ADDERALL Reviews (AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE; AMPHETAMINE SULFATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.6 (845 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ADDERALL with similar:
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| 5 | Study for Mid-Terms | I was able to study for twelve hours straight, from 8PM to 8AM. It helped me focus and I surprisingly enjoyed reading my history book and studying for my test. I read thirteen chapters twice, wrote down all the vocab, answered all the practice discussion questions in the syllabus (around 30) and re-read my notes multiple times. I did notice that I had a dry mouth and upset stomach around halfway through the night. After staying up the entire night and taking my exam i felt exhausted, my stomach felt like it was in knots and hurt extremely bad, walking back to my dorm I felt like I was going to pass out, I had no hunger but I knew that I needed to eat to make myself feel a little better. I had cramps in my neck and back and even though I was so tired I was still not able to fall asleep for quite some time. Overall though I would say it was worth it, I did really good on my midterm and it helped me study incredibly | M | 18 | 1 days 20mg 3X day | 3/2/2010 | 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 | 1 | Mixed Medicines up w/Brother's | Depression, tired but cant go 2 sleep.. I've been up for 36hrs str8! Rapid heart rate, loss of appetite, 1st I was alert but now i have brain fog, I'm RED! my stomach feels restless, my joints and muscles are killing me! And I accident mixed my medicine up with a medicine my little brother is no longer taking for ADHD. This is horrible!! | My heart goes out to each and everyone of you. I accident mixed my medicine up with my brothers medicine and didn't realize until after I had already taken quit a lot of the medicine thinking it was my muscle relaxer for my neck and back. I am sooooo sick! I called poison control and they told me if i start throwing up badly or have extreme pain traveling through my body, then i should go 2 the ER. This medicine should be outlawed!! And definitely not be given to children! I'm glad my brother had STOPED taking it a long time ago. May God be with u all while u go through ur struggles. | F | 26 | 1 days 140mg 1X day | 2/28/2010 | 1 | weight loss, sudy time | when i first started taking them there were good side effects. Number one, i olsot 30 lbs in 3 months. I would be alert and get things done that i would put off normally. i was happy and social and a greater sense of self esteem. Now, six months later, bad side effects come on. I cant sleep, even if i take only like 60 milligrams, i wont sleeep for the next two days. then i become paranoid and irritable and believe things that arent ture. my mouth is torn up all the time because i chew my lips. when im not on aderrall i have no motivation and only want to sleep, sometimes more than 12 hours at a time, and i binge eat, like crazy. i always call into work, fight with my husband, twitchy, and though it does help me focus when i need to do homework, i end up getting behind because ill put it off for the "next time i take adderall." i hate myself, i hate everyone | why did i just tell you all the negetive effects about adderall but am still going to take it. I jsut woke up from sleeping about 11 hours, and im tired. I took 8 20 milligram adderall pills from monday to wednesday morning. i took two in the beginning, monday at about 2 pm, with every intention of going to sleep when i was done studying. well it started to wear off before i was done studying so i took one more. when i finished at about 12 20 am,i tried to lay down but my eyes wouldnt close. i lied there until 4 am, then decided id get up, take 2 more, and study more. i had class at 12, before 10 am i was tired again to i took more and wentt to class. i hadnt taken anymore sence then, but i couldnt sleep until last night. all i did was cry and figth with my hubby. the area in my body where my LIVER is located is in extreme pain at this very moment. all i want to is sleep. or take more adderall | F | 21 | 6 months 20 mg 3X W | 2/26/2010 | 5 | ADD | I have used adderall for 2 months right away I had lost of appetite the first 2 weeks but eventually got it back. I have always had a big appetite and have noticed that I do eat less now. Another side effect was I felt pressure on the left side of my chest.Like trapped Air also felt like I always wanted to extend my neck to release pressure. Kinda like popping the neck carefully to the left and then back to the right. (Dont recommend this) it was only helpful to me at times. Experiencing the chest pressure was concerning but working in a healthcare setting I was able to get follow up care from staff just to be on the safe side. BP was always good as well as pulse. Being on adderall I feel calmer more focused and I can take in the information and understand what I am hearing and learning. I wish I would have taken this drug back in the 3rd grade and up until High School. Back then they did not see that I had trouble learning teachers just thought I was dumb. Since taking adderall I feel | Before taking adderall I did research the drug. And I also read comments from this site and was very scared of what people said. I also looked at the age levels and the ones that commented on a low scale of 1-3 appeared to be under 25 and were taking other meds.I would recommend that you use adderall carefully and see if it works for you. If not you have the option to try something else. Different medications work differently for different people. | F | 36 | 2 months 20 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 4 | supposed adhd | insomnia,euphoria,intense sexual desire,limp dick,paranoia,aggitation,blurred vision,social conduct disorders,altered state of self, | the more adderall does for the indvidual, the worse off their are. to sum this amphetamine cock-tail up, it psycologically stimulates your brain, creating massive releases of serotonin,ephedrine,dopamine, and all those rewarding good feeling natural chemicals.there for causing effects such as euphoria,good sense of self/well being, sublime,"up",positive,motivational determination, and socially able to control social situations and life, in the manner of your intentions...what the problem is with humans and chemicals is, its all artificial, the brain loves it, thus making you an addict if you already werent, being it releases motivational chemicals in your mind 40 times faster than your brain can naturally release it overtime..makes for stormy weather.just be sure to refrain from ignorance and truely monitor any changes that hinder who you really are.not the induced you. | M | 19 | 3 years 30mg daily 4X day | 2/22/2010 | 3 | ADHD | At the beginning when I started taking only 5mg a day, I was experiencing dry mouth and couldn't bare the smell or look of food. I was in a blur and was seeing everything in a positive way. I would do weird things that I still do now which is to take the long route home, buy things I don't need, clean and organize things etc. Now I take between 20 and 30 mg and take it whenever I want (so usually 4x a week). I am noticing I am very irritable now and no longer have a loss of appetite. I am still really ocd with organizing and cleaning but am in a blur that makes me feel pissed off and sleepy. It used to give me tons of energy but I am noticing the more I take it the worst my side affects get. I think I will take it a few times a week instead so that when I do take it, the affects aren't negative. | F | 22 | 3 months 20-30 1X day | 2/21/2010 | 1 | ADD w/severe anxiety | Complete loss of appetite & then gag-reflux even looking/smelling food. I had to force myself to eat, because I became so weak after 3 days. Then after getting my food intake up each day, I still felt truly depressed. I had no memory, no concentration, no desire to speak, began sleeping 12+ hours a day and was even drowsy when awake and had significant body pain. Yes, it was Adderall (the little orange one; the $215 non-generic brand!). A BIG out of pocket ouch!!!! | Call me crazy, but my body truly did NOT react the way 95% of everyone has reported (and how I had hoped it would be for me). I was NOT clear-headed or able to concentrate and I quickly couldn't accomplish anything I needed to do & had been doing (let alone all the things I dreamed of if I could just get focused). On Adderall, I lost my sense of humor & care for everything I had previously enjoyed. I felt like a "zombie". Even after forcing myself to eat, I still had little energy or the physical strength to do everyday jobs. Yes, I was calm and my overwhelming anxiety was so much less, but I was not in touch with much outside my totally muted head. I kept reducing my dosage (all the way down to 5 mg) in hopes I could still get some calming benefit (and keep that reduced appetite side effect so I could lose a few #'s). Even with a mere 5mg dose, my breathing is truly restricted and I am so achy and TIRED! Clearly this drug works wonders for lots of people, but for me.... a real trip to the dark side. Please note: I NEVER once felt "up" or had the reported other commonly mentioned side effects of dry mouth, heart racing, head pounding, upset stomach or aggressiveness. NONE! | F | 41 | 7 days 20 MG 2X day | 2/15/2010 | 4 | Hypersomnia / Depression | The bad: quick to anger, irritability, blurred vision. The good: increased focus, alert, euphoria, very productive throughout the day. | F | 22 | 2 months 25mg 1X day | 2/9/2010 | 5 | fun | i love the idea of never sleeping agian | M | 35 | 15 years 30 10X H | 2/4/2010 | 3 | ADHD | Oh god where to begin. BAD: Irritability, aggression, mood swings, severely sensitive skin, tension, TMJ from clenching my jaw, NO sex drive, Severe Sleep Deprivation, Hallucinations because of Sleep Deprivation, Further Exacerbated Dermatillamania, and Other OCD tendencies, feelings of "not being there", dizziness, lethargy, loss of personality, loss of short term memory, I feel dumb or stupid when coming off of it, Loss of motivation when coming off of it. Dependency! When coming off of it, I feel starving, and I believe has helped to create an eating disorder. Paranoia (but that's always been there), teeth problems, it messes with my SVT causing bad heart palpitations, hurting behind the eyes, if feels as if there was a wool blanket or sock rubbed against your brain; everything feel fuzzy GOOD: I can focus sometimes, except when I'm coming off of it, WEIGHT loss (as long as you take it everyday), OCD (in cleaning, getting something done, It's not so much that you h | Really, with any medications you have to weigh the pro's and the con's and if you really think that you may be ADHD/ADD and need something that is this strong (for a lack of a better word) you should study and become more aware of the effects that it has on your body. | F | 18 | 2 years 25 2X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | adhd,conduct disorder | None | Constant focus and pleasuring of oneself; and smoking cigarettes. Sure beats gorging calories and fending off distraction and restlessness. WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE | M | 24 | 6 months | 1/28/2010 | 1 | Concentrate for my final exams | BAD SIDES EFFECTS:insomnia, low sex drive, cotton mouth, anxiety, fast heart-beat rate, loss of weight, anorexia, sense of time is lost, locked jaw these are the bad side effects that i experienced GOOD EFFECTS: concentration, motivation, activeness, self confidence, feeling of being more mature | I take adderall to help me concentrate over my final exam period, i would suggest that people should not be taking adderall on a daily basis just because they are lazy. ADD is not a true illness is a way to justify the fact that you/we haven't learned how to study! most people diagnosed with ADD are perfectly fine in my opinion, as i know many people that do not have the need of it!! I can not imagine myself living everyday of my life under the effects of medicine, as i only take adderall for a one-two week period and not daily | M | 21 | 2 weeks | 1/27/2010 | 4 | ADHD, depression and sleepiness | Felt tired, a little joint aches, aggitation, but all in a very slight way. Nothing profound. | I have taken adderall about 10 years! Yes, I do take more now than before, about 120mg. daily. However, in the past few months it has been making me very sleepy when I take it. It's a drug I take in the morning but I can take 90 mg. and fall right back to sleep. I also take provigil and still sleep. I am great with focusing, ONCE I GET STARTED. It's getting started that I have trouble with. I have considered stopping the medication, as when I have forgotten it for a day or two, I don't have any withdrawal from it. My reason for quitting, even though it helps me immensely is the tiredness I feel. Even while driving, if I have just taken adderral I may have to pull over to sleep 10 minutes! I just don't get it! Any suggestions to stay awake? | F | 57 | 10 years | 1/24/2010 | 5 | I do have side effects like dry mouth etc.. And a lot listed below. Plus all the great effects that ADDERALL is suppossed to give you as well. One thing that has worked for me and has been listed in different ways is to: Exercise-Use that energy first thing in the morning ad work off extra pounds and wear down some fo the effect, also eat very well by cuttingout crappy foods, sodas, to much coffee, taper it by taking it during the week but take the weekend off. Vitamins are anatural supplement to ADHD, exercise and healthy eating. I have combined exercising, eating very healthy (vegan, vegetarin, fish, chicken and some red meats, but barely) and vitamins such as B12, DHA, Fish Oils and have had amazing reactions. i am actually using less adderall now and more vitamins. And exercise does not have to be running 5 miles, lifitng a thousand pounds. I do light cardio and jog when I feel up to it. If you want to know: push up, pull ups, crucnhes, lift a 40 pound weight, curl etc... No | M | 33 | 10 years | 1/20/2010 | 4 | ADHD | BAD: smaller limp penis, maintaining an erection, premature ejaculation, sweating, acne, abnormal fast heartbeat, constricted blood vessels, dry mouth, loss appetite, frequent urination, mood swings, anger spells, fidgety, flat personality, hot/cold flashes, back pain,blurry vision(sometimes), "zombie" feeling, nervousness, anxiety GOOD: increased concentration, focus, self drive, productivity, motivation, task management, cognitive processing, energy, euphoria, adrenaline rushes, talkative, alertness | I know their are lots of side effects but the good ones are worth it, has changed my daily life/thinking. I take Adderall XR 20mg. twice a day. It has great amazing effects however there are some side effects also. Mainly sexual side effects and acne is what bothers me. Helped me trmendously accomplishing tasks but comes with a price. Makes me "want" to learn more. Gives me oral fixation (probably due to dry mouth). Drink losts of water as it dehydrates your body which will lead to cracked lips. Be careful exercising, makes me feel like i will have heart attack. I try not to take it on weekends as a tolerance builds quickly giving weakend results. Do not take close to evening time. I DO NOT experience teeth grinding/insomnia/headache like others have. I usually have to make myself want to eat to stay healthy, but do not eat large portions of food. I always carry gum around as dry mouth is predominatly persistant. Judge for yourself whether you honestly need it to sufficiently function properly. Hope this helped, being completely honest so others may have accurate information from a patients perspective. Read up on the drug before taking! Vyvanse works AMAZING and is new prodrug to replace adderall with no dependencies, only activated if swallowed therfore eliminating abuse. But my new insurance does not cover it. If insurance covers, i would go with Vyvanse over adderall XR, however it is much more expensive due to it being brand new to market, Also is made by the S | M | 23 | 5 months | 1/19/2010 | 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 | ADHD/Comorbid OCD/Learning Issues | Smoking cigarettes all day. The best! No appetite. No come down. Productivity. And relaxation. Unceasing horniness. Oh yeah! | I said it | M | 22 | 5 years | 1/13/2010 | 5 | Adult ADHD | Euphoria,increased sex drive, frequent urination, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure | Before adderall, I was a brilliant but lousy student, mediocre employee who never seemed to really live up to my potential. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 30 although I was a classic ADHD kid but no one noticed as it wasn't a known dx at the time. I started out at 10mg. The only way I can explain it is to say that before it was like having a ferrari but only able to use 1st and 2nd gear. On adderall, I had full use of the entire machine. I'm freaking brilliant now. I only take 30 mgs a day but never needed more. I think most people who experience really bad side fx is taking too much. When I take too much, I do get sleepy. One glass of Ice T will keep me up all night though. I don't know what I'd do without it, but I do wonder the affects it has on the addrenal system. I don't eat much but have gained quite a bit of weight. | F | 39 | 9 years | 1/10/2010 | 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 |