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| 1 | ADHD | light headed, dizzy, crying a lot, anxiety, very itchy nose | I have been on Prozac, Celexa, and Adderall. I've had two different doctors and am currently visiting my third one now. The Prozac made me literally suicidal. The Celexa made me really happy. The Adderall, it's made me crazy. I have been on two anti-depressants and a stimulant for anxiety. These doctors don't listen and they prescribe anything to anyone. The Adderall has made me cry everyday at least five times a day. When I woke up this morning I didn't take the Adderall until like twelve and about twenty minutes after I took the pill I was at work and was dizzy and overwhelmed for at least three hours. My anxiety has definetly worsened. Believe it or not, I've been taking it for FOUR DAYS! And this monster has already totally worsened me as a person. Do research on these drugs and report ANY side effects from this drug | F | 19 | 4 days 10 2X day | 11/7/2010 | 5 | Adult ADD | dry mouth, at first. possible hair loss, may not be from drug. calmness, ability to concentrate and handle multitasking | I am agitated and easily frustrated on the wrong dose. Most of you who actually need the drug that find yourselves having adverse personality effects, try a different dose. Otherwise you may not have ADHD and may need to try a different avenue of mental disorders. I feel calm, able to handle situations, including the antics of my 2 and 4 year old. I have very difficulty waking up, even prior to ever taking medication, this helps if I take it upon waking. I made good grades in school, contrary to typical, but in college it was just too much, without methylphenidate, I couldn't have done it. Changed to Adderall 2 years ago. | F | 32 | 2 years 30mg 1X day | 11/5/2010 | 5 | social anxiety / chronic fatigue | It works really well for me. Completely changed my outlook on life and gave me enjoyment and energy back. I have to take more blood pressure medication, but it's worth it to me. Works differently on different people. | F | 40 | 14 days 2.5 2X day | 11/2/2010 | 2 | ADD | DRY MOUTH! Cold hands and feet. Dizziness, nausea, upset stomach. Loss of appetite, headaches, confusion, and memory loss. SEVERE MOOD SWINGS, IRRITABILITY, AND AGGRESSION!!! | I used to be a good student, but I always felt like I had to put way more effort into it because I just couldn't pay attention or sit down to read. The school's doc put me on Adderall & it helped me focus, but now I can't remember things & I get confused easily! I feel like I have to try even harder now to remember what I just studied. I’m not a moody person & I've always been VERY patient & kind, but now I'm very irritable & mean. I get frustrated when I’m confused & it makes the moodiness worse. It is destroying me!!! I DO NOT ABUSE THE MEDS! My doc has adjusted the dosage to see if would help & I ALWAYS follow the directions. Changing the dosage didn't work, so he just switched me to the Adderall EX. (started 2 days ago) Hopefully, it will ease the side effects. | F | 28 | 7 months 20mg 2X day | 11/2/2010 | 1 | ADD | sweating, sleeplessness, cotton mouth, heart palpitations, extreme anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, mood swings, severe agitation, irritability, angry outbursts | If you want to be a mindless zombie for the rest of your life, take this drug. I am ADD, and I have arrived at the conclusion that I would rather be myself - loud, twitchy, unable to focus, etc. - than spend another year of my life living in an Adderall vacuum. It definitely treats ADD, but at the cost of your soul. Everything you are loved for by all of your friends will no longer matter. Just be your ADD self. | F | 30 | 2 years 30 MG 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 1 | Adult ADHD | Weight loss, irritability, anxiety. I have developed several "nervous habits" like biting the inside of my mouth, and picking my face and hands. Loss of interest in things I once enjoyed. Extreme fatigue when not on drug. (will sleep 10-15 hours straight and still feel tired) | I really would not recommend this drug to anyone. I would always recommend trying behavioral therapy before this drug. I used to be very laid back and easy going. Now, I am so stressed and irritable that I cannot enjoy anything. I have become disconnected from my loved ones, and I isolate myself socially. I do not feel like myself anymore. I am moody and cry easily. | F | 24 | 1.5 years 30XR+15mg 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 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 | 4 | Adult ADD | jittery, increased anxiety (all ready had some anxiety issues), majorly increased libido (sex drive) | When I first started this med I decided it was not for me due to side effects. I tried it several times over a period of about a month, but just did not like the "speedy" feeling. I am typically EXTREMELY sensitive to any kind of medication, and almost always take about a quarter of anything that is prescribed (anti-depressants, anti-anxiety)....I have been told while taking Prosac that I am not taking a therapeutic dose....but if I can take a fourth of what is prescribed and "feel better" with fewer side effects, I prefer to choose my dosage. Now break the 10 mg Aderall tab into quarters and this was. It helped me focus and organize my thoughts, I did not suffer the previous side effects mentioned. An added and unexpected benefit was an increase in my sex drive that was/is off the chart. Seriously decreased inhibitions (none left). Extremely heightened sensations. Orgasms are easy, intense, frequent. Take breaks from medication to give husband a break; he can no longer keep up with my NEED for sex, but is enjoying the challenge :) | F | 54 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 4 | Depression, Bipolar Disorder, ADD. | Hair thinning/loss, weight loss, insomia, mood swings, emotional dependency, feeling hopeless, severe anxiety, teeth grinding, acne, irritability. | 8 months of taking this medication and my life has gone down hill. At first, I felt motivated to reach my dreams, start a career. That ended after i had to keep taking more and more doses to get the same effect i got the first day i took adderall. im prescribed 20 MG twice a day, but i take up 70 Mg daily & am left without them for a few days until my next perscription is filled. It helps my ADD, but nothing else. I have developed severe anxiety, I can't even walk in public alone, I'm scared to drive, Im nervous to see anyone from my past. I weighed 218 when i started, Now i weight 157. never had acne, now i do. what was once my beautiful thick hair is now thin and brittle. When coming down off it, i get headaches. feel sick, i get really thristy, grind my teethso bad that their damaged and is now gonna cost over $3500 to fix. I obsess about everything, and i always wanna pick at my skin. I get irritated and i'm impatient. This isnt who i am, I'm trying to slowly ween myself off and my mother has my pills locked up so i can't abuse them. What started off to be something to help me concentrate on my college work, and help with my mood swings has fastly become a terrible unhealthy addiction. I'm not healthy anymore, This has taken over my life. i'm only nineteen, and i hate everything this pill has turned me into. I used to be so strong minded, Adderall now has a hold over me. Hopefully i can completely get down to 30 MG a day in the next few weeks or months. Wish me luck. | F | 19 | 8 months 20 2X day | 10/19/2010 | 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 | 4 | Unable to focus | mild increase in heart rate, loss of apetite, extreme muscle overexertion | I started taking adderall 20mg X 1D my first year out of high school. I consider myself smart but I was always procrastinating and would never follow through with school work and my grades were terrible. I used adderall a few times for sports during high school but did'nt get prescribed until after I graduated. I went to college part time and worked full time and the adderall made me organized attentive in class even after an 8 hour work day. I did physical labor for work and the adderall helped but eventually I wasn't paying attention to how hard I was working my body. I would work my back muscles into knots everywhere and would'nt be able to releive the pain. I would take 20mg on monday and by friday I would be taking 30-35mg. I think the adderall helps but I definately started relying on it to pick me up first thing in the morning. If you know your limit and understand what you need from the medicine I would say it is beneficial. Although a part of me tells myself I'm no different than an amphetamine addict. | M | 24 | 2 years 20-30 1X day | 10/14/2010 | 1 | A.D.D. | Mood swings, anger, sleeplessness, rapid heart rate, elevated blood pressure, isolated myself from the world and the ones I loved, agrued frequently, depressed, sadness. | I've lost almost two years of my life all the while thinking Adderall was helping me.I had a false sense of security and didn't realize what Adderall was doing to me.I was a single parent and I shut my beautiful child out of my life and hurt her.I have to rebuild that now for the damage I did.I tried to do the same thing to the love of my life and because she loved me she stood up to me and helped me realize what I was doing.I had NO clue I was even being mean,angery,shuting out the world, and damaging relationships.I really thought it was everyone else.Until someone loved me enough to grab me the by the shirt and tell me what I was doing and not let me continue to ruin my life and others lives.I really believed I was fine and I was good to go.This poison makes you think you're invincible and it completely shut off part of my brain.I lost two good years of my life and I can't lose anymore.I have to wean off or Adderall slowly because I am on a high dose.I will not let this beat me!I will not let this destroy the ones I love anymore.Get help!Get off Adderall NOW!There's other ways to get treated for ADD and fatigue.Don't be a victim.Be a survivor! | M | 47 | 2 years 25 mg xr 3X day | 10/8/2010 Patient History | 5 | ADD | Weight loss (I considered this a good side effect), insomnia (only first couple of months). A positive and unexpected side effect that is not at all usual for this drug is that it seems to have cured my phobias and the panic attacks related to them. | I started seeing a psychiatrist in 2001 for post partum depression. I had dealt with bouts of depression from my teen years on through my adult life but never sought medical treatment. However, after my third child my postpartum was so severe that I decided to see the psychiatrist. He precribed Paxil at first and it worked but for whatever reason he switched me to Celexa. Celexa worked as well but unfortunately I had no sex drive whatsoever so that was a new problem. To solve that problem, the psychiatrist decided I should try Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin solved the problems and worked very well for me plus it seemed like my attention and concentration became noticably better. In fact, that was when I first realized how scatterbrained I had always been. Tasks that I use to start and never finish, were suddenly completed after years of procrastination. It was a strange side effect of Wellbutrin that I liked but never mentioned to my psychaitrist at that time. Anyway, after being on Wellbutrin for 9 months, my psychiatrist weaned me off and I did ok except my scatterbrained issues came back. But, I didn't ask for the medication back and just figured I was weird. However, from the time I was 3 years old I have had these very weird phobias. I never told anyone about them, not even the psychiatrist that I saw for the postpartum. Well by the time I was 37, the phobias were so bad that they were affecting my everyday life. I would get so distracted by things that I had deve | F | 40 | 3 years 30mg 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 4 | adhd | loss of hair is my biggest concern. I dont feel much anymore from adderall. | When I first started taking this I felt a lot, different in ways. got the shakes and a very dry mouth. heart beat was very high and lack of sleep when I got in bed. sometimes feeling like I was talking to much around people. Ive had adhd since I was a child and my dad never wanted me to take any drugs for it. resulting in bad grades all through my childhood years in school. I've been making good grades in college now, and keeping things more organized at home. some days I will take 2 30mg XR pills and wont feel much, but I also go weekends free of taking adderall. this is a good drug to take, unless u dont need it then stay away. the only thing I really hate is my hair falling out, its got better but still not like it was. | F | 23 | 5 months 30mgxr 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 4 | ADHD | Head tingling, the left side right beside the ear every single time I take one of these pills. Better sleeping habits. I am averaging a very adequate 6 hours per night and for the first time in years I actually fall asleep when I go to bed! If I take too much I will become shaky, get an upset stomach, have an increased sex drive coupled with inability to orgasm, and an even shorter than normal attention span. | Overall these are excellent. In the past I tried Stratera for 1 month until I became violent toward everyone around me for no reason. After stopping completely I remained that way for almost another whole month. This was a trial for a generic version so there may be more to this matter-they tried to get me to continue taking the pills even after explained this to their therapist. I also tried Walbutrin for about 3 weeks and was sent into a daze the entire time. No lingering of this after stopping. | M | 28 | 6 months 15 1X day | 9/29/2010 | 4 | ADD Diagnosis | Insomnia (just have to know when to take the second dose - do not take if less than 6-7 hours before bed), Some irritability when not taking it or dose is almost complete. | I have to agree with the comment on the first page that if you feel "motivated" or "euphoria" then this drug is not for you. It is very easily to become dependent on this drug so if you really do not need it, do not take it. Plus, I personally feel it isn't fair to those who truly do need it and now have to pick up their script in person every month or those who need it to do as well as everyone else in school when those who do not need it - take it to do better than everyone else in school. I feel this is almost like cheating...well, actually it is cheating because if it is wrong to do in sports why isn't it wrong to do in school? You should not feel euphoria or this great burst of energy. You should feel focused on the task at hand and distractions no longer get in the way like they once used to. Any little noise used to prevent me from doing what I needed to get done and now I notice I tune out the noises. It's nice because I am no longer jumping from one idea to the next to the next and constantly needing to get up and do something else. I personally do not take it every day because I do not want to get dependent on it. Even if you do not have an addictive personality or plan to abuse it, your body is what needs it and becomes used to having it. So not taking it after taking it every day isn't going to feel so good. This is how people get addicted and it is an endless cycle and most do not even want to be. Also, people like to increase their dose | F | 23 | 3 weeks 10 MG 2X day | 9/23/2010 | 3 | studying/concentration/motivation | panic attacks/anxiety/emotionally unstable | I've been taking Adderall for 7 YEARS and recently have gone cold turkey and discountined it. Adderall worked great throughout college and while getting my Master's degree. Sometimes I would increase my dosage to 30mg/day because 20 started to not effect me. The BIGGEST problem with Adderall for me is anxiety/panic attacks. While on adderall, I had a severe panic attack (while driving) where I had to pull over on the side of the road. It was really scary. I felt like I was going to die and my heart rate increased significantly. I couldn't breath well and felt like I was going to go into cardiac arrest. After this, I threw my whole bottle away. I was done with it and knew long-term I didn't want to be on it. 2 months AFTER I got off adderall, I had another panic attack (again while driving). I've never had any problems with anxiety in the past and I consider myself a very laid back person. Now, I am going back to the doctor to get on xanax because my anxiety is become a problem in every day life. I'm positive that adderall (after being on it so long) has changed the amount of serotonin in my brian. The drug defintely changes you. Now that I look back on it, I was very emotionally unstable on it as well. I cried a lot and always blew things out of proportion. That has resolved now that I am off of it. I actually felt MORE tired in the mornings while taking adderall. I would "Crash" (especially on weekends) and my solution to this was to just pop another pill. Now tha | F | 28 | 7 years 20 mg 1X day | 9/22/2010 | 3 | adult ADD | so far, side effects have been minimal. I have a pretty sensitive stomach, so "tummy trouble," such as abdominal pain and constipation were not a shock. Now I'm careful to take my pills with food - usually something fiber-rich - and there has been a great deal of improvement. I had a bit of trouble falling asleep for the first few days, but .5 mg of melatonin about a half hour before bed has taken care of that. | My doctor and I are still figuring out the correct dose - I started out taking a total of 20 mg/day, which didn't quite do the trick. Now I'm taking 30 and starting to see an improvement in my ability to concentrate. This is my first attempt at dealing with lifelong ADD, so I'm easing into the process as slowly as possible. So far, Adderall seems like its a good fit for me. | F | 39 | 3 weeks 10 mg 3X day | 9/22/2010 | 4 | never being able to focus | restlessness in my legs and back (between my shoulders)... sometimes unbearable. had a few upset stomachs. and cannot sleep if i take the second one after 1 pm... | working great overall... the unbearable restlessness in my back sometimes is nothing compared to what the drug is doing. my brain was kind of all over the place all the time... i always was thinking of everything else when doing anything and never was able to concentrate or give anything my complete all... now with the adderall and a "to do" list i am doing better than ever imagined... i never feel drugged and there has never really been a burst of energy that i am reading on some of the other entries (although a sudden burst of energy would be nice :)) feel really good... motivated, proud, self confident that my days are not to much to handle and i can not only do it but do it well... very very happy with the adderall... | F | 32 | 14 days 10 2X day | 9/15/2010 | 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 |