just stopped the rain for you're parade and got that sun back out.

I was wondering if NowImAGenius took too high of a dose because I didn't think you were supposed to feel euphoric. Or maybe what you're experiencing isn't literally euphoria. It could be because you've spent your whole life feeling foggy and unfocused and stupid so now you're feeling really happy and overjoyed at this new feeling, kind of like a "honeymoon" phase. Whether it's euphoria or a honeymoon phase, I don't want you to feel disappointed later on. You're not going to feel this forever dude.

I'm not really euphoric.

I'm more feeling desperate.

I wish I discovered this in high school. Then I could spend summers researching and toying with wildly different career ideas. Right now, I feel pressured and burdened by what is practical.

I was wondering if NowImAGenius took too high of a dose because I didn't think you were supposed to feel euphoric. Or maybe what you're experiencing isn't literally euphoria. It could be because you've spent your whole life feeling foggy and unfocused and stupid so now you're feeling really happy and overjoyed at this new feeling, kind of like a "honeymoon" phase. Whether it's euphoria or a honeymoon phase, I don't want you to feel disappointed later on. You're not going to feel this forever dude.

What he is describing is euphoria I get it every time I take it and love it. Lot's of people get it on adderall.

I'm not really euphoric.

I'm more feeling desperate.

I wish I discovered this in high school. Then I could spend summers researching and toying with wildly different career ideas. Right now, I feel pressured and burdened by what is practical.

There have been some good points here about the "honeymoon" period, but if it gives you some encouragement, I've been on it six months and I still feel that "I want to do everything" feeling. So it doesn't necessarily fade with the initial "high."

I've always been interested in many, many things, but I never could get through the fog enough to make a real go of anything. Once I started the Adderall, suddenly the fog wasn't an issue, AND I still had the same wide-ranging interests.

I've actually been thinking about starting a thread about this myself, about how there just aren't enough hours in the day (or years left in my life) to do everything I want to. And my natural interest in almost everything makes it hard to just choose just one or two things.

This might be mistaken for lack of focus, but it's not that...non-medicated, I would sit around, stuck and foggy, wishing I had the focus and energy to do any of these myriad things that I'm so interested in, but never anything getting meaningful done (and usually not even starting things). Now I work on stuff all the time, but what I have found is that one thing Adderall can't do is give me more than 24 hours a day, and I'm having trouble really committing to "just" a couple of things (in addition to my already-existing committments of job and relationship and furkids).

I suppose that what it will take is to sit down and figure out what the top couple of priorities are, but that means, of course, letting some of the other things go, which is hard because everything is so darn fascinating, or worthwhile, or both.

But until then, my advice to both us, NowImAGenius, is to just enjoy the sense of infinite possibility. I think we may be suffering from realizing all too well that while it is true that "when one door shuts, another door opens," it is also true that when one opens a door, it bangs into the door next to it and slams THAT ONE shut...http://www.addforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

Magnesium Oxide is the worst kind of magnesium to take as it has the lowest bioavailability. Magnesium taurate is one of the best along with Citrate and should be taken 30min -1hour before your XR dose for it to normalize the PH levels in your stomach. In my experiences, taking magneisum at night does not help with tolerance. Magnesium in general does not stop tolerance. It slows it down but it doesn't prevent it. Taking breaks from the meds fixes tolerance.

To your original point, set a few goals and get to work on reaching them. Every trip starts with taking a step forward.

screw any of these nay-sayers. I got faith in you man!

So, you were saying that you would love to meet with someone in the morning over coffee and talk about awesome stuff. Private message me, I'm down to be that person. I live in portland oregon, i doubt you live there too. Maybe we could communicate online, or by the phone. Tell me what you think...

p.s this probably sounds kinda weird, but wateva!

the average person with ADD/HD generally have a above normal IQ ( please to do not quote me on this it is purely based on my own observation) and generally also come off as..well...."dim" due to disorganized and rapid thoughts, now when adderal fixes these in the people it is effective with then BAM you just found out you actually are pretty smart. hell I know it happened to me I went from consideration for special ed and when I started taking stims for add (like adderal) then I moved ip to AP classes.

I want to learn everything. I want to go back to school and major in everything. I want to invent the next "why didn't I think of that?" idea. I want to cure alzheimer's. I want to win a pulitzer. I want be a billionaire. I want to travel. I want to make a dent in poverty and social injustice.
^ haha... I feel the same way. :p


At this point, I think you have to put your ideas in writing and figure out which step to take first, so you can focus on one idea long enough to make it happen. :)

^ haha... I feel the same way. :p


At this point, I think you have to put your ideas in writing and figure out which step to take first, so you can focus on one idea long enough to make it happen. :)


Take advantage of it the most you can now. This feeling of being able to do anything and absorb everything will fade in the coming months. This happens because your body gets used to the drug. This can be fixed by increasing the dose by a little but it's fruitless as you are chasing something that will eventually go away. I've found that with Adderall vacations for about a month, you can get that feeling back for only for a short while. Take full advantage of it while you have it! Enjoy!

Will you ever get these effects again? Like say if a person hasn't taken Adderall/Ritalin in about 5 years and then gets the opportunity to return to them?

Yeah they'll come back with enough time off. It's all about your body adjusting. People take med breaks so their tolerance doesn't get too high. It's actually quite refreshing to go back to your normal self. You start to see and do all the things you used to when you weren't medicated. I move my legs a lot when I'm off the drug and I can't sit still.

I felt so dumb and dyslexic these past few years. Now I feel like a genius who can do anything.

Who's with me?

I want to learn everything. I want to go back to school and major in everything. I want to invent the next "why didn't I think of that?" idea. I want to cure alzheimer's. I want to win a pulitzer. I want be a billionaire. I want to travel. I want to make a dent in poverty and social injustice.

I know there are people out there who do these things, but I feel so alone.

I want a partner in crime.

Someone who will take adderall with me in the morning over coffee and say "cheers." Someone with just as much to "catch up" on and just as much motivation. Someone who knows the ebbs and flows of adderall. Someone else who is "starting from scratch" but been resilient up to this point.

You are not a genius - you are off your tits!

i'd enjoy the ride - and maybe speak to your doctor about your dosage, as your reaction is a euphoric one, which sounds exactly like being on coke.

i sure wish i had some adderall, lol
I am crazy enough to be your partner in crime, and know i'd be wanting the same thing if i was in your position.

Be careful with this drug.

good luck buddy and take care of yourself. :)