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 |
| 1 | non-hyperactive ADD | I experienced every side effect that I have seen here. Eventually my "specialist"/ M.D. had me up to 120 mg's per day, stating that I was still at a sub-therapuetic dose. After 6 months or so, on the emotional roller coaster, which the "specialist" tried to mitigate with Lexapro, I had a complete melt down. This was 5 months ago and I still am not right. The depression I went through, I would not wish on the devil himself... | Yes, I experienced productivity, and sustained energy, but it was obsessive and exxaggerated my vices (pot and alcohol)to the point that I was self medicating to take the medicine. I DID NOT KNOW ANY BETTER! I had never experienced such productivty and I trusted the Dr. TRUST YOUR GUTS! Ask your friends how you are behaving, ask your self,and family. We ADD people are renowned for a lack of self awraeness. Only you know how you feel. Remember, you are in control of the experiment, no one else. | M | 43 | 6 days | 4/18/2008 | 1 | weight loss | Rage. It didn't help me lose any weight and I felt so angry on it; I stopped taking it over the week ago and I'm still angry. How long does it take to get back to normal? | I even smacked my cat on the damn stuff. He was climbing where I'd asked him not to and my hand shot out and just smacked him, no thought at all. I didn't hit him hard; I had wits enough not to do that. I didn't hurt him; I immediately flushed all the damn pills down the toilet and he was coming around for cuddles before I even got back. Still though, I don't hit. What right do I have to hit another creature except in self defense? I hate Adderall. | F | 43 | 3 days 10 2X day | 3/2/2010 | 5 | treatment resistant depression | dry mouth, euphoria (initially),increased heart rate, insomnia if taken too late in the day (second dose), thirst, heartburn -- sometimes a bit of impulsiveness -- I just remember I'm on my meds and wait to react at a later part of the day -- Also, a positive side effect I noticed someone else mention - a lot of patience -- very low irritability (except right around my period). | I have been taking the same amount of adderall for 18 months now-- half a 20mg tab in the morning and the other half after lunch. This is the only medication in combination with Lexapro (10mg) and HRT that has worked on my depression. I was previously on Wellbutrin (150mg/d)and Lexapro 20mg/day. Prior to that: Celexa for a short time, Cymbalta (60 mg/day -- that was a train wreck!) and previous to that Prozac -- lost a lot of weight on Prozac and developed a tremor. Always though, even with the Wellbutrin/Lexapro combo, had to take multiple naps a day and had very little motivation, but a lot of internal restlessness. The Cymbalta was probably the worst in terms of side effects for me -- made me not care at all and very loopy...difficult to work. Adderall has really given me my patience, motivation, desire, happiness and sense of positive well being back. I would also recommend any woman with depression get their hormone levels checked -- Estrogen balance is key to serotonin balance. As with any drug like Adderall, communicating with your physician is essential as is taking care of yourself with exercise, nutrition and good sleep habits. I was very nervous about being "addicted" to Adderall, but a year an a half later I'm still on the same dose and can go off of it when I want to (sometimes I do around my menses b/c I WANT to take a nap). | F | 44 | 18 months 10 2X day | 9/3/2010 | 5 | depression | slight nervousness | The best medicine i was ever prescribed,wish i had known about it years ago.Helps to motivate me to do things i usually did'nt care about,that i needed to do. | F | 44 | 2 years 20 MG 2X day | 7/6/2010 | 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 | 5 | ADD/depression | My doctor started me out on 20mg and that was way too high for me. I quartered the pill, taking 5mg and felt great! Not like bouncing off the walls or anything but I could focus! I felt motivated. I hadn't felt this way in, well, as long as I can remember. This med has changed my life. I have since got with my Dr and am now taking 5mg pills. | F | 44 | 1 months 5mg | 6/7/2013 | 5 | Concentration=ADHA | Dry-mouth, red face, always hot. | I have found this to be wonderful. I am able to multi-task again, and get through my day without losing blocks of time. I am responsible for millions of dollars a day and I can function now without second guessing what I already did. | F | 44 | 45 days | 12/7/2008 | 5 | ADHD | NONE UNLESS YOU CONSIDER BEING NORMAL A SIDE EFFECT | IF IHAD BEEN DIAGNOSED PROPERLY WHEN I WAS YOUNG LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IF YOUR EXPERIENCING HIGHS AND LOWS THIS DRUG IS NOT FOR YOU. I TO SLEEP WHEN I AM TIRED, WHICH IS NORMALLY 16 HOURS AFTER I WAKE AND I WAKE UP VERY EASILY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE SIDE EFFECTS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN THE OTHER COMMENTS. MAKE SURE YOU OR YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY HAS ADD OR ADHD. I AM BETTER THAN EVER AND NO SIDE EFFECTS. | M | 44 | 90 days | 11/11/2007 | 5 | ADHD | tachycardia, initial drowsiness 1 1/2 hours after taking, dry mouth, | I take Adderall XR 30mg once a day along with 15mg IR in the evenings. It helps with my adhd however, I've begun taking magnesium (500 mg daily), calcium, and tyrosine to counter tolerance to the drug. I build a tolerance very quickly and have had to increase my dosage considerably. Helps me to focus and remain awake to be able to accomplish many tasks. Sometimes it keeps me awake but most of the time I sleep very well. I think the most important thing is not to build a tolerance. Never eat a high fat meal and always take vitamin supplements to help tolerance levels. Also I take take drug holidays, sometimes a week at a time if I don't need the adderall. Check with your doc about other meds you take, as well. Adderall XR works better than IR. The IR makes me irritable and edgy. XR is smoother and lasts longer. | F | 44 | 3 months | 6/15/2006 | 5 | ADD, fatigue, exhaustion | Dry Mouth. | Helped a great deal in making me feel "normal" again. I can concentrate on tasks, multi-task, stay organized. It totally eliminates the fatigue and exhaustion and restores my motivation. Only negative is that when the effects start to wear off, they do so rapidly and I drop like a stone off a cliff. | M | 44 | 9 months | 10/24/2008 | 5 | AADD | Loss of Appetite, | It increases my ability to stick to tasks, increase short term memory, Prioritize work functions, assures completion of tasks, Less irritable, people don't get on my nerves - especially co-workers, I do not lose track of large spans of time, | M | 44 | 7 days | 6/9/2008 | 5 | Extreme difficulty focusing. | I have very slight joint pain, and sometimes I get headaches. But I get headaches a lot, and it's hard to blame the adderall. I have bouts of insomnia, but again, I had them before the drug. | I wish I'd been able to admit my focus and concentration problems were serious years ago. I have been more productive in the past three months than in the past three years. My main fear was a loss of creativity (I am a writer as well as a programmer), but I seem to be sharper and more creative. My professional and hobby work has both benefited greatly from this. I see no signs of addiction -- I am not yet done with my June supply, despite using it mostly-daily. It's very easy for me to not take if I know I won't need to focus on work -- I don't take it unless I have work planned. | M | 44 | 90 days | 7/29/2009 | 5 | ADHD | None. Maybe slightly decrease in appetite. | Increase ability to concentrate and stay on task. | M | 44 | 30 days 10 2X day | 2/19/2017 | 4 | Add/depression | Increased sex drive, dry mouth, loss of appetite | F | 44 | 3 weeks 30mg a day | 10/27/2016 | 4 | lack of response to antidepresants | Sweating, clammyness. Also some obsessing over details. | Helped a lot with lack of will, motivation. I feel good about accomplishments. | F | 44 | 6 months | 8/15/2002 | 4 | ADD | None really at first, I was taking w/prozac and one or the other or both really screwed up my sex drive. Now been on for adderall for three years (now with Wellbutrin XL) and am having episods of memory loss, (I mean no recollection of events type loss), or my wife is playing games with me. For the past year have been times of confusion lasting a week or two, not sure if that is from the drug but that's about all I can think of that could cause it. The most irritating thing is some short term menial task related memory loss, like not remebering if I showered, fortunately I shave when I shower so I often have to touch my face to see if I have or not, not as disgusting as it sounds I manage to check my face every day (LOL). Actually it tends to work in my favor, I am the kinda who runs fingers through his hair after the shower and hit the road, sometimes I don't see the mirror, and yes, the other menial task I most often forget? To shave Having infrequent bouts of rage, (n | Ok, now here's the thing I am on 120mgs a day. As I have searched the web recently I don't see numbers like that thrown around too much, don't think I am proud or bragging, read on. So I really like the drug, but am growing concerned about some of the recent issues and if they are related to Adderall, my wife thinks I should quit, (and I know she's right), says she would rather have the old dreamer starving artist than a maniac (or baby sit a drooling bonehead, I guess). Now here I am crusin' my way through the Information Highway reading horror, I mean serious HORROR stories of people going through literally months of withdrawl, (sleeping 2-3 days at a time, manic depressive episods etc...), these same people are taking 30-60mgs a day and some of then for less than a year. At 120mgs I am as worried about the withdrawl as I am the side effects. By the way, one draw back has been since I started taking anti depressants and Adderall, what used to be a very vivid and creative m | M | 44 | 3 years | 5/5/2006 | 4 | ADHD | bad breath, jittery, shortness of breath, thirsty, feeling weird in the head(tingling feeling or light headedness), weight loss(which I love), increased sex drive(my husband is loving it). | Overall the drug is really helping me to concentrate!!! I'm getting things done that I usually "put off" or "start one thing and go to another without finishing the first task". I've been organized and on top of my game. | F | 44 | 35 days 20 MG ER 1X day | 11/19/2010 | 3 | ADD | Took it for the first time today and was waiting for the rush and the euphoria that I've read about and that the dr warned me about. Nothing. I was wide awake but that's really all I felt. Even took a nap about 5 hours after taking it. Will continue on with it and see what happens. | F | 44 | 10mg 1X day | 6/30/2012 | 2 | ADD | Loss of appetite Slight occasional headache on morning dose Lethargy until second dose of day | On 60mg/tid, switched to Adderal because 60mg/tid Ritalin was wearing off too early in the evening, it simply did not work for me. 20mg morning dose had little effect, after second 20mg noon dose imparted a feeling of energy without focus, which was useless. In my case Ritalin works much better, but the required dose to cover a 16 hour day isn't safe. Still searching. | M | 44 | 4 days | 4/3/2004 | 2 | ADD,Depression, GAD | Seems to help for a few days, though zombie-like, then the nerves come back in. I seem to feel anxious and or very uninterested. I tried titrating up and was definitely OCD and stressed. Definitely very very moody, and unusually mean when I crash at night. Not happy.Tried other alternatives, they don't work very similar. Will stick with coffee and Mucan Puriens, (along with my other meds). | F | 44 | 1 years 3 - 5mg 1X day | 5/5/2015 Patient History |