ADDERALL 10 Reviews (AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE; AMPHETAMINE SULFATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.6 (842 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ADDERALL 10 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ADDERALL 10 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | adhd,conduct disorder | None | Constant focus and pleasuring of oneself; and smoking cigarettes. Sure beats gorging calories and fending off distraction and restlessness. WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE | M | 24 | 6 months | 1/28/2010 | 5 | fun | i love the idea of never sleeping agian | M | 35 | 15 years 30 10X H | 2/4/2010 | 5 | Study for Mid-Terms | I was able to study for twelve hours straight, from 8PM to 8AM. It helped me focus and I surprisingly enjoyed reading my history book and studying for my test. I read thirteen chapters twice, wrote down all the vocab, answered all the practice discussion questions in the syllabus (around 30) and re-read my notes multiple times. I did notice that I had a dry mouth and upset stomach around halfway through the night. After staying up the entire night and taking my exam i felt exhausted, my stomach felt like it was in knots and hurt extremely bad, walking back to my dorm I felt like I was going to pass out, I had no hunger but I knew that I needed to eat to make myself feel a little better. I had cramps in my neck and back and even though I was so tired I was still not able to fall asleep for quite some time. Overall though I would say it was worth it, I did really good on my midterm and it helped me study incredibly | M | 18 | 1 days 20mg 3X day | 3/2/2010 | 5 | ADD | Major side effects: Lack of sleep(daily), loss of appetite(big time!), and loss of wight, dry whitish mouth and bad breath. Minor Side effects: occasional chest pain, easily exhausted when work out, "crash feeling" 9 hours after, less stable bowel movement, "weaker stomach" than before and occasional feeling of sickness and nausea. The GOOD: Great focus, confidence, i do things more easily, and without too much thinking and hesitation as I used to. | I never really believed in psychiatry and almost gave up on my inability to achieve anything in life, until i seeked help and was started on Addreall. Over all, this drug has helped me tremendously and has had a positive effect on my life. I'm now able to multi task, not as easily distracted, and have more confidence in my self. found that the lack of sleep can be overcome by taking your dosage very early in the morning, although you'd have to train yourself to sleep when u really don't feel like it. I didn't find it addictive as some claim; but I do believe that it has a negative impact on the heart. I used to be regular jogger and now find it pretty difficult to run a small 5k, and sometimes find myself fatiged with no reason. Mind you I've been inactive for the last two years. But other than that I think this drug is a great aide for those who've suffered set backs in their life because of ADD crippling their potential. | M | 26 | 4 months 30mg 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 5 | ADD | Fidgeting, dry mouth, bad breath, feeling down once it wears off, not being able to be on it through out the day. | I am new to daily medication in general. I was honor student in high school and coasted through my first degree. Within the past few years my ability to focus has completely diminished but I would blame other life events(death in the family, break up, etc.)I was unable to read text books, unable to focus on certain tasks, unable to complete work normally, forget why I had just sat at the computer, forget why I entered a room. This created a lot of stress in my life as I was unable to live normally. I've been taking this medication for 14 days now and its really a miracle. I feel smart again and am genuinely interested in my studies as well. I am able to focus and complete tasks like I could before this ADD developed. | M | 26 | 14 days 10 mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 5 | Adult ADHD | Dry mouth, some difficulty sleeping, lack of appetite, weight loss. | Unbelievably useful for severe cases such as mine. Has improved my inter-personal relationships with family and friends. Other erratic behavior has been eliminated. I had no idea life could be so enjoyable. To be effective, vigorous workouts, proper sleep amounts, and openly discussing frustrations normally dealt with internally with ADHD with trusted confidants. | M | 31 | 6 months 20 2X day | 5/1/2010 | 5 | AD/HD + recurring major depressive | Increased focus/Attention span, continually reducing anxiety and depression, able to think and react as opposed to simply one or the other, things i "just couldn't do" before are becoming doable, social situations and crowds are easier to manage. also slight loss of appetite, but it's returning; occasionally get over-defensive when presented with a negative stimulus, but no sleep issues or energy issues. | I have struggled with anxiety and depression for years and years. This past year i was diagnosed with AD/HD Inattentive Type. The way it is explained to me and from the way i understand it from my own experiences, the inattentive type is harder to spot, as the overflow of sensory and emotional stimulus is internalized continuously (as opposed to externalized with the hyperactive type) - commonly leading to things like anxiety and/or depression. Adderall is there to speed you up, and grant you the capability of taking in this overflow of information and being able to sort through it, making everything from big life events to small everyday happenings easier to manage. It is NOT a cure... it is a treatment - and it's important to note the difference. But for people like me, it changes lives and sometimes saves them. That being said, it is worth any negative that I have come across so far, and it seems to me that most of the mental side effects that are mentioned above and below should and can be handled by the person. Adderall is there to help, but you have to adjust your own mindset as well if you plan to continue taking it. Also, someone above said that AD/HD isn't real. That makes me a sad panda. Behind depression, it IS one of the most overdiagnosed psych disorders out there, but for some people it is very very real and very very detrimental. You shouldn't try to discourage people who need their medications from taking them, it's not your place - it's theirs. | M | 20 | 5 months 20 MG 2X day | 5/14/2010 | 5 | ADD | Bad - insomnia, minor depression/mood swings, loss of appetite, dry mouth/bad taste in mouth. Good - ability to focus, adhere to daily routines, alertness, ambition, desire to collaborate. | I've been taking this for about 4 years now, starting midway through college. i'd always been a terrible student, brought issues up to my doctor, then took tests and was prescribed adderall. For school it's amazing; even when i don't take it, i still find myself sticking to my schedule. Yeah, i have trouble sleeping sometimes (though i blame that more on genetics) and you really need to eat before you take it, i'd still say the good outweighs the bad. It works different for everyone. If someone has an addictive personality as it is, they'll probably find it to be habit-forming. However, if you can deal with the mood swings and REALIZE THEY MAY HAPPEN, just preparing yourself for the side effects can eliminate their impact in your daily life. | M | 23 | 3 years 30 2X day | 6/22/2010 | 5 | Depression + ADD | First few days I had no appetite and had trouble falling asleep. A little bit of a nervous stomach. | It’s been a week that I’ve been taking adderall, and I am beginning to see a huge difference in my life. I’m a lot more positive, more focused, and more calm. Things that used to irritate me no longer make me angry; I am able to think things through better, listen to people better, not interrupt people, and I am much more self-confident. I can look people in the eye. I can read better and follow movies better (still not where I think I should be, but it’s improving every day). I don’t forget things so easily. I am more patient, and can wait in lines. I’m not biting my fingernails as much. I am more efficient when it comes to chores and getting tasks done. I don’t hear so many thoughts all the time. I’m able to think slower and quiet my mind. I’m not eating all the time because I’m bored, and when I do eat, I eat slower and chew my food slower. I can follow people’s conversations with me and look them in the eye when I talk. I don’t feel so down in the dumps all the time. I’m more interested in reading books and newspapers/magazines. I don’t feel like my mind is in the clouds anymore. I would say that this medicine has very much increased my feelings of well-being. I can make eye contact with people, and I notice that people smile back at me. I’m not as angry or frustrated. | M | 32 | 1 weeks 10mg 3X day | 7/18/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Depression when medication wears off. Tolerance. | Overall it is a great medication. Unfortunately, I developed a tolerance to it and had to keep increasing my dosage to get the same results as I did previously. I have been able to focus and stay motivated. | M | 49 | 3 years 20 MG 4X day | 8/12/2010 | 5 | ADHD symptoms | dry mouth, FAST heart beat, grinding teeth, intense weight loss and appetite suppression, increased talking and motivation, anxiety (sometimes) | Adderall is a good medication. Having been on SSRI medications for what was believed to be depression for YEARS, I took myself off all of that and was then diganosed as ADHD. Now, I am still not perfect. HOWEVER, I am very productive and able to focus my energy into what needs to be done. Things such as paying bills, cleaning, and other day-to-day tasks that used to be impossible and done before I even think about them. I take 10mg in the morning. Usually within an hour it is peaking, and last about 4-5 I'd say. I often take another 10mg after lunch. This drug WILL affect your appetite. Specifically, it is a stimulant that elevated your blood sugar. Because of this, your body suppresses hunger naturally. There is not really anything inherently 'bad' about weight loss on this medication, however, people should be aware of it; especially in younger children. I find that there is a 'crash' to this drug. It is not a very hard depression, it is more like apathy. The good news is, the medication seems to work longer than the excitement period wears off. I really love this stuff. It does work. It should be mentioned, this is a very abused medication. It is controlled. It should be taken responsibly. | M | 22 | 3 weeks 10mg 2X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | Adult ADHD | Decreased Appetite, Weight Loss (this is controllable), Mild Depression (sporadic, mostly evenings and only for first couple of months), high irritability (again only at first, now mild and very infrequent), Insomnia | I needed an "adjustment period" when I first started taking it. My irritability in the evenings was the worst, probably when it was wearing off. But, even then there were very good upsides too. I noticed an almost immediate and radical improvement in my ability to focus and get tasks done. Especially tasks that required a lot of attention to detail. Night and day difference! Currently, the side effects have pretty much mellowed out and are mostly unnoticeable. But it still helps me to focus, remember and finish tasks, even now. I really appreciate this medicine, has really helped me out. The biggest thing seemed to be finding the right dosage. under my Dr.'s supervision and recommendation, I started at 10mg 3 times per day and worked up 5mg every couple weeks or so form there until I found a comfort level. | M | 36 | 10 months 20 3X day | 9/9/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Cold hands, moderate and brief euphoria, supressed appetite, upset stomach, acclimated trembling during introduction to drug. | Ok, heres the deal for me. I was dianogsed ADHD 20 years ago. As the concept of methylphenidate and ritalin first came out, I got to be one of the generation X kids who spent the majority of their childhood in a fog of stimulant induced social isolation commonly refered to as "Zombied out." I have taken almost every drug you can think of, at a ridiculous variety of doses (at 10 years old and barely 80lbs I was taking 25mg x2 daily). I can say, without absolute assurity, that my diagnosis of ADHD (by the way, as adults the H drops off and becomes Adult ADD in reponse to differences in an adults brain then) is from a child) is 100% accurate. Now, I say this because of what I'm about to say next. Adderal, a drug I've recently started trying because of the side effects of ritalin and concerta preps of methylphenidate, initially made my feel Euphoric and Energeized (even at low doses). So right off the bat as a reponse to some of these posts, euphoria is a listed side effect of Adderal and IS NOT an indicator that you need to be on a different medication... Further, Adderal is a desxtro amphetmine salt prep.. meaning, guess what, its amphetmines. Regardless what your reason for taking them is, if you are taking MASSIVE quantities.. then you WILL experience panic attacks, insomnia, hair loss, ED, erratic mood swings, rapid weight loss, depression, suicidal ideation, etc... etc.., the list goes on. This is not adderal's fault, it is YOUR fault for abusing amphetamines. Thi | M | 25 | 30 days 15mg XR 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 5 | To be able to have a life | The only side effect I get is thirstiness, and I have to drink more water. I have no problem with that, as a matter of fact it makes my body want to drink, which is much better for our system anyways. | I don't get the side effect that has been posted here. My physicians have increased the dosage throughout the years. Tried time release for a long time, was not as effective as full strength. Don't know why I even stayed on it. In response to other users, adderall is not for everyone, they have not been diagnosed right. It might be better for ADD than ADHD. In my adult life starting in college I felt always fatigue, I can describe myself as a dead person while living on this earth. Adderall not only gave me to live a normal life, it took a lot of my muscular pains away, my congested dry nose away, my low blood pressure, water retention away, my fatigue away. My problems without adderall came back at nite, when I went to consult a sleep doctor 5 years ago, thinking that my problems could be from not being able to sleep well at nite, after asking me several questions, he diagnosed my real problem, and the solution is taking adderall. He explained to me, that there is a part in the brain that is responsible for waking you up in the morning and being alert and sharp and focused, if that site is not functioning properly, you will get all the symptoms you have, so you are taking the right med. For those who are curious, there has been more research going on on this part of the brain that produces the neurotransmitter, orexin, which is also the area of the brain that controls our weight. From what I can remember reading, the cells that produce Orexin, can get damaged by aut | M | 52 | 10 years 20 2X day | 10/27/2010 | 5 | ADHD | the norm, insomnia, little or no appetite, dry mouth, increased heart rate, occasional mood swings, increase in energy, increased mental alertness, and nervousness. a word of caution for anyone that smokes pot; NEVER MIX THE TWO. EVER. i did once not even on purpose just not thinking that an adderall i had taken 12 hours beforehand would effect me and i ended up having a seizure. i dont reccomend it. | I started taking adderall in middle school and I quickly found out that it really is the miriacle drug when it comes to school work. My main problem with schooling was that I liked to procrastinate or put off big projects until the day before they were due. Although this wasn't a big deal in junior high, once i started high school i found that the classes and projects were much more difficult. Even still when i got to high school i was a procrastinator and if it wasnt for adderall i would never have graduated. as a matter of fact, i discovered that by not procrastinating and doing a project ahead of time, i would get a worse grade then i would have if i had put it off and used the adderall. the thing about adderall though, is if you start to depend on it or abuse it, it will mess with you. Adderall is an amphetamine and it shares many of the same characteristics of meth-amphetamine. while in high school, i relied on adderall for every single project i ever handed in. this was especially true in my senior year. I started to enjoy the sleepless nights a little too much. there were a lot of times where i was only going to bed 3 or less nights a week. i wasnt even taking it for school anymore, i was just enjoying that i had the ability to stay up for days at a time. at one point i let it get really out of hand. by this point my doctor had also prescribed me with 5 mg for when i got home from school. with the combination of the two doses, i was able to stay awake for as long as i | M | 18 | 6 years 30 MG 1X day | 1/6/2011 | 5 | to lose weight | Helps me calm down and be quiet focus and study and curbs my appetite, weight loss benefits, and increased libido. For come down i smoke a bowl. | M | 26 | 5 years 10 mg;15xr 2X day | 1/26/2011 | 5 | narcolepsy | dry mouth, sometimes too concentrated | M | 18 | 7 months 12.5 6X day | 3/29/2011 | 5 | Add | I randomly feel like fighting when some one interupts me while I'm doing my work and I can't eat that well and I have Lost 15 pounds and I have been takin it for 6 months and when I first started it was a whole lot better now I barely feel it but still enough to make me do my work | It works amazing on the Work side of it and I never feel lazy and I always feel like doing some productive | M | 16 | 40mg a day 2X day | 5/10/2011 | 5 | ADHD | Dry Mouth, Weight Loss, Jaw Clinching | I was diagnosed late in life (age 55). The doctor I was seeing insisted I was suffering from depression, and put me on every anti-depressant available over a four year period. Finally, I went to a psychiatrist, and after a few visits, put me on Adderall. It was like someone flipped a light switch on in my head. The fogginess was gone, my legacy of procrastination came to an end, and as a bonus, I dropped some of the useless extra weight picked up during my boredom binges. My dosage is higher than most because the testing also indicated a history of moderate narcolepsy (would sometimes fall asleep at my desk for 20 minutes, and not realize I had been asleep until I looked at the clock). I highly recommend the product. One strange thing, though. I am starting to gain weight again (almost half of what I lost), and was wondering if that has happened to anyone else. | M | 61 | 6 years 40 2X day | 6/27/2011 | 5 | Depressed, couldn't focus | Dry mouth, euphoria, catch myself grinding my teeth or making sounds with mouth that only I can hear. | Without this drug I had no desire to go to work (and I own my own business) I'm on morphine sulfate for 3 herniated disc so the pain meds are required, but they drain me. I have no problem sleeping because I take my dose at 4:45am. It helps me to stay busy I don't get distracted as much as I used to and have an optimistic out view. This med can be hard to get because of what it is but there are some good doctors that see the benefit over the side affects. | M | 44 | 3 months 40 1X day | 9/29/2011 |