Skin Problems? | ADHD Information

Hi All- I'm a 30 yr. old male who has been on Adderall for 3 years now.  I cannot describe the improvements in my life since being diagnosed and treated for severe ADHD.  I had been abusing heroin since age 20 and was really stuck in a downward spiral (in spite of such promising beginnings).  I have been off street drugs virtually since diagnosis.  The insane impulsiveness of my youth has been tempered and the enthusiasm refocused in much more positive directions.  I can finish what I start now.  I have gone from street level living (with associated crime) to having just been accepted into a respected pharmacology/ toxicology doctoral program.  My how things have changed.  With that being said, I was wondering if anyone else has noticed strange skin problems with adderall.  I described the effects to my doctor who really couldn't say it was a common phenomenon.  It's almost like I get "speed spots" or the unhealing acne of a methamphetamine abuser.  It took about a year to really get going on me.  My facial hair now has a tendency to in-grow and I get acne bumps at the root.  I've gotten some embarrassing scars.  I take 2X20mg nonXR adderall, one in the morning, one after lunch.  Anyone else have this skin thing happening?  I'd also like to add that the insomnia, dry mouth, and weight loss greatly diminished in time for me.  The only other side effect has been a gradual decrease in sex drive (could be that I'm just getting older).  Thanks for any insight.

taking 20mg adderall xr. my skin had issues before this. before i started the mental meds i was on accutane ( the nuclear bomb for acne) my acne was not cystic, just 'recalcitrant' which you can treat with accutane. it would never go away. now my skin is mostly clear. i of course am not pleased with that after the bone wrenching pain of accutane. its like chemotherapy practically!! i felt so utterly exhausted, it was almost worse than being pregnant. i had to use aquaphor on my lips..now i am still dehydrated. as wellbutrin and adderall do that. i've lost 20-25 lbs. and i aint complaining about that. i'm at my normal size now. paxil gave me those xtra 20 lbs in the first place before i 86ed it..no unhealing acne for me. i've only been taking this miracle drug for about four to five months i think. (can't remember, my sense of time in months sucks) my sex drive is erratic. before on other meds like lexepro or paxil it was gone bye bye gone..now i won't even remember how it feels and then all of a sudden i feel as if my body is taken over by biological imperative..it feels like something is unwound in my body and it takes over and i ..must....get...satisfaction... (imagine captain kirk) so..dry mouth sucks. literally. i have to drink water all day b/c i have to talk A LOT in my job.

so yeah. side effects..some good, some not so good, some glorious.

my orgasms are like regular orgasms x fifty. outrageous. its like feast or famine as for my appetite sexually though..

insomnia: i don't know yet. i take zyrtec, and antihistamines apprarently nullify the insomnia thang. i don't know..try benadryl? LOL..hey i'm not a doc and don't get yourself hooked on anything else my friend..i just read somewhere that docs suggest it for kids that have insomnia...

congrats on your life turning around. that gives me hope for other ppl out there. i worry about humanity. thanks for having something so positive...

sumi