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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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ADDERALL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 4 | depression | To soon to know | F | 38 | 1 weeks | 12/17/2004 | 4 | depression | compulsive scratching of my scalp; insomnia; occasionally some severe mental anxiety ( mental as opposed to adrenalized anxiety attacks ) | It makes you feel like an addict. I take it every three hours to prevent | M | 35 | 4 years | 12/13/2004 | 4 | ADD | Sometimes erectile dysfunction | basically works great in preventing a | M | 52 | 4 years | 11/30/2004 | 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 | 2 | ADD | Some weight loss (minor, but there). Jitteriness if I take too much at once (to combat sleep-related problems). | Prescribed for up to four 5mg tablets per day, I usually take one in the morning (Mon-Fri) and in the afternoon as needed. I've had no definite addiction to it, but I think I have developed a tolerance as I have started to fall asleep at times during the day (I was thought to have narcolepsy 11 years ago). While, initially, there was some benefit for this drug, I don't see it anymore. I do not want to ramp up the dosage because of the potential for addiction. I've been off of it for over a week and re-tried a dose. It had little effect. :-( | M | 32 | 2 months | 10/26/2004 | 2 | ADD | Some weight loss (minor, but there). Jitteriness if I take too much at once (to combat sleep-related problems). | Prescribed for up to four 5mg tablets per day, I usually take one in the morning (Mon-Fri) and in the afternoon as needed. I've had no definite addiction to it, but I think I have developed a tolerance as I have started to fall asleep at times during the day (I was thought to have narcolepsy 11 years ago). While, initially, there was some benefit for this drug, I don't see it anymore. I do not want to ramp up the dosage because of the potential for addiction. I've been off of it for over a week and re-tried a dose. It had little effect. :-( | M | 32 | 2 months | 10/26/2004 | 2 | ADD | jitters, INCREASED DEPRESSION, UNSTABLE APPETITE | At first improved mood but then it got BAD. Addictive. Great for effiency at work but made me socially nervous and irritable. | F | 25 | 4 months | 10/25/2004 | 3 | ADD | Dry Mouth, Loss of Appetite, Diffuculty sleeping. | Works great for a little while, then leaves you feeling like you need more. | M | 20 | 6 months | 10/22/2004 | 5 | add/adhd/ocd/ptsd/sideeffects | I LOVED IT! IT FELT LIKE GREAT! | M | 2 | 15 years | 10/8/2004 | 4 | i like to get high | none | this shit is awesome | M | 8 | 6 months | 9/28/2004 | 4 | ADHD | Dry Mouth, bad taste, water helps this dramatically. Don't take after a certain time, usually 6-8 hours before bed. Will cause insomnia. I follow this rule and have actually been sleeping better than without. Don't take with too much caffeine. Increases undesirable effects of the meds. If you feel that you have to take more, increase coffee consumption while taking it, buzz around like a coke addict - maybe someone is addicted to the little blue speed pills and really doesn't have ADHD, junkies. | Not speedy at all. Slows me down, helps me focus and get my life more organized. I have found that not taking the same dose everyday when you can (holidays, tapering) makes this drug more effective. Take 15 mg twice a day. Sometimes have to force myself to eat, but high calorie, smaller meals seem to work. | F | 25 | 2 years | 8/23/2004 | 3 | ADD | EXTREME loss of appetite, less social, I would find myself very tired but when I would lay down to go to sleep I couldn't fall asleep | I see a great improvement in my focus. | F | 19 | 150 days | 8/21/2004 | 5 | | 8/12/2004 | 4 | ADD | Total and extreme loss of appetite first week. Lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks. Heightened my blood pressure. | I was taking up to 40 mg/day. In the beginning I had to eat calcium bars because I couldn't touch food for 3 days straight. Even though I needed to lose a few, nutritionally 1st few days were great for my diet. My appetite retuned but BP spiked too much and I was developing a tolerance. I had improved focus but was inconsistant. I am now with Concerta and LOVE it. | F | 34 | 44 days | 8/8/2004 | 5 | None. | I take 30. | M | 53 | 2 years | 8/7/2004 | 1 | ADHD | anxiety and distress. I am usually a happy-go-lucky person and was put on this med for ADHD. Within a few weeks I noticed by midday I was distressed, almost in tears. I didn't link it to the drug until a few days later I forgot my AM dose and for the first time in a while I felt happy as usual. I told my doctor about this and he told me to go back on it and see if I experienced the distress again. I did try one more dose and felt the anxiety coming on again. For me, it was very bad. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 8/1/2004 | 5 | adult ADD | dry mouth, loss of appetite | It really helps me out during the day, but tolerance sucks.. | F | 20 | 6 days | 7/7/2004 | 4 | CFS/Fibromyalgia | Did increase ability to remain awake for more hours throughout the day and helped concentration. As with most medications, length of time on drug increases the body's tolerance to it. Without this medication, I would be unable to accomplish routine tasks of daily living. It's been a huge help. | F | 52 | 4 years | 7/7/2004 | 4 | ADHD | ADDICTIVE- but very effective if one has the power to take only as much as perscribed. HEY- ALOT easier said than done | I've seen the best and worst of what this drug can do. The first several years were amazing and ideal with controlling my adhd. College came around and for about a year I felt like I was fighting a crack addiction of sorts. I realized and FINALLY controlled my over consumption- but it was the hardest thing i have ever done. TO THOSE WHO HAS NEVER TAKEN MORE THAN YOU | F | 22 | 8 years | 7/4/2004 |