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 |
| 5 | Adult ADHD | -Minor headaches after ~12 hours (about 1.5 half-lives for the slow-release version I think). Not usually noticable. -Subtle increase in motor tics (nail biting, teeth clenching), again concurrent with sleep deprivation. -Subtle personality effects. I don't feel like I'm running higher stress, but I'm less distractable than I'd LIKE to be during my free time. I think my sense of humor suffers a bit also. -Thankfully I have NOT suffered any sexual side effects. Being young and newly married, I was quite apprehensive about this! | Overall I'm pleased with the results. Getting some sort of prescription was a must for me, as I literally had a 15 minute attention span. In a lecture, for example, I was physically unable to take reliable notes beyond about 20 minutes in. Dexedrine allows me to focus for as long as I need to. If you actually have ADD (and I do), forget about using this drug as a stimulant. It doesn't seem to have that effect on me, or others I know who are taking it. I can take two and go to sleep if the mood strikes me. I don't take Dexedrine on the the weekends, as I have no need for the extra focussing power then, and I don't get bad withdrawl symptoms. If you have Tourette's-like tics, Dexedrine will make them worse and you will be unhappy. Unfortunately this won't reverse when you stop taking Dexedrine. If you have minor "habbits" like nail biting, be conscious of them, and make sure you're not picking your nose in public! | M | 21 | 2 months | 4/21/2008 | 5 | ADHD | Insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety/nervousness, anti-social behavior. When medication is stopped I become ravenously hungry, lethargic to the point of being unable to move, and sleep all day. | This drug is a double edged sword. I think it just comes down to one question, is it worth it? The side effects can be managed although I find the only way I am able to fall asleep (and wake up in the morning)is by smoking small amounts of marijuana before bed. I also resort to marijuana when I get intense hunger pains yet am unable to eat. Dexedrine affects my appetite by making all food unappealing to me, I find myself trying to eat but just holding food in my mouth, never able to actually swallow it. On the plus side, because of Dexedrine I completed a University degree, got an amazing job, and am a far better mother than I was when I was not on it. I'm sure that my life would fall apart without it...so I cope with the side effects. My opinion-it affects everyone differently if you can't handle it, then don't take it. | F | 26 | 16 years | 3/7/2008 | 1 | add | This stuff sucks... and I have also taken adderall and concerta, which either would be better. I felt completely disconnected, numbness, tingly sensation in left arm. Rapid heartbeat, floaty, not on earth feeling coupled with confusion. friends said i was acting really loopy and MORE scatterbrained. | so this stuff is supposed to be like aderall or concerta with a more calming effect, which is what I needed. NOT the case, it made me feel like i was on the verge of a heart attack. confused, numbness in my arm,focus was so messed up, I had to "remind" myself i was driving! I felt like I was tripping in a bad way. When i took adderall, I was superwoman, I got a lot done, but was acting like a meth freak, which is why I stopped taking it, (I was worried what it was doing to my body). I took Concerta for a long time after that, it works great! I recommend it over this. Only thing is, I was up to 36mg a day and decided to take it only when I felt like it, which wasn't a good idea, because I got more heart tightness, rapid beating, sweating, and hard to sleep when taking irregularly. But if you taper up and take it consistently, concerta can be your BFF.... I had no problem stopping it except for slight headache. even though it made me a lil shaky and heart tightness at times, | F | 31 | 1 days | 2/19/2008 | 5 | switched from Ritalin-A.D.D | jaw clecnhing, unable to sleep if taken too late (which was usually the case because of high demands of university life), anxiousness (i.e. picking at scalp) thts about it because I could usually control food intake | IMMENSE difference in terms of grades and studying, my GPA increased and I feel better about everything in general. However- I became VERY dependant on it. I am currently typing this because I am in withdrawal, I just finished exams and found myself taking 6-7 per day for a week (spansules) & now I feel like absolute hell. | F | 19 | 5 months | 2/15/2008 | 5 | depression and lethargy | none | I feel good! | M | 37 | 5 months | 1/26/2008 | 4 | ADHD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | headaches, mainly. | Doesn't work as long as the adderall, but doesn't feel so drugged out. | F | 25 | 5 days | 12/23/2007 | 1 | ADHD | Headaches, shakiness, extreme insomnia, no sex drive, paranoia, antisocial tendencies, obsessiveness over repetitive tasks, suicidal thoughts, feelings of invincibility, aggressiveness | I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 8, and I've been on this drug ever since. After 11 years on it, I have extreme withdrawals when I run out and forget to refill my prescription. I've contemplated killing myself or someone else over stupid things like dirty dishes. I have no desire to be social, and I'm told that I act like "a tweaker" constantly. Sure, I can crank out 3,000 word essays in 4 hours when I take it later in the day, but then I'll be up until 5am. I usually get 3-5 hours of sleep a night. This drug is EXTREMELY dangerous, and it will become your life. I don't even know who I am naturally, because I'm always on it. I recommend not taking it unless you have a severe disorder. After growing up under the influence of this drug, I feel like I've been robbed of a normal childhood. DO NOT give this to your children. Robbing children of any creativity and impulsiveness in order to "fix" overactive minds is not worth the suffering of trying to get off this dru | F | 19 | 11 years | 12/17/2007 | 5 | ADD & Narcolespy | depression,loss of apetite, anti social behavior | After taking Dexedrine for 20 years now I've become used to the negative side affects and have learned ways of controling them as well as ways to keep the doses low while not lossing the drugs positive affects. The only thing I will warn of is after taking this drug for a long time you notice that no matter what dose you take the motivational aspect deminishes and after about 3 years you no longer can get SELF motivated. I have gone all the way up to 60mg twice a day(4hour pills) with no motivation still. I started a cardio detox to help bring down my tolerance and after 3 months of 2hours of fast cardio workouts every night(runninig on a tread mill 8 miles)I am now able to get the old effects and motivation, euphoria feelings back with just 10mg taken twice a day. | M | 34 | 20 years | 11/7/2007 | 3 | ADD (Inattentiveness only) | Dry mouth - gotta remember to take water to meetings, etc. Sleep patterns totally whacked out even w/appropriate dosage; now I'm up at 0500 and awake later. Some increased perspiration - sometimes - when I eat. | Strange - ramped up to (3)5mg tablets twice a day. The tabs really allowed be to focus like never before; actually calmed me down a bit. Went to spansules for a month or so (longer-lasting) and they had little effect ?!? Now back to 10mg tabs. Don't seem to induce the same ability to focus. Agree w/everyone that you must watch dose and taper off if necessry | M | 51 | 6 months | 10/29/2007 | 3 | ADD | Depression, suicidal thoughts and wishes, fear | I was diagnosed with ADD (back when it was called hyperactivity disorder) at the age of 6 1/2 and put on dexadrine. Very strange things started to happen. My preformance in school did improve, but I started having bouts of serious depression. I became suicidal at times. In the mornings after taking the dex I would feel nervous, though alert and unusually focused, but rarely if ever "High." By afternoon I would start feeling overwhelmingly sad, often without any cause. In many cases I had suicidal thoughts. When I was 9 the dose was upped from 10 to 20 mg, and the side effects became stranger. I started feeling like I was being watched all the time, and often checked closets and doors to make sure no one was there. Most of the time I knew it was absurd to think I was being watched, but I couldn't get over the feeling. Now, I know that monsters under the bed is a frequent problem with 6 year olds, but it kept going with me until I stopped taking the dex. Fears of monsters gave | M | 36 | 9 years | 10/19/2007 | 4 | ADHD/BI-POLAR | Nausea, loss of appetite, irritability, fatigue, nervousnes at first (ist week on medication) | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 9/28/2007 | 5 | CFS, Depression, ADD | some nervousness, insomnia, super engery, high sex drive, more focused, is feeling normal a side effect? lol | Awesome drug! I haven't felt this good in years. I felt "normal" for the first time in a LONG time. I took every psy drug on the planet. Dextroamphetamine is the best! HOWEVER, withdraw effects are HORRIFIC to say the least. Severity depends on how much and how long you took the drug for. I had been on Dextro for 6-8 months and final dose was 30mg once a day. I had to stop suddenly for a week and for 2-3 days I had severe depression, anxeity, mood swings, felt suicidal. Once I found out why I felt so bad that changed my thinking so I lost the suicidal thoughts. Now I know why people who are severly depressed kill themselves. If I had to live with how I felt for 2-3 days due to Dextro withdraw every day I would kill myself for sure. No doubt about it. Pure HELL... | M | 34 | 8 months | 9/20/2007 | 5 | ADD w/o Hyperactivity | decreased appetite, dry mouth, dry eyes | i started taking 50mg. of dexedrine 6 years ago for my ADD w/o hyperactivity and depression...i have not had to adjust my dosage in those six years and my ADD symtoms are much more managable. i also have treatment resistant depression and dexedrine helps well for that as well as social anxiety problems. the only real side effects were decreased appetite and weight loss which, after a few weeks, went away. i am very happy with my medication and has been the only thing to work for my depression..all antidepressants i tried (about 10 in 8 years..) did not work well and the only thing i noticed were the side effects, which are so much worse than with the dexedrine | M | 30 | 6 years | 8/24/2007 | 4 | fibromyalgia fatigue | The first few months were marked by the need to gradually increase the dose from 5 mg to 30 mg/day. Over the last 5 years, the 30 mg has been good most days, BUT the last 4 months I've been terribly tired. (I ALSO QUIT SMOKING THEN. CONNECTION???) | Please contact me if you have any suggestions about doseage changes, changing from one day to the next according to daily needs, ANY RELATIONSHIP TO SMOKING, or any other helpful comments. Thank you kindly in advance. | M | 51 | 5 years | 8/22/2007 | 5 | ADD | dissorted thinking depression and drowsiness when not taking it being too excited over little things | helps me focus but makes me feel very sad an anti-social when i dont take it. i like the apitite supressent but days i dont take it i binge eat. i didnt take it today and thats why i didnt want to hang out with my friends and am sad and feel like the world hates me. but its great and i get everything done and can keep a job while on it. ive been on them since 4rth or 5th grade | F | 17 | 10 years | 8/7/2007 | 4 | ADD | Extreme anxiety, sleep loss, initially had extreme loss of appetite (weight loss can seem good at first, but trust me- make yourself eat or you'll get sick), skin seems to turn purple occassionally (with lack of sleep), cotton mouth, nicotine cravings, EXTREME WITHDRAWAL (VERY IRRITABLE, DEPRESSED when not on it) | While this drug has changed my life for the better, it definitely is something i now cannot imagine not taking... when i'm not taking it i feel helpless and extremely irritable. the worst side effect may be my craving of cigarettes, i smoke about 10 cigs a day and can only smoke when i am on my medication (no desire when i'm not on it). so if you are on the medication, DO NOT START SMOKING, YOU'LL NEVER STOP. it does cut back on my creativeness and i am not as outgoing- the drug definitely makes me anxious when i'm on it. but again, for school work or a job, i would highly recommend (just be ready for the dependency). p.s. i take 30 mg long-term capsules each morning, supplemented with 10 mg tablets only as needed | M | 24 | 8 years | 8/1/2007 | 3 | ADD | Dry mouth and chronic thirst, loss of appetite, dizziness, shortness of breath when exercising, emotional detachment, insomnia | In terms of focus and concentration, this has really helped my ADD symptoms (and believe me I tried EVERY natural method to no avail)and I enjoy tasks which would normally make me intensely frustrated. BUT I find the shortness of breath and detached, disconnected feeling very scary and I can't handle the recommended dose (10mg x 3 every day). Instead I take 2.5 mg twice a day and take breaks on weekends. Dex can really make a difference but it's worth being careful with dosage. | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 7/19/2007 | 4 | adhd | chlenched jaw, highly addictive | I love this drug. It allows me to work and concentrate-- to function-- in a way I could not imagine. HOWEVER-- please be warned that this drug is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. I've been taking it for 8 years. It works very, very well. But, I can't imagine a day without it. The withdrawl sucks. | F | 24 | 8 years | 6/28/2007 | 5 | Bi-polar disorder; chronic fatigue | dry mouth; occasionally, I am still tired enough to sleep on and off during the day even though I'm on 90 mg a day--2 in the am and 1 in the early evening. I have no trouble sleeping at night. | It has really helped me a lot; in combination with Abilify and Zoloft, it has been a godsend. | F | 37 | 3 months | 4/1/2007 | 3 | ADHD | loss of appetite, weight loss, dizziness, occational headachs, agitation, mood swings, depression, uncontrolled movements, changes in sexual desire, shortness of breath, chest pain, extreme tiredness, high blood presure, and increased heart rate. | i take about 25 mg now. well, at least i used to. my doctor is making me quit because of the more severe side effets i've been experiencing. in about 6 days i will be completely off of it. kinda gonna miss the ability to stay focused and calm. :/ | F | 16 | 7 years | 3/29/2007 |