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 |
| 4 | attention deficit disorder | always feel like i need something in my mouth; oral fixations! and for the first half hour to hour i feel almost drunk, really dizzy, nauseous and physically tiring easily. | i'm afraid of getting addicted, but it really does help. however, i only take 10 mg a day (pharmacy says it's the max dose, but on here people are saying they're taking 20?), and the effects wear off after about 4 hours. | F | 16 | 3 days | 2/13/2009 | 3 | Inability to focus or finish tasks | Major decrease in appetite; occasions of hot, red, flushed face; irritability and mood swings (especially on days not taking it); urge to talk incessantly; over-activity (an abnormal urge to get 100 things done); increased tolerance (needing higher doses to feel an effect) and addiction-like cravings for more | Even though there are many side effects, i think the positive outweighs the negative. I can concentrate and dedicate myself to work or a task like I never could before. The mood elevating effects can be very helpful, especially if you tend to feel sluggish or very mildly depressed (this is by no means an anti-depressant). If taken wisely and the dosage is never exceeded it can be a great solution to become more active, productive and generally awaken some enthusiasm that is other wise held back. | F | 33 | 6 months | 2/13/2009 | 4 | ADHD | ability to concentrate better, more organized, terrible migraines, occasional sleepless nights, decrease in social activity | Adderal works well for me in the fact that i can focus better in school and i get things done when i need to. It helps me to not procrastinate as much. I taek 20 mg and it's a little frustrating becasue i can actually feel when the medicine is wearing off. by the end of the day, i'm spent, a little fatigued, and i can't concentrate on anything. But during my shcool days i'm pretty on point. REALLY DO NOT TAKE IT BEFORE BED if you want to sleep. it'll leave you tired but you won't be able to sleep for hours. it's only helpful if you need to stay up, but that's not recommended. other than that, things are pretty alright with the medication.however I get pretty bad migraines, and i've been a little less social than normal, not to mention my mood has been a little down. but if you need help concentrating, this is a pretty good catalyst. | F | 17 | 5 years | 2/10/2009 | 3 | Focus and fatigue | I have had the dry mouth and bad taste in my mouth the first 2 weeks of taking it. It definately helped me get motivational and not take my daily naps as usual. Week 3 though which is where I am at today. Yesterday and today it seems like I haven't even taken the pill. That is what I feel like. I have taken it both days and definately not feeling alert. Called doc to explain issue, left message. | I have never had any jaw clinching issues at all. I have been diagnosed with OCD, but it has not affected that to any degree where myself or anyone else around is noticing it. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 2/4/2009 | 4 | ADD | Headache, dry mouth, loss of appetite, irritable, somber mood | Love the increased energy, love the loss of appetite, I wake up eat a healthy breakfast, and take 10mg. Around five I have soup and salad and I am good for the rest of the day, I sometimes get hungry later before bed, but I wait until morning to eat. I have been accomplishing things I have put off for a while. | F | 41 | 5 days | 1/28/2009 | 3 | Serious level ADHT | Better focus and able to complete tasks. Difficulty getting solid sleep. Weight and appetite loss. Increase sex drive. As dose wears off it becomes harder to control urges for stimulation. | Current dosage Adderall XR 15mg once a day. What started as a positive experience has ended in disaster. My mood swings and negative attitude was becoming more and more evident especially in the evening (12 hours from taking a dose). Level of irrational behavior, either sexually driven or aggressive, rose to an intolerable level with one final fit of physical rage. This is not me and people who know me well agree. Adderall should be carefully monitored. If you excercise more and find yourself loosing weight you may need to adjust the dose downwards. Diet is important (I'm a vegetarian so low protein intake could be an issue) because without the right amount of nutrients and vitamins you will be running on empty and side effects become more pronounced. I have also tried the non XR version, Foculine and Concerta. I also have found that regular exercise, regular doses of protein (nuts etc.) also keeps you focussed. I am off the drug for now until I can see a safer way forward for me and | M | 55 | 8 years | 1/28/2009 | 4 | adhd | sweating, insomnia | M | 32 | 2 months | 1/25/2009 | 5 | ADD | I've always had insomnia so I can't say it was a side effect, but it definitely got worse. My only real complaint is extreme loss of appetite and weight. I've been on the medication for two years. I lost 20 pounds the first year, gained most of it back over the summer, than lost it all again this year. I'm a 5'1 girl, and I weigh 91 pounds. This is not healthy and i do not like it, but no amount of food can make me put on weight while i am on the adderall. I can gain weight over the breaks, but when i start taking the medication I immediately drop any weight i've gained. | Despite the annoying weight loss, adderall saved my life. I was drowning under my workload at school and adderall was a miracle drug for me. It gave me security and the ability to succeed. | F | 18 | 2 years | 1/21/2009 | 5 | Narcolepsy | Only side effect was an increase in my panic disorder. | I take 10 mg twice a day (20mg dose), once when I get up and once about 3 hours later to keep me up. It has helped although it's made me increase my xanax for my panic disorder. It also doesn't hurt my college life that I can concentrate better while staying awake and not having to nap all day. | F | 21 | 2 years | 1/17/2009 | 5 | hypersomnolence | I'm actually taking the 20mg xr version. I get a mild dry mouth. Somewhat increased urge to smoke. Sometimes I find myself having an ocd moment. Really for me, none of the side-effects are terrible. I get more done. Sleep less. More focused. Higher libido. Losing some weight. It's great | M | 30 | 30 days | 1/15/2009 | 4 | ADD/ Fatigue | EXCESSIVE HUNGER PANGS. I take Adderall 20 mg XR. I eat at the same time everyday and same portion, even before I was put on adderall. Now, I have these deep hunger pangs. I know I am not hungry, but they continue to happen. | Everything else about Adderall is great. I have no complaints. I am more awake, attentive, and a little nicer. My only complaint is the hunger pangs. People state that there is appetite suppression. If anything im CONSTANTLY HUNGRY. Im on a daily regiment of when and what I eat and it hasnt changed for years. I dont know what to take to get rid of these hunger pangs I have. Suggestions? | F | 23 | 7 days | 1/14/2009 | 1 | ADHD | many of the symptoms of Prostatitis. | Initially, Adderall worked well for me. However, when I had been on Adderall for about two weeks I started having many of the symptoms of Prostatitis, to the extent I went to a doctor and got a comprehensive (including prostate) exam and everything. I never thought to mention I had started Adderall and he didn't ask about any new medications I may be on. After the doc could find nothing, I went online and read that several other men had the same symptoms when on Adderall. I stopped Adderall, and within a couple days, no more prostatitis symptoms. | M | 43 | 14 days | 1/14/2009 | 5 | Idiopathic Hypersomnia/Narcolepsy | weight loss, urge to smoke alot, some visual disturbances (aka floaters and visual snow), rapid heartbeat, minor OCD | I finally know what it's like to be awake. Started from 10mg's with short duration, and now on 20mgs with a little more duration but less harsh of a comedown (I don't feel the need to nap when it starts to wear off) The only annoying side effect is minor OCD moments. I feel like I have been born again and being is the most novel thing on this earth. | 2 months | 1/13/2009 | 5 | Adult ADD | Euphoria, increased sex drive, energetic, able to complete tasks, weight loss, appetite loss, dry mouth, want to smoke ALOT. | I am a 30 year old working Mom and needed something to help me focus. This was prescribed and I am very happy with the outcome. the minor bad effects are just that. Minor!!! | F | 30 | 3 months | 1/12/2009 | 4 | ADD Inattentive | The Good: Increased focus & energy, slight decrease in appetite, No problems sleeping at night The Bad: Increased anxiety, hot flushed face, dry mouth, frequent urination, irritable on come down and days with out it are miserable | It has helped me so much with school and work. I can actually get stuff done now in a reasonable time period. However I get irritable and depressed now when I'm not on it-which makes me worry about the long-term effects & addictiveness. | F | 24 | 2 months | 1/12/2009 | 4 | Adult ADD | Intense cravings to smoke, appetite slightly decreased, mind-boggling increase in sex drive | I am almost 30 years old and just came to learn that I have ADD. I told my psychiatrist about the troubles I had in school (lack of motivation, inability to pay attention and focus on work). She decided I take a test for ADD and I scored off the charts. Now I am on 10 mg of Adderall daily and have never felt so focused, involved, energetic, etc. My appetite is only slightly decreased and I can easily eat if I am really hungry. The only side effect I'm unsure of is the intense cravings to smoke and have sex--I don't like smoking more than 3/4 pack a day and I can't have sex with my wife whenever I want to. Sex on Adderall is pretty terrific, but it's rather inconvenient being horny all the time. | M | 27 | 7 days | 1/4/2009 | 5 | ADD | great focus, decreased appetite, decreased libido (sex drive), difficulty sleeping while Adderall is still active | I struggled academically in the beginning of middle school without Adderall. I found myself not wanting to complete my essays and questioning the importance of my assignments and my schooling. Since I've been on Adderall, I've been way more focused. Unfortunately, I developed this mentality that "something was wrong with me," and that I needed the drug to stay sane and normal. Without it, I was never sure what I might do. The decrease in appetite actually formed a minor addiction or emotional dependency. I loved it. Still do. My grades are great, I can stay focused when working out, and have never looked better. | M | 17 | 4 years | 12/31/2008 | 1 | ADD/depression | Depression, anxiety, tired, bad headache the first 2 days | I have only been on adderall xr a few days and I am VERY let down. I was so excited to get this pill b/c of all the people who LOVED it. It hasn't helped me whatsoever. I was looking forward to being energized, it made me tired. I was looking forward to being happy, it made me depressed. I was looking forward to appetite suppression, it makes me MORE hungry and sometimes just nauseas due to some anxiety. I am really really let down. I was expecting a great pill and it isn't great at all, it sucks. It has done NOTHING for my concentration at all or my daydreaming. I am really upset | F | 21 | 4 days | 12/31/2008 | 5 | ADD, Chronic Fatigue, Depression | None. | Currently on 15 mg 3x daily of the generic... doc upped to 10 mg 3x daily of the XR and added 25 mg of Lamictal. After years and years of anti-depressants, my doctor put me on Adderrall. Never thought I had ADD as portrayed in the mainstream... in other words, I was not a spazzy child (rebellious, brooding yes, but always got excellent grades). However, I've always been prone to racing thoughts, talking too much...chalked it up to being creative. But after years of treatment, trial and error, etc., we came to realize that maybe ADD was to blame. Where was I going with this? (Er, must be time to take the meds). Oh yeah, hallelujah! I can get out of bed. This drug does not give me the jitters... and sadly, no weight loss (damn it), but I'm lean anyway... so, I guess that's OK. Thank you doc. Thank you Adderall. You're giving me my life back. And, my boss loves me. | F | 36 | 4 months | 12/30/2008 | 3 | ADHD (inattentive), depression | Good: motivation, focus, and energy up. Depression way down. Occasional euphoria. Bad: anxiety up, sweats, major weight loss/appetite down, occasional mania-like feelings, throbbing pulse, extreme headache and migraines, dry mouth, increased urinary urgency, blurred vision, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, increased irritability, bad crash, mood swings (irritability, anger). | Personally, good and bad side FXs of this medicine cancel each other out. My depression and lethargy decreased more with this rx than any other I've been prescribed over the last 3 years (20mg XR, usually don't take on the weekends). I found there are a lot of good things Adderall does that nothing else could, plus it doesn't leave me addicted or craving it. However, if you are young and/or underweight, think twice about this medicine. There's major unintentional weight loss (also, made my periods irregular) that's making me consider stopping the med, even with its good benefits...if you are taking this medicine to lose weight, you're just as bad as people that use cocaine/other stims. for weight loss. For the last 1-2 months, it has been causing major side FXs, most notably: dry mouth, blurry vision, lower frustration tolerance, bad crash. Sad/depressed feelings have decreased, but anxiety has increased. If other treatments or meds don't work, Adderall could be a godsend. If you have | F | 21 | 4 months | 12/26/2008 |