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 | anxiety,ocd | dry mouth, loss of appetite, 8 pounds lost in 5 days. | i just started 5 days ago and it has helped me so much. i have a very stressful job at an ambulance, so it has helped me relax more and stay awake. i also love that im losing weight because im getting married soon. =) | F | 21 | 5 days | 10/11/2008 | 5 | school | inability to sit still or stop talking, loss of appetite, chewing of lips, AMAZINGLY happy mood, extreme focus | F | 16 | 2 months | 10/17/2008 | 5 | School/Assignments | Extreme focus, nonstop talking, happy feelings, very emotional and understanding, need to organize/touch things, slight panic attacks, dry mouth, loss of appetite | I personally am not prescribed Adderall, but I buy it off my friends all the time. I use it when I know I have a lot homework to do, and for a few weeks I used it because I had a formal event that I wanted to lose some weight for. I ended up losing about 30 pounds. The only true problem I found was that I would get very anxious and panicky, but this only happened about twice. My friends say I would ask a lot of questions, and sometimes I needed them to switch up how they were sitting because it was making me anxious. | F | 16 | 5 weeks | 10/25/2008 | 5 | College | Intense focus on otherwise boring subjects which allows great grades in classes that were never my forte. Adderal, within the first 45 minutes of taking it causes intense awakeness and focus. The first few hours of mine, adderal 20 mg. immediate release causes intense awareness, focus and jittery feeling being extremely social/unsocial depending on activity at hand, Dry mouth and intense thirst with constant bathroom trips from this, It supresses appettite which is my least favorite part of the medicine besides the awful hour or two of come downs (until you eat and let your brain relax) I am now struggling to keep weight on, dropping from 123 to 118 and being 5'6, does not look natural/healthy. The restlessness fades a bit after the medicine has been in your system for awhile, 2 weeks for me, but still as something simple as a coke later at night with my evening dose for homework can make you stay up much longer and make you fill out ratings of the medicine at 5 a.m :) | Adderall and I have a love/hate relationship. I am not as fun or spontaneous as I normally am when I am on the medicine but my grades have consistentally been raised atleast 1 to 2 letter grades by the implication of the medicine. Trying to maintain a healthy weight and sleep cycle has been my only problem with the drug. Also, in response to some other ratings in regards to fast heart beats, I've had my heart rate taken at the Dr's office while I've been on it and my results were perfect, even when it felt like my heart was beating at the speed of light. | F | 21 | 2 years | 10/28/2008 | 5 | A.D.D. etc. | Adderall XR, 15 mg and sometimes 20mg . Initial mild weight loss, worked sort of like a diuretic. Initial libido increase/changes, mild jitteriness esp. when I would drink any amounts of caffiene and certain foods. Noticed dryer skin, esp when increased dosage amount. Agitation, as if I'm craving a cigarette at times. Side effects are usually mild and well tolerated. I woulld not recommend this drug if you have ever had anorexia or if you're pretty prone to addictions This drug is very addicting, I actually started noticing I was slighty addicted to it when I increased the dose to 30 mg XR/day for 4 months, I discontinued 30mg and tapered back down to 15mg after some months. I will never increase the dose again because insomnia was harsh. If I take the 15mg XR in the early morning usually at the same time each day, I can sleep like a baby that evening. There is some EUPHORIA when starting the drug, it usually goes away as you keep taking it daily, but increasing the dose will bring m | I started on 15 mg XR and loved it for the first 7 months, then I started to think it wasn't so great, but it was more due to my personal habits were getting worse rather than the medicine itself. It helped with my mental anxiety, such as forgetting things, saying the wrong things to the wrong people at the wrong time, and initally I thought it helped with some depression, but I would say the Adderall XR actually helped me realize and admit that I do have some depression due to lack of attention spans and some anxiety issues. I will say that I never really knew what "organized" meant until I started taking this drug. It is not a miracle drug, although you may think it is for a small while when you take it for your first time. Since I've been on this drug, my days seem more logical and "learning" is not such a chore anymore, it has actually become a part of my life, because most people know that 'Life is all about learning, but that is hard for someone to understand | F | 18 | 4 years | 10/8/2006 | 5 | ADHD and Depression | Adderall can sometimes make me a bit irritable, but for the most part it is great. I can concentrate on what I need to do and am much more organized. I take 60 mg a day in the morning when I get up. I go back to bed to snooze until the meds kick in (approx. 5 minutes) and then I am in an overall happy state and a spark plug. I am now a morning person- and it is great! | I always thought that I was just a lazy and messy person, and that all of this was my fault. Back when I started to experiment with illegal drugs I only found one that I liked and I subsequently became addicted to it very quickly. I was addicted to methamphetamine for 3 years. I felt alive when I used this drug, but it was ruining my life. After spending some time talking to my psychiatrist it became clear to her that I was self-medicating with meth- and she hesitated to put me on Adderall XR. I have never abused Adderall and I quit meth cold turkey. So thanks to Adderall I feel alive and am actually feeling what | F | 25 | 6 months | 12/22/2004 | 5 | ADD | headache, excessive sweating/clamminess, severe insomnia, increased heart beat, jitters, breathing troubles (feeling of pressure on chest), jaw tightness (from clenching teeth at night), occasionally feeling | adderall is helpful but there are a few problems. biggest = insomnia (even if medicine taken in morning). also, tendency to want to take more than prescribed (higher dose). headache, but that was mostly only when i initially began taking it. another problem = weight loss (loss of appetite). bad if you have eating disorders (which i did)...allows anorexic tendencies to return/increase. | F | 21 | 5 months | 11/19/2004 | 5 | ADHD/ADD and depression | If you truly suffer from your disorder, this medication works wonders. Addictive or not, it does its job and has improved the quality of my life entirely. I had to give it at least 3 months to get rid off side effects such as trouble sleeping, additional anxiety, elevated blood pressure and overall feeling weird. I did loose my appetite and have not been able to regain it ever since i started taking it and lost tremendous amount of weight which was very beneficial since I had to shed baby fat after having my third child. It will only cause harm to the ones who was possibly misdiagnosed and need reevaluation. I stay focused, sometimes over-focused, at work, able to finish al tasks at home, it calms me down and helps with social anxiety by boosting up my confidence. However, I can see how this could be an unpleasant experience for certain individuals, but still worth giving time to get used to it. | F | 30 | 1 years 10 | 10/5/2012 | 5 | ADHD | Used to have decreased appetite along with some anxiety, now only positive effects. Increased attention span, organized mind, higher motivation, etc. miracle. | F | 18 | 2 years 30 | 11/27/2012 | 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 | ADD | insomnia, slight weight loss / lack of appetite, bad taste in mouth, dry mouth | Ability to block out background noises, textures, and other distracting stimuli. Improved ability to focus on a task and complete it by 100%. I've been using it for 1 year now and find 30mg XR 5 days a week, 2 days off is perfect for me, but it took awhile to figure out what the correct dosage was. Taking the two days off helps stop me from building a tolerance. Be careful, it is highly addicitve. | F | 26 | 2 years | 11/8/2005 | 5 | ADD | jitteriness, anxiety, decreased appetite, sometimes makes me a different person | i do love this medication. i was first put on strattera and the docter put me on 60 milligrams every day, and for a hundred pound me, that doesnt work. it "built up" | F | 15 | 1 years | 3/12/2006 | 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 | Adult ADD anxiety | No side effects that I can tell | I take 20mg when I wake up and then 20mg in the afternoon (at least 4 hours apart) this medication has truly changed my life. I wish I’d been diagnosed sooner, it would have saved me difficulties at jobs I’ve had. Without it I can’t seem to focus on any detailed paperwork long enough to finish it calmly and correctly. I’d rush through things because I’d loose patience. I no longer get overwhelmed by things and shut down. I can finish things or I can come back to it calmly without it causing anxiety. My anxiety has reduced so much that I barely need my other meds. I have built a tolerance to the get up and go feeling but that’s okay. I don’t notice extreme fatigue if I don’t take it either. I have multiple medical problems that I truly believe would be much worse without the adderall. I recommend it if you truly have ADD or fatigue from overwhelming anxiety. | F | 52 | 3 years 20mg 2xday | 1/12/2018 | 5 | adhd | I have been on this for 10 years and I will tell you this. If you have these feelings your dose was too high. Any good doctor will start you on a low doseage (about 10mg) and then slowly bump you up depending on your response to a question sheet. This is something that is slow and about once every 30 days. The other reason for those feelings is that you are taking the instant release. Those are horrid. The xr (extended release) is what is usually given by a docs now. It is taken once. It goes all day and gradually leaves your system so you do not get a crash. If you have bad feelings on a dose smaller than 20mg you should,d know within a month. That means it is not for you or you can try a non stimulant. If your doctor is not doing these things before prescribing this, and your first dose is more than 20mg, get a new doc. Side note..take at least 10hours before you go to sleep. If still bad, you are either not adhd or you just cant do stimulants. Also, ADHD should be diagnosed by a | It took me a year to get up to 60mg(which is really the limit.),and I know most people won't ever got to 60mg but my case is a little different because I have an unusually aggressive adhd (yes that exists).the average dose is from 20-30mg. I love this drug but I do agree that this is not for everyone. I also have been taking anti anxiety meds for about 11 years so that helps too:-) good luck guys and dont worry there are about 6 other drugs that can help you with this that dont feel like adder all. However, that being said , NEVER TAKE RITALIN. THAT IS MADE BY DEMONS AND APPROVED BY SATAN. :-) (and that is coming from someone on 60mg of addys lol. I took 20mg of ritalin and i almost ripped my brain out and cried for 3 hours . | F | 28 | 10 years 60 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 5 | i took it because they told me to | 16 years experience, it got me feeling so good i eventually got kicked out of school. now that im 23, i control how much i take and how many different doctors i go to to get it. my skin is nice, my eyes are real big. people say i am a breath of fresh air, always smiling, never really in reality.. when i am.. im asleep or tending to the other two of the three A's, that would be acid or alcohol. the side effects would suck if i were to stop at one pill a day. finish off that bottle, that way you only notice the effects once.. and it does nothing to me but make me lazy and chill. i love my days of rest..and i love waking up and going back out into the world only to be one who people call the voice of reason. if they only knew. | think about the big picture.. you can live your life taking something everyday back and forth, on top of things one day, and then feeling like you don't know who you are when you experience a moment of that person you think you once were.. you will never really know till you hear the voices... everyone who has a brain knows they are never there... don't tweak.. this stuff is FDA approved... Crack makes you tweak.. listen to every word.. its your mind messing with you, its a part of your mind you can't control, if you can't take it for what its worth, your missing something very important being told to only you by the one that knows you best... yourself. | F | 23 | 16 years | 1/6/2006 | 5 | ADD/ADHD | Dry mouth, mild dizziness (doesn't happen very often),decrease in appetite(in a good way), and breathing troubles (feels like i can't take a full breath) | Adderall works wonders for me. It helps me stay focus, it calms me down, stops me from feeling I constantly have to move, I'm a better listener, I get in less fights with my parents because it stops me from acting on impulse and I think my actions through more now, and it keeps me from eating constantly. I used to eat ALL the time... not because I was hungy, but it was more like a hand-to-mouth thing, and with the adderall, i still eat meals, but i don't eat snacks anymore, which is more healthy for me. Well the first ten days it worked great, but then I started having trouble breathing and it felt like i couldn't take a full breath or couldn't get enough air in one breath. So I stopped taking it just in case, but the next night I went to the ER because I had slight chest pains and my chest kept getting tighter. It turns out I had walking pneumonia, so I thought that once I was over it the breathing problems would go away. They did, but I started taking my Adderall again, and t | F | 16 | 1 months | 8/13/2006 | 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 | 5 | ADD | Jitternesss and loss of appitite. | I think this grug is great. I've haven't been taking it very long and it's helped me to concentrate at school. I now love doing homework and learning, but before I started taking this drug it felt like a chore. I had always felt like a failure in school and would barely ever go to class because I knew that I wasn't realy learning, so I kind of just gave up. I truly believe that if you have kids or are thinking about going on medication for ADD and are nervous about it, you should definitely go on this drug. Just remember not to go on it if you have any heart trouble, because it can cause death in that case. | F | 16 | 2 days | 11/23/2005 | 5 | ADD/PTSD/depression | Nausia for the first 2-3 weeks. Now: loss of appatite, i forget to eat, hot/cold flashes, sweaty sometimes but cold, clamy, dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, dry skin.Obessive and compulsive behaviors with any craft or drawing or project, and with my school work,(ex. i will rewrite my homework over and over if i dont like the way i wrote it, or the paper has a rip, eraser smudge,or mistake.) I take 20mg every morning. I started off at 10mg but did not see hardly any effect. | Since i beagan using the med. i lose track of time, i could be doing something for hours(and i mean a good 6-7 hours) and feel like its only been 30 minutes. I can sometimes also have troubles matching an event to the day it happened,so something that happened 4days ago i may think happened yesterday, visa versa.... i can focus for many, many hours on one thing, complete things start-finish and usually greatly surpass the requirments im tired but still have enough energy to go days with no sleep. its harder to fall asleep,i only get about 4 hours sleep a night. lost my disire to hang out with friends, social life is non existant...and i dont mind(big change) lost all apitite, no food sounds or looks good, and i usually forget to eat. At first i loved the fact i was loosing weight,i was already thin but it was nice to lose some weight to becom more toned. Then i realized how little i am eating, and just how much weight i am loosing. I never feel hungry enough to reall | F | 16 | 2 days | 12/30/2006 |