Adderall Overdose? What The Hell Has Happened To Me?

So I was stupid and some girl gave me 5 of her Adderall pills (100mg total) and I took them all at once. I was really depressed as my Father had suddenly passed away in April and my girlfriend of nearly 9 years left me just a month later. I had a few beers and a shot on top of the pills and really didn't feel any effects until I got home at 3:00am. I of course could not sleep and was restless. I had no overdose symptoms though with the exception of a racing heart. Anyway, the next day I got up, though I don;t believe I actually slept, and got a 5 Hour Energy drink as I was pretty crashed but still pretty awake too. I went about my day as usual and I thought everything was going to be ok.

Then Sunday night, I had to poop and ended up getting a hemorrhoid which I had never experienced before. Wait...it get's scarier. I went to the ER the next day as my thumbs were numb and tingly and I went online and read a bit about Adderall and that scared me pretty good. They did an EKG on me and the doctor assured me that all would be ok. With that I was stoked that everything would return to normal and I'd get a second lease on life...boy was I wrong. The next few weeks were pretty normal. My thumbs still tingled a bit and I would get these weird zap like feelings in my head but I carried on anyway and over the next few weeks I was able to go to work everyday, see some movies, go to a few dinners and even hooked up with this pretty girl at a bar. Life was gonna be alright, I thought.

Ok, here's where everything gets weird and unexplainable. I was laying on my couch one night and I felt this weird feeling, it felt as though an energy of some sort ran down from the top of my head to the tips of my toes. Like this weird wave feeling. To top that off, I had a feeling like there was a liquid running down my neck, underneath the skin. I was driving home from work one night a few days later and felt this weird feeling (like a electrical sensation) over my head and face and all at once I seem to have lost most of my sense of smell and taste.

Over the course of the next few months a bunch of other symptoms came into play, although I don't exactly know when they happened as I may just not have noticed them until later. Here is what is plauging my life and won't seem to go away: I have lost the ability to sweat even the tiniest bit, I have blood in my nose everyday, I have lost feeling (have numbness) over most of my body, my index fingers are now numb and tingly, I also have very strange bowell movements, only urinate about once a day and my urine is foamy. My muscles ache, I have muscle spasms that can be seen underneath the skin over just about all of my body. My hair and nails have stopped growing totally and body hair falls off easily. Scrapes/cuts are taking a very long time to heal. My sense of smell is way off (especially when it comes to exaust/fume type smells) and my taste has diminished quite a bit. My hands fall asleep randomly, mostly at night, and sometimes lose my breath when trying to sleep. I've lost a ton of muscle tone in my legs and arms, my testicle sac is loose and my testicles themselves seem to be larger than before.

Add to that the lovely fact that I seem to now be impotent and I ask myself what is the point of living like this anymore? I had so much going for me before I made the mistake of taking these pills. By the way, I've been to several doctors, 6 different hospitals, a Neurologist, had a catscan and an MRI. Lots of blood work too and they can't find anything! Even saw a psychiatrist about this because all my friends think it's all in my head. What have I done to myself?! Could this really all have spawned from 100mg of Adderall just one time?! Any insight or helpwould be greatly appreciated. I just wanna get back to normal!

 

very strange but I wouldnt point the finger at the 100mg of adderall you took. its out of your system by now, move forward, i think this may have been underlying inside of you when your father passed away, then taking speed combined with alcohol sparked what ended up being a rather stressful night..

 

I don't think that adderall caused all those negative effects but sorry to hear about your experience.

 

it actually does sound a bit psychosomatic, to be honest.

Intense emotional times in your life can manifest themselves in physical ways. Its a huge deal that your dad passed away...don't try to downplay it or ignore it and pretend it doesn't hurt as much as it does. I know exactly what that kind of pain feels like. Forget about the adderal and confront the grief. You should stop having all these physical tests done; if there was something physically wrong they would have found it already. You need to see some kind of grief counselor and work through everything you've been through.

sorry. I know I'm not being very helpful. Psychosomatic physical symptoms are still physical symptoms and I know its gotta be a pain in the ass to go through that every day. Try to get your mind and body right at the same time. Make sure you're eating healthy, drinking plenty of fluids, and getting exercise and daily sunshine.

 

Ditto

Take it from me, I've been prescribed a daily dose of 80 mg of adderall for about 2 years. I don't think your symptoms have anything to do with the adderall. Especially if you took 100 mgs only once. Muscle tension maybe, but only if you're not adapted to taking such a drug. You're symptoms could be stress related or sleep deprivation.

 

I would go back to the doctor just to have everything checked out and get some blood work done. You can never be too safe.

 

I think the adderall just caused some lasting anxiety and it's causing you to over analyze certain things.

 

That's really weird man...I don't know what to say since you've been to several doctors and hospitals. Keep looking though, see if you can find any info on google, and ask your doctor if he knows any other specialists who could take a look at you. I'd also consult a naturopath if you can as they may have a different perspective on the matter.

 

While 100mg of amphetamine is a big dose, I think most of these things are happening because your father just passed away and your girlfriend of 9 years left you a month after. I'm very sorry for your loss, don't get lost in drugs and don't get lost in falling apart. This too shall pass

 

when i was 13 years old i took 5, 15mg dexetrine caps. ended up in the physc ward for two weeks, ive been back a few times since then for cehck ups, im doing good today took a few years though.

 

I have to agree with the big emphasis on stress and anxiety here. I'm a complementary healing therapist in the works (still attending classes) and I can say that majority of your symptoms fit into three major possibilities as you are definitely over-engaging your sympathetic nervous system which is our natural system for fight or flight reactions that can also become triggered through acts of stress, anxiety, or through various chemical interactions in one way or another.

1. The stresses you listed in your life will no doubt take a toll upon your psychological well-being and in doing so will trigger serious issues to consider in the physiological being. In this state, your heartbeat quickens, your mind races, and blood circulation leaves un-needed regions to attend to those that would help the current troubling situation best (hence hairloss and numbness in the extremities). Remember that you are truly a vessel of flesh and spirit; a house of the Mind, Body, and Soul. Intertwine them and you may be pleasantly surprised

2. You also stated taking a '5 hour energy'. This could be another huge benefactor in your current state of affairs as it is both a fairly new product (making it somewhat of an RC itself) strongly caffeinated. Especially at such a dose, caffeine mimics the exact effects of a stressed sympathetic nervous system. This is what causes the shaking, coldness in extremities, pupil dilation, and wakefulness that is infamous of the substance reaction as well as the irritability or incredibly high anxiety that trademarks someone with tolerance.

3. A third possible cause that you didn't mention is the effects of smoking (any smoke really, but particularly nicotine/tobacco). If you are indeed a smoker then the same can be said here that was written above for caffeine with only slight differences in what the drug temporarily effects. Nicotine, although much more focusing, causes heavy stimulation in the same sympathetic nervous system

Either way, the problem remains to be likely from an overuse of the sympathetic nervous system without bringing about proper balance or homeostasis. What I recommend is that you practice controlling uncomfortable thoughts from passing painfully through your mind by taking up some solid massage from an eventual partner, try out meditation (tricky at first but with time and devotion, positive effects will be very very apparent) or qigong (like tai chi, but more subtle. Also the basis of most well known Chinese moving arts such as kung fu), and to correct nutritional habits with an increase in dark greens and Omega 6 & 3 fatty acids (helps many functions but for your purpose, depression). Also cut back as much as possible on the caffeine and if you are one, work on the gradual path of becoming a non-smoker (easier said than done, know thisn' from experience). The goal of your wellness plan should be to divert energy from the sympathetic to the parasympathetic nervous system which is instead the system that is relatable to all things relaxing and full of content.

Long post indeed, but after reading your OP, I had little debate on what the real problem at hand was. Nobody needs to regret a single altered state experience, there's enough of that pointless worry being sent out from the lackeys in the government.

Hope this helps and best of luck! And remember that no matter what happens, there is always a bright beautiful light at the end of the tunnel; both in life and death

 

:iamwithstupid:^^^ Yikes, I can get ranty when finding myself loaded up that much, ha