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<blockquote data-quote="detachingmother" data-source="post: 679739" data-attributes="member: 20063"><p>New here, but thought I'd jump in here for a quick sec.</p><p></p><p>Oldest Son has had many problems. One of which involves Adderall use. </p><p></p><p>I would actually suggest staying as far away from that as you can, if there might be better options.</p><p></p><p>As others have pointed out, it is abused ALL the time by teens. My son started dabbling with that. Adderall is not just a stimulant, it's a very strong amphetamine. In my son's case, it didn't take long for him to figure out Methamphetamine would be stronger and work what he considered "better" and "faster". These two chemicals are very similar in make up. With the "meth" part of the amphetamine amping up the effects.</p><p></p><p>What happened with Son, one of the things, is that he was diagnosed with ADHD, then prescribed Ritalin, Ritalin made him like a "zombie", so we discontinued and just tried to cope. Then later as he got into his teens, he discovered Adderall and I truly thought his intentions were to self medicate and I did not even have a clue how serious this drug was/is...(a few docs prescribed for him, but he found it on the street --at school too). At first he said it helped him focus, but then he became addicted. In a very real serious way. This WAS ABSOLUTELY his gateway drug that lead to METH use. And from there, everything in his life unraveled in every conceivable way. </p><p></p><p>By the time he was approaching 20, I feel his brain has been irreversibly damaged, and not in a minor way. Although I can't say how much of it is genetic disease (schizo/bipolar). It's a case of which came first? The chicken or the egg? We will never know.</p><p></p><p>I don't know, if I had it to do over again, I would have done many things differently, and keeping SON as far away from Adderall as possible would have been one way. I am sure some other's can relate to this.. I know I am not alone on this one. He was diagnosed with ADHD around 9 or 10. Not sure if it was misdiagnosis or what, I don't pay much attention to labels.</p><p></p><p>I mean, I am not saying this will undoubtedly happen to your son, but be cautious with any "amphetamine" type drugs, prescriptions too. Personally, I feel like there are some cases where it helps, but way too many where it does irreversible damage to a young developing brain. A young man's brain isn't developed completely until well into the 20s. </p><p></p><p>I might be just sensitive to this, and hopefully it doesn't seem like I am projecting, but I would look hard to find other ways to help with the focus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="detachingmother, post: 679739, member: 20063"] New here, but thought I'd jump in here for a quick sec. Oldest Son has had many problems. One of which involves Adderall use. I would actually suggest staying as far away from that as you can, if there might be better options. As others have pointed out, it is abused ALL the time by teens. My son started dabbling with that. Adderall is not just a stimulant, it's a very strong amphetamine. In my son's case, it didn't take long for him to figure out Methamphetamine would be stronger and work what he considered "better" and "faster". These two chemicals are very similar in make up. With the "meth" part of the amphetamine amping up the effects. What happened with Son, one of the things, is that he was diagnosed with ADHD, then prescribed Ritalin, Ritalin made him like a "zombie", so we discontinued and just tried to cope. Then later as he got into his teens, he discovered Adderall and I truly thought his intentions were to self medicate and I did not even have a clue how serious this drug was/is...(a few docs prescribed for him, but he found it on the street --at school too). At first he said it helped him focus, but then he became addicted. In a very real serious way. This WAS ABSOLUTELY his gateway drug that lead to METH use. And from there, everything in his life unraveled in every conceivable way. By the time he was approaching 20, I feel his brain has been irreversibly damaged, and not in a minor way. Although I can't say how much of it is genetic disease (schizo/bipolar). It's a case of which came first? The chicken or the egg? We will never know. I don't know, if I had it to do over again, I would have done many things differently, and keeping SON as far away from Adderall as possible would have been one way. I am sure some other's can relate to this.. I know I am not alone on this one. He was diagnosed with ADHD around 9 or 10. Not sure if it was misdiagnosis or what, I don't pay much attention to labels. I mean, I am not saying this will undoubtedly happen to your son, but be cautious with any "amphetamine" type drugs, prescriptions too. Personally, I feel like there are some cases where it helps, but way too many where it does irreversible damage to a young developing brain. A young man's brain isn't developed completely until well into the 20s. I might be just sensitive to this, and hopefully it doesn't seem like I am projecting, but I would look hard to find other ways to help with the focus. [/QUOTE]
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