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 | ADD | At first adderall was a great solution...but after months I became addicted and lead to depression. | M | 16 | 7 months | 2/25/2005 | 1 | adhd | This medication was Rx'd for my son (along with Adderall XR) who was diagnosed with ADHD. Initially, it seemed like a miracle as he was able to focus in class and get work done. He tolerated it for about a year and then his personality began to change in grade 5. He became moody and experienced severe mood swings. Counselors, MD's, all saw him and said it was behavioral-no one once mentioned it could be his medication or suggested taking a break from it. In 7th grade he had a psychotic episode, attempted suicide, and was hospitalized for several months. He was put on anti-psychotics, which did not help him. After a second attempt while hospitalized, he *finally* got a physician who took him off everything. It was a rough week. However, it was more than worth it. Within 3 weeks I had my son back. Anger, depression, mood swings, all gone. He has been medication free for 4 years. He graduated 2 years early from high school. Yes, he has to work harder to stay focused. Yes, h | Parents: Be VERY cautious about allowing your child to take this medication. The extra time & energy needed to work with an ADHD kid not taking meds is tough...I KNOW! But watching your child slip away into psychosis and nearly die is MUCH MUCH tougher. Not worth the risk. | M | 16 | 5 years | 9/1/2008 | 5 | ADD | Loss of appetite, dizziness, headaches, insomnia (previously diagnosed, just more prominent now), mild depression, dry mouth, quick heartbeat. | Aside from all of the side effects, i love this drug, i went from having all D's to all A's in one month, i am currently taking 60mg which is pretty high, but i also really enjoy the weight loss (down 5 jean sizes in 1 1/2 months), i am genuinly interested in intellectual conversations held in class, and any debates, my teachers have noticed a positive change, but i have been more irritable, (saying things, doing things i wouldnt normally do out of anger), but if i focus on it (not a problem haha) i can control my lashouts. mildly depressed, nothing serious, just very calm and focused mentally, but fidgetty and like on speed physically. i would recommend this drug for people AT LEAST 15 years of age, any younger and the side effects could be way more detrimental.. | F | 17 | 2 months | 11/5/2009 | 5 | ADD | great focus, decreased appetite, decreased libido (sex drive), difficulty sleeping while Adderall is still active | I struggled academically in the beginning of middle school without Adderall. I found myself not wanting to complete my essays and questioning the importance of my assignments and my schooling. Since I've been on Adderall, I've been way more focused. Unfortunately, I developed this mentality that "something was wrong with me," and that I needed the drug to stay sane and normal. Without it, I was never sure what I might do. The decrease in appetite actually formed a minor addiction or emotional dependency. I loved it. Still do. My grades are great, I can stay focused when working out, and have never looked better. | M | 17 | 4 years | 12/31/2008 | 5 | few reasons | insomnia, increased productivity & capability, mood lift, appetite suppression, euphoria, increased energy, increased heart rate | Additional comments are definitely necessary in my case. I initially began taking Adderall during a low point in my life when I was a kid coming off of steady cocaine use involuntarily, to replace it with. I was getting it from a friend who was over-prescribed drugs that she didn't want or need, and each of her pills were 60mg. Being in the mindset that I was in, I simply took two pills as my daily dose. I had no idea how much that was at the time; I didn't give it any thought. I thought it was the greatest thing though (despite the amount, considering my position), because I was getting all the homework I'd ever gotten done (when I was already out of school anyway...). The thing was, I was doing my homework nonstop until 6am, all through the night. I ended up turning pretty neurotic and getting violent fairly quickly into this regimen. However, now that I'm in my right mind, it helps me tremendously (and definitely in normal doses, e.g., 20mg). I've had ADD for years and years and struggled with it severely, as well as other compulsive behaviors, and Adderall seems to level me out while also lifting me up. I sort of feel like I'm cheating, rather than privileged or compensated for... but really it's a great help. If I ever notice that I'm starting to build a tolerance I go taper my dosage down a bit and hold off for a while before going back up, to ensure that I don't ever end up dealing with that 120mg/day crap again. | F | 17 | 3 years | 1/14/2010 | 5 | Lack of "scholarly motivation" | OKAY: REAL ASSESSMENT OF ADDERALL. loss of appetite (and queasy feeling when you try to eat), severe weight loss, dramatically higher grades, euphoric feeling within the first fifteen minutes of injestion, then pure attentiveness, insomnia ONLY if taken at stupid hours of the day (like 3pm- TAKE IT IN THE MORNING!) | Okay, i began taking adderall when i was 14. i was really confident, popular, etc...i just was so disinterested in school, and a little hyperactive. i never saw an issue with my body, until i started adderall. i didn't really know too much about eating disorders...i was 5'7 and 140 lbs. and fine with it. then, while taking my 25 mg, i slowly stopped eating (little to my knowledge), got compliments from everyone & felt great all while my grades were improving. by the time i turned fifteen the next april, i was a good 123 lbs. then that august, i hit my all time low of 102 lbs. being 102 lbs in a 5'7 frame is not attractive, and the frightening part is that i saw myself as 140 lbs. age sixteen comes along and i was now a full fledged anorexic, obsessed with my weight, constantly counting calories, abusing adderall for the mere fact that i wouldn't be hungry. i'm naturally tan, and i turned pale pale pale from the lack of nutrients. then came the intervention. im a little better no | F | 17 | 3 years | 2/29/2008 | 5 | ADD | Jittery, Anxiety, OCD, Weight loss (30 lbs),VERY IRRITABLE, Loss of Appetite. | Adderall has helped me a great deal! I do feel anxious, paranoid, jittery, obsessive compulsive, and irritable. Though the irritability is not consistent. Some days I feel Awesome! Though others start off great and end awful and depressive. But I have learned that these are only side effects, the way you feel can be controlled if you keep the right mind-set, no matter how hard it "feels." Smiling Face = Happy Place. | M | 17 | 12 months | 3/31/2008 | 5 | To feel goooood | Wanting to talk to EVERYONE! Dry-mouth (helps to chew gum). Jaw pain when eating, but that barely happens cause I have no appetite. Get really hot, and motion sickness. | Fun to do with friends, and before a test you did not study for! | F | 17 | 2 months | 5/25/2007 | 5 | ADHD | Slight mental dependency, decreased appetite (which is a blessing), I became jittery at times, and sometimes hard to breathe. | So worth the side effects! It has helped me a lot. Without medication, I am very hyper and can't focus at all, especially on something I am not interested in (school work is one good example), but with Adderall, I am very focused and all of my energy seems to be directed towards something productive, whether it is school work or cleaning my room. | F | 17 | 5 years | 1/19/2006 | 4 | ADD/short-term memory loss | caused me to become anorexic/bulimic for a while.. and then paranoid about my weight when I wasn't performing anorexic/bulimic actions constant anxiety worried feelings irritability mood swings anti-social behavior because of the self-consciousness [might have to do with my insecurity about my weight] muscle twitching/spasms jittery loss of energy mild insomnia | I started off taking 15mg my sophomore year and it made me INTENSELY focused, but I was also moodier than before [I was moody all the time before]. It also made me lose 30lbs by the end of my sophomore year and 5 more pounds in the beginning of the summer. By that time I had increased my dosage to 30mg. I've had anxiety issues and I'm very self-conscious about my weight and adderall sure did bring it back. It made me feel paranoid, anxious, and irritable. Now I'm 17 years old and I will eat the whole world if I do not take it and I still eat a lot even when I'm on it sometimes. However, even if I just take 20mg in the morning, I end up crying myself to sleep and cutting myself. I hate the way I feel and how anxious, worried, and depressed I am when I'm on it, but I have to take it because of my horrible memory. | F | 17 | 1.5 years now 20MG 1X day | 2/1/2012 | 4 | ADHD | POSITIVES: More alert, very talkative, more affectionate and happy, felt more comfortable, A LOT less shy, more of a spontaneous mood..i just feel as if things are "better". No more cluttered thoughts, I feel as if I sorted a HUGE file cabnet that had been a mess for a long time..only within my head..basicaly. My sugnificant other also says she no longer feels as if she is talking to what she said seemed to be a "cardboard cut out" of me, and that I'm a lot more responsive and less zoning out has occured. She also complained a lot about me not paying attention to when she talks to me...I seemed to zone out often and had to snap out of it. NEGATIVES: First 2 days, I felt BETTER, but I also had very dry mouth, lack of sleeping at night, I got a bad headache around 11 oclock at night on day 2 and i had to take a few ibuprofen to get rid of it. I couldnt stop chewing the inside of my mouth..and I fel | F | 17 | 2 months 15 MG 2X day | 6/19/2010 | 4 | possible add | good moods, sweating, jitters, exsessive gum chewing, always wanting cigarettes, hopefully weight loss! | I've never been tested for add but my whole family has it including my brother. I buy adderall off of a girl I work with. I noticed the sweating right away considering I never sweat. my friends all said I was in a much better mood and they like seeing me that way. i didn't feel as much anxiety which is good cause I often have problems with that as well. I'm just afraid of addiction. | F | 17 | 5 days | 11/6/2008 | 4 | ADD | Weight loss(25lbs), jitteriness, social phobia, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, depression | I started taking this medicine after getting over the idea that it wasn't for | F | 17 | 7 months | 2/22/2005 | 4 | Depression | No appetite, severe insomnia, jittery, alert, addiction, better mood, more motivated to to work in school | i like the feeling of taking aderall but it has some negative side effects, its really hard for me to fall asleep. | F | 17 | 1 months | 10/5/2006 | 4 | ADD | bad long term memory loss, some dry mouth near beginning but went away, loss of personality (this went away after lowering my dosage) | It is a huge help to me with school, as I can FINALLY concentrate and do my work and not chatter uncontrollably during class. Unfortunately, the drug wears off by nighttime, but I do have a 5 mg that I take in the afternoon sometimes which helps me do homework in the evening. However, I am losing a lot of my long-term memory which is worrying me greatly! By long term I mean memories from even a year ago are fading! NOT GOOD!! | F | 17 | 6 months | 10/26/2005 | 4 | ADHD | ability to concentrate better, more organized, terrible migraines, occasional sleepless nights, decrease in social activity | Adderal works well for me in the fact that i can focus better in school and i get things done when i need to. It helps me to not procrastinate as much. I taek 20 mg and it's a little frustrating becasue i can actually feel when the medicine is wearing off. by the end of the day, i'm spent, a little fatigued, and i can't concentrate on anything. But during my shcool days i'm pretty on point. REALLY DO NOT TAKE IT BEFORE BED if you want to sleep. it'll leave you tired but you won't be able to sleep for hours. it's only helpful if you need to stay up, but that's not recommended. other than that, things are pretty alright with the medication.however I get pretty bad migraines, and i've been a little less social than normal, not to mention my mood has been a little down. but if you need help concentrating, this is a pretty good catalyst. | F | 17 | 5 years | 2/10/2009 | 4 | ADHD | Loss of appetite, | I began taking adderall 15mg once every morning in 7th grade. In (I believe) 9th grade I switched to like a 20 or 25mg Just in the last few months I have started a 30mg. I rated it a 4 however I am very confused about this medicine. I know it helps me a LOT, but it also has its downsides. Being a junior in highschool I like to workout and want to be big and buff like my friends, but with adderall I cannot gain a SINGLE pound no matter what. Also I feel like if something is going wrong.. for example an issue with the girl I like I feel like the adderall makes me really upset about it? Lately I have also noticed that sometimes I can tell the adderall is in effect but instead of making me want to just do my work like it used to it just makes me fidgety and unable to just stop and do one thing... which is almost as bad as just not being on it at all!? ALSO, I have noticed an EXTREME difference in taking my adderall BEFORE I eat my breakfast compared to after. I always have better results taking it on an empty stomache. | M | 17 | 4 years | 11/6/2009 | 4 | ADD | loss of appetite, increase in energy while on it, crash without it, a strong need to be doing something, occasional irritability | I started Adderall last year. As far as school goes, it was a life saver. I was very focused, enjoyed learning, and earned straight As for the first time in years. However, I only take it on school days, and I have a crash on the weekends. I can sleep for hours and just feel very lethargic. When on the medicine, I sometimes feel the need to act almost compulsively. I pick at bumps on my skin or will erase something on my paper 5 or 6 times until it looks perfect. It also bothers me when I am not doing something academic when I am on it. I feel like I need to be taking notes, or doing homework. At times, I feel like I am incapable of working without it, and every morning when I take it I feel an "adderall buzz" where I am energized and happy. Adderall can have a drastic change at school, but the side effects are very real too. | F | 17 | 1 years | 9/11/2008 | 4 | to perform better in a game | in order from first to last...loss of hunger, rapid heartbeat, extremely talkative, extreme focus, reflexes were better, better stamina, headaches, hyperness, couldnt sit still, anxiety, bad insomnia, crash the next day | my boyfriend took them for games cause he said he focused more and his reflexes were better and i at first disapproved but after 6 months i was curious and had a big game (scouts) so i wanted to give it a try. on my first try i took a 70 mg (i wanted a smaller dose but couldnt get one) and concidering my weight 122 i thought this would be too much so i wanted to take half but it was in a capsule so i couldnt unless i snorted it. there was no way i would so i took it around 4 with my game being at 630. i was really scared on what would happen because of my position in the game ( i play lacrosse and am the center which requires an average of 6 miles of running a game and mostly sprinting)but i played the best game of my with 4 goals interceptions and catching shots but at halp time i started to get slight headaches. after the game i could not stop talking i drove around for 2 hours dancing to music and was completly happy with it i loved it!once at home i could not sit still i started to pay attention to my heart and noticed that it was beating faster than normal (the rate of a moderate jog for one lap around a track)and got anxious about it beating fastalso my headache worsened i stayed up till 5 i mornally go to bed at 12 or 1230 and the next day it took everything in me to function normally. all in all i loved it i was in a great mood lots of energy but the headaches and the worry about my heart made it not as enjoyable. i will use again at a smaller dose but not frequently. | F | 17 | 6 months | 4/8/2009 | 3 | ADD | alot of jitters, loss of appetite, sometimes feels like i can't get a good full breath | i have only been taking adderall for about 2.5 days and i just get really jittery for a while and sometimes feel like i can't take a good deep breath... from what i was reading i noticed that is pretty normal. i have also noticed a decrease in my appetite, i am the kind of person who is a worry-wart so of course when i see the negative side effects i panic and think that those will definently happen to me. but i really like the medicine so far i take 15MG a day and have noticed how i really can pay attention in class a lot better because before i normally fall asleep and don't do my work but the past couple days are going really well besides the little effects that i have gotten. i hope the jitters and the minor breathing situation goes away because i don't want to be worried anymore... please let me know what you all think if you have had the effects as well and if they have gone away or not... thanks a lot | F | 17 | 2 days | 11/1/2006 |