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Lately I’ve let myself go.

The past month has been extremely entertaining to me. I started taking 30mgXR Adderall pills. I’m smoking more cigarettes than ever, I’ve stopped smoking weed for the most part. I picked up drinking every other weekend or so as well. I’ve been messing around with cocaine, (don’t really enjoy it, I like the adderall way better).. I’ve been popping bars, eating shrooms. I’m basically doing every drug under the sun excluding crack heroin and meth. I am concerned not about the fact that I’m taking adderall, but the fact that I am okay with taking adderall. Since I have I’ve gotten my GED, got a promotion at work, applied to college AND got accepted, got three scholarships, started a video blog, created a few games for my phone, my house is always clean, I’m always happy. I know the negative effects of adderall on my body, but I just don’t care. So Help, I am here telling you this because deep down, I need guidance. I never had parents. Someone.. give me direction.. are my actions terrible? Am I going downhill? Getting into college proves otherwise. I just know there has to be something bad about taking these pills. Until someone gives me a valid answer that I can believe in… I’m really certain I won’t stop. Help me out, be a parent. :]

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Have you talked to anyone in person about this? It could be that you’re taking all these drugs because you’re bored, you’re hurting about something or you want attention.. Either way, I think it would be best if you talked to soem kind of a counsellor about it, or maybe a good friend or a person you trust and respect.

It sounds like things are really going well for you right now with the blog and school and scholarships. Taking all these drugs could get in the way of succeeding, you know? I know you say that you don’t care that you’re taking the Adderall but you must care at least a little bit to be posting about it on here. I definitely think you should talk to someone about it.

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (11 minutes after post)

Of course I care, that’s why I am here. I care more about the other drugs, though. Do you think it would be wise to get a prescription for adderall instead of buying it on the streets? Then maybe I can drop all the other drugs excluding weed. I find that if I talk things out over the internet, responses or not I tend to work most out. My other concern is the adderall mixed with caffeine and my heart problems. I am already feeling my heart being overworked, and if I am going to be honest with myself, which is usually the best thing, I know I’m not dropping adderall. It turns me into a demon. I am perfect, I am god.

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (23 minutes after post)

okei! wrote:
sorry but i am not yet a parent. i could only be me and me is saying that you must wake up and change your ways. for your own sake.

Your argument? What ways should I change? Should I drop the adderall and go back to being a lazy WoW nerd? I would never get homework done without it. I appreciate your help. =]

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (32 minutes after post)

okei! wrote:
but it is a drug. is it safe? can’t you get addicted?

It is a prescribed drug for ADD. I have ADD.

Mother of Peace wrote:
Your actions are beyond terrible , seek help ,Counselor , Psychologist , Doctor , 911, ANYTHING! JUST SEEK HELP!

I appreciate your concern. I still don’t see why my actions are so terrible.

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (32 minutes after post)

okei! wrote:
but it is a drug. is it safe? can’t you get addicted?

It is as addicting as weed. There are no physical drawbacks.

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IDon'tEverQuit offline Verified User (5 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 6 months ago (53 minutes after post)

drug can kill you! overdose, mixing drugs???? hello????? wake up, are you trying to destroy yourself???? cause you are well on your way!

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IDon'tEverQuit offline Verified User (5 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 6 months ago (1 hour after post)

In a few years, you won’t recognize yourself. I’ve seen what drugs and drinking can do to someone.

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (4 hours, 6 minutes after post)

So you are all saying, drop the drugs and increase adderall dosage?

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 6 months ago (4 hours, 10 minutes after post)

No I mean drop drugs completely!!! It will only destroy you in the end! Don’t you have respect for yourself and your life? Drugs can kill you hello?????

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (4 hours, 40 minutes after post)

First off, weed won’t kill you. If you let weed take you over it will certainly create a terrible lifestyle that you won’t be able to function in. Other than that, controlling yourself and willpower are key. I am showing an amendable amount of willpower, seeing as I passed up every single hit that came my way yesterday. Secondly, mushrooms have no negative long-term effects. They CAN make you insane, as can any psychedelic. You have to know how many to take, and where to get them from. Experienced people like myself, never fail. Now you say, “accidents happen you could kill yourself with one mistake!” Very true, so true I can’t argue against the point directly. However, an experienced skydiver can make one wrong move while packing his parachute… I assume you know what will happen. Another example, a zoo keeper who has spent 20 years studying the movements of a tiger, learning how to contain, control, and handle them could easily make one wrong move. That wrong move will be his last wrong move. People take risks, it is built into our genetic code. Cocaine? Sure it is terrible for you. “Cocaine effects are extremely detrimental on the body and the consequences related to cocaine effects can eventually lead to permanent damage, addiction and death.” Taken from the first website on Google. I cannot argue cocaine, so I will stop. I already have stopped. Cigarettes and alcohol? Please. I don’t touch the acid, methamphetamine, crack rock, or any other drug widely labeled as death. I do pop half a Zanex occasionally to stop myself from having an epic panic attack. I’d love to hear someone tell me to take the panic attack instead. :p Now, Adderall is prescribed by doctors. Does that mean it’s safe? I don’t think so. I have researched the toll Adderall is taking on my body. I have a poor heart to begin with, I also drink an unreal amount of caffeine. Coupled with Adderall that can be deadly. Filling my brain with knowledge on the topic helps me understand exactly what it is doing to my body. I am prepared to take the consequences. Adderall has helped me become a productive human being. Until my doctor prescribes it to me, (which will be better, doc knows what MG I should be on) I will continue taking it on the side. If you can argue my point, it would make my week. As usual, all your feedback and criticism is welcome, accepted, and appreciated.

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Anonymous #
4 years, 6 months ago (4 hours, 46 minutes after post)

Also, so no one is mistaken, I am not urging or recommending ANYONE EVER to do anything illegal. I am not recommending cigarettes or alcohol either. Everyone has their own choice, and I will leave it to you to decide. (don’t do drugs)

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Doctor Hu :) offline Verified User (4 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 6 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 6 months ago (7 hours, 37 minutes after post)

*cracks whip* If you don’t quit doing drugs, I shall take away your allowance. Duh, duh, duh…
You know that what you are doing is bad for your health. The only one who can make any changes at this point is you.

cmyers279 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

I agree….. anything from the ground, you will never die from. you might be lazy but thats it. Shrooms last for like 6 hours and have no long-term affect for an occasional user. Plus as a prescribed adderall user he is not going to die. Nothing bad is going to happen to his body.. quit being dumb *****. Unless he’s snorting 90 mg of it everyday, which i think he’s not, he’s in no harm. He’s doing well, and it does seem to result from adderall helping his concentration. As getting prescribed man, check your heart. If you are truly ADD, then talk to the doctor; there are other options that work just as well with less risks to your heart. Xanax, **** its almost impossible to overdose from benzos, it isn’t going to do anything besides knock him out. Every tried sleeping after taking adderall….******* hard! Smoke some weed, take a xanny, neutralize yourself. Let him do his thing…and stop being idiots. As for coke, **** that!

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camata8 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (2 months, 1 week after post)

You wanna do drugs go right ahead you just sound so ignorant in your post.. its like saying i know if i walk into this burning house i will get burned but i’m going to any way because i wanna risk being the hero that rescues the little cat.

so ridiculous!!!

when you wake up so will see it from me prespective

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 9 months ago (9 months, 1 week after post)

i was u yrs ago. it gets worse. 40mg im a god turns in 400 im barely awake. TRUST ME. dont.

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