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 | at first I had some side effects while my body adjusted: shakiness, hyperfocus, ect. But they went away. | The drug does what it is supposed tp do, very well. I am more focused, but it doesn't do it all for you. You have to have some motivation and discipline to get started. For the first week, I would be careful and not take the side effects too seriously as it takes your system a bit to get used to. It also helps with my shyness as well as my lack of interest in school. It is important to remember to take as directed and never more than. Be sure to stay hydated and drink lots of vitamin water or poweraid and keep mints or gum handy since the cottonmouth can be bothersome. | F | 26 | 1 months | 11/2/2008 | 5 | ADHD Inattentive Type/ depression | First couple days: Cold hands and feet and slight stomach cramps. After that: Increased sweating, difficulty falling asleep, slightly decreased appetite (this is not a bad thing), faster heartbeat. | Although I am skeptical about medications as a whole, adderall XR 20mg has really made a positive difference in my life so far and has worked wonders for my particular imbalance. Before I was sluggish/tired, depressed, had difficulty concentrating and remembering even simple things, and didnt have much desire to socialize. After taking this med, I am more social, active, motivated and able to organize and concentrate. I am not depressed or nearly as anxious while taking it. I take breaks for a day or two at a time from the med just to ensure my body is getting enough rest since adderall seems to decrease my quality of sleep, and I also supplement with many vitamins/minerals and take a formula with 5HTP at night to counteract the possibility of the drug depleting chemicals in the body. | M | 26 | 3 months | 10/30/2008 | 4 | ADD | <> Loss of appetite - initially severe, but decreased over months <> Weight fluctuation - barely ate for first 6 months and dropped from 255 lbs. to 175 lbs. However, now my appetite decreases for an hour after taking it, but then I'm very hungry for the next 3 hours until my next dose so I already am back up to 200 lbs. 4 months later. <> Reduced sex drive - used to want it 3-4x per week, now once per week. Also, if I have sex shortly after taking adderall, I have reduced firmness in my erection. Everything is still functional but takes a bit more effort. <> Shorter fuse - more easily angered than usual but not severe | On the plus side, I am able to focus much better and am considerably more task conscious. Makes me a better listener and less distracted IF I TRY TO. That was the biggest lesson - this is not a magic pill that will make you more focused. It will allow you to be more focused if you TRY TO. I still have to make decisions to be more responsible, the adderall just helps to allow me to focus on a given task more than I could before. | M | 26 | 10 months | 5/31/2005 | 4 | ADD | Less social, increased sex drive | I take Adderall XR 20mg a day and have been for almost the last year. People notice when it is peaking in my system and ask what's wrong to my surprise. I sometimes am too focused and get hung up on details. Overall I would not consider not taking it. | F | 26 | 1 years | 10/11/2007 | 4 | ADHD | Headache, dec appitite, euphoria, sounds strange but chewing on inside of mouth, insomnia or trouble falling asleep if i take it later then 9am. | It has done wonders for my concentration and overall level of activity. dec in appitite, however i dont take on sat or sun and during those days i feel like i am starving no matter how much i eat | F | 26 | 3 months 30 mg XR 1X day | 4/27/2012 | 4 | Adult ADHD | Actually taking Adderall XR (20 mg. a day)- I have not sufferred any problems with my mood; in fact my mood has improved greatly. I have been able to do more at work and at home w/o the feeling of being overwhelmed or feeling unable to decide where to begin. The only issue has been weight loss. My appetite was only mildly supressed for the first 4 - 6 weeks. Despite eating regularly, I have continued to lose weight. I have even decreased my workout routine in an effort to maintain a steady weight. I have been taking this medication for nearly 6 months and have lost 25lbs. I could have stood to lose 5lbs prior to taking the medication, but it's getting hard to find clothes to fit. The weight loss does not necessarily make me feel self concious, but a lot of people (mostly coworkers) are asking if I am okay. That can be a little annoying... | Like most things in life, what may work for one person may not necessarily work for another. For me this medication has made a huge difference in my life. For the first time in my life I feel like I am truly able to express myself clearly. It had done wonders for my relationships at home and professionally. | F | 26 | 6 months | 11/7/2006 | 4 | adhd | feeling of not having a worry or care in the world, calm, happy feeling, daydream alot, hot/cold flashes sometimes, always have the feeling of wanting to just move and go somewhere, especially shopping. once i sit down, im tired.. no appetite, i eat 1 meal a day, usually a small portion about 9 oclock, and have to make myself eat that (and anyone who knows me knows before adderall i loved to eat, especially carbs and fast food, at least 3 times a day, so no complaints there)..no cravings for anything, especially chocolate, and i was a chocolate addict..weight loss... eyes are heavy..didnt sleep at all my first 3 days on it, but now i make sure i take adderall early in the morning, and my sleep pattern is fine...one minute, tired, the next, ready to move..heavy lumpy feeling in my throat (like vomit is sitting there), increased heart rate, gross taste in my mouth, tingling hands and feet sometimes, but overall. i do remember the more important things, like paying my bills on time, kee | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2006 | 4 | Yes | Mild Loss in appetite(not too bad, it's actually good if you want to control your wieght), Dry mouth but nothing untolorable, slight nervousness, slight loss in sex drive/ sometimes difficulty acheiving an errection is probobly the only side effect that interfers with my life, but the other brands have been worse from my experience. | Does a great job at getting you through college, I don't use it all the time but when school gets rough or before a test it definitely helps out. | M | 26 | 1 years | 9/29/2009 | 3 | ADD and Depression | Sweating, strong BO, blurred vision, mood ups and downs, insomnia, breakouts and oily skin. Regular periods, increased sex drive and thinning hair. Use to take dexadrine prior to adderall and had virtually none of these side effects. | I use drysol for the sweating- helps a lot during everyday activities, but not at the gym. I also started getting breakouts on my neck (never ever had a single zit prior to the meds)- sweating at the gym EVERYDAY helped clear it up. My periods became very regular-use to get a period 3 or 4 times a yr now its every 5-6 weeks:( | F | 26 | 3 months | 8/20/2008 | 3 | ADD | social withdrawl/shyness/find it hard to socialize or have small talk conversations, over-emotional, ability to focus so much I don't notice anything else going on around me (literally can't hear someone talking next to me), very fast metabolism, sweat a lot at night, teeth grinding, hard to fall asleep, love organizing/cleaning when i'm on it, feel my personality becomes "dull". FOR THOSE TAKING OVER 40 MILLIGRAMS OF THIS DRUG - THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND COULD HAVE TERRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS. YOU SHOULD NOT BE ON 120 OR 200 MG PER DAY. THAT WILL SERIOUSLY ALTER YOUR BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY. I HAVE SEEN SOMEONE GO THROUGH THIS AND WAS PRESCRIBED 80 MG PER DAY AND GOT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL, STARTED HAVING TO TAKE OTHER MEDS FOR DEPRESSION &SOCIAL ANXIETY, AND RUINED THEIR LIFE. THEY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. | I have been taking adderall for 11 years. I can eat more than anyone I know but always stay thin. When I skip a day or take a smaller dose (I take XR 30 mil M-Sat, 10 mg Sun) my personality comes back and I am more social and fun, but get very hungry and SO easliy distracted, forgetful, unproductive. While adderal definitely helps me with my job and did help in college, I truly forgot what it was like to be myself, bubbly, social, wanting to be with friends. I really want to get off of it, but am scared. It sounds so superficial and awful but I am scared of gaining weight (especially with my wedding coming up soon), I have always been thin and am afraid of getting big. I am scared of withdraw, scared of how I will be able to be productive at work and keep my life together without it. I wish there were more long-term studies on this drug, I have to believe that it messes up your brain chemistry or has some bad effects if you take it too long, but how do you stop? | F | 26 | 11 years | 4/24/2008 | 3 | ADD | Positive: increase in focus and motivation. Negative: rapid weight loss, heart palpitations if taken w/o food, increased irritability coupled with a raging temper if provoked, days blending together, loss of short term memory, jaw clenching, OCD tendencies w/ cleaning and skin picking, headaches and tenseness in neck, bad withdrawals if not taken reg. (no satiation, lack of motivation to leave bed, irritability, confusion), need I go on? | F | 26 | 6 years 10mg | 5/23/2012 | 3 | add | Loss of appetite, dry mouth, nausea, rapid heart beat, bad breath, gas, constipation, difficulty sleeping, moody and irritable, I do not like being pulled away in mid task though I find that on adderall I'm more likely to start a bunch of projects and finish maybe one. Makes me a very isolated person, most true when its kicked in and I'm in my own world doing my own thing. Easily irritated when someone so much as tries to have a conversation with me while, especially true during the crash. No loss in sexual desire, but unable to naturally lubricate myself like normal. Horrible jaw clenching, no appetite and lack of sleep create some killer headaches. Joint pain, shakiness- possibly from lack of food, anxiety, physical exhaustion while my mind races, excessive chain smoker while on adderall. The drug does produce a very slight euphoria, helps me concentrate, plan my time bettter, gives me a confidence boost, helps me feel less run down and depressed through the day before the crash, he | F | 26 | 30 mg 2X day | 8/6/2010 | 3 | Adult Add | Dry mouth, weight loss, anti-social | I have only been taking adderall for about 2 weeks one great thing I have to say is that I lost 11 lbs so far I seem to focus better sometimes once I get into a project or set my mind to something I become somewhat compulsive about getting it done. Its helped me to want to accomplish my goals more and to stop procrastinating about them.. school work is easier and things at work are going pretty good. On the down side I once the life of the party don't even feel like being around a lot of people I'm more quiet and almost zombie like my friends keep thinking somethings wrong cause I'm so quiet and to my self. I feel like I'd rather be at home tackling some home project or something so I kind of miss having that excited feeling about partying with my friends. another down side is comeing off the medication I get angry and real tired.. oh and when I'm on the medicine I feel like I'm on speed or something almost to the point it drives me crazy yesterday I almost started crying at work about | F | 26 | 15 days | 3/20/2007 | 3 | ADD | Loss of appetite, dry mouth, excessive sweating | I will not take this medication again. It is very addictive and difficult to come off of. Adderall worked wonders for my lack of concentration and weight loss. I stopped taking the medicine so my husband and I could start trying to get pregnant and I am going through hell during withdrawl. I constantly crave the medication, I'm starving all the time and I'm not motivated to do anything. I was never this bad off before I started Adderall. So even though I found the drug helped, unless you are willing to make a lifelong commitment to this drug, it's not worth it. | F | 26 | 2 years | 9/5/2007 | 3 | ADHD | I am 26 years, i took Adderal between the age of 14-23. I still take it on occasion for studying. The drug gives you a very good feeling when you first take it then you come into the high, you go from wanting to never stop talking to moody and very detracted from others then you never really feel the same the rest of day. | I am very unsure of the drug and its overall benifits | M | 26 | 8 days | 4/2/2008 | 2 | ADD | Dry mouth, insomnia, depression, irritability, & fatigue when coming down | ADDERALL is probably the most insane medication I have been on. I first used it when I was 21, and it worked wonders. I started making straight A's & my paintings became phenonmenal. I lsot weight and looked great. BUT.... after a couple years, my body didn't react the same to it. It started to make me hyperfocus...not sleep and feel awful. I wouldn't get sleep...so then I couldn't concentrate in the morning anyway! I recommend accepting yourself for who you are. Yes, people look down on us, don't understand, and we get depressed. But at the same time, i am so proud to be me. I encourage you to find your old personality, your quirks. I think we were made like this for a reason...maybe we wont be rocket scientists. BUT you will be happier in the end. and well rested! | F | 26 | 4 years | 7/13/2005 | 1 | Mixed Medicines up w/Brother's | Depression, tired but cant go 2 sleep.. I've been up for 36hrs str8! Rapid heart rate, loss of appetite, 1st I was alert but now i have brain fog, I'm RED! my stomach feels restless, my joints and muscles are killing me! And I accident mixed my medicine up with a medicine my little brother is no longer taking for ADHD. This is horrible!! | My heart goes out to each and everyone of you. I accident mixed my medicine up with my brothers medicine and didn't realize until after I had already taken quit a lot of the medicine thinking it was my muscle relaxer for my neck and back. I am sooooo sick! I called poison control and they told me if i start throwing up badly or have extreme pain traveling through my body, then i should go 2 the ER. This medicine should be outlawed!! And definitely not be given to children! I'm glad my brother had STOPED taking it a long time ago. May God be with u all while u go through ur struggles. | F | 26 | 1 days 140mg 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | Boyfriend on Adderall | Noticed side effects: Loss of appetite, irratiablity, memory loss, sexual disfunction. | Although I am not on this drug, I can tell you the side effects that I noticed my boyfriend is experiencing. It sucks. I have seen a total change in his behavior. He also frequently complains of headaches. This drug causes more harm than good. I fear that he is addicted to it and will not stop its use. He was prescribed it in conjunction with Lexapro because of depression. Interestingly, it seems to have caused depression. That makes perfect sense. I am glad someone is making money off of this dangerous product. | F | 26 | | 1/6/2006 | 5 | ADD | Fatigue, Sedation, Less Hungry | I space my doses out throughout the day. About an hour after my morning dose, I'm out like a light. About an hour after my noon dose, same thing. And by 6:00 p.m., I'm pretty tired. It's difficult for me because I'm also bipolar, and I'm not used to "normal" energy levels. Without meds (for ADD or Bipolar), I can go for days without sleep. So I'm not sure if it's the Adderall or just how normal people feel during the day. I definitely notice more sleepiness after taking it though. It sucks, being so sleepy. But the benefits outweigh the losses. Without it, my scatterbrained self would get absolutely nothing done, and I'd be driving myself crazy. It creates structure in my brain, and it actually calms me down and relaxes me. Go figure. Also, it's scary to see people comment about the highs. That's not what it's for. Be careful. If you are abusing it, you are headed for hell. | F | 27 | 1 years | 5/4/2006 | 5 | Depression | Edginess. Does NOT have the nausea associted with Pemoline. May have a long term rebound effect on the sinuses ??? | A life saver. Low doses are best, half recommended. Helped concentration, increased confidence, reduced fatigue. But it is not a magic bullet and the willpower comes from inside. Wouldn't do for chaotics or dependent types. Illegal in the UK. Would cause social disorder if the chaotics mixed it with alcohol, so its illegal status is understandable. | M | 27 | | 3/31/2006 |