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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| 3 | Generalized Anxiety; ADHD ADULT | I have been taking Adderall 10 mg tablet's for almost four years now. Although; I had known and was diagnosed as a child, I waited until I was able to understand/acknowledge ADHD/as well as the treatments involved. I will; and might be the only one it seems! Say; that I have had no problem's with Adderall. I had been diagnosed to take 30 mg (3 twice daily)=60.. (However; I was content with 20mg; often times 10mg in the morning as well in the evening. I did not notice any difference in my eating habits; loss of weight; and CERTAINLY NOT A DIFFERENCE IN SKIN!. HOWEVER; I did get my prescriptin filled about two months ago (Not realizing that the distributer had changed)-And took one pill; ended up in bed for the best of the day. Downward spiral. Adderall prior; was not an addictive substance in my life, rather helped me cope and manage every day life. Now; I take it and feel worse/depressed/unfocussed/sick to my stomach/dizzy at times/and I also feel as if I have taken a sedative drug rat | I rated Adderall A 3; only due to the fact that BARR (Adderall's new distribution company) Has CHANGED the actual components in the drug; an the sad part; the FDA approved it!! Since the change; It has been a struggle, and now have to change medication's.(Which I'm sure Barr is happy about!) Not sure how they have the ability to change the components in a drug such as this?! Although several people do abuse it; there are a lot of us that actually really do NEED it to maintain an every day lifestyle. | F | 25 | 4 days | 9/15/2009 | 3 | ADHD | none, surprisingly. I was expecting to have a ton of side effects similar to those i've read on here. | I'm on only 10mg a day, and i'm starting to wonder if the dosage is too low for me to notice a difference. I still have trouble concentrating, sitting still, etc. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 10/7/2009 | 3 | A.D.D. | The first 5 hours amazing focused and everything, it is unbelievable.... Now coming down from it is a whole different story. I feel anxious, no sleep, shaking, tremors, dizziness, feeling tired randomly , extreme sweating for no reason, fluid coming out of my ears :l , heavy eyes, extreme increase in heart rate! Itchy scalp, teeth grinding,g o from up and happy to down (tired) in 2 seconds! I have felt better not taking this stuff then taking it. It is not worth the few hours you get of being focused! | F | 21 | 1 days 20MG | 12/1/2013 | 3 | Adult ADD | headache, jittery,eye pain/heaviness ups and downs. frustrated,angry,nervous, back pain, muscle tics,want to rip my brain out or jump out of my skin,swearing,sleepy but can't get comfy. restless legs, pain in legs. | The first day I loved it except headache, 2nd day still liked the concentration, focus, desire to participate in conversation, 3rd day felt like crap. Pharmacist stated it is now in my system. Irritable, tired,hungry, side effects are so severe today that I don't feel like getting out of bed or reading,focusing on anything. I know I have to give it time for my brain and body to get used to it. I will try and take it day by day because I liked the way I felt after my first day. I got out of the house and shopped, organized, cleaned, cooked and could communicate with my husband and son. I will give this a good 10 days for the side effects to go away or I will discontinue due to the side effects. Kids should not be on this period. It is like a 1980's cocaine feeling which I hate. | F | 45 | 3 days 15 EX 1X day | 1/21/2014 | 3 | severe fatigue/lack of motivation | increased energy and focus, loss of appetite for food or drink, dry mouth, clammy hands, a little euphoric until the crash. then, just want to sleep, headache, no energy, depressed, no focus, plus constipation from not eating, bad breath, and its messing my teeth up i think. skin is really greasy or really dry. palms of hands peeling-very strange, eyelashes falling out! | this drug is an oxymoron. while on it, i can do anything i need to, and then some. if i dont take it im exhausted, irritable, and get depressed. cant take it every day or i wont eat or sleep. it also makes me antisocial and only focused on what i am doing, but sometimes it makes me want to talk a mile a minute. people notice i am easily irritated when im coming off it, but when on it - nothing bothers me at all. a total catch 22, a love - hate relationship. I just want natural energy, exercise doesn't give me that unfortunately, cant tolerate antidepressants. i know i'm addicted to that energy it gives me to do daily tasks. without it i only want to sleep. | F | 34 | 3 years | 12/6/2009 | 3 | ADHD | loss of appetite, fatigue, dizziness,flat personality, irritability, focus, motivation, increased sex drive, tearfulness (depression?), tic | started taking regular adderall in 2nd grade. xr later on. stopped for 2 years in high school. now im in college. i stopped taking adderall because i was very depressed, possibly bipolar. i had poor relationships, i found myself aggravated towards everyone. i was cold towards people. i would come home everyday, get through all of my homework perfectly. then cry and not really talk to anyone as it wore off. on days i missed it i was extremely hyperactive and obnoxious, i was called out in class a number of times. i developed a vocal tic. i hated myself. my grades were good. when i stopped taking it i felt so happy i had alot of friends alot of confidence, i was my old self. however it would take me hours tto write even one page of an essay, and i literally could not focus enough to read anything at all. i was extremely regretful to start taking it again but my grades are at their lowest of my life. im on the generic. its been less than a week. its not that bad. its kind of the same. although the bad stuff more and the motivation less. | F | 18 | 12 years | 12/9/2009 | 3 | ADD | slight loss of appetite. Mild crash of energy after med wears off - but that does not bother me. | I take 5 (five!) mg, not 10. My doctor believes, as do I, that medications are NOT one size fits all, and that it is always better to take as little as you need. This drug was helpful for my organization, productivity and calming my mind, but I have not taken it long enough to know if I will stay with it or try something else. Some of the "comments" and misc. rambling about this drug are some of the most bizarre that I have seen on this site. Either Adderall truly has some potential to cause terrifying mental side effects, or it just so happens that the people posting comments here have other very serious mental illnesses that they are not aware of OR people are taking WAY too high of a dose. Or maybe all three. I was prescribed 5 mg, and told to SPLIT THE TAB IN HALF AND TAKE 2.5 mg for a week and gradually increase. I would urge people to NOT take 10 mg at first, but to work your way up, and not to ever take doses as high as 30 or god forbid 60. DOSE MATTERS. Think about how you feel about half a beer or 10 beers. Too high a dose of anything can cause terrible side effects. A smaller dose could be the answer for some. | F | 49 | 2 weeks 1X day | 10/23/2014 | 3 | For concentration and fatigue. | Anxiety, Shortness of breath, OCD, Rapid heart rate, Dry Mouth, Decrease in appetite, Headaches, Extreme concentration, Overly excited feeling, Mild depression, Restlessness, Chills, Increased positivity | I have mixed feelings about Adderall. I got prescribed 20 mg twice a day for concentration and fatigue. I take one every morning before work (around 6:30) and one late in the morning or afternoon (10-12). This medicine works great for me during the day. It puts me in a great mood, makes me very social, and makes me want to keep busy and work hard. I'm typically easily annoyed, unmotivated, and always very tired with no energy which makes it very difficult to do daily tasks. I would always feel like my head was in a cloud, I was in a daze and could not pay attention to anything or anyone. Adderall completely reverses all of those negative qualities and makes my life much easier. However, that "up" feeling eventually goes away and I do experience a lot of side effects. During the day I usually get dry mouth, extreme decrease in appetite (went 3 days without eating at one point and didn't even realize it), and sometimes chills. I usually start feeling the crash part of this medication around 6 PM. I basically start becoming the same unmotivated person I was before I took it, but also start experiencing shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat due to anxiety, restlessness, pounding headaches and a little depression. I've tried lowering my dose and only taking one a day, or one and a half, but all that does is make the "up" wear off faster and causes me to crash earlier. I kept trying to tell myself that the positive effects outweigh the bad ones, because it rea | F | 20 | 3 weeks 20 mg (x2) | 6/3/2015 | 3 | Adhd | When it wears off I crash and become very tired at work. When I don't take or miss a pill my head fills heavy & cloudy. Just want to lay around not answer phone etc. For me it is like life feels like you don't have a purpose. It really scares me, but when I don't take before work I can't focus or get organized. I feel stupid, some times I can't speak my thoughts right. I'm am a manager over 8, afraid not to take it. | F | 64 | 1 days 10 X2 | 4/23/2017 | 3 | Adhd | When it wears off I crash and become very tired at work. When I don't take or miss a pill my head fills heavy & cloudy. Just want to lay around not answer phone etc. For me it is like life feels like you don't have a purpose. It really scares me, but when I don't take before work I can't focus or get organized. I feel stupid, some times I can't speak my thoughts right. I'm am a manager over 8, afraid not to take it. | F | 64 | 1 days 10 X2 | 4/23/2017 | 3 | ADD | Inability to sleep, jitters, anxiety when trying to relax | I took this when I was 15 to 17. Apparently I was ADD according to my mom. When I took it, my room was always clean, my homework was always done and I wanted to do chores. My mind always wanted to be occupied, I always wanted a task. It was awesome and made me feel super productive. I was not motivated if I wasnt on adderall. The only problem was that I could not relax. I couldnt watch tv or wind down for bed. I got this extreme anxiety if I wasnt doing something. Thats why I stopped taking it. Im back to my old ways of being pretty generally unmotivated. But thats just who I am and I dont need medication for it. | F | 16 | 0 days | 9/24/2019 | 3 | ADHD | Sever nausia, chronic abdominal pain, and constipation.. | I would love to get off this drug ASAP!!! | F | 47 | 2 years 60 mg | 7/29/2016 | 2 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia | Loss of appetite (seems to be getting better though), extremely distracted, OCD is really, really bad, I cant stop cleaning everything I see, hot flashes/sweats, jittery, cant remember anything, I forget what Im talking about in the middle of talking and cant seem to stay on topic for my life, insomnia (I would stay up all night, one night I didnt even sleep at all and remained awake for 2 whole days). | I hated taking this. It really doesnt help me at all. In fact, it stops me from doing my work and makes me more anxious as a result. I dont know why anyone calls this a miracle drug because I cant even stay focused on any task. I am constantly getting distracted and I am very forgetful. One minute Id be on a zoom meeting and the next Id be talking to whoever walked in the door or doing the laundry, completely forgetting I was in a meeting. It was ridiculous! This just did not work for me. Granted, I wasnt tired. But I couldnt sleep and was feeling terrible dealing with all these symptoms. | F | 19 | 5 days 10 MG 1X day | 10/22/2020 | 2 | ADHF | Loss Of Emotion, Became Mono Toned, Felt Like A Robot, Increased Anxiety, Zoning Out, Self Doubt, Mind-Racing, Chest Tightening, Cold Skin, Partial Appetite Loss, Headaches, Dry Mouth, Crash Headache | Psych provider initially prescribed Adderall IR 20mg tablets to take three times daily. This improved focus "some what" but frequent moments of "zoning out" lingered. At next follow up appt after explaining my experience, she switched me to trial Adderall XR 30mg capsule once daily. Focus was improved, zoning out limited (but still dozed into), cold skin to the touch, everything I had said or whatever I was conversing with someone else about my voice projected very "mono toned" which is unusual due to normally I'm the most animate, enthusiastic and bubbly individual you'd cross paths with. I seemed to become more confrontational and blunt whereas my usual self if extremely passive/reserved. I became impatient and frustrated with just daily normal things... for example... road rage (I never had before to a point where I felt as angry as I did in this occasion) to a point I began screaming and laying on the horn!!!!! Adderall induces PMS?!?! Lol. I felt like I was trapped in a robot... It was so foreign for me and to the other around me, family, friends, co workers, they even asked if I was going through something? When in fact I was quite content on the inside and just wanted to get whatever tasks done efficiently and completely. I crashed hard after the 6 - 6 1/2 hours of the XR being in my system... long story short | F | 22 | 2 months XR 30mg 1X day | 9/11/2020 | 2 | ADHD | I feel tired and my eyelids feel heavy. Heart racinga little and jittery. | F | 37 | 10 days | 7/30/2016 | 2 | ADHD | - Runny then stuffy nose - Clenched jaw and hands - Weak muscles, woozie (later on) -Joint numbness - Dry mouth - Zombie-like mood - Temporary loss of hearing (one ear) - hyperthyroidism - inappropriate conversation (cant stop) / cant join group/have fun - increased infections (UTIS) - Rashy, red, blotches on chest and face - Chills/hot flashes - Flaky, patchy skin!!! - Lack of sleep ... early aging - constipation (after i stop taking medication for a day or two) | I loved how easily my online algebra course came to me the first time a friend gave me one - it was fun, i was getting it - so I sought a prescription. English major papers were hard, a history of diet and exercise addictions, depression/anxiety. My boyfriend was going to jail and "I couldnt focus". I cheated the mailed portion of the three part test but passed. shortly after i experienced mono/strep throat systems that were impossible to diagnosis and treat. I missed important work meetings and classes but grew new friends as a confident, skinny skinny, A student, promising scholar and was able to bounce back. I easily attracted the men of my dreams and spoke confidently at first - normally shy in large social settings. I was promoted at the Writing Center and took on research that didnt allow me to make my friends birthday party or back home for the holidays. Before I envied my sisters prescription as she counted to 90 - why need to count I thought - with so many, there was no need ... I could make 8 last me months. I would savor them for finals week or a big paper... but then i started taking more and on long days and found myself out earlier than anticipated. i managed work days with off days but i knew i was in trouble my senior year of college (not even prescribed for a year) when I was looking for outside sources in order to have the energy to enjoy the bar or what ever. I told myself it was summer, I could indulge before getting back on track in the fall bu | F | 23 | 2.5 years 15 MG 3X day | 4/19/2015 | 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 | 2 | ADD | chest pain/weight loss/loss of appetit | I took adderall for about 6 weeks initially. I immediately noticed increased HR/palps etc and some SOB. I thought I was nuts. My MD thought maybe it was b/c I had gotten the generic and decided to try me on brand. I continued to have CP.MD then gave me nitroglycerin to take if I got the chest pain again, which I did. Nitro worked to relieve the CP.Went to cardiologist.BP good, chol good, active person forever (run marathons/do triathlons)-no reason to have ANY cardiac issues. Cardiologist decided to do EKG resting while not on adderall. EKG normal. Cardiologist then instructed me to take the adderall while hooked up to EKG. After about 10-15 minutes, I got the usual chest pain. Cardiologist came back into room and I knew he was concerned. He immediately gave me nitro and I asked him what was up and he informed me that he was really surprised that I had and elevated ST segment on my EKG. I am also a RN, so I knew what that meant....an elevated ST segment is what you see on an EKG when someone is having an MI (heart attack). It went away as soon as I got Nitro. I went on to be worked up stem to stern including coronary artery CT scan. My heart was beyond better that average. There was absolutely NO disease in my heart. The cardiologist felt that the adderall had probably given my some vasospasm in one of the coronary arteries. He obviously recommended that I not take the drug. That being said, for when I did take it....it workde so well at keeping me focused and organized. | F | 37 | 3 months | 12/28/2009 | 2 | adhd/add | okay here is the deal I don't like it at all...but maybe yall can help me find out why it is not working. I have anxiety attacks add/adhd I can't sleep through the nights and I get night terrors I am prescribed Adderall 30mg 3 times a day and I don't think it is working but I don't know whats wrong please help! but 1st here is a little history 1st prescribed 50mg in Vyvanse kept me focus for a while but not long enough (3-4hours), it started to wear off very quick 10mg Lexapro had no effect. nothing for the sleep wanted to see if Lexapro would calm me down 2nd-my doc changed it up 70mg Vyvanse-Which worked for about 5-7hours 20mg Lexapro-which again did nothing. 100mg Serquol- Works Wonders! I love it! 3rd-Now it is Adderall 30mg 3 times a day I don't feel focused, easily distracted, it makes me tired, my body and brain is warn out where I don't want to do anything but sleep....but I can't not even with seroquil 40mg Prozac-Again..does nothing | F | 21 | 1 months | 9/17/2008 | 2 | ADD | Overemotional. Cry all the time. Can't sleep, but then, once I finally do fall asleep, can't wake up the next day. Loss of appetite. Weight loss. Stomach pains. Stomach growling for food, but absolutely NO appetite whatsoever. Anti-social. Depressed. | This medication was a mistake. Only sometimes did I get my work done. It didn't do what it set out to do. I lost a bunch of weight. | F | 18 | 8 months | 4/20/2009 |