Dear Sir, My Girlfriend Was Diagnosed With ADHD When She

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2020

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Question : Dear Sir,

My girlfriend was diagnosed with ADHD when she was a child and now she's 24 and wants to get off it completely? Can you advise a method to do this safely and with least withdrawals? Is it just a process of weaning down on the prescriptions weekly and can she take anything to help with the withdrawals?

I was addicted to Xanax many years ago and went to rehab to get completely off, is adderal as dangerous to get off as Xanax? how addictive is Adderall compared with Xanax??

Regards,

George

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It should be tapered slowly.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to "Ask a Doctor" service.

I have read your query.

Adderall is actually a drug that especially when used for a long time can be very addictive.
The addiction to Xanax is comparable.

So, when deciding to stop it, it should be tapered slowly and under medical follow up, in order to avoid unpleasant symptoms.

For example, the dose could be lowered by a quarter every two weeks.

Again, this should be done under medical attention.

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