DEXEDRINE Reviews (DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.9 (128 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DEXEDRINE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DEXEDRINE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | ADHD, depression, severe anxiety | Unpredictable drug. First time made me feel calm but tierd. Second pill gave me the jitters so stopped drinking caffeinated beverages which helped. After third time came the severe headaches and head pressure usually at end of day and nausea. The most disturbing was (in conjunction with headaches) a mush brain, became even more unfocused and groggy. I could barely keep my thoughts together. I may not be able to take this stuff. | A few good comments. Had more energy, did not oversleep, helped considerably with my depression more than any other drug I've taken. | F | 40 | 2 weeks 10 MG 3X W | 1/30/2012 | 5 | Severe ADHD, Anxiety, Depression | All of them lol. for example though increased heart rate, palipatations, mild increase in blood pressure,wierd taste, head pressure, pulsatile tinnitus, cold hands and feet, weight loss, increased sweating | Besides all the issues above this drug really has changed my life. I can function as a normal human now. I can remember and learn things with very little effort, I can keep in time for my drumming which I have always had problems with and actually memorize full songs, I work in mechanical and electrical design and went from almost previously giving up my career to being one of the best designers relative to my peers. Another big changed is socially, before I couldnt pay attention long enough to have a full conversation with people and now it's like I always have something to say. For me my quality of life went from a 2 to an 8 which i never would have thought possible a year ago. | M | 22 | 6 months 15 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 5 | ADD | All good except it is getting ridiculously more and more expensive! | F | 32 | 10 years 45 mg | 1/4/2012 | 5 | narcolepsy | This drug gave me back my life. I was basically inert in a corner, sleeping. I could not function. On this drug, my daytime sleepiness has disappeared as has my hypnogogic dreaming and sleep paralysis. I wake and fall to sleep normally. I can be bored in meetings without upsetting folks by falling asleep. All these good comments are for the brand name. The generic was useless. | F | 56 | 31 years 15 1X day | 12/30/2011 | 5 | Complex Sleep Apnea | For the first year, I had zero appetite and dropped a dress size. After that, my appetite is back with a vengeance and I've gained the weight back. | If I am late in taking my second dose, coming down off this drug is tough. I get severely irritated and rage-y. However - This drug has really made a huge difference in my life. It helps so much with the EDS related to the sleep apnea. I take it with provigil as well. | F | 29 | 2 years 10 2X day | 11/4/2011 | 4 | ADD/Hypersomnia | Energy and focus, though increased anxiety and insomnia, also increases nervous ticks like playing with/pulling hair. | IMPOSSIBLE TO GET. PHARMACIES SAY THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET IT AT THIS TIME< AND HAVEN"T FOR WEEKS NOW> WTF? (In Los Angeles area).... please help! | F | 37 | 2 years 10 MG 2X day | 11/2/2011 | 4 | Idiopathic hypersomnia | Initially - headache (this went away within the first weeks of use). Now: dry mouth, need more water to stay hydrated, anxiety/panic attack when taken in conjunction with another stimulant such as caffeine (from a strong coffee/multiple cups of coffee). Taken at higher doses it impairs appetite. | This medication has turned my life around. I am now able to study and work (and drive!). I try to keep the dosage to a minimum and have regular breaks from it. It doesn't work consistently well each day (I'm not sure what this depends on), but it does a good enough job. | F | 29 | 2.5 years 2.5mg 2X day | 10/7/2011 | 4 | Treatment-resistent depression | Massive head pain like I've never had in my life. Every day to the point it interferes with my life. | This drug is so beneficial that I am willing to put up with the head pain. Nothing works better. I've tried every antidepressant on the market over the last 15 years. Thank gawd for this drug. Before I started taking it, I had NO desire to roll out of bed. I'd stay down for two weeks at a go. When I forget to refill the script on time, it's hard to get up and out the door to the pharmacy. It reminds me how lucky I am to find this medication. Funny enough, I think I must have a severe case of ADD as well. I can't stay focused on anything. I am better on this med, but I still suffer big time. Never realized it till I started reading signs and symptoms/posts by ADD peeps. I have every tell tale S&S in the book...and to the Nth degree. | F | 36 | 15 months 20mg 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 4 | ADD | Dexedrine might be worsening these problems, but for as long as I can remember (since I was a small child) I've had social anxiety, extreme anxiety about my appearance (always wear make-up just to feel "normal", etc.), debilitating anxiety when performing an unfamiliar task while someone is watching (I don't have a driver's license because of this), embarrassing anxiety about encountering spiders/bugs, anxiety when alone in dark places, etc. I over-think everything, worry, procrastinate, and talk myself out of things (my father does this also). I have some milder symptoms of OCD, but I did as a child as well. I initially lost weight on Dex, and with portion control and exercise I've pretty much maintained this healthy weight for 13 years. When I went off Dex for over 1 year in my early 20's, my ADHD was back in full force and focusing was impossible... the Dex definitely helps me focus but usually I can only focus on one step of one task at a time. It takes me a long time to | Big or small, everything I do takes me forever because while on the Dex my brain forces me to do things in a series of steps... what sucks is that it seems as though I am unable to efficiently problem solve, or figure out the quickest path from A to B. I become easily consumed by details. It can be extremely frustrating and hard on my self-esteem whenever I'm trying to get something done fast, because hard as I try, I am still not able to complete tasks as quickly as my husband or my peers (though when I do things, I always do them right... I never make mistakes or forget something like they often do). When I had gone off of Dex for over a year in my early 20's, the ADHD was back in full force and I was unable to focus at all... I always seemed to be doing 10 things at once, rarely ever completing anything. So the Dex doesn't make the ADHD go away, but it seems to give me enough focus to complete a task one step at a time... slowly. | F | 29 | 13 years 40MG span 1X day | 8/28/2011 | 5 | Narcolepsy, ADHD, low sex drive | NO APPETITE | My Psych. prescribed this to me because of Zoloft I had no sex drive and I am narcoleptic and would fall asleep while driving, riding in anything that moved, watching a movie (even if I really wanted to see it), reading, doing my homework, you name it. I couldnt concentrate either due to ADHD. This has worked wonders! I feel like what I suppose "normal" people feel like. I can stay awake for the whole day, focus on what I need to and have my libido back. The only drawback for me is that I am 5'2" and 106 lbs. I never eat very much anyway and I work out. I am rapidly losing weight and am a muscular 104lbs. I think it looks gross and I have to have a timer to remind me to eat. Being " too skinny" is no worse than being overweight. If you're not healthy, it doesn't matter what you look like. Just be aware of your eating habits on this medication. | F | 37 | 1 years 10 MG 1X day | 7/30/2011 | 5 | ADD, Depression | Trouble sleeping if I take after 2pm. Sometimes heart racing, which is made worse if I have not eaten. | This drug lets me function as a normal human being. 14 years ago when I started taking Dexedrine I was on the verge of failing out of college. I started taking it in the summer and when I went back to school that fall I got straight A's. I have been on it ever since and could not function with out it. It is prescribed for ADD but it also helps with my depression. I just wish it was not so hard to re-fill. The only problem is that I need to make sure I take the second dose before 2pm or I will not sleep at night. Taking it around noon is usually best. | F | 34 | 14 years 40 MG 2X day | 3/9/2011 | 4 | Adult ADD | Insomnia, over-focused, less social, skin picking, heart palpatations Extreme loss of appetite, dry mont, bad breath | This drug does exactly what I want it to do except... with my social life. My main complaint is that I become irritable and feel apathetic about socializing. That said I get straight-As at College and become very motivated. It helps my every level whith my child. But, by the end of the day. I'm exhausted | F | 28 | 8 years 15 MG 3X day | 3/7/2011 | 4 | ADD | Generic Barr Dexedrine feels very weak. If you take a lot of it, it feels stronger (duh lol), reason I mention it is because Adderall will cause more side effects, this will cause less of them. It is better in higher dosages, at least for me since I take the XR version. Taking L-Tyrosine as well for the comedowns. It is a very smooth feeling, so its almost unnoticeable. Side effects are minimal, but the effects are also not very strong. Great for mood lift, motivation goes away quickly for me, does not motivate anymore. | Adderall XR is better for me. Write a list of things to do for the day, it will drastically improve your life more than this drug will, but this drug can help that list! This is a very weak medication, it is like Eastern Medicine, except the side effects are more severe since you take them daily. What side effects? Insomnia can be one, but it isn't paradoxically low doses cause me to fall asleep. Appetite loss, but that goes away after a while, I don't lose my appetite anymore. OCD as well, but I am too lazy for that to be a problem. Procrastination occurs for me, I am supposed to be doing something else, but here I am, but that is a habit, not the drug's fault. Do something else besides take the drug, its like giving yourself a black box with no instructions, and the black box controls (overstatement, it modifies) your every thought and action. Everyday use will disable you when you stop, you will be tired, unmotivated and very depressed. Namenda/Memantine will help you if you grow too tolerant, as well DXM, the cough syrup. This is worth looking into, Vyvanse is more likely to be prescribed. | M | 20 | 7 months 15-30 1X day | 2/12/2011 | 4 | Daytime Sleepiness | Get cranky/ bitchy/agitated when it wears off. 10mg crash= despair!! :-/ | I think it's too early to really rate this drug... but so far it's been pretty good. I am sleepy all the time. I pretty much stopped living my life because of it. I couldn't go to the theater for a movie after 8PM. Stopped hanging out at friends because I would fall asleep on the couch. Stayed away from lazy boys and comfy couches and sat on bar stools. Sex? I would fall asleep, wake up in the middle of the night for sex and fall right to sleep afterwards. Once the sun goes down, so do I. Driving was more of an autopilot response. Sometimes I'd get to my destination without really realizing it or I would miss my exit for work. BAD! So, after my MSLT revealed a sleep latency of 3 minutes after almost perfect sleep, stimulants were added to my regime. I take 5mg in the morning and another 5mg as needed. I only take the 2nd dose if I actually have plans. If not, what's the point of being awake?! :). 5mg is low, but it works MOST of the time (which is why i rated a 4). If I wake up excessively excessively tired, I'll take 10mg. But 10mg means a harder crash and a feeling of hopelessness which is why I don't want to increase my dosage (but I've been thinking about adding a 3 pill a day to help the crash). 5mg opens my eyes. I still have really low energy because I've been sleep deprived for a long time so it's going to take a lot more to get my energy up- lifestyle wise, not drug wise. So it doesn't really help me mega-focus or give me crazy energy. Yes I feel a little kick once | F | 26 | 2 months 5mg 2X day | 2/6/2011 | 5 | depression, and to get motivated. | LOTS OF ENERGY, CAN GET STUFF DONE. increased blood pressure. makes EVERYTHING you do seem interesting, insomnia at first.. it went away for me.. way more talkative i seem interested more in people and want to be around them. feel invisible.. when I'm on that stuff I'm never scared i could do anything. also it felt AMAZING IN BED like I'm a beast... organism lasted longer and felt way more better. i think thats it.. while on that drug i met ppl easily and i even proposed to a girl i liked. its like your superman.. | i love this drug.. it helped me finish my university degree, get vendor certifications and get a lot of stuff done. i think people should use this ONLY ON DEMAND, you shouldn't stick with it for life.. longest i used it was 3 months and wanted to see what the withdraw was like. its pretty bad.. you feel very tired depressed, anxious.. irritated, mad, don't feel like doing a thing. but i was extremely tired i remember sleeping through a Saturday and a Sunday. i might have got out of bed to get some water.. i was over that and everything went back to normal for me.. i was warned that taking this could alter the way your brain produces chemicals permanently so it could alter your natural self as well.. i don't think this happened to me.. but it could happen to people that have been taking it for years | M | 24 | 45 1X AN | 1/9/2011 | 5 | ADHD | dry mouth | M | 55 | 6 months 10 4X day | 8/28/2010 | 2 | ADHD | Common Side-Effects: Diminished appetite, minor insomnia, chronic fatigue, minor OCD-like compulsions, withdrawal fatigue & irritability, increased anxiety, completely lethargic & useless without it. Serious effect, but rare: Severe Depression, hopelessness, feeling out of body, feelings that I do not know when I last truely lived in the moment, feeling like like a ghost, Suicidal ideation (this issue lasted for about two month, but I have been good for 2 years), lethargy, Complete loss of appetite when resuming dosage, increased sexual drive, sexual compulsion and short lived but severe addiction. | I have been prescribed Dexedrine for nine years. Prior to that I was on Ritalin but I was taken off after experiencing auditory hallucinations, anxiety & paranoia. Late high school I became extremely addicted, the less sleep I got the more I took and the more I took... vicious cycle. By the end of grade 11 I was only sleeping 45 minutes to 3 hours a night, I would usually need to take a double or triple dose to remain functional. At the worst when I was sleep on an hour or two a night I would dose before sleeping so I would wake up when I needed to. After High-school and university (did not complete), I attempted to get off it, I was off for two years but then I started working in an office environment where I realized I could not function. I resumed my prescription. I have been much more responsible for my dosing, this resulted in less severe side effects. Since I have resumed though temporary OCD like compulsion occasionally develop and I have overcome most of the social life I lost after resuming I have noticed that I am getting less and less of an effect from it though, but I do not with to increase my dose although my professional and home life is suffering. I would like to say that while I would like nothing more than to get off this drug. For all the things I hate about it, without it I could not function. I would jump at the opportunity to try a drug-free alternative. But I do not know where to start. I feel like a zombie, but I feel like I trapped. | M | 25 | 9 years 30 mg 1X day | 8/28/2010 | 3 | ADD | Dry mouth, increased my OCD with skin picking, jittery. | I'm surprised that not many people have an increase in their OCD? | F | 26 | 10 years 20MG 1X day | 8/6/2010 | 5 | ADHD | anxiety hot flashes | best stuff on the market for ADHD | F | 26 | 3 years 20mg 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 5 | Adult ADD | Loss of appetite, excess sweating, increased need for water, occasional muscle spasms. Effects are increased depending on how much food I've had, and there's a strange combination with caffeine which makes me sleepy. | For me, this was basically a miracle cure. I went through much of my life without an ability to concentrate, but I also mostly didn't need to concentrate either. I don't get hyper, so I picked jobs which didn't require much out of me. I was uncomfortable and bored most of the time but didn't know what to do. I then started university and found I actually had to be able to concentrate, and after 4 years of unsuccessfully trying to write a thesis I decided to seek help. I was initially prescribed Ritalin but its effects were not controlled (some days I got anxiety, other days I felt like I had no effect) so I switched to Dexedrine. After doing so, I wrote a 120 page thesis in 3 weeks, and have since achieved so many goals, and have really succeeded in my life and career. This was a life changing drug for me, and I'm really grateful. | M | 30 | 1 years 10 1X day | 7/23/2010 |